Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions. You’ll be 36 by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school. After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own 37 in 1995. Now his cake are 38 as far away as England and France.
It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes 39 . They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food.
40 someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design. Once, some office workers wanted a good 41 for their boss’s 50th birthday. They told Mike that their boss loved noodles. Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and 42 thought it was funny as well as tasty.
Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs. Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and 43 it next to a real one. Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully.
Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families. But who knows, he 44 even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can
45 on your doorstep in China!A. surprised B. pleased C. worried
A. organization B. restaurant C. company
A. magic B. famous C. delicious
A. sell out B. hand out C. stand out
A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever
A. strategy B. joke C. donation
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone
A. drove B. put C. sold
A. should B. would C. might
A. land B. fly C. drop
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Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a goodof the city of London, from the street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.
There are times he has to stay________ and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to________ it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor ________ from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the________ and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
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A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the____time he was going through.
Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield ______ the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化疗).
Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but _____ goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day,______ that's where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might ______ his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a ______ . He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, "I have a surprise for Zac." And he pulled off his cap and other _____ saw that he already had all his hair ______ off. "I did it just to make Zac feel he's not the only one without any ______." said Vincent.
Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how ______ his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make ______ than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother ______ them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has ______ missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.
When asked ______ friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a(an) ______and responded, "It's a beautiful thing."
Clearly, wisdom doesn't always come with age.
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“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen, waiting for my reply.
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was special about it. It looked just like any other pen in my drawer. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or I would treasure(珍爱) it.
I had made the decision to be a writer, but I was afraid of being by the publishers（出版社）. The night before, I told my husband my when I didn’t think Cody was listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your great and everyone will love them.”
Tears filled my eyes. Even if I sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. And I felt already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it. At lunch, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky pen. He decided to get it for me. The boy wouldn’t agree but Cody didn’t . Finally, he traded his favorite model car and two army men--his most important things for that pen. Just to make feel better.
I still have that pen, it’s long out of ink（墨水）, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. So I value（重视） that pen, it’s Cody who I treasure really in my life.
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When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”, an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午)，the sun is just a small white ball. You clothes can get________ after a day walking. Clothes like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that ________ has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to________ bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a ________ . Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.A.day B. evening C. holiday
A.on B. like C. over
A.cleanB. dirty C. wet
A.touch B. feel C. smell
A.factoryB. stationC. home
A.shouted B. noticed C. heard
A.WhereB. HowC. What
A.populationB. pollutionC. air
A.deal withB. think about C. away from
A.question B. key C. Problem
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What is the best way to study? This is a very important question.Some Chinese students often ________ very hard ________ long hours. This is a ________ habit, but it is not a better way to study. A good student must ________ enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every ________ you________to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you ________ to your studies, you’ll find yourself ________ than before and you’ll learn more. Perhaps we can________ that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine. We mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects（效果） of your study ________slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.
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