初中英语牛津九年级下05

[10:14.69]Then we can finish early and go.
[10:17.98]Tony:Well,er,that might be difficult.
[10:24.05]Doris:Why?Tony:dm,ah,I don't know how to use a washing machine
[10:33.84]Doris:No problem.We haven't got one.We use our hands.
[10:39.56]Tony:Yes,but you see,er,I'm a boy.Boys don't wash clothes.
[10:49.57]Doris:What rubbish!If you don't help me
[10:53.69]I'll never go to the movies with you again.
[10:57.12]Tony:I'll be right over.
[10:59.78]MORE PRACTISE page 74
[11:03.57]The importance of family
[11:06.23]Mrs Chen was a teacher in Nanjing
[11:12.19].One summer she was offered a job
[11:15.14]as the headmistress of an international school
[11:18.64]Unfortunately,the school was not in Nanjing
[11:23.06]It was in Shanghai.After thinking about it for a long time
[11:28.75]and discussing the offer with her husband
[11:32.33]Mrs Chen decided that it would be best to accept the job
[11:36.82]and move to Shanghai.One evening,after dinner,
[11:42.83]Mr and Mrs Chen asked their son,Huaming,
[11:47.22]to come and talk to them.
[11:47.33]Mrs Chen told Huaming about the decision to move to Shanghai
[11:53.62]Huaming was shocked and upset.
[11:57.67]He did not want to leave his friends
[12:00.91]and said that he would prefer to livewith his classmate
[12:04.75]Guo Sheng.His parents hoped that Huaming would later change his mind
[12:12.20]and be excited about moving to a new city when August came
[12:17.52]Soon,it was August.Mr and Mrs Chen were busy packing.
[12:24.32]However,Huaming insisted to stay in Nanjing and refused to pack his belongings
[12:33.09]When the day came for them to move to Shanghai
[12:37.90]Mr and Mrs Chen could not find Huaming anywhere
[12:42.37]They phoned Quo Sheng but he did not know
[12:47.33]where Huaming was either.Then they tried calling other friends of Huaming
[12:53.50]but no one knew where he went.
[12:56.97]What they did not know was that as Huaming was walking to his friend's house
[13:03.79]something happened.He walked past the park
[13:08.67]where he and his father often played football
[13:12.28]He walked past the supermarket that he usually went to with his mother
[13:19.23]He realized that these things would not be special without his family
[13:26.36]and that being with his parents was more important than staying in Nanjing.
[13:34.35]Huaming quickly ran home to apologize to his parents
[13:39.73]He told them he was looking forward to living in Shanghai
[13:38.73]and making many new friends there