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Mr. Watson lived with his family in the woods. He owned ______ farm, which looked almost _____ (desert). _____ (fortune), he also had a cow producing milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what _____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass ______it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Watsons had to make a living______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Watson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees _____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market _____ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to_____ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
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I'd like to talk about the school system in Australia today. The school system in Australia does depend on _______ you go to a private school or a public school. In the state I’m from, there are a lot of private schools, and generally they are single-sex high schools. The public high schools are generally ______ (mix). All of the private high schools insist that you should wear their school uniforms, ____that might mean (wear) a school tie and a school jacket. However, the public high schools often give you a ______(choose) of whether you want to wear a uniform or not. The school classes generally start anywhere ____ 8:30 and 9 o’clock in the morning and run _____ 3:30 in the afternoon, and they’re followed by after-school____ (active) like sports and music theater. The school year generally starts in the ____ (begin) on February, after our summer vacation, which lasts about six weeks around the Christmas period.
The only thing I don't like about our school system is the idea of the difference in quality of education between the private and the public schools. It remains ___(see) whether you can get a better education, even if you are in a private high school. Most of our public high schools are quite good.
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During a recent Senior Three English lesson, the teacher caught Xiao Di, female student, busily typing messages on her cell-phone. To the teacher’s surprise, Xiao Di wasn’t just texting her friends the latest small talk. She was (actual) blogging about what was being taught in the classroom, sharing her opinions about the information and material her classmates.
The case caused a heated (discuss) among teachers and students city-wide. Miss Li, an English teacher from another nearby school said, “I am amazed at how (create)the students can be when writing on their blogs. To me it’s a great way for students to improve their writing skills while writing about personal feelings and (experience).” other teachers are worried that blog-addiction may disturb their students’ study.
A supporter and classmate of Xiao Di said, “We love her blog! We all read it each day and can’t wait to see she writes about next. Her interesting stories and great suggestions on study really help to encourage us. And it adds a little fun to our stressful life.” Another student blogger admitted that he often works late into the night, writing his blog and responding to comments (post) there. He said, “Sometimes I don’t even have time to finish my homework. I can’t help myself. I really have a lot (say). ”
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How time flies! I will be a senior high school student this term. I am very excited and nervous. I feel excited because I (learn) more knowledge from my new teachers. (especial), I can learn more about English, math, physics, chemistry and biology. I think they are (interest). I can meet many new (friend) in senior high school as well. I think they, new friends, will be friendly and kind-hearted. I believe I will get along well all of my new classmates. the saying goes, “A friend is (easy) to be lost than found.” If you want to make friends with others, you should treat them true-heartedly. It is really hard, I will try.
I feel nervous because I heard that it is difficult (study) in senior high school. I think I will meet many problems and fall through many times. But it’s nothing serious, because I know if I work hard, I will be successful at last. I want to tell myself: Try!Try! And never say die!
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Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. may be anything from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a seldom (see) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about what he bought and thought the price was (reason). the other hand my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him (happy) than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the (pleased) it gives is.
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Have you ever (imagine)what the world looks like through the eyes of a bee? You can try it out with the MicaToolbox.
The MicaToolbox is a free plugin(插件) (build)by scientists at the University of Exeter in Britain.Together with Image J,a popular piece of software for (science)pictures,it can turn many image into animal vision.This means people can check out the pictures appear in the brains of animals such as insects,birds,and fish.
The way we see our world depends on how our eyes deal light.Human eyes have three types of photoreceptors(感光细胞),and this makes us see colors of red,green,and blue.Animals, ,might see it (different).A cat’s vision is similar to a human who is color blind,while bees can see ultraviolet(紫外线)light,easily finding patterns on flowers that show them the way to honey.
As of now,the MicaToolbox has already been used in many research projects, (look)at,for example,how animals hide (they)You can download the software from researcher Jolyon Troscianko’s website http:// www.jolyon.co.uk/myresearch/image—analysis/image—analusis—tools.
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Mr. Smith has been in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But____a matter of fact, he was kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason_____he was put into prison was that his six-year-old son blew up(爆炸)the bridge near his home, ______(imitate) what he had seen on TV. ______this little boy broke the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to___local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He_______(arrest)and taken to the police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was________ (use). After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey______. What’s _____ (bad), Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. _____the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. this important feast day, people eat food in shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD. The Western holiday Halloween also had origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival, they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's (depend) from Britain.
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Koran
Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based.For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died.These revelations were written down by those were close to him during this time and for several years after his death.They were gathered into the text (know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars.For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音).In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (omit).As a result some letters looked identical.Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases the memories of the men who had written them.Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference tothings occurred in the Koran.In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings.Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.
Muslims believe that by (recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on FridayIndia's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles the suppression(压迫)of children and for young people's rights,(include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to (globe) attention after she (shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts (promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle,Yousafzai has become a(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education.According to the Nobel committee,at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner.“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman gets this award,” she said in Birmingham,England.
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers an encouragement to continue her campaign.Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu (give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India,and between different religions.
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As a well-known doctor in London, John Snow was willing to help ordinary people (expose) to cholera. He knew that only when cause of it was found could the (dead) disease be controlled. He has two theories in mind explaining how cholera killed people. was that cholera multiplied in the air without reason; the other was people absorbed it into their bodies their meals. After many (investigate), he found the drinking water was to blame because the river (pollute). Immediately John Snow told the people to remove the handle from the water pump that it could not be used. Soon the disease began to slow down. To prevent the disease from (happen) again, the water companies were instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more. Finally "King Cholera" was defeated
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Many stories happened at the Children’s Medical Care Center, deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because of their treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. They suffered great pains, were very friendly. It was much easier to communicate with them than we (expect).
One day, a girl suggested (teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended (假装) to know nothing about it. We followed her and did everything she told us. Finally, when we finished our work (success), she gave each of us big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. It was not until then we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.
It was really a valuable experience to us all. We began to think about how to deal with the difficulties in life, because (compare) with what these kids are going through, our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all.
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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and (remain) in fashion until the end of the Qing Dynasty. not so popular as before, the custom is still kept by people in many places, (especial) Tujia people, who view it necessary to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride(新娘)had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon as a poorly (educate) girl and she would become the laughing stock of the village. In fact, there were cases the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
a word, crying at wedding is a means by custom to express the happiness of the wedding through sorrowful words. , in the arranged(安排)marriages by the Chinese parents, a lot of brides did cry over their unsatisfactory marriage.
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How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It is useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away” also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results (include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes _ the content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits --- --- keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit by (write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and (mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What`s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I (conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her.
Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize . She looked down at my hand (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went (peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.
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