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.
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Many people believe fresh water will never be used up. They think fresh water comes from such varieties sources that is always enough for us. Such opinion
(导致)to surprising waste of water. As a matter of fact, the earth is
of fresh water. Furthermore, with the rapid g
of the world ‘s population and the serious pollution of our surroundings, the world is
（面对 ）the danger of running out of fresh water. A
, in some big cities, fresh water cannot meet the d
needs. It is up to us to find new ways to s
water. First, we should make the best
of water. Second, scientists must work even harder to purify (净化)seawater,
(污染) water and try to find solutions to reduce the use of fresh water in industry．
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For 25 years Terry Comm．was a policeman, but for the last 17 years he has been （行走）up and down five miles of beach every day, looking for things that might be u
to someone．Terry’s a beachcomber（海滩拾荒者）．
Nearly everything in his cottage has come the sea – chairs, tables, even tins of food．“I even found a box of beer just before Christmas．That was nice,” he remembers．He finds lots of bottles with messages in them,
（主要地）from children．They all get a r
if there’s an address in the bottle．Shoes? “If you find one, you’ll find the
the next week,” he says．
But does he really m a living? “Half a living,” he smiles．“Anyway I have my police pension．But I don’t actually need money．My life is rich in
（多样性）．” Terry is happy．“You have to find a way to live a simple life．”
“Some people say I’m mad,” says Terry．“ there are much more who’d like to do
I do．Look at me．I’ve got everything I could possibly want．”
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It is well known that we Senior Three students will experience various exams.Sometimes it is hard to avoid failure , which greatlyu_______ us.. Recently, our class had a
________ discussion about failure in exams. Here are the results.
We all agree that there are both advantages and d_______ of failing in the exam. Generally speaking, it is widely believed that there are several
______(积极) aspects . To begin with, it reminds students to devote themselves more to their studies. In addition, it helps students realize
______ they are weak in, thus leading them to improve. However, some problems may turn
_____ from failure in exams. It ruins students’ self-confidence so badly that some even lose the interest in
__________(挑战)themselves. Sometimes the dissatisfaction teachers and parents show with these students also makes the matter even
________(糟糕).
On such o________, what I usually do is to turn to my teachers for help. They will always analyze my problems and give me some
a______ on how to deal with them. Their comfort and encouragement mean much to me.
The place I work for kindly provides food for all attendants. However, what bothers is that they throw away all leftovers and there are usually lots!
Last week I finally made my point and (allow) to take a huge plate of very nice sandwiches away with me. It would have been
real shame to see them ending up in the dustbin. I went looking for the homeless guy,
usually sits in front of our local supermarket,
(pet) his dog on an old blanket. He was
(extreme) pleased when I showed him the food. He had nothing to carry the food in and offered to return the plate the following week.
we had never spoken before, I decided to trust him, and I was not
(disappoint). He brought it back clean yesterday.
This has made me understand that the homeless are easy (satisfy). And it has inspired me to share more
local homeless people .
There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was lonely and (bore) for him watching the sheep all day.
No one was near there farmers he could sometimes see working in the fields in the valley below.
One day the boy thought of a plan by he could get a little company and have some fun. He ran down toward the valley
(cry), “Wolf! Wolf!”
The men ran to meet him, and they found out there was no wolf at all, they complained and returned to their work. However, the boy was very happy when he saw the men come running.
The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried same trick again, and again the men ran to help him.
A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and was heading the sheep.
The boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly ever he cried,“Wolf! Wolf! A wolf has really appeared. ”
But the men, who had been (fool) twice before, thought that he was tricking them again. No one came
(help) the boy. The lying shepherd boy was eaten up by the wolf with all his sheep.
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