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Electric cars may seem like a recent invention，but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s，there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol（汽油）cars.At that time，petrol was e（1） compared with other fuels（燃料）。W（2） petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed，electric cars went out of fashion （过时）.Instead，petrol cars became more p（3） because they could travel longer distances （距离）without stopping.
During the 20th century，petrol cars got bigger，heavier，and faster.They needed more fuel，and it c（4） more air pollution.For years，car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used，e（5） .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth，they asked car makers to produce more efficient（高效能的）and less polluting cars.
One m（6） of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car（混合动力车），one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d（7） .
An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem，however，is that car batteries （电池） need to be recharged （再充电）.That makes electric cars not so useful for long j（8） .
Many people are not p（9） with it.The government and car makers are w（10） together to develop safe，cheap，and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future，a petrol station may be a thing of the past.
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| devote fix move have offer |
—Did you see Jack at the meeting room?
—No, Lily told me that he ____________ his I-phone 6 plus at Apple Store then.
When I was young, I often wondered if the earth _____________ (move) around the sun.
She __________ two years to this research. She is still working hard to find out more.
—Do you have any problems if you ______(offer) this job?
—Well, I’m thinking about the working hours.
The rest of the class ________ (have) a picnic next week, aren’t they?
从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词。
| we，face，but，like，what，immediate，although，sun，surprise，one，good |
Row Boats in the Park
I keep a number of lists about things I want to do，places I want to see，and food I want to eat.And for a long time ﹣ nearly seven years ﹣ rowing boats in the park has always been the （1） thing on my lists.
Somehow，checking this one off the list always meant that many things had to be just right：the right weather，a free day，and childcare﹣free.
Well，to my （2） and happiness，all three of those things did come together on my birthday morning!After breakfast，Jordan and I made our way to the park （3） .
（4） the autumn colors weren't yet at their peak（峰值），the autumn scenery（风景）was still great to see.It was （5） ，and the wind was soft and gentle.Our limited（有限的）row﹣boating skills gave us reasons to laugh at （6） .
We made our way past the trees，under the bridge，and into the lake.The water was still and clear （7） a mirror（镜子）under the boat，in which we can see the reflections（倒影）of the boat and our smiling （8） .
Everything was fun as I imagined.I can't think of a （9） way to get relaxed on my birthday than this.
"Have you decided （10） to do next on your lists？ " Jordan asked me.
"I have to think it over，" I replied.
"Take your time， " Jordan said to me， "I will always be here."
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Anna comes Russia. She is 17 years old. She is going
_________ (stay) with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England
___________she wants to study English. She helps Mrs. Black
_________housework and goes to English
_____ (class) every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Anna is now in London. Everything is new to her. She finds life is different from that in Moscow. Some things are nice in London, many things are not so nice. The shops are
_________ (big) in London than those in Moscow. So it's very expensive to enjoy
________ (live) in London. It is expensive to have a meal at a restaurant or go to the cinema.
Now Anna gets used to (习惯于) many _________ (thing), but she can't get used to the breakfast in England. "You English eat so much
____ the morning," she often says, "Fruits, porridge, eggs, tea and bread. How can you face (面对) all that food so early in the day?"
Ed，William and Dan are three young men who love music.They've left their comfortable homes without taking any （1） （money）or mobile phones.They plan
（2） （walk）around the whole Britain，singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.
Ed and Dan met William when they were at school.They all liked walking. （3） they finished school，Ed went to study art in Paris and became （4） artist.Dan became a gardener and William a bookseller.They were still friends， （5） they weren't very happy with their lives.
One day they said， "Why don't we start walking？" And so they did.
They love simple activities （6） the busy，stressful world.
"People often ask （7） （we）why we're doing this.But you know it's a great life and we're learning so much on our journey，" says William （8） （proud）.
Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks.
This year they'd like to make videos and tell （9） （many）stories.Next year，they （10） （make）a CD of their songs and start a charity.The future looks good.
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| send cheap two do reason |
Can you tell me the __________ why you were late for school?
My pen pal _________ me a postcard from New York next week.
You can buy the jacket ____________ because they’re on sale.
Scientists are trying to make the robot ___________ the same things as we do.
Do you take exercise __________ a week?
There was a government official named Yang Zhen during the Eastern Han Dynasty.One day，Yang ran into his old workmate Wang Mi （1） he was on a trip.Once Yang noticed Wang's talent and promoted（提拔） him.Wang never forgot Yang and
（2） （invite） Yang to spend the night with him.
It was near midnight.Wang knocked on the door of Yang's bedroom.He gave Yang a bag of gold and said， "Thank you for your（3）h in the past."
"I thought you knew me（4） （good）!Do I look like a person who accepts bribes（贿赂）？"Yang said（5） （angry）.
"No one will know if we keep（6） secret，" said Wang.
"What do you mean no one will know？Heaven knows，Earth knows，you know and
（7） know，" Yang said.
Wang left the room in（8） [ʃeɪm].
This story happened 2，000 years ago.Bat the lesson is （9）s important today.（10） [prezɪdənt] Xi Jinping told government officials about this story at an important meeting in 2017.As for students，we should be honest when we' re alone，too.
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Mark Twain was famous as a public speaker. In his speeches(演讲) he always liked to tell f stories. He also liked to l to funny stories and play j on his friends. One day, one of his friends l his wallet and asked him to b a railway ticket for him. Mark Twain told his friend that he didn’t have e money to pay b tickets. He asked his friend to hide under his seat. Later, when the conductor came to c the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two – one for h and one for his friend. Then he said in a loud v , “My friend is a strange man, when he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat, but he likes to lie on the floor under the seat.”
Coming home after working for the whole night I lost my wallet.It was
（1） （probable） very close to my house but I couldn't find it and had to cancel my credit cards.I had kept（2） wallet for ten years and it was a Christmas present.It was a bright，red leather wallet.Not every adult is sad about losing something， （3） I was very upset about losing my wallet.
I spoke to my （4） （friend） about my lost wallet.Most of them said I might get the wallet back finally but the money in it would （5） （appear）.I had listed all the things in my wallet （6） （get） some new ones.
I came home late the next night and my red wallet was in front of my house.I checked it carefully.
（7） everything in my wallet，there was a note.I was surprised when I read the note which said， "I （8） （find） this last night.It was too dark to go through it then，so I came back tonight.I got your address from your license.Sorry.Mike."
Not only had this man returned my wallet but he was sorry for not bringing it back
（9） （early）.There was no information about Mike so I couldn't get in touch with him to say "Thank you".But I did hope he could know how （10） （thank） I was!
Nowadays we often work as a team.But leading a group of people can be difficult.People want team leaders they can trust.Would you like to be a good leader？Here's some（1） for you.
Ask to know your team
Learn about each person on your team.You can't be a successful leader（2） you know your team.Be a "learner" instead of a "knower" as you don't have all of the answers.Try to get close to them by（3） questions.For example，as you pass someone，you can ask，"Hi!Do you enjoy doing these projects？" or "Do you have any ideas about how to do it better？"
Talk to your team
Be as active as you can when you stay with your team.It's a good practice to talk
（4） with everyone on your team.Tell them what you're thinking about and what new projects you're considering，The more you talk to them，the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.
（5） to your team
Let your team feel you're a good listener.Whenever they have problems at work or at home，listen to what they want to say.Be patient and（6） trying to interrupt（打断）them.Make your team feel they can talk to you.
Care about your team
Show your team you care about them as （7） are friends.People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about.If someone comes to you（8） a problem，always be ready to help.That will make your team trust and respect you more.
Ten﹣year﹣old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important.He often practiced it by volunteering with his family.（1） ，after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest，he became more active in it.Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others.He calls（2） （he） action the Race to Kindness.
After（3） teacher told him about the contest.Orion had only 24 hours to write，memorize（4） record his speech.In it，he talked（5） the importance of kindness. "Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it. "Orion said.He encourages（6） （listener） to join him in "the race of kindness" by doing small，kind acts for others.Orion's speech won the contest.He used his ＄500 prize（7） （collect） 619 toys for a local children's hospital.After that，Orion wanted to make an even（8） （big）influence in charity he packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says， "If someone is treated（9） （kind） it can make their day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else.And then it just（10） （grow） and makes the world a better place. "
Susan was tired of having her three children talk back to her.One day，she climbed into her kids' tree house.It was（1） good place，she thought，for a mother to go on strike（罢工）.She was tired of（2） （drive） them everywhere without thanks and doing more than her share of the work around the house.Until（3） （thing） changed，Susan decided to stay up in the tree.
Susan's strike got her kids' attention，（4） course.But that was not all that happened.Word of the fed﹣up mother spread.Before long，a camera crew from television's Today Show came into their yard.Now people all across America were going to find（5） who drove the kids' mother up a tree.
As the cameras worked，the three kids stood with their father near the tree house.Kate，the Today Show host，had a question for（6） （they）. "What do you think about your mom on strike in that tree house？" she asked.
"I am kind of embarrassed， " said Misty.
"I'm really shocked， "said Joseph. "I did not think it would go this far.My mom is much（7） （crazy） than we thought. "
Rachel added， "I think mom is so strange（8） I can hardly believe it. "
But Susan had made her point.If the kids（9） （want） her back，they should know what to do.When the TV crew left，the kids went into their house（10） （quick）and got busy.Not long after that Susan climbed down from the tree and went back to being a mom.
All around the world，families celebrate special days together.Traditions for these days（1） （be）very different.Some of them may surprise you.
Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers.In Serbia,this day is on（2） second Sunday before Christmas.On that day，children sneak（溜）into their（3） （mother）bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon（丝带）so that she can't get out of bed.Then they shout， "Mother's Day，Mother's Day!What will you pay（4） （get） away？" Then the mother gives（5） （they）small treats and presents as payment so that the kids "free" her.
In China，they say that（6） （baby）are one year old when they are born.After that，all children celebrate their birthday on New Year's Day because that's when they grow a year
（7） （old）.Actual birthdays are（8） （usual）celebrated with a big family meal.The tradition is that the "birthday boy" or "birthday girl" should fill their mouth with as many long noodles（9） they can and then eat them.This is because in Chinese culture，long noodles are a symbol（10） long life.
The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!
My family and I walked around the amusement park，getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The （1）o rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister，Laura，loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down，she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides，but she kept asking （2）b she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy （同情）for her，so I stalled thinking that maybe I （3）s go with her，even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for （4）h .
" Matt，you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable，you can tell people （5）n .It's OK to tell Laura that you love her， （6）b that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her，so that she will （7）k you're serious. " Mom said.
"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad，" I replied to Mom， "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "
"There's a （8）d between being aggressive （有攻击性的）and being assertive（坚决主张的）.Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The
（9）s goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle （角力）and she doesn't feel comfortable，she's allowed to say 'no'，too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "
"Thanks，Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her，but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad，but went on the ride by（10）h and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!
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It is winter. At 7 a.m., it’s still d_____. There is a frost(霜冻) and Fred is blue with cold. He wears a thin coat and pants, but has no socks.
Fride rides his old bike along Smith Street. He throws a newspaper on the path of each house. The last newspaper is for old Mrs Grant. As she is too sick to p______ it up, he has to take it to the door. But Mrs Grant has a dog, it always jumps out and bites him on the leg.
Mrs Grant comes to the door.
“Hello,Fred. I have something for you,”she says with a s______.
“What is it?” Fred thinks.
“I made this for you,”says Mrs Grant, “It willk_____ you warm on the way. Try it on and see if it fits.”
Mrs Grant holds out a sweater made by herself. It’s thick and warm, and it is green. It’s Fred’s favourite colour! He puts the sweater on very h________.
“Thanks, Mrs Grant. It’s great. See you tomorrow,”he says, and rides home.
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