Dear Kate,
I’m very 36 that you are coming to our school so soon. 37 you arrive, let me introduce 38 you what our school life is like.
Our school is quite famous 39 its long history. It was 40 in the early 1920s. It is a good place 41 we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 42 help. 43 we pay a lot of attention to how well we do in lessons, 44 high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions. 45 their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to 46 any school clubs they are 47 in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I chose to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano 48 a birthday present.
49 , I was elected monitor of my class, 50 it can be 51 to be a monitor, 52 I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. 53 , being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was 54 than ever before. So being a monitor plays an important part in my school life. I’m very pleased with my work.
I love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to 55 you soon.
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We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home．As years went on, these events took on a 41 meaning for me: A traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life．When we knew it might be his 42 birthday, the whole family decided to 43 together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home．
Dad was a good story-teller and here was the 44 he had had．During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s 45 to listen to stories for a change．I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him．The room became 46 ．Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad 47 with tears in eyes．People 48 kinds of stories—stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures．
The stories 49 ． Everyone seemed to
have more than one story．Even the little grandchildren couldn’t 50 to tell Dad why they loved him．For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our 51 to celebrate him．A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had 52 Dad that night．Those are the stories people 53 tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer 54 to hear the words．They tell stories, full of 55 ．But we had given those memories to Dad in his 56 , and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys．He had them to 57 and roll over in his mind during his last days and months．
Words do 58 , and they are enough．We just need to say them or to speak them 59 to the ones we love．That’s the way to 60 love and ou
r chance to celebrate a person in his or her life．
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People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and Eng
lish people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one．
I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as_42_ as if I were going on the stage．Finding the___43__quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”
The simple atmosphere of the office__44__me．The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then46 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather47 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 48 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 49 to get a job without50 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 51 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say:
“52 , I’ve got someone in the53 at this very moment who might54 ．” She wrote down a 55 and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a56 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”
“Oh yes,” said I ---- 57 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 58 her again and again, and rushed out to the 59 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．
I spent the next few hours60 cook books．
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How to Release Anger the Right Way
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 36 others hold on to it for years at a tim
e. As you likely know, angry is not a healthy emotion. Over time it can become self-destructive, 37 relationships and
even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a 38 thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a 39 that something is wrong. If anger is not a incompletely normal and natural human emotion, it is, however，important to learn and understand how to 40 anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way. 41 whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is42 for everyone to understand what the right 43 of releasing anger are. Transforming （转换、变换）anger is a powerful 44 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to 45 anger is to give yourself the permission to express anger. In fact, it is quite 46 to express your anger as long as you do it 47 .
Remember that anger management 48 both on mental and physical effort. Although mental treatment alone will help you 49 for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same 50 for exercise too. However, if you combine both mental treatment and exercising, you will then have 51 to an unbelievable positive solutio
n. Do a particular physical activity 52 the mental intention of releasing your anger.
It might be 53 but the most important things of all to 54 is to never hurt others when you release your anger. Make sure you give yourself the 55 to express safely your anger, without hurting anyone else .
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The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it is used to be. The _36__ family in colonial North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity, Thus, children were __38__ in terms of their productivity, and they played the role of producer quite early, Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of the subordination(附属).
With the __39__ of the society, the position of the children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in contact with many other members. __40__ , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are __41__ more as people in their own right than as those of the family is reflected in various laws __42__ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new __43__ of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also __44_ an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time seeking the proper way to __45__ children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a two-way transaction(事务) between parents and child __46___ a one-way, parent-to-child training program. As a consequence, socializing child and __47__ with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems
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