Alice: Mr. Black, This is Alice speaking. I’m calling to ask you __ I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course. _ can you tell me what the problem is, Alice？
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing contest ____(hold) in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take __
__ he can’t go there alone.
Black: So you want to take __ there in your minibus？
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I__ (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be __ too tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours _
_ (travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there until you have seen your son perform？
Alice: But I have two _ (class) tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes _ . She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks to Mary.
Black: You’re welcome.
What is happiness? To some, happiness is being surrounded by family and friends. To others, happiness means achieving success in something, such as meeting a goal. To who have been injured or struggle with a physical disability, happiness can simply mean a day without suffering, or just being alive. Here is an example.
Sang Lan was born Ningbo, China in 1981, and began learning gymnastics when she was only six years old. By the time she completed in the gymnastics tournament at the New York Goodwill Games, she had been a junior gymnast for eleven years. Sang Lan’s best event was always
vault. She started winning competitions in 1991
kept working hard. Her teammates described her
energetic, happy and hard-working. In my opinion, she is a very good example of someone
is happy with her life, a young girl who was happy and successful in her sport. She amazed the world by the way she remained cheerful
she was injured and in hospital. Now, she finds happiness by reaching much smaller goals, and through the love of the people around her.
I hope all of us have been inspired by Sang Lan! I think her courage is admirable. I know I will think about how rebuilt her life whenever my life feels unbearable.
Last week my niece stayed with us ____ her brother was going to have a surgery and her parents needed to concentrate on looking after him.
My daughter, my niece, and I went out for some shopping and while I was in line _____ (wait) to pay, the girls asked if they could wait ___
__ me at the supermarket door.
Some minutes later they returned to ask if they could give the sweets they______ (buy) to a man in the street, so their sweets were given away. ____
____ two minutes they returned to ask me if there was anything else they could give to the man. They took some biscuits away and came back with a huge smile on their faces. ___
____ we got out of the shop I saw the man. He said “Thank you” to me and the girls.
On the way to the car my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the man, _____ I had no change, so I went to the cash machine, took some cash and gave ___
____ to the girls to give the man, so that he could buy a sandwich and a drink if he needed. The girls were very ___
___ (excite).
To me the bonus was _____ (probable) my niece’s first random act of kindness, and that was awesome.
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Tom: Sandy. It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
Sandy: Really? The exam have been very difficult this time.
Tom: Well, I’m really (surprise) too. There are many students who definitely didn’t fail. According to Jack, there are eight boys in his class who failed,
(include) himself and Scott.
Sandy: Oh! Scott is of the top students in the college. What about his sister, Kate? Did she pass?
Tom: Oh, yes. It seems she (get) good marks.
Sandy: That’s (absolute) unbelievable! Scott was
much better student than his sister, and has been working so hard for the last few months.
Tom: It seems (fair), doesn’t it? But, from
I’ve heard, perhaps he worked too hard. He was ill during the week of the exam.
Sandy: Oh, I see. These things happen, sometimes. I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
Tom: Well, there is a rumor going around the head of the Department is leaving.
Sandy: Because of the bad result, you mean?
Tom: Well, I suppose so. I’m not sure. Maybe Mr. Smith is going to be the new Department Head.
M: Michelle D: Drake
D: Michelle, why are you dancing? I thought we had to study for our math test!
M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I thought you must have been (stick) in the heavy traffic for it was the rush hour. Let me turn the music
.
D: You exercise by (dance)? I thought things like running and bicycling
(consider) exercise.
M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?
D: Yes, I do, I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I
(play) in a match this time next Saturday.
M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.
D: Do you know how to play soccer? is really very easy to learn once you try.
M: I cant play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid. you teach me some of your soccer moves, I’ll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?
D: It’s deal. If it weren’t for the math test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.
M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.
Fast food is becoming more and _____ popular in China, especially among children and teenagers. There are several explanations for its popularity. First, it is very convenient and
a lot of time. You just go into a fast food restaurant to order your food, and your food is ready immediately.
, you can either eat it there or
it away. Third, the environment of fast food restaurants is both clean and
（comfort）. Fourth, excellent service
(provide) and the quality of food is high.
, fast food isn’t healthy enough. It is usually not a balanced diet and low in nutritional value. Fast food is only a good choice when you are in a(n)
and have it once in a
. So I would say that It’s good for people, especially children, to eat fast food as
as possible.
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