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This morning I took a bus to school. The traffic was____(busy) than usual and there were more people on the bus. At Xinhua Stop, I saw___old man get on the bus. He looked very weak. I stood up and gave my seat to him. He thanked me and asked me about my name and my school. We talked ____(happy).
Later in the ____(third) class, Mr. Du came in and asked me to go to the front. I didn’t know why, so I was a little afraid. Everyone _____(look) at me. Then he told them ____ I did on the bus this morning. He_____(know it because he got a phone call from the old man. Mr. Du said I could be a good example to my ____(classmate). It was really a good day ___me! I was so ____(pride).
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Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?In 1969,the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland,Ohio.It ___ imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it____ (actual) caught fire and burned.Now year later,this river is one of___most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn't changed in a few days____even a few months.It took years of work____(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water.Finally,that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is____(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an _____(possible) situation.Maybe you have a habit_____is driving your family crazy.Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use.When you face such impossible situation,don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.
While there are____(amaze) stories of instant transformation,for most of us the _____(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work,like cleaning up a polluted river.Just be____(patience)
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As a teenager, there was a time ___ I was crazy about classical music. I loved it so much that I often wondered ____ I could have a chance to enjoy classical music at a concert. You know, it is no pleasure just ____(watch) the musicians play on TV. Later my brother happened ____ (have) a chance to take me to a concert. That ___(mean) I could sit face ____face with the musicians. It was ____ first time in my life that I ___(be) to a concert. I was _____(complete) attracted by the beautiful music while ____(listen). I was ___ excited that night that I found ___ hard to go to sleep. As a result, I stayed awake the whole night.
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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 ___ 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 refused _______(stop) until we ___(reach) the next stop. Still, the boy kept _______(ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. _____(final), when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to 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______(thank) , Everyone on the bus began talking about _____ the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers _____(sudden) became _____(friend) to one another.
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Once, a king showed two men___large basket(篮子) in the garden. He told them ___( fill) it with water from a well(井). After they began ___ (them) work, he left ____(they), _____(say), “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this ____ (fool) work We can____ fill the basket.” The ____ man answered, “That is ____ of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something so foolish .” He picked up___bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on____(carry) water. Finally, the well was almost empty.
As he poured(倒) the last bucket(桶) of water into the basket, he ____(see) a bright thing in it. He picked it up . It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. As soon as he saw the ring, he knew that he ____(find) the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for ____. “You have done so well in this little thing,” he said, “____ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
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How do you usually buy what you need, shopping on line or going out to shop in person _____ the help of the Internet, shopping is ______(easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the items we like, pay____ them online, and the shopping ______(finish). It is easy and quick. It ____(help) save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items before deciding ______ to buy.
However, there ____(be) always traps in shopping online. If we are ______(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different from ______ in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be too big ______ too small. ______(avoid) such ___(trouble), we should compare similar items on ____(difference) online stores and pay more attention ____ what other _____(customer) say. From their comments, we can know better ______ an item’s color, size as well as ______ shortcomings. ____ this way we increase ___(we) chance of buying ______ more satisfactory item.
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What will our world be like in 2050 We asked a group of ____(expert) to make their _____ (predict) about our future.
By 2050 we will have “clever”cars. We won’t have so many ____(accident), because they will be able to communicate with each other. Cars will slow down by _______ (they) or stop in _____(danger) situations. Also, our cars will run on electricity or water.
By 2050 our homes will be more eco-friendly (环保). We will use solar (太阳的) energy, and we will clean and recycle our water. There will be many more people in the world and our houses will be_____(small). Many houses will be underground and we will have ____(robot) to help clean, cook and do our home ______(shop).
We won’t die! We will put our brains onto computers_____ live forever. The computers of the future won’t look like _____(machine). They’ll look like humans.
By 2050 there will_____ too many people on the earth and over 100 million people will be living on___moon and other planets. We will be able to travel to Mars and back____just three days.
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The computer _____(play) ____ important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great______ (invent) in the world in___twentieth century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, _____ at schools. Today it is used __38__ many ways. It really brings the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.
The first computer in the world was __39 _ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was large and heavy. __40__ it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __41__ four periods(时期,阶段)and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of puters are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __42__.
The computer can do most of the thing___ the people. It can help us to __43 _ about the real world more quickly, to learn __44__ we want to learn and to think for ourselves. __45__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work ____(努力)at it.
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My deskmate ____(admire) my fluent English very much and I usually feel _____ (encourage) by his compliments.
One day, when we learned the new word “eccentric” in class, we ____(ask) to make a sentence with it. I volunteered___(do) it by____(say) “My deskmate is ___ eccentric boy _____ clothes never fit ____(he).” _____(Hear) this, the whole class burst out_____ (laugh) and my deskmate’s face ____(turn) red. After class, I learned ____ the teacher that my deskmate would have ____ (drop) out of school ____he hadn’t been helped by others. My mindless words must____8.____(hurt) him ____(deep).
Not until then did I realize words could be _____(power) in____positive and negative ways. We should avoid _____(hurt) others if we can’t always be encouraging when we speak.
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Dear Tom,
How are you doing You ___ (ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation.
I am sorry that I didn’t reply____ delay.How I wish I ____ and reply your email as soon as I received it.____, I was busy _____(prepare) for my final exam at that time,_____ is vital for me.As a result, I had no choice but____ (focus) on my study completely.I believe that if you_____ (be) me, you would make the same choice.
By the way, I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation.First and foremost, I would do a part time job, so_____ my interpersonal skills would___ (improve)._____(addition), I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School.Last but not___, maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant.
These are my plan for the summer vacation.What’s_____ (you) I am looking forward to _____ your earliest reply.
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Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is ___important than money. Why ____when money is spent, we can get ___ back. However, when time is ___(go), it will never return.That is why we mustn't waste time. It goes without saying that the time is usually limited.Even a second is very important.We should make full use___ our time to do something ___ (use).But it is ___ pity that there are a lot of people who don't know the _____ (important) of time.They spend their limited time _____, drinking and playing.They don't know that ____(waste) time means wasting parts of ____(they) life. In a word, we should save time.We shouldn't leave today's ____ for tomorrow. Remember:We have no time to ____.
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Two brothers decided ____(dig) a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, ____ couple of older boys to watch.
“What are you doing ” asked one of the ____(visitor) .“We plan ___ (dig) a hole all the way through Earth!” one of the brothers answered .
The older boys began to laugh, ____(tell) the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was _____(possible).
After a long silence, one of the ____(dig) a jar full of ___(spider), worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid (盖子) and the wonderful things to the visitors.
Then he said____ (quiet) and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through Earth, look at _____ we’ve found along the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious (有雄心的), but it did cause them to dig . And that is ____ a goal is — to cause us to move in the direction we have ____ (choose).
But not every dream will____ (realize) . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass.
But you fall short of aim(达不到目标), perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the things ____ have come into my life because I tried to do something!”
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A ___ (disappoint) Performance
Tom was sick with disappointment. The piano performance was almost a ____(succeed), however, he ____ (fail) in his solo(独奏). He couldn’t understand how it could have happened.
He had practiced for ____(week) that seemed like ____(month) . He had given up sports until after the performance because he wanted to make his parents ____(pride) of him. He spent all his time with the piano.
His teacher had said he had learned ____(quick) to learn. It was true that he accepted music as ____ language, another way to talk to people..
His grandparents, aunt, and uncle all came to hear him play, and he was anxious ____(show)them that he was the ___ (good) in the whole class.
But, when he stood up to go to the piano, his knees___ (feel) weak. He looked into the audience and saw___ family smiling back at him.
At this time, he felt nervous. His fingers began to tremble (颤抖), shaking as though he _____ (catch) a bad cold.
He____ (sit) down at the piano. He took a deep ____ (breathe) . He played the first part of his music, then realized with fear that he ____ (forget) the rest. He started over, thinking that would help. It didn’t. His bright musical life seemed to end.
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Once upon a time,a rich man wanted to make a trip to another town.He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to buy things with.He ___ (decide) to take ten _____(serve) (仆人)with ___ (he).They would carry the things to sell and the food to eat on their trip.Before they started,a little boy ran up to ___ rich man and asked to go with them.
The rich man said to the little boy,"Well, you may go with us. But you are the smallest,the ____ (thin) and the weakest of all my servants,you can't carry a heavy load (担子).You must choose the lightest ___ to carry."The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry.That was bread.
"You are ____ (fool) "said his master,"That is the ____ and the ___(heavy) one."The boy said nothing and ____ (lift) the load___ (glad).
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town.All the servants were tired___ the little servant.Do you know____ Most of the bread _____(eat) during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.