【原创】What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's new double-decker buses.
The traditional red double-deckers are symbol of London. Their symbolic status was settled in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing
(collect) a very special passenger: the Olympic Flame.
Now a new bus design (uncover) and it has been exciting Londoners.
The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, (make) people able to hop on and hop off. It also has a unique design for the front end, which gives it an innovative（新颖的）look.
Despite(尽管） innovations, the design is not all new. Its outward appearance takes after London's faithful old double-decker, the Route master.
In July 2008 a (compete) was launched by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new Route master bus for the capital. There were over 700 entries,
several designers jointly winning the £25,000 (244,000 Yuan) prize.
The new double-deckers, _____ _____ have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in service in 2012.
Mr. Johnson said: “This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a green heart beating beneath its __________ (attract) appearance.”
He expects cities around the globe to be “beside themselves with envy” for _________ he described as a “stunning red symbol” of 21st-century London.
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First aid is of _____ (important) in our life. There is no doubt ___
___ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time.If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can__
___(find) . But in the process of first aid,
the injured will be properly treated _
___(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . As ___
__ famous journalist, Yan Song leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose ___
___news, but also has __
__(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know ___
__about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.
Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people's lives. Let’s take delight in ____(acquire) skills of first aid.
One year ago, I was great trouble. I worked hard at English and devoted all my spare time to
（practise）it. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination,
made me greatly disappointed. So I asked my grandpa for advice when I got home.
(hear) what I told him, he said, “To some extent, examination
(result) are sometimes unexpected by your study level. You can’t judge your progress by one examination.” He encouraged me
( work) hard for a long time to check my results. I
(take) my grandpa’s advice. Now I realize
the process of learning is much more important and my English is much better
before. From my experience, I feel that we
listen to opinions from old people.
Plumb was a successful US pilot in the war against Vietnam. However, once his plane (destroy) by the enemy and he was forced to jump out.
(luck), with the help of the parachute（降落伞）he landed safely, but he was caught by the enemy and put
prison for 6 years.
One day, many years after the war, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant he found a man staring at him.
Plumb looked back but didn’t recognize him. The man stood up and said, “You are Captain Plumb?” Plumb looked up at him and nodded. The man said, “You were pilot soldier in Vietnam. You landed into the enemy land with the help of your parachute.”
(embarrass), Plumb asked, “ How did you know all that?” The man continued, “Because I packed your parachute and
worked well.”
Plumb stayed awake that night. He wondered many times he had either walked past his life saver without saying anything
ignored him completely.
Think about this for ourselves. We sometimes completely ignore the people around, who help us out when we need them badly. They are just the man who was just there packing parachutes.
When I was a teenager, I used to skateboard on the playground. It seems that skateboarding is an (entertain) hobby a lot of American teenagers take great interest in.
I had a skateboard was bought not too long ago. But since I don’t skateboard any more, I made a
(decide ) that I should go to a skateboard shop and give
to some kid. I know I would have been so excited if someone had done that for me when I was younger.
So I drove to the local skateboard shop and waited outside for about ten minutes. A boy and his dad (be ) about to walk into the shop when I stepped up. I asked him if he’d like my skateboard. He asked how much it was. I told him it was free---as long as he used it!
His eyes lit up and I could see excited he was.
(hand) him my skateboard, I walked back to my car. His dad kept asking me if I was
(real) giving him my skateboard,
I kept saying ,“Yes!”
I think his dad was excited than he was. I was very happy that I could give someone a very nice skateboard.
As human populations grow, animal habitats often begin to . The good news is
in many places around the world, areas are now being
just for animal use. These wildlife
allow animals live in their natural or wild habitats.
B
Every living thing in nature to survive. Most plants are threatened by animals and people, as
as by other plants, and may have to live in difficult conditions. Plants survive by adapting
life in different environments, and by
successfully with
living things.
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