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Thatsoundsgreat,thoughIthinkVictoriaFallsinAfricaareevenmorefantastic.They'

reaboutl,700metreswideand100metreshigh.Youcanheartheloudnoiseafewkilometresaway.

Betty:

Wow,that'

shuge!

Butinmyopinion,man-madewondersaremoreexcitingthannaturalones.LookattheTerracottaArmy.It'

smorethan2.000yearsold.

Daming:

Iagreewithyou,Betty.AndIthinktheThreeGorgesDamisfantastictoo.It'

sabout2,300metreslong,185metreshighand15metreswideatthetop.ItproduceselectricityformillionsofpeopleinChina.

Now,who'

dliketocallfirst?

Unit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.

Agreatwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast--theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.

Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath."

AmIgoingtherightway?

"

Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing."

Yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes,"

Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthem,butitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.

Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld-theGrandCanyon.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself."

IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?

Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?

Module2PublicHolidays

Unit1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

TheFirstofOctoberisChina'

sNationalDay,isn'

tit,Lingling?

Yes.ThePeople'

sRepublicofChinawasfoundedon1stOctober1949.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysincethen.Thereareflowersandnationalflagseverywhere,andwehaveathree-dayholiday.

Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?

Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongProvinceandwillstaythereuntiltheendoftheholiday.Whilewe'

restayingwithourfriends,we'

regoingtospendonedayinQingdao.Whenisyournationalday,Betty'

?

Betty:

OurnationaldayiscalledIndependenceDay.It'

son4thJuly.We'

vecelebrateditsince1777.It'

sapublicholiday,butweonlyhaveonedayoff.Onthatday,thereareallkindsofholidayactivities.It'

sthestartofthevacationseasonandmostpeopletakeavacationsometimeinJulyorAugust.

Andisthereanythingspecialonthatday?

Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.Weusuallyhaveapicnicsomewherenice.Kidshavegreatfun.Wealsowatchbandsplaymusicinpublicparks.

DoyouhaveanationaldayintheUK,Tony?

No,wedon'

t---wecelebrateChristmaswithatwo-dayholiday.Andmyfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.

Unit2WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.

Thanksgiving

ThanksgivingisanAmericanfestival.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Itisatimeforaspecialdinneramongfamilyandfriends.Peoplemakeshortspeechesandgivethanksfortheirfood.

WehavecelebratedthefestivalsincethefirstpioneersfromEnglandarrivedinAmericabyshipintheseventeenthcentury.WhiletheywerecrossingtheAtlantic,manypeopledied,andaftertheylanded,theirfirstwinterwasworsethananyEnglishwinter.Thelocalpeople,theNativeAmericans,taughtthepioneershowtogrowcorn.Thefollowingyeartheycelebratedtogetherbyeatingadinnerofthenewfood.

WestillcelebrateThanksgivingtodaywithatraditionaldinner.Thekitchenisalwaysthemostcrowdedroominourhousebecauseweallhelppreparethefood.Welaythetable,andthenbeforewebegindinner,myfathergivesthanksforthefood,sowerememberwhywecelebratethefestival.Weusuallyeattoomuch,butitisonlyonceayear!

Weoftentalkalotandtellstoriesafterdinneraswell.Whenitisallover,everyonehelpswashthedishes.

Thefestivalisaverybusytimefortravelwhenfriendsandfamiliescometogethertocelebrate.Duringthefestival,thereareplentyofotherthingstoseeanddo.WeliveinNewYorkCity,andwegotowatchtheMacy'

sThanksgivingDayParade.TheparadegoesalongseveralstreetsandfinishesatthefamousMacy'

sstore.ThanksgivingisthestartoftheChristmasseason,andwestartshoppingforpresents.FootballisalsoimportantatThanksgiving,withmanyteamsplayinggames.LikemanyAmericans,weusuallywatchthegamesontelevisionandenjoyourselvesverymuch.

Module3Heroes

Unit1Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater

Msli:

Daming,whoisyourhero?

Whohaveyouchosentotellusabout?

DengYaping!

She'

smyherobecauseshe'

soneofthebesttabletennisplayersintheworldandIloveplayingtabletennis.

MsLi:

Tellusabouther.

Well,shestartedplayingtabletenniswhenshewasfive.Shetrainedhard,soshebecameagreatplayerlater.

Andwhatcompetitionshasshewon?

swonmanyworldcompetitions,includingfourgoldmedalsintheOlympics.Shestoppedplayingwhenshewastwenty-four.

Whatdidshedoafterthat?

Darning:

ShebegantostudyatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijingandthenattendeduniversityabroad.HerEnglishwasn'

tgoodenoughwhenshebegan.Onceagainsheworkedhard,andsevenyearslater,shecompletedherdoctor'

sdegreeatCambridgeUniversity.Whatevershedoes,shenevergivesup!

That'

samazing!

Yes.Dengsaysthatsheisn'

tclevererthananyoneelse,butshehasaverystrongwill.

Isee.Well.Ithinkshe'

sagoodstudentaswellasagoodplayer.

Yes,andshehelpedmaketheBeijingOlympicsavictoryforworldsport.She'

ssimplythebest!

satruehero.

Unit2Therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown

Myhero-DrNormanBethune

ByWangLingling

NormanBethuneisoneofthemostfamousheroesinChina.HewasaCanadiandoctor.HecametoChinatohelptheChinesepeopleanddiedforthem.

NormanBethunewasbornin1890.Hebecameadoctorin1916andwenttoSpainin1936totreatthewoundedsoldiersduringthewarthere.Hesoonrealisedthatmanypeopleweredyingbecausetheydidnotgettohospitalquicklyenough.DrBethunedevelopednewwaysoftakingcareofthesick.Heinventedspecialmedicaltoolstouseoutsidehospitalsandclosetothefightingareassothatdoctorscouldtreatthewoundedmorequickly.Hisinventionssavedmanylives.

In1938,DrBethunecametoChinaandhelpedtreatthewoundedduringtheAnti-JapaneseWar.Atthattime,therewerefewdoctors,sohehadtoworkveryhardonhisown.HisexperienceoftreatingpeopleinSpainwasusefulinChina.Hedevelopedtrainingcoursesforlocaldoctorsandnurses,andwrotebookssothattheycouldlearnabouthowhetreatedthesick.

DrBethuneoftenworkedveryhardwithoutrestingortakingcareofhimself.Once,heevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanagedtosaveoverahundredlives.Onedayin1939,hecuthisfingerduringanoperation,buthecontinuedhisworkwithouttreatingit.Intheend,hediedofhiswound.

DrBethune'

sworkfortheChinesepeoplemadehimaheroinChina.Therearemanybooksandfilmsabouthim,andheisstillrememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.

Module4Homealone

Unit1Icanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon’tbeeasyforme

Mum:

Now,what'

sourtrainnumber?

Dad:

T27toLhasa.It'

sleavingfromPlatform2.

ThemeetinginLhasaisveryimportantforus,butI'

msorryyoucan'

tcomewithus,Betty.

Betty:

SoamI,butIcan'

tmisstwoweeksofschool.

WillyouremembereverythingI'

vetoldyou?

Beespeciallycarefulwiththedoor.Shutitwhenyou'

reinandlockitwhenyougoout.

Yes.Mum.lcanlookaftermyself,althoughitwon'

tbeeasyforme.

Well,makesureyoueatplentyoffreshfruitandvegetables.AndI'

veleftlotsofyourfavouritebiscuits.

Don'

tworry.Icancooksimplemeals.

Dad:

Therewon'

tbeanybodytowakeyouupinthemorning.

I'

llbefine.Myclockringssoloudlythatitwillcertainlywakemeup.

msureI'

veforgottensomething,butIdon'

tknowwhatitis!

（Announcement:

WeadviseallpassengersforTrainT27toLhasatogoimmediatelytoPlatform2.Yourtrainisabouttoleave.）

That'

syourtrain!

GoodbyeMum,goodbyeDad.

Mum:

Iknow!

Ihaven’tgivenyououraddressinLhasa!

Betty'

: