Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple (die) on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes.
With her charm and blonde curls, she was one of (popular) stars of
1930s in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer.
Her singing, ___(dance) and acting won over fans worldwide. She
_ (give) a special juvenile Oscar in 1935,
she was just seven years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person
__ has received an Academy Award.
Shirley Temple started film career at three years old. Between 1934 _
_ 1938 she appeared in more than 20 films and was consistently the top US movie star.
Her final film, A Kiss For Corliss, is available to watch online for free. This is the star’s final moment on the big screen.
After retiring from films in 1950 the age of 22, Temple once again became the focus(焦点) as a politician and diplomat (外交官).
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Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear her. You see
I taught kindergarten, I called all
sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile
my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and
(excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the
(great) joy I could ever have.
So far I (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were
are now a great joy of my life.
(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun
(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.
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Julia：（chatting with her e-friends online）oh my god ! it must be so late. __________ are you. What time is it?
Mary: just after 2 am.
Julia: what’s wrong? Can’t you go to sleep?
Mary: no, actually I was waiting for you. I have .____________ important to tell you.
Julia: really? What is it?
Mary: I’ve had an offer ___________(work) for a company in your city.
Julia: I can’t believe it! Is it true? You are moving here?
Mary: I’m still hesitated___________ whether to accept the position. With the upcoming holiday I think it’s the perfect chance to visit the city and take a good look at the company before making the final decision.
______________ you have time I think we could get together in person.
Julia: just give me the dates and I .___________(make) sure I’m free. You know after all this chatting online， it will be great to meet you in real life. I look forward to
_________(see) you soon!
Mary: me too. But I think I am going to bed now. My head is getting heavy. Have _________ nice day there!
Julia: thanks. This is so_________(excite). Sleep tight and sweet dreams!
Mary: talk to you _________(late).
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For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from ______rare brain disease, ____
___affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day ____
__warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even ________ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations __
_ September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has __
__ (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman ______(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if ___
____ daughter would wake up the next morning.
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart _______(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ____
____ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”
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Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _____ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___
___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___
___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___
__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __
___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _
___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __
__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __
___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __
___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___
___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
A woman was on her way to the airport (hurry). She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware she was going on a different route. Suddenly,
man went inside the cab and took her handbag
she placed her visa, passport and all her money for the trip. She kept on thinking how
(luck) she was to be in that situation. That very same night, she heard a piece of
(shock) news. Flight 230 crashed! It was the plane that she was supposed to board into.
she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life!
Sometimes bad things really happen. We fail in our exams, or get rejected by others . There are times when nothing seems to go our way. So what do we do about it? We must take all these frustrations out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we will get we deserve.
If you failed in the exams, maybe you’d be more successful and much _______(happy) in another field. If you were rejected
your friend, there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of your love and affection. Don’t waste your time and energy on things that can’t
(change).
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