Keeping a diary in English is one of the ___ __ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ___
__ (little)time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ___
___ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many _
__（difficult）. In the first place, _
___ often happens that we have trouble __
___ (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I_____ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ___
__ great use to keep a diary in English for __
___ development of our writing skills.
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Supermarkets are big stores that provide a wide choice of foods and products. In the United States, traditional supermarkets
(face) competition from even bigger stores with more choices of fresh and natural foods.
Many supermarkets are chains, stores (own) by one company. Most Americans still spend the most money
(buy)groceries(杂货) at supermarkets. Traditional supermarkets have lost some of their business.
(gradual), many people are changing where they buy groceries. They are also changing the kinds of groceries they want.
New (compete) are winning business because they are even larger than supermarkets. And they have
(low) prices. Wal-mart supercenters sell groceries as well as clothes, electronic equipment and everything else. Competition has also come from stores,
Whole Foods Market, which sell natural foods.
Yet supermarkets are changing too. Many have cut prices. Many are offering more fine foods and organic products are free of added chemicals and drugs.
2000, Americans have bought more organic food from supermarkets than from any other kind of store.
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I’m ______ only daughter of my parents. So they are worried
____ everything I do. For example,
______ I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me ride by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt
______ .They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even
_____ (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say
_____ (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have only one child. Parents want to do_____ for their children. This does no good
____ them. Too much love from parents may stop children from
______ (be) independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do
____ they can do alone.
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Some buildings are known their artistic beauty, some for their
(detail) design, and others for their architects’ imagination. But a London building has made headlines for none of these reasons.
In its short history, 20 Fenchurch Street has made itself (know) by reflecting（反射）sunlight
( strong ) that it once melted parts of a sports car in the street below.
So is no wonder that the building was named the UK’s
( bad ) building. According to the magazine, the judges,
were architects and writers, and agreed that 20 Fenchurch Street
(design) by a Uruguayan architect should win the prize.
And the building’s problems end with reflection. Dangerous winds are also blown along the street below. A pedestrian (行人) said to the BBC that she almost got blown over when
( walk ) past the heavy building.
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Jean is a 17-year-old high school student. On Saturday mornings, Jean and her friends take part in the program ＿＿(call) SAVE THE KIDS. They travel to a poor area of Washington D.C.. They help ＿
＿(young) students learn how to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers join in programs ＿
＿serve their communities. ＿
＿weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store. ＿
she is not working, she gets together with her girlfriends. They might go to a movie, to a shopping mall or to an eating place. Or they might attend ＿
＿sports event of their high school. They also often stay at one girl’s house for night.
Like teenagers in most parts of the country , Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. ＿, she does not have her car. She must share the family car with her parents. About 70 percent of American teenagers have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day. Jean does not smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. Neither do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where ＿
＿drink alcohol. Then they drive to other parties. People under the age of 21 ＿
＿(not allow) to drink alcohol in the United States. And it is dangerous to drink ＿
＿driving a car. Yet this does not stop some teenagers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jackson worked in the same company. The man was skillful and earned twice as much, if not more than, his wife. But he had to give all his money to his wife,
bought the food, clothes and drinks for him. He was angry with her
couldn’t say anything. All the men in the workplace were afraid of their wives and they felt sorry for each other.
It was March 8th and all the women had a day off. The men were free to say whatever they wanted. They had endless (complain) about their wives. And they thought
unfair that women had their own festival but they didn’t. The more they said, the
(angry) they became. They decided to write a letter to the UN and advised them
(cancel) “Women’s Day”. They asked Mr. Jackson to do it, too. The man agreed and began to write it.
When Mr. Jackson finished it, his wife came in. Her key (leave) in the workplace and she came for it. She made him hand the letter to her.
(read) it, the woman said with a smile, “How can you post it to the UN
I don’t supply you with the money for buying a stamp?”
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