Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young, （struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due my wife and I couldn't even afford
（get）Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found
（sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I
（hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed them to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did
best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit
and they jumped up and down．My daughter
（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys for_
_ (hour), and Thanked God for the．
_ （great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure
gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．
There is much discussion about the necessity of daily homework for students. Some say homework is necessary since only practice (make) perfect, while others disagree. In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. However, this might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework
necessary. Actually , only proper amount of homework in proper form is
( accept); some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on
contrary bore them so much that they may lose their interest in studying. “Proper” homework, in my opinion, should
(vary) in its forms,
might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercise. And it should leave enough
(free) to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self-motivation, rather than unwillingness. We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than
(drive) them. Only if a teacher
(keep) this
his/her mind, the homework could be of most help to the students.
Dad: OK, kid, what' s so important we have to meet in secret?
Daughter :Well, it' s about the 22nd of next month. I- d like to have surprise party for Mum but I need your help. I thought that maybe you could take her to a movie, you know, just the two of you. Then while you' re away I can decorate the family room
invite lots of friends.
Dad.That (sound) great but how do I manage to get her back without
(go) out to dinner after the movie?
Daughter: Oh, that' s easy. You just say that you want to pick me up in order to make it a family ( celebrate). After the movie is
, you send Mum in to get me and when she comes in the front door everyone shouts "Happy birthday" to surprise her.
Dad: What about food? You don't have time to cook it (you) , do you?
Daughter: I’ll order everything to be (send) from the restaurant nearby while you are enjoying the movie.
Dad: I'm so happy you have handled this so (beauty).
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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering _____ it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar _______ many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when __ ___ (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily. Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC (produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”. the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money (暴发户)” in English. Besides, the Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling ________ “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s _______ (influent) on English will continue during the entire 21st century, ___ __ it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.
If the population of the Earth keeps on (increase) at its present rate, there will
(eventual) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we
(use) up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it
(necessity) for us to look for open space somewhere else. But
of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem,
, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that
the Earth’s resources are completely
(exhaust), it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and
create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth.
, there is only a tiny amount of water there.
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him.He turned his head and (see) an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman
(sudden) found that his watch was
(go). He thought that it must be the Italian who
(take） his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchan frightened the
with his fist
pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife had happened. He was
(great) surprised when his wife pointed to the
on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.
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