Last week, I watched a movie. I noticed an actress has very good eyesight playing the part of a blind lady. She played it so well that if you saw her
the first time, you would think that
was blind. It seemed that this actress
(spend) her time putting a little more effort into her career so that she could play the part that the other actresses could not.
Have you ever seen people digging a well before? They don’t just stop they see a little drop of water. They put in a little more effort to ensure that they get plenty of water.
A popular saying goes that it is only an average mind that would do the same thing all the time but expect result. All you need to do is put a little more effort so that you can expect a
(whole) different result.
You have two options in life either to focus on what’s lost to fight for what’s left. Fighting for what’s left is all about
(forget) the past, putting on your armor of courage and
(brave) and putting in that extra effort. Be better than the best you can be.
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A few months ago we started a blog ____ (call) "Confessions（自白）of an English Learner."This blog is__
__ you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about __
__ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who
__ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ____ (difficult) with two English language words__
__ sound similar but are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit to the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited _
__ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ___ English teacher now?"
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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.
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“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are_______(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the __
__ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important decisions, __
_ it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women _
__(work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention _
. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will be able to do __
___ they are best at doing,such as making a nice home and bringing _
_ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have __
freedom to choose between a job and home life __
_ a mixture of the two. As a matter of__
__, women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.
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Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep ______(need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in ______ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than _____ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with _____ than this amount,____ ___ others may need more. Every person knows his own need. _____ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his ______ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not ______ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, ________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when ______ (suggest) by a doctor.
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A few months ago we started a blog called "Confessions（自白） of an English Learner." This blog is____you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about
____ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who
___ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ___ (difficult) with two English language words that sound similar _
__ are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit _
__ the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited __
__ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ____ English teacher now?"
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