Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the Indonesian resort (旅游胜地)island of Bali to attend the 21st informal economic leaders‘ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It will be Xi’s first attendance at the APEC meeting since he assumed (就)presidency (主席)in March. This year‘s APEC gathering (聚集)highlights(强调) such topics as achieving sustainable growth with equity (公平)and promoting (促进)inter-connectivity in the region。Some biologists have found a new kind of marine reptiles (爬行动物) fossil(化石)。They call it Dearcmhara Shawcrossi(克劳希海鬃蜥), according to the news report in Taiwan. It likes the synthesis (体) of the dolphin and crocodile .According to the researchers of the University of Edinburgh(爱堡大学) ,this kind of creatures lived about 170 million years ago .It’s about 4.2 meters long .It lives in the warm sea around Scotland .It eats other kinds of fish. Unit 8Section BPeriod 2 (2a — 3b) Check the homework: let’s see how much you know about the new words.MerlionMount TaiLake Sun-moonThe Oriental Pearl TowerThe Summer PalacePyramidListen to the recording: answer |