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(1)Children should be taught to manage their time .
(2)As we all know, giant pandas a special kind of bamboo.
(3)My car on a country road yesterday. I had to ask my friends for help.
(4)There is an island the lake in our hometown.
(5)Jazz musicians can the music while playing.
(6)At present, living in the countryside may be a good .
(7)The magazine provides lots of information on fashion.
(8)Mr Smith works here. It's hard for me to see him as often as before.
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One day, Shorya Mahanot, an Indian boy, went into his sister's room while his family were having dinner. He found a canvas (画布) and colors, and then had fun(1) on the canvas. His mother and sisters rushed towards him. But (2) his surprise, they hugged him instead of punishing him. His family have encouraged him paint(3)______ then.
His sister and parents are(4) . Their interest and collection influence him greatly. He is more and more interested in painting(5) of the encouragement from his family and friends.As he(6) creating new paintings, his imagination and creativity develop.
He has made such rapid progress that people call him a Child Picasso. He feels great by this praise. He had never thought success. He just enjoys painting. When he is in front of the canvas, he forgets(7) else. He knows exactly what he is feeling and what he wants to express. He (8) feels happy to be an artist.Getting a title as a Child Picasso for doing what he loves, he thinks it is a happy thing for him.
"Don't be (9) to spend time on hobbies," he says. "Painting is the best way to express feelings. You can know (10) better."
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(1)I think history is . I like it very much.
(2)People ever keep their resolutions, though they make them.
(3)I helped to kill the cannibals.
(4)I've read a lot of books and this is the book I have read this year.
(5)Life is full of the ; bad luck may turn into a good thing.
A. ride to the gym
B. because
C. keeping fit
D. so
E. cheer me up
F. enjoy my day off
G. healthier
H. also
I. funny
J. coughing and sneezing
Hi Jake,
How's it going? Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while, but couldn't use my computer for a few days. You'll never guess what happened to me!
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take up yoga. Yoga is a combination of physical and breathing exercises. It's supposed to be good for relaxation and (1) . I've been feeling a bit stressed about my school work recently and I thought yoga might help.
My dad couldn't give me a lift to the first lesson, so I decided to (2) . The lesson was great and I felt really relaxed afterwards. On the way home, though, it started raining and I got very wet! The next day, I woke up with a bad cold. I couldn't stop (3) .
I couldn't go to school (4) .I also had a high temperature. We were having a math test that day so it was great that I could stay at home. I didn't really (5) though. I felt awful and stayed in bed. Mum brought me cups of hot tea for my sore throat (and you know how much I hate tea!). She(6) went to the chemist's and got me some vitamin pills. I have to keep taking these for a while.(7) I can get stronger.
That afternoon Robbie came to visit me. He said he'd got something to (8) and pretended it was the math test that I'd missed. "Mr Bank says you can do it at home instead," he said, but I knew he was joking. I didn't think it was very (9) , but he did!
The next day, I was still a bit pale and didn't have much energy, but I was feeling better. The day after that, I was able to go back to school.
Can you believe my luck? I went to the yoga class to feel (10) and instead I caught a cold!
Anyway, I hope you're OK. Write and let me know what you've been up to!
Bye for now!
kate
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In today's world, sleep experts often say that for a better night's rest, Americans should turn(1) their smart phones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic products make the brain more(2) , and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, more than 90% of Americans often use a computer or some other(3) of electronic products in the hour before bed.
Researchers find that man﹣made light from some electronic products at night may reduce(减少) the brain chemicals that help(4) . In the study, the researchers let volunteers read, play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring(5) much light their eyes received. They found that two hours of (6) before a bright screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%.
Then the researchers studied the college students(7) often used computers at night.They got the (8) results. And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness, but also(9) the risk of obesity(肥胖症), diabetes(糖尿病) and other diseases.
To be on the safe side, the researchers suggest that we should use computer(10) than before, or turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping.
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The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things in the museum to see: (1) which have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, including Shakespeare's own works…
The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to (2) such things as books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, and also hoped that his things would be well (3) and so visited by people after his death.
His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died.
Later, more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum, more books, old and new, came to it, and more people wanted to visit it. The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There was(4) unusual in the room. Cool air came up(5) small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers' feet(6) . Since its opening, many famous men have written and studied there, like Karl Marx. And the library is growing faster and faster ﹣ there are four kilometers of new shelves each year,(7) it attracts increasing number of tourists each year.
It is now open every day of the year, except for two holidays (New Year's Day and Christmas).
Entrance (入场) is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of (8) for children. Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it, you can look and listen at the same time. So if you are one of the British Museum's two(9) visitors this year, don't try to see it all too(10) . There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.
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(1)﹣ Why are they so busy?
﹣ Because they money for homeless people.
(2)Usually taking a taxi more than taking a bus.
(3)The first cartoon film with sound and music in New York in 1928.
(4)The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. We the boat races and eat zongzi on that day.
(5)Beijing is such a fantastic place that Amy there three times.
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Besides his(1) in poems, Yu was also a(2) translator(翻译家), essay writer and critic.
He once(3) English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎,细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose".
Yu spent his whole life(4) . In a 2015 interview with People's Daily, he said, "The reason why I(5) writing till today is my passion (热爱)for the Chinese language. "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger.
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He was a poet(诗人) known for the nostalgia(怀旧) he describes in his poems. Now, it' s time for us to express(1) nostalgia for this great writer.
On December 14, 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan. He was born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s. He lived and worked there (2) his death.
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he (3) his homesickness(乡愁) for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. The poem came out in 1971, and it remains highly popular among Chinese(4) worldwide. Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem. The poem is(5) in Chinese high school textbooks.
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One day, a student asked his teacher, "What is greed?" The teacher didn't answer his question(1) , but asked the student to walk through the chocolate factory next to their school and pick out the biggest chocolate bar (条、块) he could find. But there was a (2) : as he passed through the factory, he could not turn back.
The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked, he saw a large chocolate bar. He liked it, but thought he might be able to find an even bigger one if he kept going. He kept walking and saw(3) chocolate bar. This one was a little bigger. But (4) , he thought he could find an even bigger one if he kept going. As he neared the end of the factory, he saw fewer chocolate bars, and (5) of them were as large as the earlier ones. He started to regret his decision to keep going. Finally, he (6) . He went back to his teacher empty﹣handed and explained what had happened.
The teacher told him. "You liked the (7) chocolate bar. but you kept looking for a bigger
one. And later, you realized that you had given up the best chocolate bar because you thought you could do better. That is called greed."
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework, have you ever stopped and thought about one question:why do we need to learn all this math anyway?
It's an interesting question. Kids around the world (1) it for ages. For US students, they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!". It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math (2) in our life. For example, at one show station, visitors test the theory that a person's arm span(臂展) equals the person's height. At another station, math skills help visitors (3) the NASA robot outside a space station virtually (虚拟的). By doing such activities, kids learn why math is important in our life.
Where else can you find math used every day? Actually, if you go down deep enough into anything, you(4) math. Think of simple things, like clocks. They tell time, but only if you know how to read them. That means using math. How much longer until school ends? How long did I sleep last night? That's all math. When you go shopping, you do lots of math, too.
Even when you (5) math, it's all around you. The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast. The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry(几何学). So enjoy math, not for exams, but for the wonderful world's helps to build.
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Tad is a very special boy. He must sit (1) a wheelchair every day. He was born with a disease that made him unable to walk. Some boys would be (2) or angry about that, but not Tad. Instead, he looks for ways to make people happy. He called the Green Oaks School for the Blind and asked if he could volunteer. They said, "Sure!" Tad went to that school at (3) . Every day, he plays games with the children. He reads books to them. Sometimes he helps them with (4) schoolwork. The children at the school call Tad Lucky because they feel so (5) to have him as a friend. That makes Tad very happy!
阅读下面短文,用方框内所给词汇的适当形式填空,使短文语义完整.
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Once upon a time there was a man called Yue Yangzi in Henan who had a(1) wife.
One day, Yue picked up a piece of gold. Gladly, he rushed hack home to show it to his wife.(2) , his wife said, " I hear that a good man doesn't drink the water of Dao Spring (盗泉) and wouldn't pick up the things others lost. He would rather die(3) food given by the people who disrespect him." Yue was very ashamed after hearing wife's words and(4) the gold off into the fields and went to study in a far place.
One year later, Yue came back home. His wife asked him the(5) for his return.
Yue said, "I was homesick and miss you very much."
Hearing this, his wife took up a pair of scissors and walked to the loom (织布机), saying,"To make cloth, I weave (织) the cloth with one after(6) silk thread inch by inch. lf I cut the cloth with the scissors, all my efforts are(7) . Studying is also like this. You should get knowledge every day(8) stopping."
Yue Yangzi was(9) moved by his wife's words. Then he went back to his studies. This story reminds us (10) to give up halfway.
阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容,从方框内所给11个动词中选择10个意义相符的词,必要时进行词形变化(可添加助动词或者情态动词),填入空白处.
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Once upon a time, a father and his son were walking from one town to another. While they (1) ,they happened to pass by a river. They were tired and stopped there (2) . Then the father asked his son to get him some water from the river.
Then the son walked to the riverside and he (3) some women washing clothes there. Right at that moment, a bullock cart (牛车) started crossing the river. As a result, the water became very dirty. "I mustn't take the dirty water to my father, " he thought. So he came back and said, "Look, Father. A bullock cart (4) the river now, so the water is dirty and it can't be drunk." Father said nothing.
After a while, the son (5) to get some water again by his father. The water was still dirty, but he didn't go back. He thought, "My father is so thirsty. I (6) back clean water this time, even though it will take me a long time." Then he sat there, waiting until the water was clean. He collected some in a bowl and took it back.
"Oh, you are back at last. I (7) for you for almost half an hour," Father said. After (8) the water. he looked up at his son and said, " Now, (9) about what made the water clean. You let it be and the water became clean on its own. It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed (打扰), just let it be, and it will calm down on its own. "
The son thought for a while and said, "Thank you, Father, I (10) this forever."
We can make best decisions when we stay calm.
阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容,从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词,必要时进行词形变化,填入空白处,每空一词.
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Most people would stay away from bees while meeting them. However, if your goal (目标) is to grow a beautiful and productive (丰收的) garden, you will want to bring on bees.
How to attract (吸引) bees?
Plant! Plant! Plant! Plant not only vegetables but also colorful flowers. Bees are attracted by colors and purple, yellow, white and blue are (1) favorites. If possible. you should be (2) to plant different flowers for bees to choose from. Be sure to plant some flowers in (3) areas. Bees like warm and bright places (4) than cool and dark ones.
Another part of learning (5) to attract bees is to always leave a place for wild grass or flowers near your garden. This is where bees can live comfortably and (6) . You can also design a bee house (7) the bees to live. To do this, you can use several (8) of bamboo tied together. Place the house close to the ground (9) bees prefer living close to the ground. Preparing such a place can make sure that they will enjoy and (10) want to leave.
Be sure to leave water around for them to drink. Once the bees are there and active, you will have a fruitful garden.