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Edison was one of the greatest scientists that greatly shaped modem society.
When he was seven, Edison's family moved from Ohio to Michigan after his father got a job there. Because of hearing problems, he had difficulty(follow) the lessons and often ran away from school. However, he used the time
(read) books and set up a laboratory in his home. But the smell from his laboratory was often so strong
his mother had to stop him from carrying out any more experiments at home.
At the age of twelve, Edison got a job on the Grand Trunk Railway. There, he made use of an abandoned (被抛弃的) car his laboratory. During that time, he
(success) developed a device (设备) that could send messages. By 1869, Edison' s inventions in telegraphy were widely accepted,
made him decide to leave the job and become a full-time
(invent). Edison's most' "well-known" inventions included the electric light bulb, microphones and so on. In explaining
he could come up with so many inventions, Edison said "Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."
Edison(die) at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. At the time of his death, he was still doing experiments in his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. He clearly enjoyed his work and lived life to
fullest.
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It was my first day in Hangzhou，the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn’t have much time to spare. I wanted to see ___________much of the city as possible in the two days
___________I returned to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and
___________to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city’s wellknown tourist
___________(attract)and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady who noticed my book
___________(come)up to me and introduced
___________(her)．
She said her name was Miss Bai and she ____________(kind)offered to show me around the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first go to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn’t so sure about
___________(cross)the Broken Bridge. If it was broken，did she expect me to jump across？And I couldn’t swim，so if I fell in then I
________(drown)．That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation，
___________(close)my book and walked away.
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On June 2，2012，Meghan Vogel won the state championship in the 1500-meter race．，it was her last-place finish in the 3200 meters that won her worldwide attention．
Only a few minutesthe 3000-meter run，Meghan entered the tough 3200-meter final．Three laps into the eight-lap race，Vogel was falling off the pace．It could easily be seen that she didn’t have the energy to compete for another title．20 feet from the finish line，she was in last place but still had
chance of passing a runner from another schoo1—Arden McMath，
was faltering(蹒跚)．
Then suddenly Arden McMath (fall)to the track．Vogel never had a moment of doubt about
to do next．Rather than run past her fallen competitor to avoid the last-place finish，Vogel stopped to help Arden to her feet and
support) her step by step towards the finish line．The crowd cheered for Vogel’s action and the cheers grew
(loud) as the two girls finished the race with Vogel purposely
(make)sure that Arden crossed the finish line ahead of her．
Last place on the track；first place in sportsmanship(体育精神)．Vogel was truly the (win) of the 3,200-meter race·
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Night after night, she came to tuck me in (盖被子), even long after my childhood years． (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way．Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say
in reply．But never again
my mother close out (结束) my day
that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my (think) returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands, — missed her goodnight kiss on my foreheaD．
Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family．I (frequent) recalled the night my young voice complaineD． One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night．I thought she’d remember as I diD． But Mom didn’t know what I
(talk) about．She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new (appreciate) for my gentle mother and
caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
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Woman：Our design class is really interesting．Don't you think so?
Man：Yeah，I like Professor Vargas， sometimes he goes too fast，and I feel like I'm missing something．There's a lot we have
(remember).
Woman：True．There are a lot of details about all the different styles.
Man：Yeah，there are Art Nouveau，and Art Deco，and Art Moderne. I have a hard time (keep) it all straight.
Woman：I know what you mean.
Man：For example，it seems to me Art Deco and Art Moderne are the same things.
Woman：Well，it's somewhat confusing．They were both popular in 1930s although Art Deco came a little before Moderne．I think Professor Vargas
(say) Art Deco started at an exhibition in Paris in 1925Let me check out my notes．Right，Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1923 until the 1940s，
(affect) the decorative arts such as architecture and
(industry) design，as well as the visual arts such as fashion，painting，the graphic arts and film.
Man：So，they were about the same time．It's one thing that gets confusing． thing is，they seem so similar that it's hard to see why they're
(consider) different styles.
If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games，you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent．
The second book，by US author Veronica Roth，______ (publish) in 2012.It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and
______ (current) ranks No .
The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago ______ people are divided into five distinct groups．Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless)，Dauntless (the brave)，Erudite (the intelligent)，Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest)．Every child，at 16，takes a test
______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to．But Beatrice Prior，born in Abnegation，is qualified
______ three，meaning she is a Divergent．And she is told not to tell
______ if she wants to stay alive．
So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself．Beatrice ends up ______ (choose) the Dauntless．After joining her new group，Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her
______ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop．While undergoing these extreme physical tests，Tris must also determine who her real friends are．
The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization ______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind，both ideologically
______ physically”，commented The New York Times．
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