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If the population of the Earth keeps on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources________(leave) 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 the earth will make _____ necessary 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 ______ the problem, _________, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes_______ before the Earth’s resources are _________(complete) exhausted it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and therefore create a new world almost as large as the Earth .The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth. _________, there is only a tiny amount of water there.
Husband: Honey, what are you doing with your nose in the newspaper all afternoon? Is it that (interest)?
Wife: I have no interest in the news reports, but the apartment ads. Don’t you think we should get a larger apartment our present one?
Husband: This apartment is fine. It’s big enough for us.
Wife: is obvious that this apartment is too small. We (live) here since we got married. We need a change.
Husband: I’d rather stay here. I love this old place. , we don’t need all that extra room.
Wife: Yes, we do. We need extra bedroom. Then it’ll be more comfortable for our baby.
Husband: Our baby? Are we having a baby?
Wife: Yeah, we are going to have a baby. I have been waiting for the right moment to surprise you with the news.
Husband: This is a huge surprise! I’m so happy I can hardly believe it! But where will we get enough money (buy) a larger apartment?
Wife: Don’t worry. I think we can afford a more expensive apartment. Look, you got a raise last month. And my salary will (certain) help.
Husband: Well, yes, good point. I guess we should look at a few apartments. It’s time we (move).
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A:Susan, good evening. Why are you so _____ up?
B:I am on my way out to a New Year’s banquet. How do I look? Is my _____ OK?
A:You look great. Your make-up is perfect.
B:Do you think I should _____ a different dress?
A:No, the one you have on ____(look) fabulous, ____with your hair like that.
B:Thanks for saying. Do you have any ideas ______ necklace I should wear?
A:With that dress I'd say your white diamond necklace would look perfect.
B:Thanks for _____(help) out. Now that I’m ready, what are you doing tonight?
A:Not much, just a house party with some friends.
B:_____(Sound)fun. Anyone I know?
A:Yeah, most of the people are from our office.
B:Sounds Like I'm missing out on a good time. Oh, well, there is always next year.
A:I’m sure you will have fun ____(where) you go. Remember ___(take) your bag.
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The secret of staying slim could be as simple as keeping your mind on your meals.
Research suggests that (free) ourselves from distractions and concentrating completely on the food that is in front of us, (help) us stay in shape. Such "mindful eating" ensures that the mind is in tune with(协调) the body, enabling it to "hear" the chemical messages tell it that we are full. Digestion involves a complex series of (signal) between the gut(肠道) and the nervous system and it takes about 20 minutes for the brain _ (tell) that the body has eaten enough. This means that if someone eats too quickly, the signals will come slowly, leading to overeating. Scientists say that distractions make it (hard) for us to remember what we have eaten. This absent-mindedness stops us from feeling full _ sends us reaching for some snacks later on. It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role controlling appetite. This means that distractions stop us remembering detail of what we have eaten, leaving us feeling hungry. Before snacking, dieters should ask themselves if they are really hungry and if not, distract themselves by going for a walk or reading.
Done (proper), mindful eating may not only leave you slim, but also make you enjoy mealtimes.
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In recent years, Bill Gates has given financial support to improve American education. He launched the Measures of Effective Teaching project to test new ways to recognize what makes a good teacher.
Thousands of teachers volunteered to take part. They agreed to have their classes (record)on video, but only for observation by researchers.
Last spring, the project collected digital videos of thirteen thousand lessons in the classrooms taught ______the teachers. Researchers also collected information from students. They asked students to report ___opinions of each teacher's classroom.
Officials __ (recent) released early results of the project study. The report says __(teacher)past success in raising student scores is one of the (strong) signs of their ability to do so again. This (know) as a teacher's "value-added."Another finding shows that (combine) different sources of information helps administrators provide better suggestions to teachers. In many cases, administrators had been basing their comments on student test scores only.
The searchers plan to test a new measure that examines a teacher knows about how to teach a subject. Experts say these (find)could also help create better training and development for teachers.
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You will never imagine that such a small invention as a kite can (有益) us so much! Flying kites is a popular hobby in many countries of the Far East where
(漂亮) decorated kites appear different colors.In China there is a special Kites Day on which children anda fly kites together happily.A flat kite is the oldest and (简单的) type of kite.It fliesb air flows over and under the kite's wing.The pressure under the wing helps the kite lift into the air.Kites have also used in experiments.Early scientists s kites up into the air to measure temperature at different (高度). Kites were also used to develop airplanes. is known to us that the Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane.
WeChat was launched on Jan. 12, 2011, and took more than a year _______ (draw) 100 million users. By September,2012, it _______ (reach) the 200 million mark, Tencent said.
“The number of people ________ (use) WeChat, a voicemessaging service developed by the Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has hit 300 million in less than two years _______ the service was released,” the Shenzhenbased company said on Wednesday.
“The 300 million number is _______ milestone for WeChat, and we hope the service will be ready to perform ______ the global stage in 2013,” Pony Ma, Tencent chairman and chief executive officer, said on his microblog on Wednesday morning.
The function of WeChat is very similar to the text messaging and voice call services________are provided by telecom carriers. Late last year saw the ______ (introduce) of an English version of WeChat in a bid to draw more international users. Tencent has released versions in Arabic, Italian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai.
Tencent said it is _______(most) pursuing its expansion plans in emerging Asian markets. It said the company finds_______easier to reach its goals in such places, in part because they have cultures that are similar to China's.
“Remember, your father is only one year (old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something (fool).
Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born.He joined a group of other people.He said they (stop) drinking, too.I loved my dad I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away me.It seemed that they were more important to him than I was.But with my birthday coming up I thought Dad would make an (except).“Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him but (refuse).He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday.We will have your party on Sunday.”
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, (feel) sorry for myself.Dad started to leave, then paused and said,” Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting.All are welcome”. would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.
After we arrived, Dad announced the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude.He told his story about giving up smoking.Later, a man (call) Dave also told his story.Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking.Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives.Shame washed over me.
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While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.
The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area (destroy) by the hurricane. “I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn’t imagine it is like to lose your home and everything that you know and the (power) effect the hurricane had on those people. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.” The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook area, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people from other parts of the country, had also volunteered to help. Together, those volunteers and the NECC students (work) to clear rubbish out of a three-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves they entered the building.
Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building (lie) all over the place.
The students returned to school with sense of achievement, a feeling they helped people in need. It was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression the students.
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Once there lived a rich man wanted to do something for the people of his town. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, (say) to himself: “The night (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! the stone, he found a bag of money.
Vitamins are complex chemical substances (find) in many foods. The human body needs them for health and (grow). The body makes some vitamins, but usually in amounts too small to meet its needs. vitamins are not made in the body. These must ___(supply). No one knows (exact) how all vitamins work. Doctors do know that vitamins have very special uses. , One vitamin cannot take the place of another. The steady absence of one vitamin causes a deficiency disease. Rickets, scurvy, and pellagra are examples___ deficiency diseases.
It is best to get vitamins eating the foods in which they occur. There are also pills that contain a single vitamin __a combination of vitamins. People should ask their doctors___they take any vitamin pills.
If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate ________ teaching children something really useful.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. _________ sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.
Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children _________ to mange it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
Children should learn to take care ________their health. They should know that________they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about ________ will happen to their bodies when they smoke or drink.
All of _________ are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We have to know a little bit of our history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us. Our school should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face ________ this is how you deal with it.
I’m very glad I had the opportunity to meet Chris. He moved into the house next to two years ago. Usually he (dress) in some kind of tight-fitting multicolored suit which makes him look like super hero of comic books. He is very polite, (friend) and genuinely caring, always remembering my birthday and (bring) me chicken soup or Chinese tea if I’m ill. Chris will help us he possibly can and is willing to listen to everyone’s problems.
At work he is much appreciated and he has many colleagues ask for his advice each time they have problems (solve). His work includes (communicate) with people. He has the power to make it. Although Chris could never be described as ordinary, I enjoy having him a neighbor. Life is never boring when you have someone like him living next door.
Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey (write) by Homer. He rejected the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get wife back. But the war (drag) on and on and he was away from his family for ten years.
During this time the fortunes of the war were so (change) that no one could predict would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He urgently wanted to return home, so the Greek kings had their regular weekly meeting, he suggested that they take opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave as if they (discourage) by the length of the war. The Trojans blessed their God their good fortune and prepared to celebrate.
That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the sound of the warning bell (announce) a Greek victory. So the war ended but the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.
When (ask) to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the (good) friends you are, the more probable you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want--- end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences (bring) out in the open. Second, apologize when you’ re wrong - even if you have been wronged . Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that we change friendships as needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the (nature) ups and downs that have an effect all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture (培养).
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