Everyone has his own attitude to getting old. The night before her eighth birthday, I found my daughter Lizzy sat on her bed ________ (weep).“I love being seven,”she cried.“I don’t want to be eight!”I held her in my arms and explained that it was going to be even better to be eight than being seven. I told her how much I loved her and what a wonderful birthday she was going to have. ____
___ (eventual) she was comforted. It’s always strange __
__ (tell) that you are a year older, even when you aren’t very old. Now I’m in my early 60s, and I don’t always recognize the face in the mirror, but something has changed the way that I think. The process of aging increasingly interests and amazes me, annoys and irritates me, and sometimes still makes me __
___ (frighten), too, but much, much less than it used to. There is an ongoing sadness at the absence of the friends and family members who have died before me.
Mum (putting on her coat): I’m going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I’m not sure what (happen). I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table
I went to answer the phone. But someone must have taken them because they are
(go).
Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad .I’m sure he was in the kitchen (early).
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished (make) them, so he couldn’t have done it.
, he couldn’t carry a plate of sandwiches as well as all his tennis stuff, so I’m sure
wasn’t him.
Alan (opening fridge door): Well, it wasn’t me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of fridge?
Mum: Are they there? Oh, my goodness. I have put them in there when the phone rang. Oh, dear. I really must be losing my
Now, why did I
A 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother has become the world's (old) elementary school student. Ms Sitienei, also
(know) as "Gogo", is from a small village in Kenya. She is studying at the local school. Ms Sitienei has spent most of her life
(help) to deliver babies. She wants to be able to read and write so that she can pass on her skills. She never had a chance to be educated when she was a child because her parents
not afford to send her to school.
she expects most is to set an example to younger people and inspire all the children in her village
(study).
When she (apply) to the school, school headmaster Mr Kinyanjui accepted the student with some
(hesitate). But now he is happy that Gogo is at the school and is very proud of her. Mr Kinyanjui said, "She is doing pretty well considering her age. I can say I have seen a big difference in this school
she came."
"I want to say to the children of the world, especially girls, that education will be your wealth," Ms Sitienei said. " education, you can be whatever you want — a doctor, a lawyer or a pilot."
How many of us can really ever thank our mothers what they do for us? I am now 40 years old，so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving
(guide）and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it．
When I was ill，mom would take care of me ．(condition） When I had a terrible dream， she would never yell me for stealing into her bed．
I graduated from college，she took pride in me as I walked across that stage．When life would get me down，she would tell me that it's always dark
the dawn．She's always been my greatest support，
(keep） me up when life tried to defeat me．She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set
goals too high．With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right track if I faltered (摇晃） ．
A simple thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she (show） to me over the years．My mom deserves more than flowers，candy or
gifts．There isn't a gift in the world that could ever express my thanks for
she has done for me over the years．
It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships （strike）it and sank.
About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标） （fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy
（place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened
（sail） not far away from the rock.
Seeing buoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many
ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great
（vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock
the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark
there was a great crash.
was the very rock and the ship began to sink.
Katharine Meyer Graham was once described _____ "the most powerful woman in America." She was not
_____ elected representative or a government official. She owned and published The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership,
______ became one of the most important newspapers in the country. To our surprise, she had no training in business
______ experience in operating a large company. She had no idea about
_____ to operate a newspaper at first,
_____ she never lost her confidence. Finally, she was managed to be one of the greatest women
_____ was capable of leading the business of newspaper publishing.
Katharine Graham died of head injuries. At her funeral, friends of her said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence___ events in the United States and the world.
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