Living in two different cultures is not an easy thing. When I was ten years old, my parents (move) to the US from Sri Lanka, which is island off the coast of India.
we now live in the US, we follow the customs and traditions of Sri Lanka. I have learned (speak) 3 languages,including English. I eat a variety of foods and celebrate different holidays that have little to do with my culture.
However,there are many (advantage) of being part of two cultures. Sometimes,speaking a language at home and speaking another language in school can be confusing; sometimes I have trouble (express) my thoughts in English because they understand me well;sometimes my culture does make me feel far away from others because I feel too different. I am (close) to my culture of Sri Lanka than that of the US. I don’t listen to English music as much as I listen to Indian music. , I feel very separated from my friends when I don’t know what song are talking about.
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about ____ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, ____ some of them looked very anxious and ___ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next __ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike ____ (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused ____ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept ___ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“___ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's ____ (I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers __ (sudden) became friendly to one another.
My sister Daisy worked at Standard Bank in Malawi. When she got m ,we were all excited. She invited me to her house to help her open the gifts and s some thankyou notes to all the _ (亲戚) and friends that came to the wedding party. While (仔细地) going through the gifts,we came across a nice vase. Inside was a note that read,“You might not know me. My name is Bill. I often v Standard Bank for business. In the past years you have helped me a lot when I was trouble. I will never forget ___ you did. God bless you.” It was impossible for us to w a thankyou note back to this person for there was no name or (地址) so we decided to simply wish him or her a happy life.
Mary: What do you hope to do when you finish University?
John: I’d like to go into ___ (manage). I’ve applied for several jobs already and I’m ___(hope) that I’ll get some job offers. How about you?
Mary:After I graduate, I have to do some more studies to pass exams ___ (become) a lawyer. I think I’ve got a good chance of passing. There’s a possibility ____getting a job with a firm in London if I do well.
John: We both have to overcome several __ (difficult) if we are to achieve our ambitions.
Mary: If life were easy, then we’d achieve our ambitions quickly and then get bored.
John: unfortunately, some people always work hard yet they never succeed.
Mary: That’s ____ambitions need to be realistic. You can’t achieve ____ that’s totally unrealistic.
John: As long as you plan carefully, most things are possible.
Mary: I think it’s important to be successful in a field you are ___ (true) interested in, not something that other people force you to be interested in.
John: My father ____ (want) me to become a doctor, but I know it will be impossible for me.
Mary: I hope my parents won’t try to force me to do __favorite job.
The air we breathe is freely available, withoutwe could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while (sit) around and feel sorry for themselves. breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make magnificent life.
Opportunity is in the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must (seize) and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so (anxiety) to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s (possible).
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. , it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but matters is what you do with it.
Dear fellow students,
May I have your attention,please? Now I'd like to make a speech here.As we know,waste (become)a common scene on campus recently.Some pour the remains of a meal where there is still much (1eave);others (simple)walk away after washing hands,leaving the water (run);students leave the classroom every day noticing whether fans are switched off.Has thrift(节俭),one of the national tradition developed from our long history gone? so,find it back!
We don't have to take great pains to control waste,but action and a grateful heart are needed;thank the water that runs through our fingers,and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water (short);thank the light we enjoy because in poor areas,children share dim lamp reading;thank all the paper we are able to use,for trees are cut down (satisfy)our needs;thank everything nature can offer and everything we can own.
Live and act,so the tradition of thrift will never fade.
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my (fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me (argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of 80-year-old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens (run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I (cause) her. But she refused.
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!
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.
We may find ourselves in many situations, where we discover or learn something that matters for us. But somehow, it really makes no___(different). So what can be done?____(benefit) from each experience in a learning environment, you need to answer these 3 questions:
What have I learnt or discovered? Most of us___(easy) answer this question. We just list____learning points that matter to us. At this stage we are rarely sure of why,___we simply don't express it.So what does it mean to me? This question ___(help) us to express how important the learning points are and why___are important.
And now what do I do with this? This last question is the__important because this is the one that helps us to use the learning. It turns the theory into practice.
___doing so, you'll surprise yourself how much these simple questions change the way you learn greatly. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll notice how much you immediately apply ___you've learnt and also how much it opens up your perceptions(洞察力) of everyday life.
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait ______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so ______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is to“give it now!” Saying thanks is such ______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times ______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into _______ (silent) ----speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, ______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of ______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder ______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a _______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more _______ (include) ourselves.
David:You look so sad today, Lucy.What’s wrong with you?
Lucy:I quarreled with my husband this morning.
David:How come? You (get) on quite well these years,right ?
Lucy:He has recently got into the bad habit of smoking,believing that smoking is enjoyment.And I’m afraid his health will become worse he doesn’t give it up.
David:I think you can find some ways (help) him kick the bad habit.
Lucy:He always wants to quit, it seems that he has been too addicted to smoking.David,can you help me?
David:Try to get his attention (take)away when he wants to smoke.For example, you can let him eat some biscuits instead when he wants to smoke.You can also try electronic cigarettes are said to contain no harmful chemicals.Remember, don’t expect him to give up smoking all at once.In other .decrease the number slowly.Let him smoke (little) day by day, and then he might be able to quit smoking for ever.
Lucy:Sounds great! I will try it at once.
David: By the way, I know a man who has (success) quit smoking. You can turn to him for advice if necessary.
MOOC,a massive open online course, (aim)at providing large-scale interactive participation and open access via the web.MOOCs first made waves in the fall of 2011,when Professor Sebastian Thrun from Stanford University opened his graduate-level artificial (intelligent)course up to any student anywhere,and 160,000 students in more than 190 countries (sign)up.This new kind online classes is shaking up the higher education worid in many ways.Since the courses can be taken by hundreds of thousands of students at the same time. number of universities might decrease dramatically.Perhaps the most striking thing about MOOCs,many of are being taught by professors at famous universities,is that they’re free.This is (certain)good news for cash-strapped students.
There is a lot of excitement and fear surrounding MOOCs.While some say free online courses are a great way (increase)the enrollment of minority students,others have said they will leave many students behind.Some critics have said that MOOts promote an unrealistic one-size-fits-all model of higher education that there is no replacement for true dialogues between professors and their students.After all,a brain is not a computer.We are not blank hard drives (wait)to be filled with data.People learn from people they love and remember the things that arouse emotion.
When I was young, we lived in what is now a forest preserve. People had the bad habit of abandoning dogs, ______ drove my poor mother crazy! We were not rich and already had a dog.
Looking out of the window my mother complained to us about the________(responsible) and cruel person, who had just thrown a dog. We _________(tell) to stay away from the dog as we could not afford it. I felt _________(extreme) upset, and I couldn’t believe my mother refused to help the animal. She said, “Here we are not the only one. Let _________take care of the creature.
_____poor dog lay at the end of the driveway and hardly moved. I was very sad, ___ dared not say anything to my mother. ________(late) that day I couldn’t find my mother in the house. I looked in every room but she was gone. Then I saw my mother _____ (come) home with the dog. We kids ran outside to greet our new friend. My mother didn’t say ______she had changed her mind. It’s not what you say. It’s what you do.
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, (point)to a big bag beside the the old man.
“Gold. There is nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears. “What?” he said to himself in surprise. Then he began to think about to get the gold .The old man was tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while,the old man (lie) down and he fell asleep.
The young man took the big bag (gentle). But when he was just going to run away , he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body . Several times, he tried to pull it out, in vain. At last he took off his coat ,thinking that the gold in the bag must be ____ (value) than his fur coat Worried but _____ (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, he reached a place, he thought the old man couldn’t find him, he stopped and quickly opened the bag.
But he just found a great many stones in it. He ran back tothe station (hurry) only to find the old man was gone.
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