Today, after finishing dinner in town, my husband and I were driving back home. As we pulled over, we saw a neighbor couple (paint) their furniture.
I went inside our home, (change), and then went back out again to ask our neighbors if they needed any help. While leaving my home, I was plagued (困扰) by thoughts of embarrassment, denial, or being received but looked down on skeptically.
, I gathered the courage to go down and ask them anyway!
Initially, the woman denied. Then, the man said, “Sure”, and he handed me a spray paint (喷漆) bottle. We got into some good conversations painting with great effort. When we finished, I briefly chatted
them before leaving.
In the end, not only I enjoy helping them, but also learned about my neighbors. On the way home, I must admit, I couldn’t help
wonder what they might be thinking about me.
is tough to do a good deed for others and not expect that they will be thinking good about you.
Today’s experience taught me some (value) lessons in my life!
(hope), these lessons will help me continue my acts of kindness in future.
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times．Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,
(plant) in spring and harvest in autumn．At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months．
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events．Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm．For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in
(memorize) of their ancestors．People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music
they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth．In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November．
this important feast day, people eat food in
shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them．They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD． The Western holiday Halloween also had
origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people．It is now a children's festival,
they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets．The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan．India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's
（depend) from Britain．
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? You (ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation．
I am sorry that I didn’t reply delay．How I wish I
(read) and reply your email as soon as I received it．
, I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,
is vital for me．As a result, I had no choice but
(focus) on my study completely．I believe that if you
(be) me, you would make the same choice。
By the way, I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation．First and foremost, I would do a part time job, so that my interpersonal skills(improve)．Additionally, I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School．Last but not
(little), maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant．
These are my plan for the summer vacation．What’s yours? I am lookingto your earliest reply．
Directions：After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct．For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Koran
Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based．For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died．These revelations were written down by those
were close to him during this time and for several years after his death．They were gathered into the text
(know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars．For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音)．In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (omit)．As a result some letters looked identical．Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases
the memories of the men who had written them．Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words
these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference tothings occurred in the Koran．In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings．Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran．
Muslims believe that by (recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.
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Scientists have discovered that(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight． Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat--the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm． Brown fat burns energy,
helps us lose weight． White fat stores extra energy, which results
weight gain． The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,
(comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased． They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who
(expose) to cold temperature have
significant amount of brown fat when
(compare) to same-aged indoor workers.” The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice．
group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat． This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets． The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity． People who are obese have
(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people． Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said, “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.” She added, “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could
(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”
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What should you do if you are not able to sleep? The best thing is to try to avoid bad habits．____ you always go to bed and get up at about the same time，this will set a __
__ (health)rhythm in your life．Don’t drink caffeine drinks in the evening．Smoking and alcohol can also keep you awake．You may have trouble__
__ (sleep) if you have a heavy meal just before you go to bed．
You may also find it difficult____ (get)to sleep if you have a problem or something else on your mind．This is __
__ you need to relax．As you lie in bed，tense the muscles in your feet and then relax _
__．Continue up the body，tensing and relaxing the muscles until you reach the heaD． Start with the feet again if you are still tense．If you __
__ (think) about a problem or about something exciting that is going to happen the next day，get up and write about it．That will help to take it off your mind．You can also get up and read，but be sure to choose__
__ book that is not too difficult．__
__，you may get so interested that you won’t want to go to sleep even when you feel sleepy．
Sleep welt and have sweet ____ (dream)!
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