Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for my life and sometimes I had to work at night.
One late night, I got a telephone call (1) a neighborhood. When I arrived there at 2: 30 am, the only building was dark except a single light in the (2) (five) floor window. So I walked up and knocked at the door.
Just a minute, "answered a weak voice. After a long time, the door opened and a small woman(3) (stand) in front of me. Next to her was a small box.
Quickly I took her box to the car and then returned to hold her. She kept(4) (thank)me.
When we got in the car, she asked, "Can you drive me through the blocks?
"(5) it's too late now, "I replied.
"I don' t mind, "she said slowly. "I'm in no hurry. The doctor says I don't have much time to live…"
I (6) (quiet) turned off the meter(计费器), For the next two hours, we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ,and some other places.As(7) sun was rising ,we stopped in front of a low building. Two young(8) (woman) were waiting there. They were both the nurses who would look after her.
"How much do I have to pay? " she asked.
"Nothing, "I replied. I was sure I would never forget this(9) (pain)experience.
She looked surprised, "You gave a woman who is dying a little moment of pleasure, "she said.
"Thank you".
Sometimes people may not remember exactly what you did or said. However, they'll always remember how you make (10) (they) feel. And they'll never forget it.
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Liu Yuan: Hi. Han Wen! The summer vacation is coming! Do you have any plans?
Han Wen: (1) . I can’t wait to watch the Summer Olympic Games this year.
Liu Yuan: Oh, (2) will the Summer Olympic Games be held?
Han Wen: In France.
Liu Yuan: I’ve got it. (3) ?
Han Wen: I like swimming and ping-pong.
Liu Yuan: Chinese teams (4) these sports. They’ve won many gold medals(金牌).
Han Wen: Yes. And what’s your plan?
Liu Yuan: I haven’t decided it. Maybe I’ll join a sports club.
Han Wen: I’m in a basketball club. Why not join us?
Lin Yuan: (5) . We can play together then.
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We were going to play with a team from a country school. They didn't come (1) the match nearly began. They looked (2) than we thought.They wore dirty T﹣shirts and blue jeans and looked(3) farm boys.We thought they had never seen a basketball before.We (4) that we didn't need any practice to play with such a team. It was so late that they couldn't have (5) time to practice. The match began.One of our (6) got the ball and he tried to give it to another one. But from out of nowhere a boy in a T﹣shirt caught the ball and he (7) and beautifully got the ball into their basket and had two points.To our (8) ,they had another two points in a minute.Soon it was all over.The country team won the match.(9) course we knew that there was still another team better than any good team.But the most (10) lesson we learned this time was: One can't tell a man or a team by the appearance.
Reyes Guana grew up in a poor Mexican family. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet. At weekends, the whole (1)f went to fields to work. When the children were young, they stayed in the car. As they grew (2)o they worked too.
As a boy, Guana was a "very shy" child who was very (3)q in school. He had few friends but he had a good relationship with the school cleaner. He liked to call the friendly lady "Nike" because she usually wore Nike clothes and shoes. Nike was well organized and the boy liked (4)h she made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. "Well, it's good if you want to be a cleaner," Nike said to little Guana with (5)k . "But make sure you go to college and make it as one of your steps there."
Guana also looked up to the principal (校长) of his school. He was a tall and good﹣looking man. Also, he always went to someone in (6)n . The principal told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers. "Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what you're doing." "Well, you can do it!" the principal (7)r . Guana did get there, and the two men remain friends. The former principal is now almost 90 years old.
But (8)b becoming a school principal, Guana followed in Nike's footsteps and worked for three schools in Lodi, California. And being a cleaner at a school made him think about how to show respect for everyone in an organization. In Guana's school system today, everyone is (9) i to parties and events. Everyone is important not only the people who clean the floors or drive the buses but also the people who teach the students or lead the schools.
He never (10)f where he came from, or how he felt. Now, Guana tells his own three children how important an education is for their lives.
Let's share this article about the importance of family in our life. As soon as the man goes into the world, the first persons he meets are his family(1) (member). The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this(2) (beauty) world. Then is his father who is always there to look (3) him. Then come the brothers or sisters.
Family is the first place for a person(4) (learn) things in this world. He learns everything from his family from baby time till old age, He sees his family walking and then he tries to follow them. He sees his family talking and then he tries to repeat the words. He also(5) (slow) learns the basic communication among the people in the family. He learns how to love, (6) to do, when to go to bed, and how to get on with others well. This develops a kind of love among all family.
The family works like a chain. You know, kids know(7) (little) than other people, so they should learn from elders while elders depend on(8) (they) kids for a lot of things. When kids grow up, get married, have children, the circle repeats again. Your family always come to your help when you are in trouble. They always support you in different ways(9) it is on money or just on spirit. You can always share your problems with the family, and you always find a better way to solve your problems after(10) (discuss) them in the house.
Considering all these things, we can say family is one of the greatest gifts that God sends us.
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Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys.In fact,many teenage boys can't name a single best friend.When they(1) ,they often think for a while before answering, "My best friend?I can't (2) that.I am busy with my homework,and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one best friend."
Girls,however,can usually answer the question (3) , "A best friend?Of course.We have a lot to share with each other.We get much more (4) from talking,daydreaming."
We have to realize:boys share activities,while girls share feelings.The qualities (品质) that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same,regardless of (无论) the basis of these friendships.The important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships.We all need friends in our lives.
These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. (1) He broke his own world record in men's 500m short track speed skating(短道速滑)!
(2) When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.
On February 22, 2018,Wu won the men's 500m short track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic short track gold. "(3) I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ,"Wu said. (4)
In fact. it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. (5) He has won many medals at many world championships(锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard ,he will succeed.
A. Many people think he is really the "pride of China". B. I did my best in the event. C. He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi. D. The young man won China's first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. E. Wu was born on July 24, 1994 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China. |
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Hotpot, Mapo Tofu and Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil(水煮鱼)—these dishes are well-known names in China. And they all have one thing (1) common: They’re very numbing(麻的)and spicy(辣的).“Numbing and spicy” is a special phrase which is used (2) (describe)Sichuan food. Generally, Sichuan cooks are good at using Pixian Broad Bean Paste(郫县豆瓣). It (3) (see)as “the soul(灵魂)of Sichuan dishes” by many people. As (4) result, they are quite different from the dried and spicy Hunan food and the sour and spicy Guizhou food.
However, to Sichuan dishes, there is much more than (5) (they)numbing and spicy flavor(味道)because Sichuan cooks are able to create all kinds of flavors. So people praise Sichuan dishes, “Each dish (6) (have)its own style; a hundred dishes have a hundred different flavors.” There are at (7) (little) 24 kinds of flavors in Sichuan dishes and only one-third of them are spicy. Some dishes are neither numbing (8) spicy, like sweet and sour fish.
Visitors to Sichuan are surprised at so many (9) (choice)they have for food. Sichuan is (10) (certain)a great place to start your Chinese food journey.
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With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more and more convenient. It seems that (1) has been reinvented and greatly improved. But there is one thing unlike them. It’s a blind walking stick. It was invented over 100 years ago and has been used (2) many blind people for a long time. However, it had remained unchanged until an engineer named Kursat decided (3) a change. Kursat is blind. He deeply understands the difficulties and challenges that the blind face. He put some technical knowledge into his invention and invented a (4) stick. He hoped his invention would help the blind.
The smart stick uses built-in speakers and different sensors(传感器)to warn about possible dangers. It helps blind people know about the environment around (5) by using modern technology. It makes their travel much (6) than before. The stick is priced at around $500. It is less than half the price of most smart phones. Most people can (7) it.
In the future, this invention is going to make a big difference to more blind people. “It will not (8) change my life, but also the life of other people.” Kursat said, “These days, we are talking about flying cars, but the blind have been using just simple sticks. As a blind person, (9) I am at the subway station, I don’t know which is my exit. I don’t know which bus is coming or which stores are around me. But now, the smart stick can provide a lot of (10) for the blind,” he said, “I believe the life of the blind will be much more convenient and safer.”
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I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided (1) (write)about the whale(鲸鱼). I have loved them from a young age.
I’m not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about (2) (they)shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so (3) (slow)and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.
So, of course, one of my best memories (4) (be)when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt (5) (happy)than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I’m not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their (6) (heart). Take the Maori people in New Zealand as (7) example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians(守护者)of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their (8) (tradition)stories.
Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? (9) they need our protection. That’s what my school homework was about— animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role (10) the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.
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Journey to the West is ___(1)___ traditional Chinese book. The monkey king or Sun Wukong is one of the main characters in the book. The monkey king, who is loved by ___(2)___ (China) children, is not just a normal monkey. He can make 72 changes to ___(3)___ (he) shape and size, turning himself into different ___(4)___ (animal) and objects. The monkey king uses a magic stick to fight bad people ___(5)___ (brave). Sometimes, he can make the stick ___(6)___ small that he can keep it in his ear. And as soon as the TV programme ___(7)___ (come) out more than 30 years ago, children became interested ___(8)___ reading this story.
The monkey king is ___(9)___ (smart) than others. He keeps fighting ____(10)____ (help) the weak and never gives up.
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China impresses the world in the year 2022. In the past months, we have seen several important events that showed the world a strong China. Here we take a look back at them.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games closed on February 20. Themed “Together for a Shared Future”, the Games drew attention of the world successfully. Athletes (运动员) competed bravely on the ice and snow, achieving their dreams. They encouraged people around the world with their spirits. Behind stage, Chinese food and culture impressed international athletes. Many shared photos and videos of their life on social media, telling Chinese stories to the world. Beijing 2022 gave the world a window on China.
While Beijing 2022 reflects rich Chinese culture, the great progress in science and technology shows the ability to innovate (创新). On April 16, China welcomed three heroic astronauts home. After flying around Earth for six months, they came back home safely. During the stay in space, they gave lively science lessons from the Tiangong space station. That made millions of children fall in love with space science. What’s more, on June 5, the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rose into space and another three astronauts were sent into the space station. They will make a further step in the exploration (探索) of space.
All these great achievements show the power of China. We’re proud of our country. We strongly believe that China will surely move forward to an even brighter future.
China impresses the world in the year 2022. And the world sees a ___(1)___ China. Beijing held the 2022 Winter Olympic Games successfully. Athletes competed bravely and ___(2)___ people around the world. Besides, they told Chinese stories on social media. That let the world know more about Chinese food and ___(3)___. China also keeps innovating in science and technology. On April 16, three heroic astronauts returned home ___(4)___. The lively lessons they gave from space rose children’s interest in space science. With the Shenzhou XIV rising into space on June 5, China will continue with a further space exploration. As Chinese, we feel ___(5)___ of our country for all these great achievements. We believe China will have an even brighter future. |
Young children should not be left by _____(they).
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It is probably no exaggeration (夸张) to say that, these days, anyone who uses WeChat or QQ also uses memes. (1) Memes are usually pictures or GIFs (动图) of famous people, TV and film scenes. They are often paired with a line of words explaining the pictures.
You must have seen the memes of singer Huang Zitao with his famous words, "I will not die easily."(2) Others include actor Zhou Jie shouting with anger and basketball player Yao Ming laughing but looking like crying. If there is something in common with these people, it is probable that they all have exaggerated facial expressions. Users make memes of them for fun.
On the other hand, memes make online messaging chatting closer to real life than just sending text messages. (3) For some people, like youth, they can chat online only using memes without typing a single word. Sometimes this turns into a kind of competition to see who has the most or the funniest memes. (4) Do you want to have a try, too?
A. Huang's memes are one of the users' favorites. B. Memes or biaoqingbao have become important in online chatting (聊天) among Chinese. C. If they are tired of the popular ones, they can make their own memes using meme apps. D. Because they give people information in a simpler, funnier and clearer way. |
(5)Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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Memes play an important part in online chatting all over the world. |
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All the people can chat on line without typing a single word. |
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People can only use popular memes even though they feel bored of them. |
D. |
D Users make memes of famous people for fun. |
Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried playing the drums.This was during a lunchtime music club at school, which she only went to because it was snowing (1) (heavy).Of all the musical instruments, the drums were (2) (interesting) to Beth. She thought it was cool that there were many different shapes and sizes of drums,and she wanted to hit(3) (they),to see what they sounded like.
Now Beth is thirteen and gives concerts around the country.She also has her own YouTube channel and(4) (get) over a million hits a year.What's amazing is that Beth hasn't ever been to(5) drum lesson. "You can learn anything on the Internet, so I've never felt it was important for me t1o take classes," explains Beth.
Giving concerts wasn't easy for Beth in the beginning because usually she only played drums alone in her bedroom when she came home(6) school. At her first concert, she played in a band with many(7) (adult). She could feel hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at her,(8) that made her feel afraid.
So, does Beth enjoy(9) (be) famous now?"I didn't plan to be famous,"she says.All I want is to show others what I love.I don't think I'm someone special.I just want everyone(10) (have) a great time at my concerts.