There are moments in life you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug (拥抱) them for real.
When the door of happiness closes, opens, but often we look so long at the closed door we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.
Don’t go for looks; they can deceive(欺骗).Don’t go for wealth; even that fades(消退)away.Go for someone makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day bright.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be you want to be.
The (happy) of people don’t (necessary)have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that (come)along their way.The brightest future will always be based a forgotten past.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone you was smiling.
How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you (leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble (communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That’s you are new here and people don’t know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.
First, you should attach great (important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people’s views (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates’ likes and dislikes, can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more (difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I’m always here ready to help. We can take part in some (activity) together and I can introduce you to others.
There’s no need (worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves”.
One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, ____(satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ______ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, ___said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen ______ (know) the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at ___(wake) up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea ______ the time. After the woman left, an idea ___(occur) to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his ___(strong), “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes ___, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”
A little boy invited his mother (attend) his elementary(初级的) school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ________________(happy), she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(伤痕)_____________covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had a scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed and _______________ (hide) himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of(在听力范围之内) a conversation _______________ his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.
‘‘How did you get the scar on your face? ’’ The teacher asked.
The mother replied, ‘‘When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was rushing toward his bed, I saw a beam(房梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious(无意识的) but _______________ (fortunate), a fireman came in and saved both of us.’’ She touched the burned side of her face. ‘‘This scar will be on my face for ever, but to this day, I have never regretted doing _______________I did.’’
At this point, the little boy came out , _______________(run) towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
A young American woman worked in a school in Shanghai. she came to China,she knew little about the Chinese culture of language. One day on her way to school,she went to a bank (draw) some money.To surprise,the bank clerk(职员) asked her if she had had her lunch.She was surprised at such question because in the American culture it would mean that the bank clerk is inviting her to lunch.Between unmarried young people it can also mean the young man’s interest in dating the girl.Since this bank clerk (be) a stranger to the American woman,she was very puzzled(困惑的),and quickly answered that she had (eat) already.After this she went on to school and was even surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question.
By now she understood that it could not be an (invite) but was puzzled as to why they asked it.In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours (try) to work out why so many people kept asking her this.At last she thought that these people must be (concern) about her health.She was rather thin at the time,and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!
In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all — it is only a greeting.
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.
“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was great surprise. Then he began to think about to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man (lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.
The young man took big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out, in vain(徒劳). At last he took off his coat,(think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.
Worried but (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and (quick) opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station hurriedly only to find that the old man was gone.
Polar bears are suffering in a(warm) world than ever before.
Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. For much of the year,live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger threatening the only homethey know.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice(reduce) by 9.8% every 10 years since 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their(survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over.” says Andrew Derocher,scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “it, they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time(hunt). Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, the bears are not actively hunting.
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are ______ (locate) on rivers, and almost _______ country has at least one river flowing through it that plays ________ important part in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of history, people _______ (use) rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. _________ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people ______ live along their banks.
However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow _______ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes ________ (pollute) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the _________ (important) of doing more to keep their rivers clean ________ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource.
Daisy is a kind girl and has longed to help endangered species of wildlife. One day, she was on a magical journey by t a flying carpet. It first flew to Tibet in China, she saw an antelope. The antelope told her they were being killed for the wool beneatht stomachs. Then the carpet flew away to Africa. The elephants there used to be hunted withoutm .
With some proper measures taken, for example, only a certain number of animals were (允许)to be hunted and the farmers got paid, the number was gradually increasing.
F , Daisy was taken to a thick rainforest, in which a monkey told her “No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.” She realized the (重要) of the rain forest to the animals. Daisy appreciated this (奇特的) experience. She hopes all the animals can live peace and that all the people will help protect the animals, especially the endangered ones.
As children,loving our parents is an important part of life. It is our parents who create us, (抚养) us, make us who we are and keep a roof over our heads in all kinds of weather.
Here are some ways to love our parents. Firstly, tell them we love them every day. A gentle“I love you”will w a coldest heart. Parents brought us into this world. them,we might still wander at an unknown corner of an unknown world. Then,show (尊敬)to them and don’t get angry easily because anger helps us nor our parents. Instead,keep c and sometimes share our feelings with them. Besides, obey their requests, will make our attitudes better. What’s more,understand that parents should be f when they make mistakes . We should also keep company with them as much as p . Learn from them by listening to their stories as parents are one of the (资源) of our growth and even our teachers in one way or another.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position an administrative assistant. I am 21-year-old student and would be able to work during June and July.
I (graduate) from the university of Hong Kong next year with an M.S. degree. I feel that I am competent (meet) your requirements. My studies have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a control simulation system developed with Microsoft.
I don’t have any working experience, I enjoy working with people and I am (interest) in a career in your industry when I leave university. I am an outgoing, friendly boy would enjoy building strong interpersonal relationships with valuable customers.
I (be) very grateful if you could send me more (inform) about the position available. I’m looking forward to (hear) from you.
Yours sincerely,
James Brown
Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own micro blogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to show their talent. For _, it is a useful way ___(release)their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students._ many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that __(manage)one’s micro blogs will takea lot of time and energy, ___should be used to study.
In my view, I am in favor __the activity. Today the Internet is playing an important role in our life. __, as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this meaningful tool to communicate and display __(us).What’s more, opening and organizing micro blogs need various abilities such as writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful micro blog. ___a result, we improve ourselves while organizing our micro blogs.
In fact, micro blog itself is of little harm.It is your attitude towards it _matters.We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.
John was studying when he heard(尖叫声).When he rushed (出来),he found Anne Slade was lying in her front garden bleeding .Her hands had almost been cut off. John immediately asked a number of nearby people for (绷带),and, when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. John used these to (治疗)the most severe injures to Ms Slade's hands. He the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds the police and ambulance arrived.
“I am proud ofI did, but l was just doing what I'd been taught ,”John said.
“There is no doubt John's quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school save Ms Slade's life. It shows that a (知识)of first aid can make a real difference.”Mr. Alan Southerton said.
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As we all know, if adolescents become addicted to smoking, it will do terrible d_____ to their heart and lungs. Q________ smoking is difficult but not impossible. So as a young man if you are ______(下决心) to give up smoking, please accept my advice. First, you had better choose a day that is not_____ (有压力的) to stop smoking and throw away all your ____. Secondly you should always remind_____ that you are a non-smoker when you feel like smoking. _____ your spare time you should try your best to _____(培养) some other habits to keep yourself busy. You can stop smoking with a friend or join a group. _____ necessary, ask a doctor or chemist for help. L_____, what matters most is to keep trying. Don’t feel disappointed if you smoke again. Just try again.
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Dear editor,
My hometown used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass could be seen ____(到处). In ____to build houses and grow more crops, people cut down more and more trees. ___ time going on, the whole forest was almost ____(毁灭). Gradually the green hills have c_____ into wasteland. As a result, sandstorms strike us now and then, from ___ we suffer a lot. So, I do hope all the people will r___the terrible result of ___caring about our environment. What's_____, we should take good care of the forests and plant trees instead of cutting them down to improve our living c______.