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books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too,so we enjoy studying together. I39。s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books you don39。re good.It39。m getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hardworking,though. I always get better grade than he does,so maybe I should help him more.I don39。s funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she39。m Greg. I39。m Helen. Wele to the neighborhood! How do you like it so far? Greg: It39。t really know my way around.Helen: Well, the best supermarket is on Center Street. You can buy the freshest food there.Greg: Oh, great. Is there a cinema around here? I love watching movies.Helen: Yes, Sun Cinema is the newest one. You can sit the most fortably because they have the biggest seats.Greg: Thanks for telling me.Helen: No problem.2b passage:Everyone is good at something,but some people are talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First,there were shows like American Idol and American’s Got Talent. Now,there are similar shows around the world,such as China’s Got Talent.All these shows have one thing in mon:They try to look for the best singers,the most talented dancers,the most exciting magicians,the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show,they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.However,not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example,some people say they are poor farmers,but in fact they are just actors. However,if you don’t take these shows too seriously,they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams e true.Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show ?2d conversation:Grace: What did you do in class today,Sarah? Sarah: We had a discussion about TV shows. My classmates like game shows and sports shows. Grace: Oh, I can’t stand them. I love soap opera. I like to follow the story and see what happens next. Sarah: Well, I don’t mind soap opera. But my favorite TV shows are the news and talk shows. Grace: Well,they may not be very exciting, but you can expect to learn a lot from them. I hope to be a TV reporter one day.2b passage:When people say culture,we think of art and one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago,he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat this cartoon came out in New York on November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a mon man,but he always tried to face any his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend,he was always ready to try his went to the cinema to see thelittle man of them wanted to be like Mickey.On November 18, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s? Unit 6 I’m going to study puter science.2d conversation:A:what are you readings,Ken?B:The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.A:Wow,now I know why you 39。m going to keep on writing stories,