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Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely _________ cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color ___
____ represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children __
____(give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect __
___ against evils（灾祸）.
People’s _______(choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be ___
__ most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally ___
__ physically. People ___
___ (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that _____ (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So ____ you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
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A great man died today. He wasn't a world leader or a big figure. He was one of the (great) men who ever lived. He was Joy's father. I guess you might say he was a person
was never interested in getting credit or
( receive) honors. He did tiny things like pay his bills on time, go to church on Sunday and serve as an officer in the P.T.A. He
(help) his kids with their homework and drove his wife to do the grocery shopping on Thursday
(night). He got a great kick out of taking his teenagers and their friends to and
football games.
Tonight is Joy's first night him. He doesn't know what to do with
(he). He's thankful that God let him have his father for 15 years. That wonderful man died
(peace) with a smile on his face and fulfillment in his heart. He knew that he was a great success as a husband and a father, a brother ,a son
a friend .
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Supermarkets are big stores that provide a wide choice of foods and products. In the United States, traditional supermarkets
(face) competition from even bigger stores with more choices of fresh and natural foods.
Many supermarkets are chains, stores (own) by one company. Most Americans still spend the most money
(buy)groceries(杂货) at supermarkets. Traditional supermarkets have lost some of their business.
(gradual), many people are changing where they buy groceries. They are also changing the kinds of groceries they want.
New (compete) are winning business because they are even larger than supermarkets. And they have
(low) prices. Wal-mart supercenters sell groceries as well as clothes, electronic equipment and everything else. Competition has also come from stores,
Whole Foods Market, which sell natural foods.
Yet supermarkets are changing too. Many have cut prices. Many are offering more fine foods and organic products are free of added chemicals and drugs.
2000, Americans have bought more organic food from supermarkets than from any other kind of store.
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I’m ______ only daughter of my parents. So they are worried
____ everything I do. For example,
______ I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me ride by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt
______ .They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even
_____ (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say
_____ (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have only one child. Parents want to do_____ for their children. This does no good
____ them. Too much love from parents may stop children from
______ (be) independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do
____ they can do alone.
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Some buildings are known their artistic beauty, some for their
(detail) design, and others for their architects’ imagination. But a London building has made headlines for none of these reasons.
In its short history, 20 Fenchurch Street has made itself (know) by reflecting（反射）sunlight
( strong ) that it once melted parts of a sports car in the street below.
So is no wonder that the building was named the UK’s
( bad ) building. According to the magazine, the judges,
were architects and writers, and agreed that 20 Fenchurch Street
(design) by a Uruguayan architect should win the prize.
And the building’s problems end with reflection. Dangerous winds are also blown along the street below. A pedestrian (行人) said to the BBC that she almost got blown over when
( walk ) past the heavy building.
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Jean is a 17-year-old high school student. On Saturday mornings, Jean and her friends take part in the program ＿＿(call) SAVE THE KIDS. They travel to a poor area of Washington D.C.. They help ＿
＿(young) students learn how to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers join in programs ＿
＿serve their communities. ＿
＿weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store. ＿
she is not working, she gets together with her girlfriends. They might go to a movie, to a shopping mall or to an eating place. Or they might attend ＿
＿sports event of their high school. They also often stay at one girl’s house for night.
Like teenagers in most parts of the country , Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. ＿, she does not have her car. She must share the family car with her parents. About 70 percent of American teenagers have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day. Jean does not smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. Neither do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where ＿
＿drink alcohol. Then they drive to other parties. People under the age of 21 ＿
＿(not allow) to drink alcohol in the United States. And it is dangerous to drink ＿
＿driving a car. Yet this does not stop some teenagers.
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