No one knows for sure when a fire will happen, so it is (extreme) necessary to make preparations before a fire starts. Check the fire escape equipment in advance and make sure that you can find in the dark when lights have failed. Find out the nearest fire extinguisher(灭火器) is and read the instructions to learn how (use) it.
Don’t lose your head when a fire breaks out. First, telephone the fire department immediately when fire just gets started. Take care not to be overcome by smoke, can kill you quickly. Cover your mouth a wet towel or cloth, and avoid getting into the smoke. Don’t get in an elevator, as you may get trapped if the electricity (fail). If you can not get away yourself, it is of great importance to hang something out of the window to attract attention as a sign of asking for help.
In short, if you make preparations before hand and take precautions(预防措施) during the fire, chances are that will survive in case of a fire if it really breaks out some day.
Do you believe fate can bring together people who are far apart? Here is a true story.
As he posed for a holiday photo on the beach, six-year-old Nick Wheeler paid no attention to the little girl (make) sandcastles a few yards away. It was only when he showed his fiancee Aimee Maiden the phot0 20 years later that she pointed at five-year-old in a swimsuit and cried (surprise): "That's me!”
the picture was taken in 1994, the pair lived hundreds of miles apart, yet fate determined that they (meet) and fall in love at sixth-form college, 11 years later. After their college years, Mr.Wheeler joined the army Miss Maiden trained as a teacher.
They moved in together three years ago and got engaged last year. They hosted a party, where they showed off the photo their friends and family. The couple married on Saturday at Gulval Church in Mousehole, 20 years me photo was taken and just a (minute) walk from the same spot.
They are heading to Florida for _ _ honeymoon and plan to frame the treasured picture as soon as they get back.
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A woman looking at her smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing (have) a close knock on Oct.21. She was so(absorb) in her smartphone that she didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past her, (throw) her to the ground. This should serve a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially crossing roads.
(luck), the woman survived a brush with death, but the incident forced the driver (stop) the train. An 18-minte delay followed the incident, led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.
Smartphone(addicted) has spread like an infectious disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.
Some people blame the smartphone for the tragedy, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-descipline are to blame.
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Sean: What a fine day! Oh, I can spend all my free time (read) on this balcony (阳台)on a fine day like this. I like it.
Jean: The balcony is very beautiful, but I don’t like the fact that it (face) north.
Sean: Why? What’s wrong with its facing north?
Jean: You don’t know that the balcony faces north, it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.
Sean: You don’t have to worry about that. We have the (center) heating system in winter, don’t we?
Jean: Yes, we do. The best houses face south, anyway. In that case, we will enjoy the cool wind in the summer and the warm sunshine in the winter.
Sean: Oh, darling, I’m sorry, we don’t have enough money for such a house.
Jean: Well, forget . I was just talking. The nice environment of this apartment is good for our children. I am satisfied with it.
Sean: Thanks. And it’s convenient you to go to work and go shopping.
Jean: You’re right. To our children, it’s also close to their school. That’s really
___ (satisfy).
Sean: I’m most (attract) by the price. You know it costs the least in Beijing.
Jean: The least? Are you sure? Do you know the developer?
Sean: I know little about the developer but I am sure this is the (cheap) building here.
Many people think that teachers give pupils too much homework.They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time.Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not (proper)plan the homework tasks they give to pupils.The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks that they(do)at school already.
In Greece,many parents complained about the difficult homework that teachers gave to their children.The parents said that most of the homework was waste of time,and they wanted to stop it.Spain and Turkey are two countries stopped homework.In Denmark,Germany and several other (country)in Europe,teachers cannot set homework at weekends.In Holland,teachers allow pupils (stay)at school to do their homework.The children are free to help one another.Similar (arrange)also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not fair.A pupil doing his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much (good)position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, (noise)room with the television on.Some parents help their children with their homework.Other parents take no interest their children’s homework at all.
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There is old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the (busy) day of the week”. How many (time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.
Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about (dead), but the reality is--- is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.
You’ll be much (happy) if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you’ll be you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing is stopping you is yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don’ t keep your dreams (wait). Go after them today!
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Canada is a country North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories. (locate)in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Covering 9.98 million square kilometers in total, Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. common border with the United States forms the world's longest land border.
Canada is a developed country and one of the (wealthy) in the world, with the tenth highest nominal per capita income (global), and the eighth highest ranking in the Human Development Index. It ranks among highest in international measurements of government transparency(透明度), civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. Canada is member of the Commonwealth of Nations, is furthermore part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings, (include) NATO, the G8, the Group of Ten, the G20, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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One day while walking through the woods, an old man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly. Heb it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared, he watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop (取得)any progress .It appeared as if it could hardly go further .Then the man decided to h the butterfly, so he took a p of scissors to cut the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.
But it can never (飞).The man didn’t understand the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was just the nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly its wings, which would be ready for flight once it achieved its (自由)from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life any struggling, it would weaken us seriously .We would not be as (强壮) as what we could have been.
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Children’s education is changing very fast today. In the past, teachers made children sit (安静) for hours. They made them remember all k of things. The children had to go on reading things again and again u they know them “by heart”. Today, many teachers wonder________it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and _______(发现) things for______.
But for some of the children, school is a kind of place they cannot escape________. They are there only because their _________(父母) make them go. They get out of the classroom as soon as the teachers let them leave. Many of them want to find jobs but the law will not let them w_______ until they reach a certain age. And so, they have to stay in school. Often they do not learn ______at all and hate every moment.
Everyone may have a complex and different process of (grow up). There are many (influence)factors in a person's growth and development of his personality.
As for me,what has affected me most in my growth and personality is my family and friends, the two (equal) important factors. As we know, children who (bring up)in a good atmosphere have a better character than those are not. (fortune), I belong to the former. Besides, friends in some ways affect me a lot. we my have many different opinions and personalities, I have really learned something positive from them. In (conclude), I get lots of valuable things from them. My family offers me warmth and cares, my friends give me (strong) and courage. Both of them have influenced me most since I was born.
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I felt upset when I _____(tell) that I would have to leave the company. In order to find
_____ new job to support the family, I read almost all the newspapers
_____ set down almost all the telephone numbers in ads
_____ my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new clerks. Not until I
_____ (find) a job in a small town near Townsville did I calm down. My new boss, Mr. Brown, was one of my schoolmates
_____ I was getting along well with at school. Both of us were
____(excite) to see each other and we spent the whole afternoon
_____(talk) about things and persons
___ we remembered at school. He asked me to give him some advice on how to enlarge his present business and he was
____(entire) happy about my advice.
A man and his friend were walking through the desert. During the trip they had a quarrel, and the man hit his friend in face. His friend was hurt, but saying anything, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend hit me.”
They kept on (walk) until they found a lake, where they decided (take) a bath. The man’s friend fell into the lake and was in a (danger) situation, but the man saved him (immediate). After he came back to life, he wrote on a , “Today my best friend saved my life.”
The man had hit and saved his best friend asked, “When I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone. Why?” His friend (reply), “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where wind can blow it away. However, when someone does something good for (we), we must write it down in stone, where it can last for ever.”
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Janine: Hi, Nicholas, how was your class today?
Nicholas: Not bad, but I have this student,____(name) Bill, who just refuses to do group work.
Janine: Do you know why?
Nicholas: In my view, he thinks he’s__ smart to be there. According_ his parents, he has an IQ of 170, and finds school _ (bore).
Janine: Did you tell them___ (have) a high IQ doesn’t guarantee(保证) success? I mean, if he has no social skills he’s not going to get far in life.
Nicholas: I tried to, but I didn’t really know__ to say.
Janine: If I were you, I’d tell them EQ is just as important __ IQ. Students with a high EQ often get __ (far) in life, because they’re open-minded and like communicating. These are the skills__ are going to guarantee success outside the classroom. If a student can’t communicate, he’ll never get __ job! Social skills are so important today.
Nicholas: That’s true. Thanks a lot. I’ll try and talk to his parents again.
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day, many singles choose to say goodbye to their single life by (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. for some reason, this day has recently become more of a time for shopping and many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
In the toy section, I noticed a small boy of about five years old, pressing a doll against his chest. He kept on touching________hair of the doll and looked very sad. I wondered who he wanted to give the doll _________. So I walked towards him and asked him all about it.“It is the doll_____ my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.”
I told him not _________ (worry). However, he replied sadly, “No, Santa Claus cannot bring it to _________she is now. I’ll have to give the doll to my mother so that she can give it to her when she goes there.” His eyes were filled with ________ (sad) while saying this. “My sister ______ (go) to be with God. Daddy said that Mommy will also join God very soon, so I think that she can bring the doll with _________ to give it to my sister.”
My heart almost stopped________ (beat) wholly. The little boy looked up at me and said, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I asked him to wait _________ I come back from the store.”
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