I can still hear my teammate’s voice in my mind, “No, do not press the buzzer(蜂鸣器) until you (discuss) the answers with us, okay?”
I still pressed the buzzer anyway, (stick) to my instinct(直觉). My team had no time to waste. Checking the answers would require too much time. Besides, I did quick answer check myself and it looked just fine. I was doing was a brave move, of course. If what I was about to say was wrong, the (possible) of our team winning would be destroyed (complete). I had said a couple of wrong answers before, thus reducing my teammates’ faith in me. I told the teacher my answer. My heart (beat) wildly while I waited for my teacher’s response. When at last I heard that my answer was indeed correct, I could feel relaxed. I knew my method was against what the team wanted, I decided to stick to what I thought would benefit the team, instead of sitting and doing because of the feeling of deep regret I had about the previous wrong (answer). Trust your instinct. Do not be afraid to try something in your own way.
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Worker: Customer Service, Anthony Grant speaking. can I help you?
Customer: I can’t believe this is happening! I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday, today I found that you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we’re taking off on Saturday. It’s only three days away. What am I (suppose) to do?
Worker: I’m really sorry, madam. I (check) it right away. Would you please tell me your order ?
Customer: is CE29.
Worker: Er, just a moment. I do apologize, madam. There does seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag (send) to you by over-night mail right away. It shall arrive by this Friday. It will be time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any (convenient) caused by out mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.
Customer: OK. Well, thank you.
Worker: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail Order Company. I hope you have wonderful vacation.
Great changes have taken place in the countryside in our country.
As a child, I lived in a poor family. The second hand clothes, rain-leaking roof of old house became part of my memory. , the worst impression is that I (feel) hungry all the time. Sometimes hunger hit me so severely I regarded dried sweet potato slices as delicious snack. At that time, my dream was getting enough to fill my empty stomach .
In the early years of the 1980s, as the reform and opening-up policy (carry) out, our dream came true. And then, dream became clearer and clearer in my mind. I must try my best to escape out of my poor and backward hometown. I worked (hard) at my study than most of my classmates, and , after luckily (succeed) in the national college entrance examination, I realized my dream again: after graduation, I became a citizen working in a city. the first college graduate out of a remote village, my success set example for my folks. They came to realize that schooling is a good way to change one’s fate. In the following years, there were fewer drop-outs and more college graduates in my village, I am proud of even today.
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Making new friends means (put) yourself at risk and asking others not only to accept you, but to like you and want to be around you as well .
( fortunate ) , there is no perfect solution this part of the process , so if you want to make friends , take a deep breath and jump right in .
first step to make new friends is figuring out what is holding you back . A lot of times people are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them . They can’t see that own actions are working against them .
Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends , you need to work through these concerns . This can be painful you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences .
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive (impress) . If you find social situations hard , just rely on a few simple rules .
When you feel (confidence) that you’ve made some great friends , get out there and celebrate with them . No matter you decide to do , the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue making more.
Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word.that best fits the context.
One day the employees of a large company returned from their lunch and were greeted with a sign on the front door. sign said "Yesterday the person who has been limiting your growth in this company passed .We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym."
At first everyone was sad to hear one of their colleagues had died.but after a while they started getting curious who this person might be.
The excitement grew the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respect. Everyone wondered "Who is this person that was limiting my progress? Well.at least he is no longer here."
One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材) when they look inside it they suddenly became speechless.There was a mirror inside the coffin everyone looked inside it could see himself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said "There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth it is "
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Anna pushed herself up from the bench and walked steadily with her walking sticks toward the office. As soon as she entered the room, she saw it. blue umbrella was there, unopened,a floor-to-ceiling window. (see) it so near, nearly within reach, Anna forgot herself and pointed to her possession.
“That is mine,” she said. “My son brought it to me from Paris and I want it back.”
The man had risen when she entered and he (remain) standing. He turned to look at the umbrella she pointed. “Yes. I know the umbrella is from Paris, ”he said, showing a mix of innocence and curiosity. “Actually, it is (make) in Italy, but it’s sold in Paris. It’s not the one your son gave you. I bought it myself.”
Anna stared at him. Was he claiming that it was his own umbrella? She had run all the way to this office building from the shopher umbrella was stolen.
“My son gaveto me,” Anna countered. “It means everything to me, because my son is (die).”
As soon as she said them, Anna knew she had made a mistake. She had opened herself up to a stranger. He had no business knowing the most important fact of her life, a grief she kept private. could anyone understand what her son’s death meant to her?
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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.
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the _ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from countries and cultures. However, ______there are many positive developments ____ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. ___ concern relates to a lack of control over____ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are (restrict限制) on what kinds of programs can _ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable ____ their children to see.
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