Why is reading so important? Joseph Addison once said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is the body.” I am sure you
have heard this quote. Reading is a great hobby,
makes you discover yourself. Reading good stories can help you solve some problems in your own life. Besides, reading
sets a good example to younger generations.
Sadly, people nowadays seem to have totally lost interest in this activity. Children are busy with computer games, adults use their cell phones or computers to search for information.
seems that people have forgotten
importance of reading. Anybody can use the Internet to look for information, but the sources are
as reliable as a book.
To open a book is always beneficial! Don’t spend all your spare time on the computer screen or cell phones.
Dear Mr. Costa,
I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.
How have you been _________ (late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at
_________ restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?
I had a short ________ good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work
_________ Christmas and New Year’s,
_________ (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that
_________ (happen), I wonder
________ I really want to work in the hotel business.
The other day I was thinking about the fun _______ we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates
_________ the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?
Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for_________, so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.
Yours ever
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请阅读以下圣诞购物者的信息，然后匹配这些购物者和他们拟买的礼物。Anna is decorating her Christmas tree. But she finds she hasn’t bought any stockings yet. She needs to hang the stockings on the tree and some on the chimney so that children can find their gifts from Santa Claus.
Martin is looking for a Christmas gift for his six-year-old nephew. He is a loyal fan of David Beckham.
Nick’s sister, aged 4, is fond of cartoons(卡通). She has got a collection of Snoopy, Winne the pooh. Nick wonders what would be the best Christmas gift for her.
Sabrina’s considering buying a Christmas gift for her younger brother. He, at the age of 9, is crazy for video games. He has already had an X-box, but he wants more games.
Granny Margaret is living alone. As the Christmas is approaching（接近）, she’d like to send her greetings to her family members and friends living in other places. But she is too old for a day’s shopping.
Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed (depend) on the age of the person and the conditions in
sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than _
old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with less than this amount,
others may need more. Every person knows his own need.
is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his
(strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not without reason for some people to think that it is practicable(切实可行的) to sleep the open air. A bath at bedtime,
hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be
_ (help) to sleep. Sleep producing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when __
(suggest) by a doctor.
Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot, ______ was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire. Claire didn’t want ____
____ robot in her house, especially as her husband would be ___
____(absence) for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her ____
___(harm). However when she first saw the robot, named Tony, she felt alarmed because he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome ____
_____ smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
On the second morning Tony, _______(wear) an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked ___
_____ she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told hem to go. ____
___ was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human. One day, Claire mentioned that she didn’t think she was clever. Tony said that ____
__ must feel very unhappy to say that. It was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she __
____(begin) to trust him.
Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated b nobody came to his restaurant that morning. He thought that the menu he prepared was
（完美）. Then he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by w
coming into his restaurant to eat as he always did. Driven by
, Wang Peng followed his friend to a newly opened restaurant
offered to make people thin in two weeks. The new restaurant was
of people. Wang Peng came in and was shown a menu. He was a
at what he saw. After leaving the restaurant, he went to the library and did some r
. Arriving home Wang Peng rewrote his own sign, trying to win his customers
. The two restaurants began to
(竞争)!
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