I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my
(fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me
(argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me
a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of
80-year-old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse
my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away
there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens (run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked
(merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say good
bye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I (cause) her. But she refused.
As the communication between China and Britain is becoming ____(increasing) frequent, the differences between them _
__(cause) a heated discussion in the past few years.
Firstly, table manners are the essential procedure in everyone’s daily life. We get used to ___(use) chopsticks while Englishmen use knife and forks. It’s not polite to burst into laughter when eating in Britain, __
__indicates you don’t respect others. _
__ the contrary, we laugh and talk during a meal. What’s more, in Britain, we have to wander along the left side of the road, but traffic in our country keeps to the right. In addition, for Chinese students, _
_they have experienced in studying is an __
__(organization) learning style. Students are required to follow a clear plan. __
_(compare) with Chinese education, British education is __
__ flexible and imaginative. Students there are encouraged to discuss the subject they want to learn. Last but not least, in China, “thank you” is not frequently used between friends and family members while “thank you” is widely used in Britain.
There is no sense in debating which is better. We owe these manners ____ a long history, so you should do as the Romans do.
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By “luxury(奢侈品)”, we mean "a pleasant and often expensive thing that is not necessary". From a historical point of view, things which were a luxury when they first came into being all became necessities later.
Anything, no matter luxurious it is, will become a necessity, when it is widely used. This is true of many of the present luxuries, among which mobile phones, cars, computers and many other things
(include). It is known to all that the purpose of the development of science is
(make) things easy for the mankind, not for only
small number of people.
, the first thing to do after a new invention occurs is to spread it so as to benefit
many people as possible. In the course of the spread, the luxury becomes decreasingly luxurious until
the end it becomes a necessity. This is an objective law, and
can be an exception.
With the quick (develop) of science and technology, the process for many things to become a necessity from a luxury will be greatly shortened. Anything that can be imagined will be invented and in no time becomes a necessity
(access) to ordinary people.
As a hiking-lover, I have climbed many famous mountains in China. I can still remember one of my happy and__________（难忘）hiking experiences on the Wuyi Mountain. It was the early spring when I decided to go hiking
___________my friends. Before our trip, I thought it a
___________of cake to get to the top of the Wuyi Mountain. At first, we all felt rather happy, chatting and laughing. However, after
__________ (到达) the middle of the mountain, we started to be tired out. We were thirsty and our legs were painful. All of us were unwilling to
m___________ on. We were about to give up
___________someone called out “come on, come on”.
E______ by his words, we all climbed to the top of the mountain.
From this trip, I deeply feelw__________ makes me happy is not only those beautiful
v__________ of the mountains but also the experience that we have overcome our mental and physical
___________ (挑战) to achieve our final goals and enjoy pleasures from them.
Like other living things, people need nourishment to live. Food supplies the energy needed for day-to-day activities, from automatic actions such as breathing and sleeping to more activities such as sports. Eating the right food each day helps your body
functions. No matter what your age, a well-nourished body is better
to heal properly and combat disease than a
nourished one is.
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Another decision you need to make housing is
by how much you can afford to pay. Housing prices
in different areas, such as in a city or a suburban or rural
, as well as in different parts of the country. When you have a limited amount of money to
on housing, location is a very important factor in deciding what kind of home you will be able to afford.
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Dear fellow students，
May I have your attention，please? Now I'd like to make a speech here．As we know，waste (become)a common scene on campus recently．Some pour the remains of a meal where there is still much
(1eave)；others
(simple)walk away after washing hands，leaving the water
(run)；students leave the classroom every day
noticing whether fans are switched off．Has thrift(节俭)，one of the national tradition
developed from our long history gone?
so，find it back!
We don't have to take great pains to control waste，but action and a grateful heart are needed；thank the water that runs through our fingers，and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water (short)；thank the light we enjoy because in poor areas，children share
dim lamp reading；thank all the paper we are able to use，for trees are cut down
(satisfy)our needs；thank everything nature can offer and everything we can own.
Live and act，so the tradition of thrift will never fade．
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