初中英语牛津译林版九年级上册Unit 4 Growing upReading 同步练习

—I think it will be one of the most wonderful periods in my life.

—Of course. Actually, I (to not leave) there for one year but now I am in Shandong.

—To tell you the truth, sometimes I           to do that, but I think it really helps me.

Although he has been here for a quarter, little his coming.

We wonder how he at last.

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what's the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you'll find that it's not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I'm sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

    "Where is the university?" This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a 1 answer, for there is no wall to be found2 the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 3, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty-one colleges(学院).

    Cambridge was already a 4 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Crania, and the river was once, 5 the Cam. A 6 was built over the river as early as 875. 7 the town got its name "Cambridge".

    In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and 8 land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 9 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in 10countries hope to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.