Ms. White: Hello, Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson: Hello, Ms. White.
Ms. White: Mr. Johnson. I am (come) to check out the house.
Mr. Johnson: OK. Please come in and feel free to take a around the house.
Ms. White: It looks very .
Mr. Johnson: Yeah. As you can see, the (decorate) is in perfect condition.The kitchen is on your left.Look! It is so big that you can fit five people inside.
Ms. White: What the rooms and how big is it?
Mr. Johnson: The apartment has one dining room, one (live) room, one master bedroom and two bedrooms.The area is 213 square meters.
Ms. White: Does this apartment face south?
Mr. Johnson: The living room (face) south and the bedrooms face north. It has a beautiful hill view and quiet environment. Also, there is a big shopping center, a (wonder) playground, and a few supermarkets.
Ms. White: How about transport?
Mr. Johnson: Well, is convenient for transportation like subways and buses.
Ms. White: Great!
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I adopted a black-and-white young pig. He’d follow ( I ) and my dog around and even learnt__to bring back a tennis ball. After Angus grew too big our backyard, he went to my uncle’s farm where we’d pay a visit __him weekly with food. But when we couldn’t find him after several months, we decided that he’d wandered off or passed away . My uncle happened __(have) a friend who owned a pig farm about 4 km away. One day, his friend saw a large pig that seemed (be) at a loss. At the __(suggest) of my uncle, he threw a tennis ball. The pig fetched it __(immediate) and brought it__. It was Angus! Now Angus is starting to enjoy _(him) at the pig farm with all the other pigs.
Last week, it was on duty our class was in cafeteria for self-management. On the first day, I (shock) to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. What a waste! Concerned about it, my classmates and I had a discussion on how (solve) the problem. Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings, putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food. Finally we all agreed that wall newspapers would be (good ) choice.
The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towards lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, (call) on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and expressed their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays (return) after lunch all empty any leftover. Food was saved and the dining hall was cleaner. ( see )this, I felt relieved and took pride in we had done.
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Today I’m here to tell you about the survival course I and all other scientists have to go through when we arrive in the Antarctic , and this is they call field training .
The first day’s training was the construction of snow shelters . We ( divide ) into three teams four persons in each team . Each team went for a different type of shelter . The Canadian ( choose ) the snow shelter type ; the New Zealanders dug through a pile of snow and we decided to dig a hole in the ground . We ( foolish ) thought it would be the easiest . So we set to work and after ( dig ) for a couple of hours , it was beautiful , deep and long unfortunately far too wide . else succeeded with their efforts but we had to announce ( fail ) , for we couldn’t get enough snow ( build ) a roof . So in the end all we had was a deep hole and that’s how we came to sleep outside at night in one of the coldest places in the world .
A: Sir, are you free now? I want ____ (talk) with you.
B: Sure, go ahead. What is ____?
A: I ___ (real) want to change my neighbor.
B: Oh, but why? __ you had a quarrel?
A: No, we haven’t.
B: Well, as I know, since you became neighbors, you ___ (be) friendly to each other.
A: Yes. But … but you don’t know that he’s a chatter-box. He talks in and out of class all the time, ___ affects my studies a lot!
B: I’m sorry I ___ (know) that. I think I should have a word ____ him. And let’s see if he will change.
A: All right. I’ll wait a few days. If he still talks like that, I ____ (change) my seat.
B: Okay. Anyway, having a good neighbor is __ (importance) thing.
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Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time or it (consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very (health) thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some (surprise) conclusion.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes growth. It also improves (concentrate),attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Industrialist Henry J.Kaiser believed that much of his success was due the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured as an inventor.
For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came .Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “Hold a picture of yourself…in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself (vivid) as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.
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Nowadays, millions _______lonely singles are now going online instead. ________World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).Singles are flocking(涌向)to the Internet ________ (main)because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址)is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just ________ (lead) them from one bad experience to ________ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make ________easy to avoid someone ________you are not interested in. In the real world, ________, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online ________ (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just likely to________ ( find )a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
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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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