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In my opinion, we should try our best (realize) our goals even though is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.
I used to be shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something (change). I started to read many (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little little, I found more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had ( confident) to do it better in the future.
When I was a teenager, I used to skateboard on the playground. It seems that skateboarding is an (entertain) hobby a lot of American teenagers take great interest in.
I had a skateboard was bought not too long ago. But since I don’t skateboard any more, I made a (decide ) that I should go to a skateboard shop and give to some kid. I know I would have been so excited if someone had done that for me when I was younger.
So I drove to the local skateboard shop and waited outside for about ten minutes. A boy and his dad (be ) about to walk into the shop when I stepped up. I asked him if he’d like my skateboard. He asked how much it was. I told him it was free---as long as he used it!
His eyes lit up and I could see excited he was. (hand) him my skateboard, I walked back to my car. His dad kept asking me if I was (real) giving him my skateboard, I kept saying ,“Yes!”
I think his dad was excited than he was. I was very happy that I could give someone a very nice skateboard.
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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car ______ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to ____ should have the honor of receiving me _____ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me _____ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to _____ small town some 20 kilometres away_____there was a garage. I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. ______ villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey. We drank together and talked _____ (merry) till far into the night. When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman ______the trouble I had caused ______.
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 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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Franklin’s life is full of charming (story) which all young men should know—how he sold books in Boston, and became the guest of kings in Europe; how he was made Major General Franklin, only (quit) because, as he said, he was no soldier.
This poor Boston boy, a day’s schooling, became master of six languages and never stopped studying; this hard-working boy conquered the lightning, made his name famous, received degrees and diplomas (学位证书) from many colleges, became forever (remember) as “Doctor Franklin”, philosopher, scientist and political leader. Self-made, self-taught, the candle maker’s son gave light to all the world; street bookseller set all men singing of liberty.
He built America, for what the nation is today is (large) due to the management, the forethought, the (wise), and the ability of Benjamin Franklin. He belongs to the world, but especially he belongs to America. The people around the world (honor) him while he was living; he is still regarded the loftiest man by the common people today after his death. And he will live in people's hearts forever.
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On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was so great many people slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, the young artist went there again. Different the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. Before long, he (surround) by many people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman (name) George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim .”After about half hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and asked if he had seen a lottery. After the young violinist made sure it was Mr. George Sang, he returned the lottery a prize of $500,000 to him. Later someone asked the violinist: “Why didn’t you take the lottery ticket for yourself?”The violinist said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose (honest), I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose a lot. But (be) honest should always be with us.
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On December 4th, 2006, an airbus took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia. After about an hour’s ______(fly), something strange happened in the plane.
The passengers _____(enjoy) themselves when a small rat stole out from the bag of a young man, which made the young woman nearby ______(alarm) with loud screaming. Then more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order, especially the women and the children. The steward(机长) managed to get in touch with_____ control centre on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane______(succeed) landed at the nearest airport.
As soon as the plane landed on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on _____(catch) these small creatures. Many means had been tried but ____of them was good enough to catch the rats. At last they tried to fill in the plane _____ carbon-dioxide, _____ poisoned all the eighty rats by the poisonous gas.
It _____(report) that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as pets but no one had expected that these small creatures succeeded in escaping from the bag.
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Dear Tom,
How time (fly)! You have been studying in Beijing for nearly a month, during which you must have achieved a lot. Well, is everything going? It is reported that the weather there is very hot and dry these days, which is very different from of your county. Have you adapt to it? In (add), you once complained that the food (serve) there was not to your taste. I hope that should have been improved.
I am glad to tell you that I will go to Beijing to take part in an English contest in July, is not only an honor, but also a great opportunity for me (improve) myself. And now I try my best to make preparation for it. However, I have some difference
(collect) the material relevant(有关的) and using the language. I will appreciate it if you give me a hand to solve problem.
After the contest, I am to drop in at your school to visit you.
Please wait my phone.
Yours,
Li Hua
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After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the worried expression I (wear) since childhood meant sure failure. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to change that expression on my face left by so many years of (hard). It called for a complete change in my view on life. Here is the method I tried.
Each morning during a fifteenminute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out, however, that it couldn't be a (force) smile developed just for the purpose of putting dollars in my pocket. It had to be honesttogoodness smile from down deep inside, an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let's see starting off with a good fifteenminute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day. entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail (get) the same smile return from the person I met. I also found that it pleased people when I passed them on the street to give them a cheerful smile.
Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have ever smiled in your life, see how much better you feel and look. It's one of the best ways I know to stop worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found more welcome everywhere.
Imagine shopping in another country and spotting a beautiful scarf. The salesperson tells you the price, ______ it’s more than you want to buy. What do you do?
The answer depends largely on what part of the world you are in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America or Africa? In these places, prices often are not set in stone. In fact, customers _____(expect) to bargain before agreeing to a price.
On the other hand, in North America, Europe and Australia, bargaining is rare and often not allowed. The price ___(list) on a price tag cannot be changed.
Large stores and malls usually don’t allow bargaining. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in doubt, consult a guidebook ---or_______(good) yet, a local friend.
_____bargaining custom vary, a few rules of etiquette apply in most cultures. First, avoid wasting people’s time. If you don’t intend to make a purchase, don’t start bargaining. While bargaining, it is OK to walk away. But once you agree to a price, you ____ buy the item.
Even in countries ___ don’t allow bargaining, you may find plentiful opportunities to save money. Many stores sell old items on clearance. Others offer discount cards to regular customers. Some of these can function as credit cards ____ the store, and a few can even be used elsewhere.
______ you go, understanding local customs can help you find good prices.
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about _____ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, ______ some of them looked very anxious and ____(disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next ______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on abike ___ (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving hisarms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused ___ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, theboykept _______(ride). He was carrying something overhisshoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of thebus. 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 pushedherway 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.
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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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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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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.