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David: Mary Liuse? I haven’t seen you since we(graduate) in high school.
Mary: David? Randy David? Oh, you look definitely the same! Even your figure is the same.
David: Well, you look …a lot(difference)…
Mary: Well, I got tired of that blonde hair, so I decided to become a redhead. I also lost a lot of (weigh), and I’m really(try) hard to keep it off.
David: So, do you live here? What do you do?
Mary: I’m a lawyer in Brookfield and I just come out here on weekends to go skiing. What about you?
David: I sell insurance, I’m actually working in Springfield. We are looking to open a new office here, so that’s why I’m out here.
Mary: Do you like your job?
David: Well, I guess I makenice living, but I’m really(bore) with the work. I wish I could just change careers.
Mary: I agree.(exact) speaking, I have theopposite problem. I work for an environmental law firm, so the work is exciting, and I feel like I’m really making a difference. The only problem isthe pay is quite low, so I’m basically living hand to mouth every month.
David: That sounds like a fair trade, though. I’d switch placesyou in a second.
Tony Spears, who used to be in the restaurant business, remembers well the old saying which starts, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day…”
He knew from (经验) how much perfectly good food was t away each day. So an organizationinto being to collect leftovers, unserved food from restaurants in the neighborhood. Volunteers put together more than 3,000 (均衡的) meals a day and distribute them to(社区)centers and homeless shelters.
But giving afood was only step one. “I wanted to do more.” he says. As the rest of that old saying, “Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” That’sthe organization also runs a training program for people who are prepared careers in the food service industry. They learn cooking methods. Many graduates find jobs and express their sincere (85) t
to Spears’ training program. “Whether it is food, money or life,” Tony says, “we can’t afford to waste any of them.”
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At last firefighters have put out a big forest fire in California.Since then,they (set) about finding out the fire began.Forest fires are often caused by (break)glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.Yesterday the (fireman)examined the ground but were not able to find any.They were also quite sure that a cigarette end didn’t start the fire.However,several hours passed a fireman accidentally discovered the cause.He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound(蜿蜒;缠绕)around the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.In this way,he was able to solve mystery.The (explain) was simple but very (usual).A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then (drop)it on to the wires.The snake then wound round the wires.When it did so,it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
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Danger is not what we expect. But the truth is that it often comes suddenly and unexpectedly. How can we get out of danger? There are many a to this question. The key is whether we can face danger _____(勇敢).
What you must remember is that you must believe _____ yourself. Just remember that you can ______ (打败) danger. Tell yourself that you can turn into a superwoman or a superman when you are in danger. This is ____ I am going to tell you the stories of Mrs. Weldon and Dr. Murray.
Mrs. Weldon reported that her body was nearly run over by a car when she was trying to save her baby. Mrs. Weldon w only fifty kilograms. She looks as if she is very ____ (虚弱) , but she said she lifted the car to save her baby. Dr. Waltson, a zoologist, wrote that he j_____ nearly three meters high into the air to take hold of the lowest branch of a tree when some wolves ran a him. Perhaps you are wondering if you can do such things like____. The chances are that you can!
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First aid is of (important) in our life. There is no doubt it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can
(find). But in the process of first aid, the injured will be properly treated (depend) on your knowledge of first aid. As famous journalist, Yan Song leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose news, but also has (admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.
Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people’s lives. Let’s take delight in (acquire) skills of first aid.
Do you like travelling? Staying (health) while (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough (prepare), we will succeed. Have good time!
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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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