13． I'm Going to Be A Businessman
Joe wanted a computer. He asked his parents for the money and they said he must (1)       it himself. But how could he get it? He thought about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away the snow for neighbors. But this was not (2)       . He had to wait for a long time. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens because he had no tools (工具).
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. "I could do that. Maybe I could even get the (3)       right away. I could pay for it a little each week. " he said to himself. He ran to catch up with Dick. Then they (4)       how to deliver newspaper. Joe asked Dick a lot of questions. He learned that he might get twenty－five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick (5)       him the phone number of the newspaper manager (经理). Joe knew a lot about this work but he was still nervous because it was his first time to take a part-time job.
Joe went back home quickly. After he told his mother what he (6)       , she smiled. "I think it is a (7)       idea,"she said, "I'll call the newspaper. . . "
"Wait, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call. After that, I'm going to be a businessman."
Joe's mother smiled (8)       . She thought Joe could make enough money to get his computer.

15． A Beautiful Garden
One day, Lily walked with her mother and came to a beautiful garden. Lily looked in. She saw clean roads and beautiful flowers. She turned to her mother and said, "Mum, come and look at this garden. I hope I can open the gate and walk in."
The gardener heard what Lily said, he came to them and kindly asked them to come into the garden. Her mother thanked him and then said, "Lily, if I take you into this garden, be sure not to touch (接触) anything in it." Along the roads, Lily looked at everything, but she walked carefully so that she didn't touch anything she saw. The gardener was much pleased with what Lily did, so he showed her the seeds (种子) and told her the names of different flowers and plants.
While Lily was enjoying the beauty of a flower, a boy came to the gate. Finding it locked, he shook it hard. But it would not open. Then he shouted, "Let me in! Let me in! Will you not let me in this garden?"
"No!" said the gardener. "I will not let you in, because yesterday when I let you in, you pulled some of my fruit and messed up (弄乱) my garden." The boy felt sorry and went away slowly.
Lily knew it was polite to take care of others' belongings (物品), and she felt so much happier when she got the flowers as a gift from the gardener.

16． There are many hobbies and hobby sites (网站) on the Internet. Camping and chess site are two of them. Although these two hobbies are very different, they both are very popular with young people. Why?
Camping is one of the most popular forms of outdoor activities. One reason camping is so popular because it's not expensive. There are campgrounds around the world, and they're all different. Some have indoor swimming pools, restaurants, and game rooms. Others don't even have water! But the areas near campgrounds are almost always beautiful.
Camping is relaxing. Campers can get up early in the morning and cook breakfast with their friends or family. They can spend the day swimming, fishing, climbing the mountains and looking at wildlife. Campers usually sleep very well at night. It's also a good idea to spend time camping with your family during a holiday. That will help you create some of the best memories with the family.
And what about chess? It's cool now, but in the past not many young people played the game. A lot of young people started to love learning chess when they saw it in the first Harry Potter movie. And many stars enjoy playing chess. Bono, Moby, and Sting can play the game very well. Young people often follow what the stars do, even if it's chess!
More and more schoolchildren are learning the game. Many schools have chess clubs. And people can play chess on computers, too. That means a person can play against a computer, or against another person on the Internet somewhere else in the world. You can play chess anywhere－even when you're camping!

17．Fast Food

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger and the favorite place to buy a hamburger is in a fast food restaurant.
In a fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait for a few minutes, and carry it to their tables by themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. In some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars at all. There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sells hamburgers, French fries or things like that. They are quite popular among Americans. Besides, there are many fast food restaurants that have Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that people can find a lot of food in one. It is very convenient (方便的) for people who have no time to cook.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect (反映) the American lifestyle. Americans like fast food restaurants for the following reasons. First of all, customers (顾客) can wear any kind of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People are busy and they do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone else prepares it, so fast food is the best choice for them. Third, in fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. So, people often buy and eat in a fast food restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often. Now there are all kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States, so people can enjoy their favorite food in their daily life.

18． How do you hand in your homework? Mr Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code. "When students finish the homework, they keep (保存) it on Wechat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere"
Mr. Guo can receive the QR codes by email, QQ and Wechat. When Guo scans (扫描) his students' QR codes, he can check their homework on his phone. He finds that students put some pictures, music and even videos in their homework.
The students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, it makes learning more fun," said Tingting, a student of Guo's.
"The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share," Guo said. "We should try to use new ways in education(教育). I don't want my students to fall behind the times."
However, some parents are worried that their children will spend too much time playing computers. But in fact, students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, it doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it makes them check the students' work at any time. And it's an easy way to share homework with other students.

1. Where is Mr Guo from?
                                                                         
2. Can Guo's students keep their homework on Wechat?
                                                                         
3. How can Mr. Guo receive the QR codes?
                                                                         
4. Why do students like the new way of handing homework?
                                                                         
5. What are some parents worried?
                                                                         

19．题目①
假如你叫李华, 暑假就要到了, 你的美国笔友 Mike 听说你有出行的打算, 来信询问你的旅行计划, 包括你要去哪儿, 怎么去, 打算干什么, 请你根据提示词和问题给他回信.
提示词语:by plane, beach, swim, take photos
提示问题:
• Where will you go this summer holiday?
• How will you go there?
•What will you do there?
Dear Mike,
I'm so glad to receive your letter. Now I want to talk about my plan to you.
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Yours,
Li Hua

20．题目②
动物是人类的好朋友, 忠诚友善的狗, 活泼可爱的兔子, 精灵古怪的猴子. .. .. .
现某英文网站正在开展以 "My Favorite Animal" 为主题的征文活动. 假如你是李华, 请用英语写一篇短文投稿, 说说你最喜欢的动物是什么?它什么样子以及你喜欢它的原因?
提示词语:head, neck, leg, cute, walk
提示问题:
• What's your favorite animal?
• What does it look like?
• Why do you like it?
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