Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy.He is thinking about how (1) (spend) his money during winter vacation.He (2) (save) up about 300 dollars already.He plans to buy (3) computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends.He can't do both (4) he doesn't have enough money.What should Justin do?
We are often in these kinds of situations.You want to see a concert (5) Saturday,but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let(6) (she) down.In this case,you don't have enough time to go to both (7) (place).You must make a decision.You must think about(8) should be done first.You must consider the following questions(9) (serious).
•Which is more important?
•Which decision needs my attention more?
•Which choice would satisfy me more?
After you've answered these questions,it may be much (10) (easy) for you to decide what to do.So the next time you must make a decision,remember to prioritize(优先考虑).
Malala Yousafzai,19,is a Pakistani youth activist.She is the (1) (young)person in the world ever to be named United Nations(U.N.)Messenger(信使) of Peace.The United Nations is (2) international organization,which is meant to encourage (3) (country)to work together on different opinions without the use of war.Yousafzai has (4) (glad) accepted the role of working for girls' education.Usually,a messenger (5) (stay) in the position(职位)for three years."If (6) want to see your future bright,you have to start working now and not wait (7) anyone else,"she said at the acceptance meeting in New York.In 2012,Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban because she worked hard (8) (get) the same education for young girls in Pakistan.But later her condition improved.(9) a brave girl! Since then Yousafzai (10) (become) a symbol for peace and girls' right to receive an education.
Two simple words "thank you" have made a big difference to thousands of fireman in New York City.
Savannah is girl form Texas."I was trying to think I could help them out,"she says.After hearing about sacrifices(牺牲) made by fireman,she (move) by the risks they face, Savannah made 200 thank﹣you cards for them."I want to show how much I care about them."
"I told the fireman thank you,"Savannah recalls."They're always there to help you."
Savannah decided (keep) making cards.For the next seven months,she woke up early to paint and color and cut.In that time,she (send) 1,600cards with bite﹣sized candy while meeting her (hero).Soon,fire station started thanking her.
Once too shy to give a speech at school, is now easy for Savannah to speak regularly to fireman and school students.She is quite different what she used to be.
"She's saying how (thank) she is for them!" Savannah's mom,Debbie,says,"Savannah sees that stepping put and doing something can really make a difference."
Malala Yousafzai,19,is a Pakistani youth activist.She is the (1) (young) person in the world ever to be named United Nations(U.N.) Messenger(信使) of Peace.The United Nations is (2) international organization,which is meant to encourage (3) (country) to work together on different opinions without the use of war.Yousafzai has (4) (glad) accepted the role of working for girls' education.Usually,a messenger (5) (stay) in the position(职位) for three years."If (6) want to see your future bright,you have to start working now and not wait (7) anyone else,"she said at the acceptance meeting in New York.In 2012,Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban because she worked hard (8) (get) the same education for young girls in Pakistan.But later her condition improved.(9) a brave girl! Since then Yousafzai (10) (become) a symbol for peace and girls' right to receive an education.
Rose's bedroom was upstairs.(61) big tree grew outside her window. One day, Rose saw a bird making a little house in the tree. The bird carried bits of small plants into the house(62) placed some grass in it in order to make it soft. Soon the little house(63) (build). "It looks like a little brown cup sitting in the tree." Rose thought.
The bird laid three small eggs and day after day she sat on her eggs to keep them warm. One day, a strange sound came(64) the little house. Three baby birds were inside.(65) lovely they were! Rose was very happy(66) (see) them. The new birds were very hungry and very noisy! The mother and father birds fed them every day. The(67) (baby) grew bigger and bigger. They moved around the house more. Soon they were moving their wings(68) (quick). They were getting ready to fly.
(69) she found the little house was empty and the birds were gone, Rose sat by the window feeling sad. She told her brother with tears that she(70) (not) want them to go. Her brothers smiled and told her that birds couldn't stay in the tree all the time, because they had to fly away to do bird things.
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A man got lost in a desert.He walked for two(61) (day)but he still couldn't find his way out.
Dying for water,he found(62) empty house in the desert.There was a water pump(泵) in the house!
The man was so happy(63) he ran to draw water.But no matter how hard he tried,no water came out.
He(64) (sit)sadly on the ground when he saw a little bottle with a cork(软木塞) in it.On the bottle,there was an old note saying:You must add the water into the pump before you can draw water!
Don't forget(65) (fill)it with water again before you leave! The man took the cork out and(66) (happy)found the bottle was full of water!
"If I'm selfish,as long as I drink the water,I can go out(67) this room alive,"he thought,"If I do as the note said,I might die of thirst.Should I take the risk or not?"
At last,he decided to do as the note said(68) began to draw water.Lots of water started coming out from the pump! (69) a big surprise!
After he(70) (drink)enough,he filled the bottle with water and added his words after the note.
"Believe me,do as the note tells you!" he wrote.
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Hi Simon,
I haven't written till now.I've been busy with the course and making new friends(66) I got here.I'm speaking English with my classmates all the time and going out in the evenings with (67) (they).We're a real mix of nationalities:Chinese,Russian,Italian,Spanish…We talk about kinds of things (68) English and I'm learning a lot about other languages and countries too.
My host family are very nice.The parents are very(69) (friend)and kind.The children are both in primary school (70) they are very sweet.But they can be a bit annoying(恼人的)too.If we have to watch the film Frozen together one more time,I'm going crazy!I know all the(71) (song)by heart now!
We live near the school.It's a short bus ride from Edinburgh city centre.There is(72) ancient castle(城堡)and we're going there next week.Yesterday my Italian friend invited me(73) (watch)the free street shows.We (74) (see)a magician doing card games﹣﹣﹣﹣
it was so much fun!
I(75) (send)you some photos of Edinburgh Castle next time.Take care and let me
know how you are doing.
Fran.
Pablo and I were walking home from playing football.On the way,I told him that our school needed (61) football team.At once,Pablo suggested,"Why not run for(竞选)class pressident so that you can set one up?"
"Who would want(62) (I)?"I asked,surprised at the idea.
Pablo made a list of reasons:I was the(63) (good)student of all in sports and lessons;I was(64) (friend)to everybody.When I told him running for president would be much work,he(65) (promise)that he would help me.
I did run,and Pablo did help me.First,we made posters to hang in the hallway.Next,Pablo helped me(66) (write)a speech about why I'd make a good class president.
The big day came.I gave my speech in front of the whole grade,promissing my(67) (classmate)that if they chose me,I'd start a football team.
As Pablo and I nervously waited(68) the results,I was told that my speech was so successful(69) I was the right person to be class president.
Now we went(70) (happy)to Coach Simpason and asked how I could start our new football team.
Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy.He is thinking about how (1) (spend) his money during winter vacation.He(2) (save) up about 300 dollars already.He plans to buy (3) computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends.He can't do both (4) he doesn't have enough money.What should Justin do?
We are often in these kinds of situations.You want to see a concert (5) Saturday,but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let(6) (she) down.In this case,you don't have enough time to go to both (7) (place).You must make a decision.You must think about(8) should be done first.You must consider the following questions(9) (serious).
•Which is more important?
•Which decision needs my attention more?
•Which choice would satisfy me more?
After you've answered these questions,it may be much (10) (easy) for you to decide what to do.So the next time you must make a decision,remember to prioritize(优先考虑).
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1) (go)home with a broken heart.He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job.(2) his surprise,she spoke to him with great joy.
"Now,"she said (3) (happy),"you can write your book!When you had your job,you didn't have time to write down (4) you were thinking about.Now,you are free.You can do what you like and make your dream (5) (come)true!"
"Yes,said the man sadly,"but what shall we live on while I (6) (write)it?"
Then,she took out a small box and opened it.There was a large amount of money.
"I've always believed you are (7) talented man,"she told him."I knew that someday you would write a great book.So every week,out of the money you gave me for everyday use,I saved a little bit.Now this money can help (8) (we)through the year."
With her trust and confidence,one of the (9) (great)novels of American literature,The Scarlet Letter(《红字》),was born.
Some of the famous (10) (story)have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend.
Hitchbot
Have you ever seen a hitchhiker(搭便车的旅行者)standing by the side of a road?Now drivers in Canada might see(51) unusual hitchhiker; a hitchhiking robot.
One of its inventors,David Harris Smith,has hitched across Canada three times.Smith and a friend,Frauke Zeller,have built Hitchbot because they wanted(52) (see) if people would stop and give the robot a lift and talk to it.The robot can chat about things it has learned,and about(53) (it) trip.You might think it's a joke,(54) Smith and Zeller's experiment has a serious point:can robots and people get along?
Hitchbot(55) (begin) its journey in Nova Scotia in July.It has already completed a third of its 6,000﹣mile trip to Victoria.More than 57,000 people are following its journey(56) (close) on Facebook and Twitter,and travelers have posted lots of(57) (photo) on the websites.Hitchbot has also done some shopping,eaten motor oil,and had fun with travelers.Nobody knows(58) it will finish its journey.It might be(59) (long) than expected,but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get(60) many rides as it can.It hasn't been in a self﹣driving car yet,but anything is possible!
In August 2016, China National Women's Volleyball Team beat Serbia(塞尔维亚) 3﹣1in the final at the Rio Olympics and won the gold medal. They brought great joy (61)
the whole country. Chairman Xi Jinping called on(号召) all the Chinese to (62)
their spirit of perseverance(不屈不挠的精神) and never giving up.
Could you imagine (63) difficult their road to success was? During the match against the Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games, the hope of winning was very little (64) because the China team only won one match in the past 18games between them. Almost all the audience thought the Brazil team would be the (65) , but our girls didn't give up. They kept (66) fighting till the last second. To everyone's (67) surprise , they were so brave that they finally won the match. All the girls rushed to Lang Ping, their head coach, and hugged each (68) excitedly and happily. Zhu Ting was honored with the most valuable (69) (MVP)because of her wonderful performance.
Today, everybody is (70) of women's volleyball team. Their spirit inspires(鼓舞) every Chinese.
Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street.Electric bikes (56) (be) easy to ride.They run fast and make no (57) (pollute).They become very popular,(58) the electric bikes also cause more traffic accidents.So China plans 59. (make) a new rule for the electric bike riders.If an electric bike is (60) (heavy) than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour,its rider must get a license.It means rider have to pass driving tests before they ride
(61) (them) electric bikes on the road.
People have different ideas after (62) (hear) the plan.Some welcome the plan.A bus driver said happily,"(63) a good plan! I think it will make the street much safer.:some are not happy with the new rules at all.One rider said (64) (sad),"I don't want to get a license."That's not convenient (65) me to get one."Some don't care about it.A young rider said calmly,"I prefer to use shared bikes which are popular in many big cities of China now.I hope they can come to Loudi earlier."
Zhu Hui is a student from Shenzhen.He(61) (be) studying in the United States now.Today is the Chinese traditional festival﹣﹣﹣the Dragon Boat Festival.It's 9:00 am.And Zhu Hui's family are at home.His mother and aunt are(62) (make) Zongzi.
Well,it's 9:00 p.m.in New York and it's the night before the festival.But there isn't a Dragon Boat Festival in the US,so it's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.What's Zhu Hui doing?He is talking on the phone to(63) (he) cousin in Shenzhen.Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his(64) (mother) delicious zongzi.Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot,(65) there's still"no place like home".
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