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It happened at a weekend in the 1970's. Mum gave me two tickets for a film,telling me she was too busy to go together with me with the ___(end)housework. She told me to keep the money___ I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time,a ticket cost only 20 fen. But to me,a little girl of twelve,20 fen seemed quite a lot. I reached the cinema hurriedly.Holding the ticket in my hand,I began to look for a buyer. Just then a handsome young man,___ (notice) me and the ticket,came towards me with a big smile,“You've got __ extra ticket?”“Yes,”I nodded.“That's great. Say how much?”“20 fen.”“Oh,” he thought for a while and then took out a ten yuan note ____ his wallet.“I'm ____(terrible) sorry,___ I've only got this note.” Seeing I was confused,he added,“Then how about waiting for a while before I have changed it in the cinema's store?”“Without much thinking,I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up with ___(he).Soon he disappeared. I stood there ___(puzzle).Suddenly I realized the handsome young fellow ____(cheat)me.”Before long I found that he'd sold the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen,but lost his honor!
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Once upon a time in an old forest, there was a poor woodcutter (cut) wood by the lake. One day, his axe斧子)fell into the lake accident. The poor woodcutter didn’t know how to swim, he could do nothing but pray to the lake goddess.
The lake goddess heard his prayer and appeared before him.
“Help me!” said the woodcutter, “I’m very poor,and I lost my only axe. If I don't get my axe back,my family will starve to (dead),please help me!” He cried. After a while, the goddess brought out an axe (make) of gold from the lake.
“Is this your axe,my good man? ” asked the goddess.
"No." Then the goddess brought out a silver axe, but the woodcutter said that wasn’t his axe again.
The (three) time, she brought out the woodcutter’s axe. The woodcutter jumped up
(happy) and said,“This is my axe. Thank you very much!”
At the end of the story, the goddess was very pleased with the woodcutter’s honesty. He just wanted he deserved So she decided (give) both the gold and silver axe to him. The woodcutter sold the axes, and (become) a rich man.
The moral of this story is that honesty is the best policy.
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Several weeks ago, my husband and I decided to sell some of the old things in our house. We thought a good opportunity to clean up our 10-year-old son’s room and deal with some toys that were no (long) suitable for him to play with. We agreed that all the money (make) from selling the toys would go to our son.
We decided to sell the toys our son no longer liked and a little bike that was too small for him. The little bike, a bit old, was still in good condition.
We charged $ 10 for the bike, it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was over, my husband put it on the roadside with a sign, on were written “FREE BIKE”. Soon our doorbell rang. A little boy stood outside, (ask) in poor English whether the bike was really free. I said yes and that he could have it nothing. He smiled, got on the bike and (happy) rode away.
Later that evening I told my son that the old bike had been given to the little boy for free. He smiled, obviously happy (hear) that someone else would make good use of that little bike.
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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman.I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy.She worked hard,laughed loud,and was never afraid of life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties,my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home.It was with a heavy heart Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room.It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her.
Shortly after that birthday,however,life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too.The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse.At times when I visited her she didn’t know I was.During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept.When she awoke,her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize .She looked down at my hand(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away,she smiled at me.Then she closed her eyes and went(peace) back to sleep.I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me,her spirit still remembered love.
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Computers and Internet networking are common in the American workplace. They play ________ (increasing) important roles ________ children’s education, communication with friends and family, and entertainment. Every aspect of modern life ________ (affect) by computers, and developing digital information literacy(读写能力) is essential in the 21st century.
Computer education is especially key for students, from primary through graduate school. Students today are expected ________ (conduct) researches on the Internet, complete homework online, ________make use of presentation software in class discussions. What’s more, ________ (train) in basic software programs is considered elementary for most white-collar positions. Additionally, communication through email is ________ office means as well, and employees must learn to manage multiple means of communication, ________ (include) the latest technology.
High schools often have computer literacy instructions and graduation ________ (require) as educators realize ________ their graduates need basic computer and software skills to be employable in positions beyond minimum wage service jobs.
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During a recent Senior Three English lesson, the teacher caught Xiao Di, female student, busily typing messages on her cell-phone. To the teacher’s surprise, Xiao Di wasn’t just texting her friends the latest small talk. She was (actual) blogging about what was being taught in the classroom, sharing her opinions about the information and material her classmates.
The case caused a heated (discuss) among teachers and students city-wide. Miss Li, an English teacher from another nearby school said, “I am amazed at how (create)the students can be when writing on their blogs. To me it’s a great way for students to improve their writing skills while writing about personal feelings and (experience).” other teachers are worried that blog-addiction may disturb their students’ study.
A supporter and classmate of Xiao Di said, “We love her blog! We all read it each day and can’t wait to see she writes about next. Her interesting stories and great suggestions on study really help to encourage us. And it adds a little fun to our stressful life.” Another student blogger admitted that he often works late into the night, writing his blog and responding to comments (post) there. He said, “Sometimes I don’t even have time to finish my homework. I can’t help myself. I really have a lot (say). ”
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In the Tibetan language, "Guozhuang dance" means singing and dancing in a circle. It is very popular in Tibet and places like Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu Tibetans live. In the dance, men and women of an equal number form a circle hand in hand with one. person (act) as the leading dancer. The whole song begins with slow part. and gradually (turn) fast. Men always take the first lines of lyrics(抒情歌), women reply. The dance involves repeated (music)dialogues between male and female dancers.
Guozhuang dance is rich in content and flexible in steps. It changes with the (develop)of Tibetan life and work, There are dances concerning daily work crop gathering, wool twisting, cattle feeding and wine making etc; And also there are dances presenting, Tibetan customs and marriage traditions.
Guozhuang dance is a joyous dance. Whenever there are festivals or happy events, people of all ages will (happy) join the dance. Guozhuang dance (catalogue)in the first set of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage(非物质文化遗产)since 2006.
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Between about AD 450 and 1150, English was spoken in England andb______ more on German. Between about AD 800 and 1150, Danish and French______ (rich) the English language, especially its .
(词汇). At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. In the 17th century, as a result of the v______ English was used by more people. Later in the 18th century, English began to be spoken in Australia. By the 19th century, English was_____ (settle). Now, English is spoken in countries such as China, India, ______ (新加坡), Malaysia and South Africa as a foreign or second language. In a word, English has ______ (gradual) changed and developed over time and now is spoken all over the world.
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German doctors have warned that headbanging(随音乐猛烈摇头晃脑) could be bad for you. Headbanging is a dance from heavy metal music. Dancers shake their heads backwards _____ forwards, from side to side, very _____(quick). Doctors say the dance could lead to brain injury. They once _____(treat) a 50-year-old heavy metal fan. His headbanging led to brain damage. The man had no history of head injuries but had been headbanging for many years. The doctors say the risk of brain damage from headbanging _____(be) low, so heavy metal fans _____ not need to stop doing the dance.
The man had bad headaches _____ going to a concert. He had a brain scan at a hospital. Doctors found bleeding inside his brain. He had an _____ (operate) to repair the damage. Doctors drilled a hole in his brain _____(release) the blood. Two months later, his headaches disappeared. The head doctor said:” We are not against headbanging. The risk of injury is very, very low. If our patient _____ (go) to a classical concert, this would not have happened.” He said heavy metal fans should carry on dancing, ____(say):“ Rock’n’roll will never die. Heavy metal fans should rock on.”
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudesthe content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits----keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit bywrite) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I ( conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out how to deal________it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he ________ (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving. Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help ________ . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at ________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something ________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of ________ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes ________ (put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just ________ never giving up!
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W: ____do you think of the football match we _____(watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very _________(excite).The two teams did very well in the match and it was really ____close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it..
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with anxiety to see the match and fell my bike on the way. My leg hurt, I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time before I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry (hear) that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very ________(serious).
M: You should have seen a doctor first. How long were you late for the match? What time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a wonderful part of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Koran
Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based.For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died.These revelations were written down by those were close to him during this time and for several years after his death.They were gathered into the text (know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars.For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音).In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (omit).As a result some letters looked identical.Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases the memories of the men who had written them.Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference tothings occurred in the Koran.In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings.Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.
Muslims believe that by (recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.
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For certain reasons I (stay) with relatives currently, and in their living room sits a piano which is my favourite musical instrument.
As child I started learning to play the piano but soon decided to stop so that I could concentrate more my studies. This is one of my biggest regrets. Every year I would say, “I’m going back to it soon” but I never managed to. Some years later, my teacher had taught me to play the piano died. I was heartbroken.
(sit) sat their piano, I think of the times when I used to practice. One time my teacher hugged me after I played an entire sheet of music (correct) in front of her colleagues. I was so (embarrass) but her efforts to comfort me helped in easing the shame. These occurrences, good or bad, never decrease my desire (play) the piano. I still want to make music.
This (think) then leads me to think that life is like music. Sometimes the music (produce) is perfect while other times we are out of tune. However, we all coutinue to create our own unique style of music.
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Some people live in the world for body others for dignity (尊严).
I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, with Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, who was living on collecting used cans and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back. (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, I gave several coins instead.
She stared at me for a few seconds and handed back the money. Quite (confuse), I asked, “Why not? Isn’t that what you want?”
“I am not a beggar,” she said seriously, word by word. Instantly, I felt so sorry. I (intend) to help her, but I (complete) misunderstood her. Thus I hurt her. I could do at that moment was to drink up the cola and hand her the emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a person. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.