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He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours every day regardless the weather.
His secretary said: “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks. would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of
(succeed).”
One day, a university student (step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained: “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me
(find) the answer on my own.”
By chance, the professor knew the student complained about. He explained to him with a smile: “This is the method I have learnt---the
(hard) you work independently, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will
(probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”
This 90-year-old man was Pound, was the president of Law College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy
( go)”, of which he often reminded his students.
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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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Amy: Sarah, how have your two sons been doing at school recently?
Sarah: Don’t ask! Peter never starts it while Sam never stops (study).
Amy: You’re joking! I hear that Jason is likely ____ (become) the top student after exams this year．
Sarah: Yes, so his teachers say. He has been working very hard at his books every evening for months end recently. Actually, he is making __
__(prepare)for Peking University.
Amy: Great. Maybe he’ll become a university professor in the future.
Sarah: Maybe. But sometimes I wish he'd go out and enjoy (he)for a change.
Amy: Yes. What about the (young) one?
Sarah: Well, he has the ability, but he (be) always busy.
Amy: What is he busy with?
Sarah: I really mean when I say he is always busy is that he doesn’t consider study as a top priority.
Amy: I am (terrible) sorry to hear that. But kids can always find reasonable excuse to avoid studying.
Sarah: Yes. But he is really crazy about variety of sports, such as football and basketball.
Amy: Perhaps he can make his fortune at football in the future. People can make a large amount of money from sports now.
Sarah: I hope so.
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Truth and honesty is the best policy, which shows the importance of honesty. What are the benefits of honesty? If you are honest to _, they will be honest to you in return. When you are sad, they will comfort you. When you are
__ trouble, they will help you. Honesty is regarded as the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation.
__ is usually better to be honest than dishonest. Sometimes honesty may get you in trouble or hurt someone, but on the whole
_(tell) the truth is less harmful than lying. Dishonesty can result in guilty feelings,
_ (cause)distrust among people and even ruin your reputation. One of the
__(bad) things about lying is that it causes a guilty conscience(良心). As
_ result, people will not trust you any longer and you will lose your reputation and all your friends. Do you still remember the boy
__ cried wolf for several times so no one would trust him? At last all his sheep
__(eat) by the wolf. His dishonesty brought him shame as well as damage. So to sum up, honesty not only brings us honor and friendship, but
__ material gains. Honesty is the best policy we can take.
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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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There’s no such thing as living alone. Never mind if you’re only person in your house and have no dog, no cat, not even fish. You still have got several billion
(roommate) — and so do we all. Some of them are harmless, some are
(actual) helpful and some could even kill you. They are, of course, bacteria, fungi(菌类) and viruses, and like it or not, they’re on you, around you, and deeply within you. The fact that bacteria life is everywhere is not
(surprise). It’s something you
(learn) from your childhood when your mother told you not to drink water from someone else’s glass. There are lots of bacteria
are living in your tea kettle. There are bacteria
(sleep) with you on your bed. Scientists are beginning
realize) the richness of the microbiome(微生物群系) — which is as complex as the ones
(find) in oceans, rainforests, deserts and woodlands. Your house has a microbiome and
do you.
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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
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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Nowadays, the ice bucket challenge is among the ______ (hot) mews of all. It is an activity ___
___ (hold) by an American charity organization. It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal the disease, but also makes more and more people aware _
___ the disease, so that they can give more care to the patients.
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic (流行病 ), ____becomes popular around the world in__
___ time. The starter holds the activity, __
___(hope) people can experience the ALS patients’ pain. In the activity, people need to pour the ice water down from their heads, and then propose another three people. They can either choose to accept the challenge___
_ donate 100 dollars, or do the both.
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard. It is hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hawking is one of the ___(suffer). Ice bucket challenge is _
___great success and until now, a big donation __
___ ( receive).
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Some of us feel puzzled about the (participate) of a debate. Here is some information which will help you get a general idea of it.
Participating in a debate is a useful practice of those who aim to become public speakers. In a formal debate a statement called a “motion” is (propose). It is defended by the proposers and challenged by their opponents. To become a
(lead) debater it is necessary to acquire several techniques and skills.
experienced debater seeks to persuade others by presenting relevant arguments
(intention), not by the violence of his language. He shows respect for standpoints which
(different) from his own and does not allow personal hostility to enter into
should be a conflict of ideas. He anticipates the points put forward by his opponent and deals with them methodically. He attempts to present a
(consist) case,
rather, a piece of reasoning free from self-contradiction. He realizes that the
(accept) conclusions must be supported by adequate evidence. He knows how to sum up the various points that arise in the course of the debate.
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Daniel Davila can often (see) walking around the city of San Francisco. Sometimes people are surprised to see him walking
any shoes or socks,
Daniel doesn’t mind at all. He likes to walk barefoot, and so
740 other members of Dirty Sole Society, the club that Daniel started years ago. Daniel’s idea for this is to encourage others to live
(free) —free of shoes.
According to Daniel, the barefoot life has many advantages. most important is simply that it feels good. He also says that
( walk) barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by touching it with your feet. In addition, the feet do not smell so much
they stay dry, making it hard for bacteria to grow. And of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet
good shape, so it’s actually
(healthy) than wearing shoes.
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In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear _____ spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. __
___, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy to succeed ________ learning a language. ___
_____ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only __
___(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of ____
____(word) and their meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are ___
____(satisfy) with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language“Learning through use”is a good piece of _
___(advise) for those ___
___ are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and ____
___(write) the language whenever we can.
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Mr. Watson lived with his family in the woods. He owned ______ farm, which looked almost
_____ (desert).
_____ (fortune), he also had a cow producing milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby
______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
_____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
______it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Watsons had to make a living
______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Watson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
_____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
_____ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to
_____ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
Many people have the hobby of collecting things，e．g．stamps，postcard or antiques．In the 18th and 19th centuries，（1） （wealth）people travelled and collected plants，historical objects and works of art．They kept their collection at home until it got too big （2） or until they died，and then it was given to a museum．The 80，000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane，for example，（3） （form） the core collection of the British Museum（4） opened in 1759．
The parts of a museum open to the public （5） （call） galleries or rooms．Often，only a small part of a museum's collection（6） （be） on display． Most of it is stored away or used for research．
Many museums are lively places and they attract a lot of visitors．As well as looking at exhibits，visitors can play with computer simulations（模拟）and imagine（7） （they） living at a different time in history or（8） （walk） through a rainforest．At the Jorvik Centre in York，the city's Viking settlement is recreated，and people experience the sights，sounds and smells of the old town．Historical（9） （accurate） is important but so is entertainment．Museums must compete（10） people's spare time and money with other amusements．Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children．
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on FridayIndia's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles
the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights，
(include) the right to education．
Yousafzai came to (globe) attention after she
(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts
(promote) education for girls in Pakistan．
Through her heroic struggle，Yousafzai has become a(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education．According to the Nobel committee，at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner．“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman
gets this award，” she said in Birmingham，England．
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers an encouragement to continue her campaign．Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu
(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India，and between different religions．
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Many stories happened at the Children’s Medical Care Center, deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because of their treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. They suffered great pains,
were very friendly. It was much easier to communicate with them than we
(expect).
One day, a girl suggested (teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us
great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended (假装) to know nothing about it. We followed her and did everything she told us. Finally, when we finished our work
(success), she gave each of us
big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was
thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. It was not until then
we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.
It was really a valuable experience to us all. We began to think about how to deal with the difficulties in life, because (compare) with what these kids are going through, our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all.
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