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David hated spending money. When he had to buy __in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price , even for the _
_ things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “_
_ it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their _
_ a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he _
_ several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to __ out. It’s_
_ serious to be saved.” “How much I must pay you for _
_ out a tooth?” David asked. “ Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two _
_ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery.” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said . “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very _
_. How about if I take half an hour?”
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The generation gap (代沟) has become a serious problem. It’s reported that some children may kill themselves if they with their parents. I think it is because they don’t have a good timewith each other. Parents now spend more time in the office, so they don’t have much time to spend with their children. As time
by, they both feel that theydon’t have the
topics to talk about. I think parents should spend more time with
, get to know them and understand them. And
children, show your feelings to your parents. They really love you. So tell them your thoughts. In this way, you can have a better understanding of each other.
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"Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our ._________ time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colors. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas ._________ their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) .________ from memory.
Too much dreaming can be harmful. The . _________ we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is
. ________ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.
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You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can find stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the desert , but it is not enough for most plants.
The animals are. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to makeshoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for
. _______ things.
The people of the desert have to keep . _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more foodfor their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to
. ______place. The desert people are very
. _____ . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
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The panda is one of the most popular in the world. A panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the panda is very
. So it is not surprising that the WWF（世界自然基金会）chose the panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that are in
and raises money to save them. The panda only
in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, there were only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason
pandas are endangered(濒临灭绝的) is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
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Dave is not old ________to drive a car. He is only thirteen years old.
You should consider my ________ when you go there.
Keep smiling and have a happier, ________ and better life.
Mr. Clark will get angry ________you don’t return the book on time.
Nothing can prevent us fromour “Chinese Dream”