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Several weeks ago, my husband and I decided to sell some of the old things in our house. We thought a good opportunity to clean up our 10-year-old son’s room and deal with some toys that were no (long) suitable for him to play with. We agreed that all the money (make) from selling the toys would go to our son.
We decided to sell the toys our son no longer liked and a little bike that was too small for him. The little bike, a bit old, was still in good condition.
We charged $ 10 for the bike, it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was over, my husband put it on the roadside with a sign, on were written “FREE BIKE”. Soon our doorbell rang. A little boy stood outside, (ask) in poor English whether the bike was really free. I said yes and that he could have it nothing. He smiled, got on the bike and (happy) rode away.
Later that evening I told my son that the old bike had been given to the little boy for free. He smiled, obviously happy (hear) that someone else would make good use of that little bike.
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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman.I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy.She worked hard,laughed loud,and was never afraid of life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties,my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home.It was with a heavy heart Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room.It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her.
Shortly after that birthday,however,life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too.The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse.At times when I visited her she didn’t know I was.During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept.When she awoke,her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize .She looked down at my hand(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away,she smiled at me.Then she closed her eyes and went(peace) back to sleep.I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me,her spirit still remembered love.
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Waiting for a bus can be very (annoy). Often you (be) at the bus stop for half an hour, and the bus still hasn’t come. , people in Zhongshan, Guangdong don’t have to suffer this. It’s all because of a mobile APP, Zhongshan Real-time Buses. With the APP, people can find out the exact time a bus arrives and set an alarm to remind to go to the bus stop in time.
Five Senior 1 students make the APP possible. At first, they just wanted to add or change bus lines to help make it (easy) for students at their school to take buses. But later, they wanted to make something that is (benefit) to all the people of Zhongshan. (get) technical support, the team turned to the local public transportation group company. They carried out three surveys by collecting questionnaires are completed by about 600 people in shopping malls and bus stops. “The work took______almost all of our spare time for four months,” said Su Yinan, 16.
On Feb 25, Zhongshan Real-time Buses was born. It now covers over 100 bus lines in the city and has been downloaded more than 60,000 times. The project won the first place on the Fifth National High School Students Leadership Convention this summer.
“We are very happy that Zhongshan people are using the results of our efforts,”said Chen, “Students can also make a big difference society.”
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, are smart and strong-willed, are very likely (succeed). The reason this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in lives. They usually (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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Questioning can lead to ________(search) for an answer. If we are in the habit of raising doubts as to ________ what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.
Two years ago, our teacher _________(offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. Although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody _______ I doubted it. Thinking that his answer might be wrong, I _________(careful) analyzed the problem and tries to work ___ out in a different way. Half an hour ________, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my ________(depend) thinking.
From this experience, I have learned that questioning can serve as _______ bridge that helps us to seek the ______(true).
English has changed and _____(develop) when cultures met ang _______with each other.From AD 450 to 1150 new _________(settle) to England enriched the English language ang enlarged its _________.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too,and English was spoken in both countries.By the 19th,American English spelling was given a separate ______ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At ________,more people speak English as their first,second or a ______ language than ever before.People in South Asia such _____India speak _______English.China may have the _______(large) number of English learner.
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Computers and Internet networking are common in the American workplace. They play ________ (increasing) important roles ________ children’s education, communication with friends and family, and entertainment. Every aspect of modern life ________ (affect) by computers, and developing digital information literacy(读写能力) is essential in the 21st century.
Computer education is especially key for students, from primary through graduate school. Students today are expected ________ (conduct) researches on the Internet, complete homework online, ________make use of presentation software in class discussions. What’s more, ________ (train) in basic software programs is considered elementary for most white-collar positions. Additionally, communication through email is ________ office means as well, and employees must learn to manage multiple means of communication, ________ (include) the latest technology.
High schools often have computer literacy instructions and graduation ________ (require) as educators realize ________ their graduates need basic computer and software skills to be employable in positions beyond minimum wage service jobs.
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudesthe content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits----keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit bywrite) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I ( conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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German doctors have warned that headbanging(随音乐猛烈摇头晃脑) could be bad for you. Headbanging is a dance from heavy metal music. Dancers shake their heads backwards _____ forwards, from side to side, very _____(quick). Doctors say the dance could lead to brain injury. They once _____(treat) a 50-year-old heavy metal fan. His headbanging led to brain damage. The man had no history of head injuries but had been headbanging for many years. The doctors say the risk of brain damage from headbanging _____(be) low, so heavy metal fans _____ not need to stop doing the dance.
The man had bad headaches _____ going to a concert. He had a brain scan at a hospital. Doctors found bleeding inside his brain. He had an _____ (operate) to repair the damage. Doctors drilled a hole in his brain _____(release) the blood. Two months later, his headaches disappeared. The head doctor said:” We are not against headbanging. The risk of injury is very, very low. If our patient _____ (go) to a classical concert, this would not have happened.” He said heavy metal fans should carry on dancing, ____(say):“ Rock’n’roll will never die. Heavy metal fans should rock on.”
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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out how to deal________it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he ________ (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving. Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help ________ . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at ________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something ________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of ________ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes ________ (put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just ________ never giving up!
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It was a busy day at the grocery store and the old couples were in line behind me with birthday balloons.
They were chatting together about their rush to get ready for the party. From they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could (help) them but times were still tough for them.
They seemed to be too nervous and were too (anxiety) to leave, so I asked they wanted to go ahead of me or not. They didn’t understand what I (mean) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.
At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be (good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. The old couples refused at first I insisted. I said, “You tell your sweet nephew that there are always nice people who want to give them hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier got teary-eyed, (say) there was an angel in her line today.
That little act of (kind) made everyone who saw it feel good—but it made me feel the best of all!
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For certain reasons I (stay) with relatives currently, and in their living room sits a piano which is my favourite musical instrument.
As child I started learning to play the piano but soon decided to stop so that I could concentrate more my studies. This is one of my biggest regrets. Every year I would say, “I’m going back to it soon” but I never managed to. Some years later, my teacher had taught me to play the piano died. I was heartbroken.
(sit) sat their piano, I think of the times when I used to practice. One time my teacher hugged me after I played an entire sheet of music (correct) in front of her colleagues. I was so (embarrass) but her efforts to comfort me helped in easing the shame. These occurrences, good or bad, never decrease my desire (play) the piano. I still want to make music.
This (think) then leads me to think that life is like music. Sometimes the music (produce) is perfect while other times we are out of tune. However, we all coutinue to create our own unique style of music.
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Some people live in the world for body others for dignity (尊严).
I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, with Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, who was living on collecting used cans and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back. (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, I gave several coins instead.
She stared at me for a few seconds and handed back the money. Quite (confuse), I asked, “Why not? Isn’t that what you want?”
“I am not a beggar,” she said seriously, word by word. Instantly, I felt so sorry. I (intend) to help her, but I (complete) misunderstood her. Thus I hurt her. I could do at that moment was to drink up the cola and hand her the emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a person. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.
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Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation.
It cannot be recycled without releasing(释放) dangerous (pollute)into the air. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (say) it is the fifth largest creator of dangerous waste.
Scientists from the U.S. and China have discovered that mealworms can digest plastic. One mealworm can digest a pill-sized amount of plastic a day.
Study co-author Wei-Min Wu says that in 24 hours, the plastic (turn) into carbon dioxide.
Are the worms hurt by (eat)plastic? The study found that worms eating Styrofoam were as (health)as worms eating bran(糠).
Styrofoam is a light-weight material, about 95 percent air, with very good insulation properties(绝缘性), according to Earthsource.org. It is used in products from (cup) that keep your drinks hot or cold to packaging material protects items during shipping.
“Solving problem of plastic pollution is important. Landfill space is becoming limited.”says Wu, a Stanford University environmental engineering instructor.
About 33-million tons of plastic are thrown away in the United States every year. Plastic plates, cups and containers take 25 percent to 30 percent of space in America's landfills. One Styrofoam cup takes more than 1 million years (recycle) in a landfill, according to Cleveland State University.
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W: ____do you think of the football match we _____(watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very _________(excite).The two teams did very well in the match and it was really ____close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it..
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with anxiety to see the match and fell my bike on the way. My leg hurt, I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time before I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry (hear) that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very ________(serious).
M: You should have seen a doctor first. How long were you late for the match? What time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a wonderful part of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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