Nobody knows exactly ________St.Valentine was，although some historians suggest he was ___
___Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
(consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger
(be) growing.
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One rainy afternoon Betty (seat)on the stairs of a temple in Nepal, before which lay a muddy square. People had to walk on
artificial path made by a line of bricks
(get) to the other side. A friend of
complained all the way while
(step)on the bricks walking towards her. Looking around, her friend said extremely
(patience), “Disgusting indeed! What if I fall into the dirty water?” Since he was her
(acquaint), she nodded cautiously, hoping to comfort him by her silent sympathy.
A few minutes later another friend turned at the same scene. She walked on the same brick path dancing briskly and singing merrily, “Jump, jump, jump!” until she reached the dirty ground. She couldn’t help shouting, “
fun it is!” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is
one can entirely be free from dust.”
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Have you ever thought about having meals at a restaurant in the sky? That’s became true in Kunming, Yunnan province. The open air restaurant,
is lifted 30 meters high off ground by crane, surprised many people
it appeared Wednesday,
(attract)many foodies to try it out.
The dining area has 10 fixed seats (equip) with safety belts. It can
(accommodation) eight customers, along with a chef and a waitress to serve them. A meal for 2 hours will cost 8,888 yuan per customer. So far 32 seats
(book)for the four days between Thursday and Sunday.
Seeing the scene, someone yelled, “They’re taking risks! They are dinging the possible cost of lives.” But a male customer, after enjoying his dinner in the air, said
(exciting), “It’s cool and I can have
bird’s eye view of Dianchi Lake!”
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The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house (stand) on top of a hill. A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and
(start) running up the driveway toward the house.
I looked up the hill to see she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and bent down to greet her. When she got to him, he folded her in
powerful arms and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms with
(smile) faces. Every single hug from them
(be) a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me sound its horn (喇叭). I saw school bus quickly pulling away. I started to follow it again with a
(light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it
(safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever.
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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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