Alice: Mr. Black, this is Alice (speak). I’m calling to ask you if I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course,can you tell me what the problem is, Alice?
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing(compete) to be held in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take
he can’t go there alone.Black: So you want to take
there in your minibus?
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours
(travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there
you have seen your son perform?
Alice: But I have two classes tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes instead. She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks Mary.
Black: You’re welcome.
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ____ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy _
___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not __ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or _
__ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ____ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her __
_ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes _____ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please _
_.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ____ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___
__ (inform).
The disabled tend to survive in a world that is largely made for the able-bodied. Evidently, the disabled still want to lead a which is no more different from that of normal people. Unfortunately, things in the reality are
h on them. What I have come to know so far is
it’s our common thought to laugh at people looking different from us. But being physically or
disabled does not determine their character or insights. In fact, they have the same
(权利) as everybody else and also want to live with
(尊严). Personally, the disabled are just the same
e for some disability. Therefore, it doesn’t
sense to show prejudice for somebody just because he cannot walk or has one arm alone. Now, think for a while. What if somebody stares at you or points out fingers at you
c your names? Ah! Such an annoying feeling, isn’t it? You never know how others feel until you yourself are
p in their shoes.
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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and 
warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). On April 12, 1888, Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart a . A major French newspaper m
his brother for him and carried an article a
that Alfred Nobel died. “The merchant of death is dead.” the article r
. “Dr. Alfred
Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.” Nobel was upset to find out _____ that he had died, but that he would be thought of only as one who
(受益) from death and destruction when his time was up
.
To make sure that he was remembered with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his _____ (遗嘱) to give the largest part of his money to establish the Nobel prizes, which would be a
to people who made great c
to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences. So basically, Nobel had to die before he realized
his life was really about.
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.
Woman: Alan, I heard that you went to the clinic today. What's ___ matter with you?
Alan: I've burnt my arm and hurt my head.
Woman: What __ (happen)?
Alan: This morning，I wanted to have some cup noodles __ I boiled some hot water. I __
__ (pour) the hot water into the cup when my cat suddenly jumped onto the table and knocked ___
__over. The hot water in the cup burnt my arm. It really hurt so I went to see the doctor.
Woman: How did you hurt your head then?
Alan: A can of paint fell down from a ladder. It dropped on the floor in front ____me. I knocked my head against _
__shop window when I tried to move away.
Woman: You were so unlucky!
Alan: Yes, but I finally got to the clinic. The doctor told me __ (keep) my arm clean and dry. He __
__ (tell) me to rest for a day too. I _ _
_ (feel) better now.
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