【正文】 Chinese teenagers have so much homework that they don39。most Chinese teenagers would find life more difficult without their parents.Chinese teenagers should learn to cook.t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mum showed me, the 13yearold boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly.For most teenagers it wouldn39。t think so.I think I39。re very lazy, she said.Most teenagers have only had time for their homework. They don39。t think teenagers get enough practice.As soon as I leave home, I39。d forget something important. I39。s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn39。s my flight! Goodbye, everyone! Stay in touch!All:Bye, Sally! Don39。d need to e back immediately.Sally:Well, I39。d be afraid that something would go wrong with the plane.Betty:Don39。t take the plane.Sally:Wouldn39。d like to go to England with you. And we39。d go to Africa. I39。d take the train to Paris. There are some great restaurants, and I39。d like to visit Hollywood and meet some film stars.Betty:First, I39。d have a fantastic time.Daming:But just look at all those cities. You can fly to anywhere in the world from here!Tony:I39。s your flight number?Sally:There it is! CA937 to London.Betty:I39。an. There were few doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to rest. Once, he performed operations for 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112 people. He continued working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not stop to take care of his hand.Dr Bethune39。s most famous heroes, but he wasn39。re both going to be stars tonight on Starsearch!Lingling:And I bet Sally wins, because she39。re standing up because they39。re starting to play, so be quiet!Tony:But look!Lingling:Hi, everyone. Sorry I39。m looking forward to this!Tony:The dance music? Is Sally going to play this piece?Betty:No, she missed the final practice so that Kylie could play this piece of music on her own. She said her hand hurt, but that was only an excuse.Daming:Why did she do that?Betty:I imagine that she did it so that Kylie could avoid problems with her parents. Maybe she39。s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to wele the new.Module9 unit1Listen and read.Tony:Not bad for a school orchestra! And Sally is really good at the violin.Betty:Yes, they39。t spend so much time playing video games. When they have made their list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to follow their resolutions.So it doesn39。s Day is often a family day. Some people relax at home. Some families get together for a special meal with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk.On New Year39。s 12 o39。re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o39。t begin on the same date every year. It can depend on the seasons, the moon or the sun.In many countries, the new year begins on January 1st, but people start celebrating on December 31st, New Year39。s enjoy ourselves until we go back to school.Module8 unit2Read the passage, and match the topics with the paragraphs.a. A family day: Paragraph b. Different ways of celebrating: Paragraph c. Making plans for the new year: Paragraph d. New Year39。s the last day before the new school year begins.Lingling:Do you do anything special?Betty:We go camping or we have a piic somewhere nice, or go to the beach. But it39。s the closest Monday to May 1st, and we only have one day off.Betty:In the USA, Labour Day is a national holiday, but on a different date, too. It39。re going to spend a few days in Qingdao. We39。ll go back to school next week! Wish you were here!Love,SallyModule8 unit1Listen and read.Tony:Do you have any plans for the May Day holiday, Betty?Betty:My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province. And while we39。s uncle told me to wash my hands, and not to touch it, because it was dangerous. He also said that it was wrong to pull leaves and we should protect everything here. I felt sorry.Tomorrow we39。s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks. Some people think they look like soldiers, and others think they look like animals. Before Wu Guanzhong, a famous Chinese painter, painted some beautiful pictures of it in 1979, few people knew about the area.Last night we camped by a small lake. During the night, I heard a loud noise, as if someone was laughing. I woke up Lingling and her uncle, and I asked them what the noise was. Lingling39。s very large, about 390 square kilometres, and it39。s uncle in Hunan Province, and I39。t we go to one of our national parks to relax—Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area?Module7 unit2Look at the photo and listen. What does the conversation say about the photo?Look at the photo. Write down words which you can use to describe it.Read the passage.Dear Mum and Dad,We39。t want to play in the final practice. I said I only wanted to play at the Starsearch concert with the rest of the orchestra.Lingling:So Kylie will play the solo, not you. What did your teacher say?Sally:She said she was sorry. She asked me what was the matter.Lingling:And did you tell her the truth?Sally:Well ... I said that my hand and arm hurt. She asked if I was practising too much, and I said that I wasn39。ll see the whole park from up there. So what are you going to do about