If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate ________ teaching children something really useful.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. _________ sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.
Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children _________ to mange it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
Children should learn to take care ________their health. They should know that
________they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about
________ will happen to their bodies when they smoke or drink.
All of _________ are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We have to know a little bit of our history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us. Our school should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face
________ this is how you deal with it.
Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass． But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass
their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草)．I asked him
camels eat hay, not green grass． He said the camel is a kind of animal with
strong sense of suffering,
(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant
green grass.
The camel has the best tolerance． Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert,
(need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.
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Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life． When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully． But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget we’ve put it． It has to wait patiently and pitifully for
owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella．
Once I suddenly found my longtime (use) umbrella “disappeared” I really got lost and regretted quite some time
my own carelessness．
Several days later, out of my (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked． I was extremely glad to regain it． Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar
me, I found for the first time its wooden handle
（wear）out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years． I sought for it only when I needed it． It occurred to me that I should have paid
(much) attention to it．
It sets me thinking． Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather． Will gou think of those individuals
have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?
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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman．I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy．She worked hard，laughed loud，and was never afraid of
life threw at her．
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties，my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home．It was with a heavy heart
Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home．
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room．It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her．
Shortly after that birthday，however，life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too．The Dementia（痴呆） grew worse and worse．At times when I visited her she didn’t know
I was．During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept．When she awoke，her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize
．She looked down at my hand
(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away，she smiled at me．Then she closed her eyes and went
(peace) back to sleep．I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me，her spirit still remembered love．
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results
(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes
the content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.
we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important
I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits----keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit by
write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and
(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I
( conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation.
It cannot be recycled without releasing(释放) dangerous (pollute)into the air. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
(say) it is the fifth largest creator of dangerous waste.
Scientists from the U.S. and China have discovered that mealworms can digest plastic. One mealworm can digest a pill-sized amount of plastic a day.
Study co-author Wei-Min Wu says that in 24 hours, the plastic (turn) into carbon dioxide.
Are the worms hurt by (eat)plastic? The study found that worms eating Styrofoam were as
(health)as worms eating bran(糠).
Styrofoam is a light-weight material, about 95 percent air, with very good insulation properties(绝缘性), according to Earthsource.org. It is used in products from (cup) that keep your drinks hot or cold to packaging material
protects items during shipping.
“Solving problem of plastic pollution is important. Landfill space is becoming limited.”says Wu, a Stanford University environmental engineering instructor.
About 33-million tons of plastic are thrown away in the United States every year. Plastic plates, cups and containers take 25 percent to 30 percent of space in America's landfills. One Styrofoam cup takes more than 1 million years
(recycle) in a landfill, according to Cleveland State University.
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