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1、Unit 1Where did you go on vacation?Rick：Hi, Helen. Long time no see.Helen：Hi, Rick. Yes, I was on vacation last month.Rick：Oh, did you go anywhere interesting?Helen：Yes, I went to Guizhou with my family.Rick：Wow！Did you see H uangguoshu Waterfall?Helen：Yes, I did. It was wonderful！ We took quite a f
2、ew photos there. What about you？Did you do anything special last month?Rick：Not really. I just stayed at home most of the time to read and relax.Monday, July 15thI arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family. It was sunny and hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel. My sis
3、ter and I tried paragliding. I felt like I was a bird. It was so exciting！For lunch, we had something very special-Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious！In the afternoon, we rode bicycles to Georgetown. There are a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. In W
4、eld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of the Chinese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was like here in the past. I really enjoyed walking around the town.Tuesday, July 16thWhat a difference a day makes！My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wante
5、d to walk up to the top, but then it started raining a little so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for the train because there were too many people. When we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We didnt have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible！And because o
6、f the bad weather, we couldnt see anything below. My father didnt bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was so hungry！Unit 2How often do you exercise?Jack：Hi, Claire, are you free next week?Claire：Hmm .next week is quite full for me, Jack.
7、Jack：Really？How come?Claire：I have dance and piano lessons.Jack：What kind of dance are you learning?Claire：Oh, swing dance. Its fun！I have class once a week, every Monday.Jack：How often do you have piano lessons?Claire：Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday.Jack：Well, how about Tuesday?Claire：Oh, I h
8、ave to play tennis with my friends. But do you want to come?Jack：Sure！What Do No.5 High School Students Do in Their Free Time?Last month we asked our students about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here are the results.We found that
9、only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all!We all know that many students often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent o
10、f them use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it at least three or four times a week. Most students use it for fun and not for homework.The answers to our questions about watching television were also interesting. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week. Th
11、irteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day！Although many students like to watch sports, game shows are the most popular.It is good to relax by using the Internet or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is through exercise. It is he
12、althy for the mind and the body. Exercise such as playing sports is fun, and you can spend time with your friends and family as you play together. And remember, “old habits die hard”So start exercising before its too late！Unit 3Im more outgoing than my sister.Julie：Did you like the singing competiti
13、on yesterday, Anna?Anna：Oh, it was fantastic！Nelly sang so well!Julie：Yes, but I think Lisa sang better than Nelly.Anna：Oh, which one is Lisa?Julie：The one with shorter hair. I think she sang more clearly than Nelly.Anna：Yes, but Nelly danced better than Lisa.Julie：But you can tell that Lisa practic
14、ed a lot more and really wanted to win.Anna：Well, everyone wants to win. But the most important thing is to learn something and have fun.,Jeff GreenMy mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. Im quieter and more serious than most kids. Thats why I like reading books and studying harder in clas
15、s. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. Im shy so its not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like booksyou dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Huang LeiIts not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is
16、 taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. Im getting better, though. As Larry often says, “My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.” However, Larry is much less hardworking, so I always get better grades. Maybe I should help him more.Mary SmithI dont really care if my friends are the same as me or
