Once upon a time, there lived a lazy man John Denny in a remote village. He would do _______ but daydream the whole day. One sunny afternoon, Denny was really hungry. ________ (step) out of his hut, he said, “What a beautiful day! ____ I wish I could go back to sleep! But now I have to go out and find some food.” After bathing, he took out a bowl and went out ____ (beg).
By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of milk. “It is this pot of milk ___is going to make me rich.” he thought, “I will use it to make butter. From the butter I will be able to make ghee (酥油).”
“I will then go to the market and sell the ghee,” his dream ________ (continue), “and then I will buy a pair of goats. They will have kids after 6 months. Soon I would have _____ herd of goats.”
_____ (lose) in deep thought, he struck out with foot, breaking the pot, and dirtied _____ with the milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had because of his _______ (lazy).
The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by . For the first few hundred kilometers of the, the scenery was very colorful. There were fields and the soil was dark red. After that, it was . The sun , there was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. We saw farms which were built more than a hundred years ago.
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Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person can share all our sadness and double all our ( happy) . In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.
Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very careful with our (choose) of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character (品德) our friends, but we must try to avoid (避免) making friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.
A true friend can always (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell . Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.
People who are disabled want to enjoy the comfort of owning a home. However, many home makers today ignore the needs of disabled. So people who are disabled may need to make their house accessible them. When disabled people wonder must be changed in their homes, they may take these suggestions. They and family members can use these ideas to change the home into a house that is comfortable for them.
Disabled people often have a difficulty (move) through doorways in today’s houses. The doorways are simply not wide enough for a walker(步行器) a wheelchair. However, widening a doorway three inches each side can make that space wide enough. It can allow the person to pass (comfortable) who uses a walker, wheelchair, or other facilities.
Many houses today also have counters(柜台) that are too high for disabled people to reach. A person who (possess) the necessary skills may also find this project does not take much time all to complete.
Bathrooms can be dangerous places for people who have certain disabilities. They may need help getting in and out of the shower or tub. People can put grab bars in the shower or tub in their bathroom, can keep them steady as they use the shower or tub.
Jane was walking around the department store. She remembered how difficult was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he were as easy (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume (香水).
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was likely to please .
When Jane got home, her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane was told.
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根据所学课文,在空白处填上合适的单词使意义通顺且语法正确。将空缺处所填单词写在答题纸的横线上,每空一词。
It was a (frighten) night. Everything began to shake, with the pipes burst and the electricity cut off. The dam cracked and then burst. The water went all over the fields and (destroy) quite a few villages along the river. Soon a large city lay in (ruin). It seemed as if the world was at an end! The number of people were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000. A number of people whose homes had been damaged were trapped, waiting for the rescue. , all hope was not lost. Soldiers were soon sent to help the rescue workers. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Cons (欺骗) happen a lot in our society. It can be hard to know who is really in need and who is trying to exploit (利用) other people’s (kind).
Recently, I was finishing my work at home the dog barked, letting me know someone was at the gate. I rushed to see who was and there I saw a poor, fragile woman in her late fifties. This woman told me a story, “My husband and I live in a slum nearby. We earn living working at construction sites. A few days ago my husband fell down the stairs while (carry) a heavy load. He was badly hurt and he (lie) in bed with a high temperature for the past five days. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!’’
I felt really bad about her situation was she telling me the truth or trying to cheat me for money? However, I went out with fifty dollars and handed it to her. moment she got the money she burst tears. She took my hand and said, “Thank you so much!”
From her tears I was able to figure that she was really in need of help. I (move) and went back to my work smiling.
If you visit London, you (see) lots of cars, buses and bikes. It (be) very cheap and quick to use a bike. When you take a bus, you have to wait half an hour or so. What’s more, the bus moves (slow). The underground is quick but very expensive and often (crowd). I used to travel to work by bus. I often arrived at work late tired. Then a friend of mine suggested we (go) to work together by bike. I followed him. Although we went slowly, yet we always arrived on time. Taking a bus took fifty minutes while (ride) a bike took only half an hour. Now I love riding a bike to work. I’ve got little more money now, so I feel much (good).
She has been a loyal customer for two years. And now the duck (call) Dizzy has started taking her 12 ducklings (小鸭子) along with when she makes her daily visit to a city centre deli (熟食店).
The family has become a hot topic among both customers staff at the Hairy Fig Deli, next to Merchant Adventurers Hall in York.
The mother duck, recently hatched (孵化) several ducklings, often arrives at the deli at the break of dawn. Once there, she and her ducklings (patient) wait for the Hairy Fig to open, at which point they (feed).
The owner of the deli Sue Hardie said that when Dizzy first started coming to the deli, she used to walk into the shop. But now, after a little (train), she sits outside and waits for her food.
Ms Hardie said, “Dizzy is lonely and gets chased by geese, she knows she is well fed and looked after here. She waits me outside the shop before we open.”
It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. So I went to the ______ by myself. Lina lay sleeping quietly on a table. This wasn’t the first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would s deeply for twelve hours until the poison had stopped doing its______ (危害). I sat down by her side. I looked around. The room seemed ______ (熟悉). “Have I been here before?” Iw . I looked around again. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I r It was in this very room that I gave ______ to Lin 17 years ago. How happy I was then! Lina used
to be such a bright, h and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of y people like her taking dope to destroy _____( 他们自己)? There must be something seriously wrong with our society. What is it?
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.”
One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show his son how the poor lived, so he could be thankful
his wealth.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of would be considered a very poor family.
On their return the father asked his son (explain) what he had learned. The boy, who had remained silent and deep in thought on the journey home,
(reply) in a way that shocked his father.
The boy said he wanted to become a farmer. He envied the farmers who had the beautiful night stars to give them light his family had only expensive lanterns(台灯). His wish was to have a farm
he could go swimming in an endless river instead of the garden pool in their home. Finally he asked his father, “ what makes us
(safe), large walls around our house or friends that will protect us?”
The boy finished by saying, “ the trip T thought we were rich but today I learned who is truly rich.” with this the boy got up and walked away,
(leave) his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally
(speech).
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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!
Jane Goodall (study) chimps for many years and helped people understand 62.. much they behave like humans. She once spent years (observe) and recording chimps’ daily activities in their own environment. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was _ _ (usual) for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months she allowed to begin her project. One important thing she discovered was _ _ chimps hunt and eat meat. She also discovered how chimps communicate _ _ each other.
For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She is leading _ _ busy life and has achieved she wanted to do. She inspires those women who want to make _ _ (achieve) in their lives.
In many countries,____ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. __
__, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.
But this type of housing, _____(call) co-housing, is gaining _
___(popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a _
___(relieve) to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has __
__(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities __
__(build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ____ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play __
___which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for _
__(little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.
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