One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (41) he called out to the young man, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man 42 , looked up and replied, "Throwing starfishes into the sea. "
"Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?"
"The sun is up and the (43) is going away. And if I don't throw them in they’ll (44) . "
"But, young man, don't you (45) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't (46) make a difference! '"
The young man (47) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, "It made a difference for that (48) . "
There is something very (49) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (50) will be better.
A. better B, farther C. closer D. faster
A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered
A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish
A．leave B．die C．run D．lose
A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess
A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately
Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports, Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret , for women. ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either. A. end B. start C. speak
A. weather B. people C. food
A. Besides B. Except C. But
A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. don’t they
A. picture B. dog C. boy
A. the same as B. so that C. such as
A. safe B. dangerous C. hard
A. extremely B. especially C. exactly
A. Never B. Usually C. Please
A. with B. and C. or
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a traingoes from Winston to Stenberg.
This train was never late before, but last Thursday it did not get to the stationtime and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to
the station at 9:10 am but it was 10:30 am when it set off in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us
gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for another thirty minutes and still nobody told
why.
What’s more,service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. However, we could buy
but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was
with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.
All theon the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.
We are looking forward tofrom you.
Yours,
John Armstrong
Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy his seat. The old woman her thanks to him and before she got off, she three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still .
One night Andy the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be !" Andy said. Suddenly he was at the again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"
A．refused B．offered C．kept D．shook
A．expressed B．explained C．imagined D．regretted
A．checked out B．pointed out C．picked out D．sold out
A．bitter B．plain C．magic D．funny
A．joy B．pride C．courage D．fear
A．avoid B．control C．receive D．warn
A．lonely B．silent C．lively D．excellent
A．came down B．came up with C．came to D．came across
A．him B．me C．them D．you
A．bus B．street C．park D．heaven
Once I went shopping on my first visit to Macao. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I enjoyed the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a skirt. Not having much to enjoy the sun in England, my legs were very white. In England this is not a fashionable look at all . Most women spend every sunny day out trying to get darker skin. The darker the skin, the better the look. I have tried to get darker but works for me!
As I one shop, the two shop assistants kept looking at my legs the whole time , talking quietly to each other in Chinese. I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend we could leave. After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong. I complained about the shop assistants being very impolite . They be talking about my white skin. My friend laughed. “They weren’t laughing at you. They were saying how nice your legs are. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. , there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them.”
It just shows that we are never happy with what we have. The grass is greener on the other side. If the women of the West and East the same way, Western women wouldn’t spend so much money on cream that makes skin darker and women from the wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter.
A．long B．short C．beautiful D．expensive
A．money B．exercise C．space D．chance
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．broke into B．ran past C．got out of D．walked around
A．though B．and C．but D．if
A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．needn’t
A．In a word B．In the end C．Infact D．In order
A．never B．always C．ever D．seldom
A．thought B．saw C．worked D．decided
A．East B．West C．South D．North
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Remember to be a good boy or girl any time. It’s important to have good manners, especially in some public .When you are waiting
line, don’t jump the queue. Be patient. Don’t stand too close to others . Keep 20cm
if you can.
Follow the advice of the workers when you are having a visit on a place of interest. Don’ t climb on exhibitions. Makeit’s OK to take
before you hold up your camera. When you go to shows,
clean clothes. You should get to the show 15 minutes before it starts. During the shows, turn
your cell phone. Don’t eat during the show. Restaurants will be quite busy. Don’t stay too long when you
eating . Remember to
your rubbish away after the meal.
Good manners can make you a gentleman or lovely lady. you are , others will be pleased with you.