Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it
(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of
most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
the river wasn’t changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work
(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is
(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the
(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be
(patience).
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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．
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 attitudes
the 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 by
write) 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.
语法填空,阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Snake dishes have become popular in_____ (recently) years. Snake meat in __
____(vary ) flavors (风味) can _____
___ (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten a snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder ______
____ all the trends are worth ___
___ (follow).
Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious . But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According ______ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, _____ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in ___
_(mouse) and worms population, which will result in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect _________.”
语法填空,阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
W: What 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 (anxious) to see the match and fell off my bike on the way. My legs hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time
I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry to hear that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very serious. I only got my skin (scratch) and bled a little.
M: You (see) a doctor first.
W: But I didn’t think it necessary. I cleaned my skin and then started again.
M: How long were you late for the match? time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, it was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a very wonderful part
of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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