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1Module1UnitOneTheflightwaslate.Lingling:Welcomeback,everyone!Betty:HiLingling!Howwasyourholiday?Lingling:Notbad!IwenttoHenanProvince.Butthetripbackwasverylong.Thetrainwasfullofpeople,andIhadtostandforoversixhours.Betty:Badluck.Where'sTony?Daming:He'sstayingwithhisfamilyintheUK,andflyingbacktomorrow.Theflightswerelatetoday.Betty:Whyistravelsodifficultinwinter?Lingling:Well,it'sthebusiestseasoninChinabecauseofSpringFestival.Wheredidyougo,Daming?Daming:WeflewtoHongKong—andtheflightwaslate!ButwetooktheboattoLandauIslandandwenttoDisneyland.Lingling:Howaboutyou,Betty?Betty:WehadquiteagoodtimeinBeijing.Wewentsightseeingbybusandbytaxi.Andlastweekend,wetookatourbycoachtotheSummerPalaceandwentforalongwalk.Daming:Andnow,bettergetbacktowork...We'vegotexamsattheendoftheterm.Betty:Yes,butthereareplentyoffunthingstodothisterm...theschooltrip...Lingling:...andtheschoolleavers'party...Daming:...thevisittotheEnglish-speakingtheatreinBeijing...Lingling:AndourtriptoLosAngeles!We'llhaveagreattime!UnitTwoExcuseMe.You'reSittinginMySeat!ThetraintoBeijing!Linoftendreamedaboutthetrain,andaboutgoingtothecapital.Nowitwasinfrontofhim,tosetoffsoon.Helookedathisbrother.Don'tforgetwhereyoucomefrom,littlebrother,Jinsaid.Andwatchyourbagscarefully.Linnodded,unabletospeak.Thiswashisfirstlongtripbytrainatthestartofhisnewlife,leavinghisvillageandhishomeforthelast16years.HeheldJininhisarms.Withtearsinhiseyes,JinpushedLinaway.Go,brother.Writetousassoonasyougetthere,OK?Linjumpedontothetrain.Therewerepeopleandbagseverywhere.Hepushedpastthemtowardshisseat.AyoungmanwassittinginLin'sseat.Hewaswearingjeansandaverysmartjacket,andwassmokingacigarette.Whatshouldhedo?SixpairsofeyeslookedatLin,whilethemanlookedoutofthewindow.Sir,you'resittinginmyseat,Linsaid,withanervoussmile.Theotherpeoplewatchedwithinterest.Themandidn'tturntolookatLin,butjustlookedoutofthewindow.Excuseme.Ihaveaticketwiththenumberoftheseatyou'resittingin!Linsaidinastrongervoice.Ialsohaveaticketwiththatnumber—thoughitisinanothercar.Besides,Iwasherefirst,saidtheman,withoutmovinghishead.Thoughhewassitting,helookedverytallandstrong.Linlookedattheotherpassengersforhelp.But...hestartedtosay.Butwhat?ThemanturnedandlookedatLin.I'mnotmoving.Finallyamanwearingglassesspokeinaloudvoice.Thisyoungmanhastherightticketforthatseat.Youshouldmove.Linfeltbrave.See?Pleasemove.I'vegotalongwaytogo.Howlong?theyoungmanasked.Tothelaststop,Beijing.I'mgettingoffbeforeyou.Thenyoucanhavemyseat.2Whereisthat?askedLin.Hangzhou.LinthoughtHangzhouwasfaraway.It'ssevenhoursawayfromhere,themanwithglassessaid.Evenifit'sonly10minutes,youshouldmove.Slowlytheyoungmanstoodup,droppedhiscigaretteonthefloor,anddisappeareddownthetrain.Module2UnitOneItwasgreattoseeheragain.Betty:Hey,Tony!HowwastheUK?Tony:Guesswhat!IsawSallyinLondon.Lingling:MypenfriendSally?Tony:Yes,Sally,thegirlwhovisiteduslastyearandplayedintheorchestra.Lingling:Oh,that'sfantastic!Howisshe?Tony:She'sfine.Itwasgreattoseeheragain.Ireallylikeher.Betty:Didyoudoanythinginterestingwhileyouwerethere?Didyouvisitherschool?Tony:Yes,Idid.Shetookmethereherself.Betty:What'sitlike?Tony:Hereyouare!ThesearesomephotosofParkSchool.Itookthemmyself.Lingling:Let'shavealook.Tony:Itisn'tasbigasours.It'sonlygotabout700pupils.Lingling:Andhowmanypupilsarethereinaclass?Tony:Thirty.Lingling:Wow!Tony:MostclasseshavegotacomputerandInternet.Andthereareafewsciencelaboratories,andalargelibrary.Andthere'saswimmingpoolandahugesportsground.Lingling:ButSallylikesmusic.Tony:Well,there'samusicroom,too.Andtheyhaveahallforconcerts.Lingling:Whichschoolisbetter,ourschoolorParkSchool?Tony:Bothschoolsareverynice.Andneitherschoolhasanythingtheotherhasn'tgot.But...Betty:Butwhat...?Tony:...butIpreferourschool!Daming:Ibetwe'reevenbetterthanParkSchoolatEnglish!Lingling:Well,anyway,we'reallgoingtogettopgradesforEnglish!UnitTwoWhat’sthebestthingaboutschool?MySchoolLifeMynameisSallyMaxwell,andI'm15.I'vebeenatParkSchool,LondonsinceIwas11.IfIpassmyexamsnextyear,I'llstayhereuntilI'm18.ParkSchoolisasecondaryschool,about20minutesbybikeawayfromhome.BeforeIcamehere,Iwenttoprimaryschool,nearmyhome.IstartedprimaryschoolwhenIwasfiveandstayedthereforsixyears.Theschooldayisfrom8:45a.m.to3:15p.m.Wespendthefirst10minutesinourclassroomwhileourteachercheckswhichpupilsarepresentorabsent.Theneveryonegoestothemainhall.Thereourheadteachermakesaspeechandtellsusanynewsabouttheschool.Lessonsbeginat9:05andlastforanhour.Wehaveabreakat11:05until11:20,thenanotherlesson,thenlunchforanhour.Wehavetwomorelessonsbeforeschoolfinishes.ThisyearIhave11subjects:maths,biology,chemistry,French,history,geography,musicandIT,PHSE,ADTandPE(thesestandforInformationTechnology;PersonalHealthandSafetyEducation;Art,Designand3TechnologyandPhysicalEducation).Fortunately,wedon'thaveexamsineverysubject.PHSEisaboutthedangersofdrugsandsmoking,amongotherthings.InADTwealsodothingslikelearningtocookaswellasdrawinganddesign.SomepeoplecandoItalianandSpanishinsteadofFrench,butnooneislearningChinese...yet!PEinvolvesphysicalexercise,basketball,traininginthegymandswimming—we'rerea