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Northwick is a very interesting town. the streets are very narrow. Every Saturday, there’s a market in the square – a tradition that is about 500 years old! And near the town, Northwick Hall is the old home of Lord Northwick, a friend of Queen Victoria.

One of the best things about Northwick is the public transport. There are lots of trams and buses, and tickets are cheap. Also, there are no cars in the centre, so it’s nice to walk or cycle there.

There are two hotels: The Residence and The Eastgate. Both are comfortable, but the rooms at The Residence are larger. There is also a youth hostel. The youth hostel is very cheap, but you have to share a room with other people.

The Kardashians are currently one of the USA’s most well-known families. They are often in the news, and Americans follow their lives in the papers and celebrity magazines.  The Kardashians are reality TV starts, with their own family show called Keeping up with the Kardashians.

It all started in 2007 when the family was asked by an American channel to make a TV series about their lives. The show focused on mother Kris and her four children. Their father was lawyer Robert Kardashian, who died a few years earlier. The show became a success in its first season, mainly because of the three sisters and their extrovert personalities.

Since then, there have been eight more seasons and the show is still running. Two of the sisters got married on the show. Kim got married twice! And two of the sisters are now parents. Furthermore, the three sisters have used their fame to establish careers in the fashion industry. They have opened clothes shops and launched several clothing collections and perfumes. Kim has even launched a successful mobile phone game called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.

Although the show has many fans, it also has many critics. They are irritated by the sisters’ desire for fame and fortune, and think the show is meaningless. The Kardashians are only ‘famous for being famous’, but they don’t mind because it has made them rich.

Rogby is one of the most popular sports in UK, it has been evolving since ever 16 years old boy who was picking up the ball and ran with it in the football ground. Though this story lacks enough evidence, it still had been written down into sport’s folklore. The rogby was designed by shoemaker who lives in rogby. Originally, the first ball was larger and more round than now, and then the showmaker designed a unique oval shape and inner is made of rubber instead of blander. Its rules were first written down in 1845 and distracted to school and other countries. In addition, anyone all originally attend to this plays, later, envolved into teams of 8 forwards, 2 half back, four there quarter and one full back.

Rugby is one of the most popular sports in the UK. In 1823, a 16 year old boy named William picked up a ball and began to run with it during a school football match. What he did was considered the beginning of rugby. Since then, rugby has been evolving.

Though this story lacks enough evidence, it still had been written down into sport’s folklore. The rugby was designed by a shoemaker who lived in Rugby.

Originally, the first ball was larger and more round than now, and then the shoemaker designed a unique oval shape and the inside was made of rubber instead of bladder.

Its rules were first written down in 1845 and distributed to schools and other countries.

Anyone can participate in rugby.

Later, this sport evolved into teams of 8 forwards, 2 half-backs, 4 there-quarters and 1 full-back.

自从16岁的男孩拿起球在场上奔跑，这个运动就一直在进化。

Vocabulary

I lost my wallet, fortunately, my ID card is not in it.

bladder (n) 膀胱

distract (v) 分散（注意力）
A distracting noise
You are distracting me from my work.

distribute (v)分配，分发
The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.

attend (v) 参加，出席（露面）

participate (v) 参加（需要做事）

play (n) 戏剧

defense (n/v) 防守
I was playing defense last week.

offense (v/n) 进攻

aggressive (adj.) 有进攻性的，有侵略性的

Grammar

In the US = the United States
In the UK = United Kingdom