Lionel Messi, ___ player from the South American country of Argentina, is the greatest soccer player alive today. At a young age, he _
__(move) to Spain and now plays ___
___(profession)for the Barcelona soccer club. Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team _
____(own) by his father. Even as a young boy, he did very well. But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much
____(tall). There was a way to help him grow more, ___
_____his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs. So, they looked around for a soccer club __
____would be able to do this for them. The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him, but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered ___
____ (accept) Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills. The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain. In the Barcelona soccer club, Messi was one of the best ___
____(play)through his teen years. Messi has surprised the world ___
__his incredible talent. He has led Barcelona to many victories and earned his place among the greatest players ever.
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The Italian dinners we had every Sunday when I was a boy were feasts fit for a king. There were loaves of Italian bread ready to be eaten. were great with butter and even
(good) when you dipped them in the sauce（调味汁）. My grandma,
we called "Nanny", would always bake them a day ahead so they would be ready. I remember watching her hand make the dough（面团）. I would often ask to help but only because I wanted to have
bite of the dough before she placed it in the pans to bake.
One day I (fool) asked Nanny why she didn’t just buy bread at the store
(save) time. “Because they’re not as good,” she said
her thick Italian accent. Then she laughed, smiled, and gave me a piece of dough to eat.
Nanny was right. Today I buy my bread at the store and it isn’t as good. It is factory-made and (lack) all the taste, warmth, and love that Nanny put into hers. Store-bought happiness is a sad substitute for homemade joy.
you want lasting love, permanent peace, and endless joy, then you have to bake them
your own.
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Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves, fearing that there might be wild beasts (lie) in wait for her. She had no man
his spear to protect her. She had almost reached her destination
a delicious smell arrested her progress and she stopped. Her senses became
(dizzily)with hunger. She could see her mother and the older children
(prepare) the deer and pig meat over the fire. Her aunts were making
(cloth) with animal skins. Abruptly she
(sit) down, only to
(scoop) by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna. Lala smiled with
(relieve). It was good
(have) her family around her.
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, devoted April 23 to the children of the World, to stress that were the future of nation. Since 1920, Turkey has been
(celebrate) April 23 as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
Children’s Day providesunique opportunity to contribute to international peace and solidarity（团结）. In Dubai over the last four years,
the help of the Consulate General of the Turkish Republic in Dubai, we have organized four
(success) charity celebrations to mark April 23 Children’s Day. Many international schools and performance groups of different countries in Dubai took part. We reached an audience of nearly 4,000 people and the
(participate) of more than 50 different children performance groups,
(include) more than 800 children.
This year, I am(honor) to announce our fifth celebration happening today. The success of this event lies with the dedicated volunteer work of all organization
(partner) as well as the generous donations of the sponsors. In order to support Dubai Autism Center’s annual autism（自我中心主义） awareness campaign
is organized for the whole month of April, it has been decided to donate the income of the event to the Dubai Autism Center (DAC)
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Brighton is the (health)city in Britain with the highest level of personal trainers, yoga clubs and health food stores, according to a survey related on Friday.
The survey, looks at 19 statistics covering health,
（fit）and environment, says Brighton has the highest number of residents
(eat) at least five kinds of fruit and vegetables a day.
The survey, (conduct) for the Sky Travel channel, has compared 15 cities across the UK. It says Brighton residents live
an average age of 78 years old. They are twice as likely
(walk) or cycle to work as the people living in other parts of Britain.
In （compare）with the national average, Brighton has nearly a third more health food stores and personal trainers than
in any other city in Britain. It has twice many yoga clubs, and the level of fat residents is below the national average.
Meanwhile, survey also finds that Brighton residents have the best levels of cholesterol (胆固醇) and blood pressure in Britain.
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As an old English saying goes, “honesty is the best policy.” It is more than an old cliché（陈词滥调）, but good way to live your life.
First, honesty is the (easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies.
Second, honesty gives us much (free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people
(pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are
(true) free.
If there were two people (stand) before you, a person with a record of being honest and a person 67 is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely
(believe) I’m sure most people would side with the honest person.
we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is
(you). What will you choose
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