Time flies! This isthird year that I have been in this school.In the past two and a half years,our school (organize) many activities.What impressed me (much) was an activity (call)“Learning to Farm”.On an autumn afternoon,we(send) to a farm we learnt to plant potatoes(be) in the city for such a long time,we were so happy to go to the countryside.After (spanide) into three groups,we started to work.Some cut potatoes pieces,and_put the pieces of potatoes into the holes and put the earth back.
Mum (putting on her coat) I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan Why?
Mum I’m not sure what __________ (happen).I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table__________ I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they’re _________ (go).
Alan Oh, it must have been Dad. I am sure he was in the kitchen _________ (early).
Mum No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished _________ (make)them, so he couldn’t have done it.________, he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well all his tennis stuff(物品), ________ I’m sure _________ wasn’t him.
Alan (opening the fridge door) Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of _________ fridge?
Mum Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I must have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh dear. I really must be losing my _______. Now, why did I put on my coat?
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Tim: Jeff, do you prefer working in a group or working ____?
Jeff: I’m good at ____(work) by myself because if I am doing something I like, I can get it ______(do) quickly. ___, if I am working with a team where people all want to do a good job, I think ___ team is fun.
Tim: Do you prefer working wearing a uniform or putting whatever you want?
Jeff: I think ___ you wear a uniform, sometimes you get respect.
Tim: So, how about a working schedule? Would you prefer a set time job?
Jeff: No. I think ___ is difficult to do a set time job. Last year, I ___(produce) furniture in a factory. Every morning, I had to get up at six. When I got home after work, it was almost eight.
Tim: You __ be very tired. By the way, do you prefer being paid by the hour or do you prefer salary?
Jeff: I think salary may be a ____(good) way to go than being paid by the hour.
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To many people even the word “work” sounds unpleasant ,not (necessary) because they are lazy. The same man, who (dislike) his job in the factory or even in the office ,may work hard at the weekend ,painting the house or (dig) the garden.
What is the ,then ?In most cases ,it is because these people simply do not enjoy the job they are doing .It does not give them any real (satisfy) .It may be quite easy ,like making up wooden boxes , it is very boring. Very often they are doing a job which is just a small part of a much (large) one ,such as attaching a door handle to a car .But the part they play in actually (make)the car is so small that they can never say :I have made something !
Yet in modern society somebody has to do ordinary jobs such as cleaning streets because this is the way society (organize), No matter how ordinary a job is, it plays a part in society and therefore deserves our due respect. Society cannot function a single day the “dull and boring” jobs.
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A few months ago we started a blog called "Confessions(自白) of an English Learner." This blog is____you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about ____ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who ___ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ___ (difficult) with two English language words that sound similar ___ are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit ___ the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited ____ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ____ English teacher now?"
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Recently a new science behind incentives(激励), _ (include) in education, has been discussed.For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children _ (do) better in school.___ some cases, he gave students incentives based on input(输入), like reading certain books, while in ___, the incentives (base) on output, like results on exams.His main ___ (find) was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect when based on output.Fryer’s conclusion was that the incentives for inputs might be ____(effect) because students do not know how to do better on an exam, apart from general rules like “study harder”.Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over __ they have much more control.
As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have __ much higher chance of success.And it’s easier to start again _ you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do.
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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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