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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One pe rson was killed, several people seriously hurt and a number of other people slightly injured. Altogether over two hundred people were (home) after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong husband had just left for work said that she felt her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of flooded area and the welfare department brought food, clothes and shelter.
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Wife: It’s Friday today. How do you want to spend the evening, darling?
Husband: Well, why not go (dance)? We haven’t done that a long time.
Wife: Oh, to tell the truth, I don’t really feel like going dancing tonight. I had a hard day and I’m sort of tired. What’s more, I (suppose) to go rock climbing with my colleague Dorothy tomorrow morning.
Husband: Well, in that , we could go to the new movie Life of Pi by that world-famous director Ang Lee. I really like his work, will stop showing the day after tomorrow.
Wife: Oh, we go to the movies much. Can’t we do something different for a , honey?
Husband: Well, do you have any suggestions?
Wife: Let me see. How do you feel about asking some friends over to play cards?
Husband: It’s OK with me, we don’t have any beer or anything to eat at home.
Wife: Well, is better to call Juliet and ask her and that neighbor of , David, to come over, and I’ll go to the store and buy some food and drinks.
Husband: OK. That’s a good idea.
I can hardly believe it, __________ my school life is almost over. I’ve received my high school diploma at last. __________ seems strange to think that in a few days’ time I will be walking out of the school gates forever.
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year and _________ ( think ) about all the wonderful things. One of the _________ ( good ) things about this year has been working as an arts editor for the newspaper,__________ has been a real success for me.
Working __________ a peer mediator, I help students to settle problems they have with others. Besides, I’ll never forget being elected to the student council. I really enjoy meeting the teachers and telling them _________ we feel about things. All these things have been wonderful. However, the highlight of the year was the senior prom, for which I found a dress that suited me __________ ( perfect ). The big surprise of the evening was when I __________( elect ) from queen-- it was unforgettable. Afterwards, we had __________ enormous dinner. It was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.
Sarah and Janet have been friends since they_____ (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, play sports and listen to music. Anyone_____ has a problem can ask the other for help. When Sarah was in the ____ (three) grade, some of the other students made fun of her_____ she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop_____ (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had_________ (difficult) in her maths class. She studied hard, ________ she just couldn’t understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet_______ her homework and________ (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Janet did much better and even got _____ “A” in the maths exam.
Lionel Messi, player from the SOUTH American country of Argentina, is the greatest soccer player alive today . At a young age, he (move ) to Spain and now plays (profession ) for the Barcelona soccer club. Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team (own ) by his father . Even as a young boy, he did very well. But when he was 11 years old , he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much (tall ). There was a way to help him grow more, his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs. So, they looked around for a soccer club would be able to do this for them . The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him, but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered (accept ) Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills. The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain . In the Barcelona soccer club, Messi was one of the best (play ) through his teen years. his incredible talent , Messi has surprised the word.
If the population of the Earth keeps on (increase) at its present rate, there will (eventual) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we (use) up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it (necessity) for us to look for open space somewhere else. But of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, , has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that the Earth’s resources are completely (exhaust), it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth. , there is only a tiny amount of water there.
Last year, I was on a trip in Sanxiarenjia in Yichang,Hubei. I waited for the boat (take) me along the Yijiang River. Out of nowhere, a shirtless man ran up to me and asked to take a photo with me. both smiled as he said I was the first foreigner he had ever seen. He said “thank you” and ran off again.
The experience was funny, and it wasn’t the first time this (happen) to me. In fact, almost all the foreigners I know in China have experienced the thing. Girls with blonde hair seem to be the most (photograph). Most of them were surprised at first, but they now enjoy having their photo taken with happy students.
Of course, many countries in the West are home to different ethnicities. So it is normal to see people look different. But it’s different in many areas of China.
Personally, I think it’s fine to take photos with strangers. But try to ask first. Once I (wait) for my friend in an art district when a group of girls began giggling (咯咯地笑) at their phones. I noticed one of them was pointing the camera at me, (secret) taking photos. When I spotted them, they smiled and asked if they take a photo with me. Maybe it is shyness, but I prefer when people ask they take a photo. Most foreigners will say yes.
Wang Peng felt very frustrated when he realized none of his regular customers would eat in his restaurant. In his opinion, could be better than his fried mutton kebabs, fatty pork or his sugary cola. Something terrible (happen). (curious) drove him into Yong Hui’s newly-opened slimming restaurant and he (amaze) at the menu there: raw vegetables, fruit and water. It was obvious Yong Hui was telling (lie) when promising to make the customers thinner. In order to win his customers back, he went to the library to do some research. he found out was that Yong Hui’s menu didn’t give the customers energy-giving food. So Wang Peng wrote his own sign, saying “Energy-giving food served”. In fact, there was a weakness in Wang Peng’s menus . Food at his restaurant contains too much fat. So only solution is to combine the two menus together so as to provide a (balance) menu with food full of energy as well as fibre.
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and stayed with his wife at best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. (sudden) he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man walked past him quickly. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman found that his watch (go). He thought that it be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided (follow) him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist (拳头) while (point) at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he had robbed the watch mistake.
I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school _______ job is to hand out call slips(借书单)and prevent students from leaving campus ______ permission. Before today I had never seen her smile. The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her_____ (walk) around. When she came ____ (close) to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady is so under-appreciated and needs recognizing for all her hard work. So I ______(write) a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and _____her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it “some thankful students” and slipped it into _____envelope. Then I realized I didn’t even know her name. I asked all of my professors but no one knew her name I finally went to ask the lady at student services and ____ (tell) that her name was Kathy. I brought her a bunch of ______ (color) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left ______in her office. She came into my third period class shortly afterwards to deliver a call slip, and there it was a smile on her face!
This year, I will spend Thanksgiving Day at my elder brother’s home. I will be offered wines, seafood, turkey and other delicious (dish). But the Thanksgiving I remember with the _____________ (sweet) memories is the first one. It made me understand the meaning of “Thanksgiving”
That Thanksgiving, my family gathered on the floor and ate two turkeys ________(give) to us by a charity. The children fought over the food __________ the adults talked about job matters. There was even talk of _____ possible trip the following summer to the place I had been looking forward _____________ seeing: Disneyland. Although I wore old clothes at that time, I was very happy. I had many friends. They tried their best to help me. Eric __________ (teach) me to play baseball; Jack protected me from naughty children, and Robert offered ____________ (take) me on vacation with his family. And best of all was _________ English teacher: Mr. White. Whenever I missed the bus, he ______________ drive ne home after school.
With the ________ (develop) of industry, air pollution _______ (get) more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses as a result of air pollution.
Air pollution is caused by the following__________: about half of the problem is caused by transportation. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off _________ (harm) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health _________ to others. _________ these, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons.
We should take some measures to fight ________ pollution. New fuel can be used to take ________ place of gas. We can plant more trees.__________ everybody realizes the importance of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will ________ (solve).
Blood is important to support our lives. But for now, the only way we can get more of it is through donation. And donated blood has its own problems. First of all, certain blood types are extremely rare. Type O negative blood (O-), for example, only (exist) in 7 percent of people, according to Sunday Times. There are fewer (donate) and therefore there isn’t enough of this type of blood for everybody who needs it. In addition, donated blood comes from various people, which means that it has to (examine) carefully for diseases such as HIV to make sure that it’s safe for transfusion(输血).
This is__ scientists all over the world have been trying to make blood in labs. And now, someone finally succeeded—Marc Turner at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has produced blood fit for transfusion, reported Forbes. Different from many ____ scientists, who have tried to make blood by mixing up different ingredients together, Turner chose to grow blood (direct) from human stem cells. He developed special technique to create a chemical environment similar to that in our bone marrow (骨髓). This environment encourages stem cells to develop fully red blood cell.
According to Turner, his artificial blood is (likely) to contain disease viruses or produce side effects. And the best part is that he managed to produce was type O- blood. Not only is it a rare blood type, it’s also a universal type, which means it can be transfused into any patient.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu launched an attack against the State of Yue. The king of Wu was seriously wounded and soon died.__ ___(he) son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was determined to revenge. He trained his army________(strict) until it was a perfect fighting force. Three years later, he led his army ________the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian.
In order to avenge his father’s_______ (die), Fu let him live in a shabby stone house by his father’s tomb and ordered him to raise horses for him. Gou pretended to be loyal to Fu,__ _____ he never forgot his humiliation(羞辱).Many years later , he _______(set) free. Gou secretly accumulated a military force after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself tougher he slept on firewood and ate a gall-bladder(苦胆) before having dinner and going to bed every night. At ______ same time he administered his state carefully,_______(develop) agriculture. After a few years, his country became strong. Then Gou seized a favorable opportunity to wipe off the State of Wu.
Later, people use it (describe) one who stands self-imposed(自愿接受)hardships to _______(strong) one’s determination to realize one’s ambition.
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There was once a beautiful girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone else, except her ___ (love) boyfriend who was considerate and was always there to help her. One day she told her boyfriend, “You _ (be) so kind to me and if I could only see the world, I should marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. Doctors spent several hours doing ____ (operate) for her and the boy accompanied her at the bedside all the time. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, her boyfriend ___ (include), of course.
He asked her, “now ___ you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind, too.
The sight of ___ ugly closed eyelids shocked her and made her feel sick. She had not expected that, and ____ thought of looking at them in the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left ___ tears and a few days later sent a note to her, ___ said,“Please take good care of your eyes, my dear, because before they are yours, they were ___!”
After reading the words, the girl burst out crying, regretting what she had done to the boy.
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