沪教版英语九年级上册-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含习题)

Unit1Archimedesandthegoldencrown

OnedayinancientGreece,KingHieroaskedacrownmakertomakehimagoldencrown.Atfirst,hewasveryhappywithit.

"It'sanicecrown,isn'tit?"heaskedhismen.Later,however,hebegantodoubtthatitwasarealgoldencrown."Isitmadepletelyofgold?"hewondered.HesentittoArchimedesandaskedhimtofindoutthetruth.

"Thisproblemseemsdifficulttosolve.WhatshouldIdo?"thoughtArchimedes.

Archimedeswasstillthinkingaboutthisproblemashefilledhisbathwithwater.Whenhegotintothebath,somewaterranover.

"That'sit!"shoutedArchimedes."Iknowhowtosolvetheking'sproblem!"

Archimedeswentstraighttothepalacetoseetheking.First,heweighedthecrownandaskedthekingforsomegoldofthesameweight.

Next,heputtwopotsintotwobigbowlsandfilledbothpotswithwater.Heputthegoldintoonepot,andsomewaterranintothebowl.Thenheputthecrownintotheotherpot.Thistime,evenmorewaterranintothebowl.

"Lookatthis,"saidArchimedestoKingHiero."Acrownmadepletelyofgolddisplaceslesswaterthanacrownmadeofgoldandanothermetal.Thiscrowndisplacedmorewaterthangoldofthesameweight,soI'mcertainthatit'snotpletelymadeofgold."

"Thecrownmakertrickedme,didn'the?Whatabadmanheis!"ShoutedKingHiero.Hethensentthecrownmakertoprison.

C Vocabulary

C1 Herearesomesentencesfromthestory.Doyouknowthemeaningsofthewordsinitalics?Circlethecorrectanswers.

1 Later,however,hebegantodoubtthat...

afeelsure bnotfeelsure

2 Thisproblemseemsdifficulttosolve.

awritedown bfindthecorrectanswer

3 ...ashefilledhisbathwithwater.

amade...full bemptied

4 Next,heputtwopotsintotwobigbowls...

adeeprounddishes bflatdishes

5 Acrownmadepletelyofgolddisplaceslesswater...

aalittle basmalleramountof

C2 pletethestorybelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

Certain fill real seem solve truth

Oneday,twowomencametoKingSolomonwithababyboy.Bothwomensaidtheboywastheirson.Nooneknewwhichwomanwastellingthe.

KingSolomonorderedasoldiertocuttheboyinhalf,anddividetheboybetweenthetwowomen.

Thefirstwomansaid,"Goahead.That'fair."However,thesecondwomanwaswithfear."No!"sheshouted."Don'tkillhim!Lettheotherwomanhavehim."

KingSolomonstoppedthesoldier."Givetheboytothesecondwoman,"hesaid."I'm____________thatshe'shismother."

Thewomantookthebabyboyhomehappily.EveryonewasamazedathowKingSolomonthisproblem.

Dprehension

D1 Thesepicturesshowtheeventsofthestory.Puttheminthecorrect

orderbywritingthenumbers1-8intheboxes.

D2Readthestoryagainandanswerthequestionsbelowinpletesentences.

1 WhydidKingHierosendthecrowntoArchimedes?

2 WhathappenedwhenArchimedesgotintothebath?

3 Whatdidthecrownmakerdotothecrown?

Morepractice

AReadthestorybelowanddescribehowCooChongweighedtheelephant.Usethewordsfromtheboxtohelpyou.

CaoChongweighsanelephant

CaoChongwasthesonofCaoCao.

Oneday,SunQuansentCaoCaoapresent.Itwasahugeelephant.CaoCaowantedtofindouttheweightoftheelephant."Whatahugeanimalitis!Cananyonetellmehowtoweighit?"heaskedthecrowdaroundhim.

"Canwegetalargescale?"askedasoldier.However,noonecouldfindascalelargeenough.

"Canwecutitup?"askedanothersoldier."No.Idon'twanttokillit,"saidCaoCao.

Justthen,youngCaoChonghadawonderfulidea."Icanweightheelephant!"hesaid."Letmehaveatry."

CaoChongaskedsomesoldierstoleadtheelephantontoaboat.Astheheavyanimalwalkedontoit,theboatwentlowerintothewater.CaoChongdrewalineonthesideoftheboattomarkhowlowitwent.Theelephantwasthentakenofftheboatandtheboatwasfilledwithrocksuntilitwentdownagainandwaterreachedthelineontheboat.

CaoChongthenweighedtherocks.Headdeduptheweightofalltherocksandsaid,"Thisistheweightoftheelephant."

CaoCaowasveryhappywithhisson."Mysonisveryclever,isn'the?"

hesaid.Everyoneagreed.

lead...onto mark rock weigh

golower take...off godown addup

drawalinefill...with reach

BDoyouknowanyotherwisekidsinhistory?Sharetheirstorieswithyour

classmates.

Unit2geniuses

ManypeopleconsiderAlbertEinstein(1879-1955)agenius.Thisstoryabouthimshowsthathealsohadasenseofhumour.

Einsteinoftenreceivedinvitationstoexplainhistheoriesatdifferentuniversities.Onthesetrips,hisdriverHansoftensaidtohim,"It'sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,DrEinstein."

Oneevening,ontheirwaytoauniversity,Einsteinsaid,"I'msotired.IwishIcouldavoidgivingmylecturetonight,Hans,butIdon'twanttoletmyaudiencedown."

"Iknowwhattodo,"saidHans."Icangivethelectureforyou.Youcantrustme.I'velistenedtoyourlecturesomanytimesthatI'velearntitbyheart.Nooneknowsyouatthisuniversity,sotheywon'tfindout."

So,theychangedplaces.Attheuniversity,Hanswasguidedtothefrontofthehall.Einsteintookaseat,listenedtoHansgivehislecturewithoutdifficulty,andjoinedintheapplauseattheend.

However,beforeHansleft,amanshouted,"I'dliketoaskyouaquestion."HethenaskedaquestionsodifficultthatHanshadnoideawhathewastalkingabout.

Einsteinturnedpale."Ohno!"hethought."Nowwe'reintrouble."ButHansjustlaughedandsaid,"That'ssuchaneasyquestionthatevenmydrivercananswerit.Hans,please..."

Einsteinstoodupandansweredthequestionperfectly.

Theylefttheuniversity,withEinsteindriving.Alittlelater,Hansofferedtodrive."No,"laughedEinstein."It'sapleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou,Hans."

CVocabulary

C1 Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewords.Findthesewordstopletetheheadlines.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

1 Farmer:It'satoworkinthefields(happything)

2 Doctorswarnpeopletotoomuchsunthissummer(keepawayfrom)

3 Famousartist:yourselfandyourownideas(believein)

4 Studentlearnsthewholedictionary(byrememberingeveryword)

5 AstronautreturnstoEarth(withnotroubleatall)

6 DanceonSaturdaynight!Allstudentsareinvitedtotheactivity(takepartin)

C2pletethediarybelowwiththewordsfromthebox.

consider sense university

let...down tonight

17thMarch

Earlier.myfriendofferedmeaticketforDrYang'slectureatthe___________,soIdecidedtogo.Manypeople DrYangoneofthecleverestwomenintheworld.Shedidnotme.Thelecturewasverysuccessful.

Shealsohasagreatofhumourandmademanypeoplelaugh.Shereceivedalotofapplauseattheend.

Understandingthestructureoftheplotofashortstory

Theplotofashortstoryusuallyincludesthefollowingparts:

•Opening:Thispartgivesbackgroundinformation.

•Risingaction:Thispartdescribesaproblemthecharactersface.

•Turningpoint:Herethestorytakesanunexpectedturn.

•Fallingaction:Thispartdescribeshowtheproblemissolved.

•Ending:Thispartbringsthestorytoanend.

Dprehension

D1 Readthestory.Thenpletethediagrambelow.Writethelettersinthecorrectboxes.

aHansandEinsteinlefttheuniversityhappily,withEinsteindriving.

bEinsteinansweredthequestionperfectly.

cAmanaskedadifficultquestion.

dHansofferedtogivealectureforEinstein.

eHansaskedEinsteintoanswerthequestion.

D2ReadthestoryagainanddecidewhetherthesesentencesareT(True)orF(False).Thenfindevidencefromthestorytosupportyouranswers.

1 Einsteinwasapopularlecturer. T/F

2 HanswastiredofdrivingEinstein. T/F

3 Hanshadaverygoodmemory. T/F

4 TheaudiencedidnotenjoythelecturegivenbyHans. T/F

Morepractice

AReadthisstoryaboutAlbertEinsteinandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.

Einsteinandthelittlegirl

Oneafternoon,Einsteinwaswalkinghomefromwork.Atthesametime,a12-year-oldgirlwaswalkinghomefromschool.Theyweresoonwalkingsidebyside.Thegirllookedathimcuriouslyfromtimetotime.

"Pardonme,"thegirlsaid,"butyoulookjustlikeAlbertEinstein."

"That'sbecauseIamAlbertEinstein!"Einsteinsaid.

"Idon'tbelieveyou,"thegirlsaid."EveryoneknowsthatEinsteinisagenius.Butyou'rewearingyoursweaterbackwards,soyoucan'tbeveryclever."

Einsteinbegantolaugh."You'rethefirstpersontobesohonestwithme,"hesaidtothegirl."It'sapleasuretohearsomeonetellmethetruthaboutmylook."

Afterthatday,thegirloftenwenttovisitEinstein'shouseafterschool.Oneafternoon,thegirl'smotherwenttovisitEinstein.Sheaskedhimwhyhespentsomuchtimewithherdaughter.

"Ourfriendshipiseasytoexplain,"Einsteinsaid."Yourdaughtertellsmethetruthaboutmylookandbringsmecookies.Inreturn,IhelpherwithherMathshomework."

WheredidEinsteinandthelittlegirlmeeteachother?

WhydidthegirlnotbelieveEinstein?

Whydidthegirl'smothergotovisitEinstein?

WhatmadeEinsteinandthelittlegirlbeefriends?

Unit3Familylifeincities

Paulainterviewedtwoteenagersforaprogrammeonfamilylife.Sheaskedthemsomequestions.Herearetheiranswers.

Emily(aged15)

1well,therearejustthreeofus:mymum,mydadandme.

2HaveIgotmanypossessions?Yes,I’vegotalotofthings:abigTV,anewputerandamobilephone.

3No,I’mnotexpectedtodothehousework.

4Wegooutfordinnertogethersometimes,butmydadisoftenabroadonbusiness,andmymumworkstoo.Weusuallyjustdoourownpersonalthings.

No,theydon’tusuallysetrulesformeandsinceI’magooddaughtertheyneverpunishme.6Well,Ilikeournewflat.It’smuchbiggerthanourlastone.ButIfeellonelywhenmyparentsareawayfromhome.

Jerry(aged14)

1Mymum,dad,grandmaandmysisterRosie.Althoughitsometimesfeelscrowdedinourlittleflatwedon’tmind.

2No,Ihaven’tgotmanypossessions.Ihavenointerestinthingslikefashionableclothes.newfashionssoongooutofdate,don’tthey?That’swhatmygrandmasays.

3Yes,Ihelpwiththehousework.Iwashthedishesandevenironmyownshirts.Mygrandmasaysyoungpeopleshouldlearntolookafterthemselves.

4Yes,welikedoingthingstogether.Weeatmealstogethereveryday,andmyfamilyalwaysetoschoolevents.

5Yes,Isupposetheysetsomerulesforme.Forexample,unlessIfinishallmyhomework,Ican’twatchTV,andIcan’tgooutwithmyfriendseither.

Iloveallmyfamilyverymuch.Wehaveacloserelationship,andwealwayssupporteachother.

CVocabulary

C1 Findwordsfromtheinterviewsthathavesimilarmeaningstothewordsinitalicsbelow.

1 Thefilmwasnotatallwhateveryonethoughtitwouldbeabout.

2 Areyouherefortheactivityofmaking,buyingorsellingthingsformoneyorpleasure?

3 Itisimportanttoclearallyourownthingsfromtheclassroomwhentheschoolyearends.

4 Manypeoplearenotattractedtothissubject,butIwanttoknowmoreaboutit.

5 IthinkitistruethatJillwillnotetoworktodaybecausesheisonatrip.

C2pletetheemailbelowwiththewordsfromthebox.

abroad outofdate suppose

mind relationship

To:Bob

From:Alisha

DearBob,

I'mwritingtoaskifyou'dliketobemyfriend.MynameisAlisha.IliveinCairo,thecapitalofEgypt.

Ithatmyfamilyisn'tveryrich.Wedon'thavemanypossessions.Ourtelevisionis,andIdon'tgetmuchpocketmoney.ButIdon't ,aswe'reaveryclosefamily.Ihaveanexcellentwithmymotherandfather,soI'mhappy.

MyteachersuggestedthatIshouldgetafriendfromtohelpimprovemyEnglish.Thisideaseemstomakesense.Ihopeyou'llwritebacksoon.

Bestwishes,

Alisha

D prehension

D1 WhatquestionsdidPaulaaskEmilyandJerry?Readtheinterviewsandtrytoworkthemout.Usethewordsinbracketstohelpyou.

1 (Who,people,infamily?)Whoarethepeopleinyourfamily?

2 (Have,get,manypossessions?)

3 (Do,housework?)

4 (Do,goout,or,dothingstogether,family?)

5 (Do,parents,setrulesforyou?)

6 (What,like,most,family?)

D2 PaulahasmadesomenotesaboutthedifferencesbetweenEmily'sandJerry's

familylives.Readtheinterviewsagainandpletethenotesbelow.

Emily

Jerry

Familymembers

Emily, and

.

Jerry,,,

and.

Possessions

Shehasgotalotofthings,suchas

.

He

.

Housework

Sheisnot

He.

He

andeven

.

Familyactivities

Theyusually

.

They

.

Rules

Herparents

.

Hisparents

.

Likesmostaboutthefamily

Their.

Allhis.

Morepractice

A Readthearticleandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.

Howtomunicatewithyourparents

Manyyoungpeoplehavetroublemunicatingwiththeirparents.However,therearesomeveryusefultipstohelpsolvethisproblem.

First,makealistofthethingsyouandyourparentsdisagreeaboutmost.Witheachofthesethings,trytofindanansweracceptabletobothyouandyourparents.Itisnogoodforyoutorequireeverythingtogoyourway.Youhavetobereadytochangealittleifyouwantthemtochange.

Second,talktoyourparentswhenitisconvenientforthem.Rememberthatyourparentsmayhavetoworklonghoursandthiscanmakethemtired,sobepatientwiththem.

Third,listentowhatyourparentshavetosay.Howcanyouexpectthemtolistentoyouifyouarenotreadytolistentothem?Inaddition,yourparentswereonceyounglikeyou,sotheyunderstandyoursituationbetterthanyouexpect.

Finally,ifyoudonotletasatisfactoryresult,trynottogettooangry.Talkwithyourparentsandfindouttheirreasons.Partofgrowingupislearningtolivewiththesekindsofdisagreements,andlearningtounderstandanotherperson'swayoflookingatthings.

Withalittlehardwork,youcanlearntomunicatebetterwithyourparents.

Whatmustyoubereadytodoifyouwantyourparentstochange?

Whymightyourparentsunderstandyoursituationbetterthanyouexpect?

Whatispartofgrowingup?

Unit4problemsandadvice

Manynewspaperandmagazineshaveanadvicepage.Peoplewritetoaskforhelpwiththeirproblems.Thefollowinginternetpostswerewrittenbyfourteenagerstoanonlinenewspaper.

AuntLinda’sadvicepage

Anna(posted26-11-18:25)

I’mworriedaboutmyfriendJolin.Shewantstobeamodelandshe’sthin,butshethinksshe’sfat.She’salwaysonadiet.She’sgettingtoothin,butwheneverItalktoheraboutthis,shegetsangry.HowcanIhelpher?

Peter(posted28-11-19:00)

Iwentoutwithagroupoffriendsyesterday.Wesawaladylyinginthestreet.Shelookedverysick.Myfriendsmadejokesaboutherandlaughed.ThoughIwantedtohelpher,myfriendstoldmenotto.Itwasawfulofthemtolaughather,andIregretnotsayinganything.IfeelashamedofmyselfshouldIdointhissituation?

Simon(posted28-11-21:03)

I’vejuststartedwearingbraces,butIhatethem.Idon’tseeanyadvantageinwearingthem.Myfriendsalllaughatmeandsayhadthingsaboutme.IfeelembarrassedwhenIsmileoropenmymouth.Thebraceshurtmyteeth,andit’sdifficultformetoeat.Ifeelitwasamistakeformymothertomakemeweartheseuglybraces.Whatdoyousuggest?

Julie(posted28-11-22:02)

Ihavetosharearoomwithmyseven-year-oldsister,andshe’sdrivingmemad!ShehasahabitofplayingthepianowhenI’mstudying,andshealwaystakesmythingswithouttellingme.Itrytokeeptheroomtidy,butshealwaysmakesamess.Ilovemysister,butsometimesshe’ssoannoying!WhatshouldIdo?

C Vocabulary

C1 Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsonpage51.Findthesewordstopletethesentences.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

1 Jilllikeswearingnewclothes.Shewantstobeawhenshegrowsup.(apersonwithajobtowearandshownewclothes)

2 Cindyhadafightwithhermum,andsheitsoonafter.(feelsorryaboutdoingsomething)

3 Bobcoffee.Heneverdrinksit.(reallydonotlike)

4 WetalkedabouttheproblemandTimdoingsomeresearchfirst.(putforwardanideaoraplan)

5 Peter'sneighbourismakingalotofnoiseatnight.HeisdrivingPeter'sfamily (veryangry)

C2 pletetheconversationbelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheir

formsifnecessary.

Awful mess suggest

feelashamedof onadiet

Paul:HeyJoe,whydopeoplewritetoAuntLinda?

Joe: Becausemanypeoplehaveproblems.

However,sometimestheytalkingtofriendsorparents,sotheywritetoAuntLinda.Shewaystohelpthem.Peopleareusuallyhappytogetheradvice.

Paul:Well,Ihaveaproblemtoo.MaybeIshouldwritetoAuntLinda.

Joe:What'syourproblem?MaybeIcanhelpyou.

Paul:It'saboutmyeldersister.Shewantstoloseweight.Nowshe's.Shedoesn'teatmuchallday.

Sheusedtobefullofenergy,butnowshe'salwaystired,andherroomisa.I'mworriedabouther.

D prehension

D1 ReadtheInternetpostsonpage51.Whichpersondoeseachsentencedescribe?Writeintheblanks.

1 Sheoftenplaysthepianowhenhereldersisterisstudying.

2 ShemadeSimonwearbraces.

3 Shehasmanyphotosofthinmodels.

D2ReadtheInternetpostsagainandpletethetablebelow.

Who

What

Why

Anna

WorriedaboutherfriendJohn

Johnis

.

Peter

Ashamedof

Hisfriendslaughedat

.He

,buthisfriendstoldhimnotto.

Simon

Embarrassedabout

Hisfriends

.

Julie

Annoyedwithhersister

Hersisterisnoisy.Shetakesherthings,

Andshealways.

Morepractice

ReadAuntLinda'srepliestotheInternetposts.Thenpletethetablebelow.

DearAnna,

You'rerighttobeworriedaboutyourfriendJohn.Sheshouldn'tstayonadietifshe'salreadyverythin.Youshouldtrytogethertoseeadoctor.Youshouldalsotellherthatshe'snotalone-weallworryaboutourlookssometimes.

Dearpeter,

Ibelieveyou'velearntanimportantlesson-you'llregretitifyoudon'tdotherightthingattherightmoment.Nexttimeinthesamesituation,youshouldmaleupyourownmind.Youshouldn'tlistentoyourfriends.Itwasawfulofthemtolaughatasicklady.

DearSimon,

Lotsofpeoplewearbracesthesedays,soyou'renotalone.Ifyoustoppayingattentiontoyourfriends,they'llstoplaughingatyou.Sodon'tworry!Iunderstandthatithurtssometimes,butthinkofthebeautiful,straightteethyou'llhaveinafewmonths'time!

DearJulie,

Youshouldtalktoyoursistermore.Askhertoplaythepianoonlywhenyou'renotstudying.Letherborrowyourthingsonlyifsheasksyoufirst.Perhapsshejustwantsmoreattentionfromyou.Tryspendingsometimewithhereverydayandyou'llbothlearnhowtolivehappilywitheachother.

ToAnna

ToPeter

ToSimon

ToJulie

AuntLinda'ssuggestions

Unit5action

Surprisesatthestudio

"Fiveminutestogo,"shoutedthedirector."Iseveryoneready?""I'mgladthatI'mnotoneofthecontestants!"Denisesaid."I'mnotthatbrave."

"Oh,I'dlovetobeacontestant,"saidAngela.

Thethreecontestantsweresittingattheirdesksonthestageandwaiting.

Thehotlightswereshiningdownuponthem.Suddenlyoneofthempassedoutandfellacrossherdesk.

Acameramanhelpedthewomanoffthestage.

Thedirectorhurrieddownfromthecontrolroomabove."Weneedanothercontestant,"heshouted."WhoamongyouwantstobeonTV?"

Angelaraisedherhand."You'reon!"thedirectorshouted.Heledherontothestage,andamake-upartistrushedforward.Shequicklyputmake-uponAngela'sfaceandbrushedherhair.

"Tenseconds,"shoutedthedirector."It'stimeforTravelQuiz,andhere'syourhost,LesterLi!"saidaloudvoice.LesterLiranoutontothestage.Thequizshowbegan.

AlthoughAngelawasnotprepared,sheseemedrelaxedanddidreallywell.Sheansweredthequestionswithnoproblemsandwassoonaheadoftheothertwocontestants.

Twenty-fiveminuteslater,Angelajusthadtoanswersixmorequestionstobeattheothercontestantsandtowintheprize.

Denisewassoexcitedthatshecouldhardlykeepstill.Thoughthequestionsweregettingmoreandmoredifficult,Angelakeptgettingthemright.

SoontherewasjustasinglequestionbetweenAngelaandvictory.

"Andfinally,where'sBigBen?"askedLester.

"InEngland,"repliedAngela.

"Correct!"shoutedLester."You'retonight'sluckywinner.You'vewontonight'sprize-atripfortwotothelovelycityofParis!!"

C Vocabulary

C1 Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewords.Findthesewordstopletethesentences.

1 Beforeanexam,itisimportanttostay andcalm.(notworried)

2 OurschoolfootballteamtheteamfromRiversideSchool.(wonagainst)

3 Thechildkeptwhileshewashavingahaircut.(notmoving;quiet)

4 Aftertheearthquake,therewasjustabuildingstillstandingintheneighbourhood.(onlyone)

5 Withnewplayers,thefootballteamfinallyfound(success)

C2 pleteoneofthecontestants'diarybelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.

beat director make-uprelaxedupon

26thAugust

TodayItookpartinaquizshowataTVstudio.WhenIarrived,awomanputonmyface,andbrushedmyhair.

Thenthecame.Hetoldmetostayandnottoworry.Itwasreallykindofhimtodothat.Thehotlightsshonedownus.Oneofthecontestantspassedoutbeforetheshowstarted,sothedirectorchoseanothergirl.ThegirlwascalledAngela.Sheknewalotofthings.Shemeandanothercontestantandfinallywontheprize.AllofuswerehappyforAngela.

IwassorryIdidn'twin,butI'lldobetternexttime.

Dprehension

D1 Angelawasinterviewedlaterbyanewspaperreporter.ReadthearticleandanswerthequestionsforAngela.

Reporter:Wherewereyouatfirst?

Angela:

Reporter:Whathappenedbeforetheprogrammestarted?

Angela:

Reporter:Whotookthewoman'splace?

Angela:

Reporter:Whowasthehost?

Angela:

Reporter:Didyoudowellinthequiz?

Angela: Yes.

Reporter:Whatdidyouwin?

Angela:

D2ReadthearticleagainanddecidewhetherthesesentencesareT(True)orF(False).Findfactsinthearticletosupportyouranswers.Thenwritedownthefacts.

1 Deniseprobablywouldnotwanttobeacontestant. T/F

2 Angelapreparedherselfwellforthequiz. T/F

3 DeniseandAngelaaredifferentincharacter. T/F

Morepractice

AReadtheinterviewabouttwostudents'visittotheFilmParkandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.

WelovetheFilmPark

Reporter:Whatwasthebestpartofyourvisit,JuliaandRoddy?

JuliaandRoddy:ThetouroftheFilmPark.

Reporter:WhatdidyoulikemostabouttheFilmParktour?

Julia:TheDinosaurJunglewasmyfavourite.Itwashotandsmeltlikearealjungle.Wesawsomebabydinosaurs.Thenareallybigoneappeared.Althoughitwasonlya

model,itlookedveryreal!Ialmostjumpedoutofmyskin!

Roddy:IreallylikedtheGreatWave.Itwaswonderful.Everythingwasquiet.Thensuddenlywesawahugewaveingtowardsus.Therewasaterriblenoise,andthewaveseemedtoeoverthetopofus,butwedidn'tgetwetatall!Idon'tknowhowtheydidit.

Reporter:Didyouseeanyfamousstarsatthefilmpark?

Roddy:No,wedidn't,butwedidvisitafilmsetafterthetour.Thecrewwereshootingasceneshowingsomestudentsinaschool.Theyneededsomemoreactorsforthescene.Tocutalongstoryshort,thedirectorchosemetoappearinthefilm.

Reporter:Oh,really?Didyouenjoyworkingasanactor,Roddy?

Roddy:Yes,Idid.Itwasreallyinteresting.

Reporter:Didyouhaveanydifficultyinacting?

Roddy:Tobehonest,itwasapieceofcake!

Whatwasthebestpartofthestudents'visit?

WhatdidJulialikemostabouttheFilmParktour?

WhathappenedtoRoddyatthefiln1set?

Unit6What'sabalanceddiet?

DorisandSamuelarehavingdinnerinarestaurant.

Samuel: IthinkI’llhaveahamburger,somechocolatecakeandalargecola.Howdoesthatsoundtoyou?

Doris: Thatsoundsterrible!I'llhaveachickensandwich,asalad,anappleandaglassoflemontea.I'vedecidedtostayawayfromfriedfoodandsoftdrinks.

Samuel: Sincewhen?

Doris: SinceIhadmymedicalexamination.ThedoctorsaidthatIneededtoloseabitofweightbyavoidingfat,oilandsugar.Healsostatedthatit'snecessaryformetohaveamorebalanceddiet.

Samuel: What'sabalanceddiet?

Doris: Abalanceddietmeanshavingdifferentkindsofhealthyfoodeveryday.Researchshowsthateachdayyoushouldhaveplentyoffruit,vegetablesandgrainproductssuchasnoodlesandbread.And,ingeneralyoushouldhavefewerdairyproductsandeggs,andlessmeat.

Samuel: ButIbelievemydietisb