Background Information Murphy's law is a popular adage in Western culture, which roughly states that things will go wrong in a technical system. It is often roughly stated as\ if anything can go wrong,it willi

1. Besides the ways introduced in para1, what other traditional ways do you know the Chinese have to predict earthquakes Water in the well becomes muddy, Seismoscope/Seismograph invented by Zhang Heng Mice run in the street fearlessly 2. What is the most dangerous part in the earthquake to most people? Falling building

Reading I The Weather Step-l Lead-in Questions 1, What is the impression of Englishmen on you? Deep, simple but narrow and conservative

Dictation of unit 2 1. Enough: 2. Flexible; 3. Suitable; 4. Polite, kind and pleasant Person who controls, directs or runs the affairs of a country organization or business

Pre-Class Work Gifted Children: those who possess some quality or innate ability which has been recognized and identified by number of testing and observation devices and who manifest interest and success in either physical, intellectual, or artistic pursuits

Lottery ticket: It is the numbered ticket sold at face value so that when the winning number is announced, the one with the corresponding ticket claims a reward Do you or the people you know buy the lottery ticket?

Detailed studies of unit 8 L1 Seen from the space. When our planet is seen from space L4. average n.平均数;平均标准Tom' s work is above/ below/ about up to the average

1. An animal of any kind 2 Catch 3. Give up 4. Very noticeably 5. On purpose, intentionally; 6. Remove or get rid of completely 7. Cause some change, inf luence;

1. The opportunity or right to use or see something; 2. The most typical 3. Striking or unusual in appearance; 4. Make first public appearance 5 Do things not in the accepted way:6和解,妥协:7.非赢利的

1. Lines 1-13 access to the internet which give people information of all kinds seems a matter of course 2. Lines 14-26 World Wide Web, which began as a little computer program nearly 20