The Value of a Dollar
When I was nineteen,I had a job at a local bookstore.One night,a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book.They seemed(1) (be) the usual type to give mall(2) (worker) a hard time.When they came to the register (收银处),she was a dollar or two short of(3) (buy) the book she wanted.
She looked(4) (disappoint).I had a customer discount (折扣) card and it was still active.I told the girl(5) (gentle),"Hang on,don't worry,you'll have the money to buy the book."I put in my password.
She gave me a(6) (thank) smile.With a dollar left,she and her boyfriend left the store.I believed that I would never see(7) (they)again.
I don't remember(8) long it was,but they did return later that evening just to bring me(9) beautiful card that said"It's people like you who make the world a(10) (good) place to live in."
I'm deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend.Infact,they have also made the world a little brighter.
To my surprise, my uncle got his driving licence in his (fifty).
Chelsea Fearce is seventeen years old.There are five (56) (member)in her family.They are poor and they live in a shelter(收容所)."Getting a shower,food and clean clothes was not easy for(57) (I),"Fearce said."I'm worried (58) (介词)my family and my home life.I know I have to become stronger,(59) (连词)I study hard."
When she was in high school,Fearce often (60) (stay)up late.She wanted to have a (61) (good )life than before.She just told herself to keep(62) (work).
Fearce overcame (克服)all the (63) (difficulty).She got high grades and she became a college student."Never(64) (give)up!Do what you have to do right now so that you can have (65) (冠词)future that you want."Fearce told everyone.
Do you want to go to the talk on recycling?
Great! I (look) for some information for my article on the topic.
I like to walk in fields on (snow) days and to enjoy the white world.
The mother said goodbye with a smile, but her eyes couldn't hide her (sad).
Their house is similar to (we),but their kitchen is smaller.
Why are you still waiting here?
Doctor Yu promised to attend the party, but he (not appear).
Han Li: Hello, Li Mei What's your favorite subject at school? Are you good at English?
Li Mei: I do (1) in it now, but last term I wasn't good at it.
Han Li: What was your trouble?
Li Mei: First of all. I couldn't understand our English teacher because she spoke too (2) .
Han Li: It doesn't matter if you can't understand every (3) .
Li Mei: Yes. I think so. Second, I couldn't make complete sentences.
Han Li: What did you do about it?
Li Mei: I began to (4) English language TV. It helped a lot.
Han Li: Did you study grammar?
Li Mei: Yes, I took lots of grammar notes in class. Then I started to write my own sentences using the grammar. And it helped me become interested in English and I got an A this term.
Han Li: You are great. I will learn (5) you.
Li Mei: Thank you.
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table. This often,(1) ( especial) when we eat out. Once a dish comes, (2) of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat,waiting to be "liked". Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" (3) not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to (4) ( do) is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were (5) (ask) to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a (6) , it showed that the (7) (many) photos they took, the less delicious the food (8) to them. Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not (9) ( take) photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people (10) you. Trust me, and it will be a wonderful time.
(realize) his lifelong dream, the young man went to the Hollywood by himself,with only a few dollars in his pocket.
It is reported that thousands of running friends from 25 (country) took part in 2019 Nanjing Jiangning Marathon.
The old lady living on the (five) floor sometimes dances with her husband on the square.
A young man (71) (travel) through a desert when he came across a spring of clear water. The water was sweet. He filled his leather bag so that he could bring some back to (72) elder, who had been his teacher. After a journey of four (73) (day), the young man finally (74) (bring) the water to him. The teacher took a deep drink, smiled (75) (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home (76) a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spit it out, saying it was awful. In fact, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather bag. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you seem (77) (enjoy) it?" The teacher answered, "You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was not just water, (78) an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be (79) (sweet)."
We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children.Whether(80) is a cheap pipe or a diamond (宝石的) necklace, the proper response is appreciation (感激). We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing itself.
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