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 hostesscourtyard 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.
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On receiving my learner’s permit a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. However, wasn’t until two days ago that Dad allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination
(be) Orewa, a beautiful seaside town.
That morning I made sure I had everything ready for the journey, nothing could have prepared me for my family’s complaints.
“Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel so tightly.” I (call) by a nervous voice from the backseat.
“Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic,” ordered another voice from the seat next me.
How (annoy)! To satisfy them, I stepped hard on the accelerator (加速器), and within a second, an
(anger) voice began to yell again.
“Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above l00km/h?”
I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved and stopped (tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much
(easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
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After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the worried expression I (wear) since childhood meant sure failure. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to change that expression on my face left by so many years of
（hard）. It called for a complete change in my view on life. Here is the method I tried.
Each morning during a fifteenminute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out, however, that it couldn't be a (force) smile developed just for the purpose of putting dollars in my pocket. It had to be
honesttogoodness smile from down deep inside, an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let's see starting off with a good fifteenminute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day.
entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail
(get) the same smile
return from the person I met. I also found that it pleased people when I passed them on the street to give them a cheerful smile.
Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have ever smiled in your life, see how much better you feel and look. It's one of the best ways I know to stop worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found
more welcome everywhere.
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What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more
(throw) away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways (bring) down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett Packard and other
(company) now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and (recycle) their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws
(be) that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers
(easy) to repair and upgrade (升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.
computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish
someone else's useful things and cut down waste, too.
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History is one long story, or (real), a lot of stories of competing narratives (叙述),
about the people who shaped the world we live in.
Family history can give people a sense of history that is much personal than hearing about far‑off events about
(stranger). Telling your family history is a great way for the younger members of your family
(learn) some history and really understand and connect with it.
For example, it’s much more meaningful to discover the Great Depression meant that your grandparents didn’t taste butter until
were in their teens than to hear an abstract fact that the Great Depression meant rationing (定量配给). You feel much more
(connect) to a story about your uncle’s experience of living in France than a book about it.
(tell) stories of people that you knew or ancestors
stories you know is a powerful way to help young people feel a connection to those who came before them, family and otherwise, linking the stories of the past
their own experience of the present and imaginings of the future.
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In this constantly changing world, how to put the knowledge (gain) every day into
(real) has interested numerous people. As a proverb goes, “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key
it.” Apparently, this saying
(try) to deliver the message
we ought not to stop practicing it if we
(true) want to master the knowledge we learn,
There are several reasons (account) for this statement. To begin with, human beings are forgetful beings; therefore, only when we use knowledge, make
(mistake), and try to use it again will we be able to remember it by our heart. Moreover, knowledge has become growingly complicated and we can seldom grasp the essence of it if we do not practice it again and again.
Practicing, to sum up, (be) of greatest importance for those who are determined to learn knowledge well. As a student, I hope that the young can focus more attention on practicing
they learn.
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