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Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo(冰屋) hotel.
_____ (build) in an small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation_______ (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem, ”he says. “We just look forward to ______(replace)it. ”
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was______ successful that he designed the present one, ______ measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks______ (pile)1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base;when the snow froze, the base______ (remove).
After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. _____no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0°C, it may seem more like a survival test _____ a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.’’
The______ (popular)of the igloo is beyond doubt:it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.
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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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One morning I sat on a bench in a park and watched a little boy (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance away. The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened.
When the kid fell down, he didn't think of the fall as failure. Instead, he considered a learning experience. He tried and tried again he succeeded. I (touch) by the boy's strong mind and the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so (confidence) and natural. He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could. He was just being a child—just being himself—being completely in the moment. He never _______(give) up. Each time he fell, he got himself back up again, as if he knew that falling down was simply a part of life. He was not looking for others' (smile), or worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that experience, and have ________(success) brought that lesson with me in many parts of my life.
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Computer began as a calculating machine in France in 1642 Computer developed very _(slow) and it took nearly two hundred years __ it was built as an analytical machine, __followed instructions from cards with holes. In 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book ___(describe) how computers could be made to work as a "universal machine" ___(solve) any mathematical problem.
By the 1940s computer __(grow) as large as a room . As time went__ it has grown smaller, and with artificial__(intelligent), it is getting cleverer and cleverer, quicker and__(quick). In the early 1960s, computers could be connected by a network. So people were able to share their information __others through the World Wide WeB.
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When he was a little boy, Christopher Cockerell once noticed his mother turning the wheel of her sewing machine with her hand. “Won’t it work quickly if a machine (turn) the wheel for you?” he asked. “I suppose it will.” said his mother, without paying any attention to him. Christopher knew she always had a lot of work and that she was stubborn that he could hardly do anything to change mind. But he wanted to help. In his bedroom there was a toy steam engine (buy) by his father as a gift to him. “I will make better use of it,” little Christopher said to himself. So, when his mother was not using her sewing machine, he decided to fix the toy steam engine onto it. When he finished (do) it, he was quite pleased, thinking his mother would like it. “Very clever,” his mother said when she saw it. But then she sat down and went on turning the wheel hand. “I (work) like this for too many years,” she explained. Christopher felt very (disappoint). He couldn’t understand his mother’s (behave).
This teaches Christopher a lesson that anyone tries to improve anything has to learn: many people don’t like new ideas.
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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people (feel) more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things in same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to (you) from that person’s point of view.
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Whether you are a fan of athletics or not, chances are _____ you have heard of Usain Bolt--- the fastest man on the planet.
After the 29-year-old Jamaican had won victories in the 100- and 200-meter men’s dashes, Aug 29 saw him take home a third gold medal in a week at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, ____ (lead) his national team to victory _____ the men’s 4× 400 relay final.
____ Reuters put it, “When _____ comes to major championship sprinting(短跑),Bolt simply has no equal.”This partly explains why the sprinter always ______ (wild) celebrates his wins. After each match, he does the trademark “Lightening Bolt” pose---putting one arm into the sky, as if he were about to throw a bolt of lightning at the stars. ______ 2012 London Olympics also saw him look back across the track at his competitors , do a couple of push-ups (俯卧撑)once he had stopped.
Some have called him a “showman”, but“ these will just add to the charm of Bolt---one of the most ____ (joy), self-confident athletes you’ll ever see”, wrote the Business Insider.
Indeed, now with six Olympic gold medals and 11 World Championships titles under his belt, the Jamaican star ____ (prove) “his ability to get the ____ (good) out of his huge natural talent”, Reuters noted.
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A few months ago we started a blog ____ (call) "Confessions(自白)of an English Learner."This blog is____ you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about ____ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who __ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ____ (difficult) with two English language words____ sound similar but are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit to the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited ___ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ___ English teacher now?"
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The Chinese government has decided to end its one-child per family policy and let families have two children. A statement gives the reasons for the change, ______ (say) it is meant to balance population development, stop a declining birth rate and strengthen the country’s work force.
China _____ (carry)out the one-child policy in 1980. But the government permitted a small number of _____ (couple) to have two children. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children if the first-born was a girl. In 2013, the government permitted other families to have two if one parent was ____ only child.
A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explains how Chinese families will react ___ the policy. “Many young people in the cities are ______ (probable) not interested in having a second child,” he says. “People in rural villages may be ____ (much) interested, but some of them are already allowed to have two children.”
At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people, a total of 800 million of _____ are employed. But that job market population is expected ______(drop) by 2050. With the two-child policy, the labo__ (short) will be relieved, starting in 20 years.
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I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes (fix) upon me. I had no (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, (deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way success is our fear. Overcome it we will be able to achieve our goals.
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Now if you’ve got nothing to do today, why not go to the east part of the city and get digging? That’s the message from No.1 Senior High School, ___ is organizing a tree planting event near East Mountain. In order to improve the environmental __ (educate) of its students and get more people ____ (organize), the school is planning to plant ____ total of 1,400 trees paid by the government over the next few days. They are hoping to plant half of them today and they ___ (look) for volunteers to come along and help. No experience is necessary, ___ there will be experts to give directions and the ____ (equip) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come along anytime ___ 10 am and 4 pm. I don’t think you need my advice of what sort of shoes or clothes you have to wear. And of course gloves will be essential ____ (protect) your hands. So it could be ____ (real) a nice day out for all the families. Enjoy your day.
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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man (seat) at the front. He (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be (mental) disabled.
Behind him were other people to he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn’t want (laugh) at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I’m glad I made a choice. It made of us feel good.
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Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel. We waited. We expected the lights to come on again. ________ nothing happened.
Then I began to smell ________. People around me then began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!” they cried. The woman ______ (stand) next to me _______ (sudden) fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to _______, “I _______ (burn) alive!” But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. So I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” I heard a noise. It was on my right side. I at once began to push my way forward to______ that noise came from. ________ light in the distance. “Thank God!” I cried. “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help ______ people experience what he could do for them.” I decided.
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I have a problem. I’m not very good at (communicate) with people. Although I try to talk to my classmates, I still find hard to make good friends with them. I can well remember that there was a time a deep blue sky, the song of birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That (change) since I came here.
The (suffer) of the people was extreme. Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. number of people who were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000. It was great fun especially as it gradually became much (warm). In the valleys colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep (eat) green grass.
Uncle Wang worked in a factory after (graduate). He is a person is always making new things and we all admire him.
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One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about(be) late for school.
There were many peoplewere waiting at the bus stop, and some of them looked very anxious and (disappoint) .when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place nextthe window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike(catch)my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he didn’t want (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept(ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s(I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers(sudden) became friendly to one another.