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All through high school, I (play) football, basketball, and soccer, and I was on the track team. But from that day on, boxing was the sport that I liked (much), because it’s more (challenge)and exciting to me. I found that I enjoyed the thrill of the one-on-one competition. I also liked the fact that it was up to me I won or lost—that I was thedetermining factor. I think I’ve always been a competitor, and winning would give me (satisfy) and a good feeling about myself. I wanted to win—every time.
I started training with the man who got me into the ring that first time. With him (act) as my boxing coach, friend, mentor, and a father figure for me (look) up to, I learned that boxing is a sweet science I could use my brain as well as my strength and size. I used my ability to focus under pressure. (train) by him for several years, I went from being a street fighter a gold medal-winning Olympic champion.
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Since early childhood, I love dancing. I always admire the movements of (profession) dancers. My mother used to laugh at me every time I glued my head in front of the TV set during a dancing video. Later, I registered myself at local ballet dancing class where I was able to examine the type of dancing movements and learn how to move better. I remember that my (feel) were that life was too good to be true.
Now, I have to stop my classes, my dancing days are (certain) not over. Today, every time I (give) a chance alone in the living room, I enjoy (move) my body to the music.
Have you ever noticed that dancers are always (healthy), have more energy, and seem to have a lot more fun than non-dancers? That is because dancing is one of the best ways for people to keep a better statues. is generally admitted that when one is in good health, he or she is able to enjoy life and avoid its negative impacts _him or her every day.
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Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget we’ve put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella.
Once I suddenly found my longtime (use) umbrella “disappeared” I really got lost and regretted quite some time my own carelessness.
Several days later, out of my (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to regain it. Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar me, I found for the first time its wooden handle (wear)out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I sought for it only when I needed it. It occurred to me that I should have paid (much) attention to it.
It sets me thinking. Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather. Will gou think of those individuals have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think____matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, ___are smart and strong-willed, are very likely___(succeed). The reason this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for_ same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, _____, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite _____(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in___lives. They usually ____(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. , some of us are upset their body styles and looks.It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all.We needn’t care about it.It is one’s inner beauty matters.Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood our teachers, parents and classmates. (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the (understand).Some of us have fewer friends.I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good.Third, we may fall behind others, makes us stressed.Actually we can encourage to work efficiently, full of (determine).At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy.Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough.And we can learn to spend money
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. this important feast day, people eat food in shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD. The Western holiday Halloween also had origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival, they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's (depend) from Britain.
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Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said ____ was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went, we had planned for months.When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months _____ (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We ______(tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after.I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been _____ (charge) for the reservation.What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out.She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on ____ top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
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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Have you ever gone (travel) abroad? (actual), it is interesting to visit another country, can broaden our mind and make us have an unforgettable experience, but sometimes there (be) some problems when we don’t know the language very well. It may be (difficulty) to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which we are (visit). We may not know how to buy the things we need. In a strange country we may not know where to eat what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy (decide) how much money to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we are helpless, we may not know how to ask help. After a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to say. We learn to enjoy (live) in another country, and then we may be sorry to leave both the place and the people. It’s a pity, isn’t it?
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Millions words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas, _ _(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make __ nearly half of the American population, many of will be in power in the U.S. (nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and is necessary for the older people to understand they think and how they feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and . They are deeply interested in making a (good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never (give) a fair chance before.
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Tu Yoyo,84, (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5.She was the first Chinese citizen (win) a Nobel Prize in science.Tu (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.
Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now.She was given the prize for (develop) artemisinin(青蒿素),a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾), has saved millions of lives worldwide,especially in developing countries.
Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug the late 1960s.They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books.In 1971,after nearly two hundred (failure),Tu’s team (final)found an extract that was 100%effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin.In 2001.the World Health Organization made artemisinin (it)first choice in the treatment of malaria.
“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine.It’s the collective achievement of the research team. Winning the prize is honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine,” Tu said.
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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 way to success ______ language learning. _________ 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 words and __________meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. ________we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of ______(advise) for those ______are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and__(write) the language whenever we can.
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People ____ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred ___(language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four ___five hundred thousand words. But we do not need __ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. ____ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary ____ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books ___ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet ____ new word, look it ____ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your __ (much) useful book.
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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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Some (invent) happened in strange ways. “Potato chips” is one of them.
White Lake House was restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George White was the cook there. Many highly-ranked people often came to the restaurant (enjoy) his cooking.
One thing which really upset George was that a customer complained the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was unhappy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant (angry).
On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen they weren't crunchy (脆的) enough. George reacted in his (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and George was sure that the man would refuse to eat them. Instead, the man loved them. He even (order) more.
Now, do you know invented the potato chips? It's George White! He later set up his own restaurant. He named it George's House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.
Today, potato chips are one of Americans' (favor) foods!