When the weather turns warm, everyone wants to be in or around the water. Hanging out at the pool the beach on a hot day is a great way to beat the heat.
Most people don’t think much about water -but they should. For people between the ages of 5 and 24, drowning is the second cause of accidental death.
It doesn’t have to be that way, .By knowing how to stay safe and following a few simple guidelines, most water related accidents can be .
It’s a good idea to swim only in places that are watched over by a lifeguard. can predict changing ocean currents, sudden storms, or other dangers. In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in techniques.
Swimming in an body of water(like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool. You need more to handle the currents and other changing conditions in the open water.
If you do find yourself in a current, don’t panic and don’t fight the current. Try to swim parallel(平行) to the shore until you are able to the current, which is usually a narrow channel of water. try to make your way back to shore as you do so. If you’re to swim away from the current, stay calm and with the current. The current will usually ,then you can swim to shore.
a very good swimmer who tries to swim against a strong current will get worn out. If you’re going to in open water, better take lessons that provide you with tips on unexpected dangers.
Some areas with extremely strong currents are limits when it comes to swimming. Do your research so you know not to swim, and pay attention to any warning signs posted in the area.
A．pollution B．safety C．supply D．shortage
A．changing B．reasonable C．unknown D．leading
A．though B．besides C．therefore D．otherwise
A．ignored B．determined C．avoided D．delayed
A．Nobody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Some body
A．hidden B．immediate C．obvious D．increased
A．medical B．teaching C．rescue D．managing
A．active B．attractive C．open D．empty
A．time B．energy C．money D．skill
A．flooded B．injured C．impressed D．caught
A．catch up with B．get out of C．take hold of D．keep away from
A．Eventually B．immediately C．Frequently D．Gradually
A．unwilling B．unable C．unlikely D．unfortunate
A．fight B．bargain C．compete D．float
A．set off B．slow down C．break out D．roll over
A．Yes B．So C．Also D．Even
A．swim B．surf C．dive D．relax
A．handling B．foreseeing C．reducing D．identifying
A．within B．above C．beyond D．below
A．why B．when C．where D．how
I always remembered the first time I took part in an English composition competition. “Right! Dean would be the of our class to participate in the English composition competition,” my classmates said. (Applauding)
I was too to speak when I heard what my classmates said. In order not to short of my classmates’ , I trained myself very hard for the hope of being the of the competition, which would take place a month later. I a lot of vocabulary, sentence structures and rules and read many good or renowned articles. Not having I pretty well, the day came. Every candidate me looked so well – prepared and . “Only 1.5 hours. Start,” a supervisor suddenly said. Seeing the “What do most teenagers concern nowadays?” I was nervous and got block. What’s worse, other candidates had begun writing. Moments later, I myself, took a deep breath, and began brainstorming ideas the topic. I quickly wrote down the composition structure, central theme, and necessary elements. As the finishing time was , I tried my best to accelerate my writing. Unfortunately, my failure of time management, I left my composition incomplete. My final draft looked like a robot legs were broken.
The result came out two weeks later. To my surprise, I got the second prize! All my classmates cheered for me. This encouraged me a lot. I was not the first prize winner, I could still the scent of pride and happiness spreading around me.
A．player B．choice C．representative D．person
A．proud B．delighted C．nervous D．surprised
A．get B．be C．lose D．fall
A．promises B．expectations C．dreams D．words
A．success B．beater C．winner D．victory
A．memorized B．copied C．read D．wrote
A．grammar B．phrase C．pattern D．term
A．remembered B．prepared C．started D．completed
A．besides B．except C．except for D．as well as
A．easy B．nervous C．interested D．unconfident
A．problem B．idea C．topic D．theme
A．writer’s B．teacher’s C．thinker’s D．composer’s
A．persuaded B．told C．encouraged D．calmed
A．with B．towards C．at D．for
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
A．approaching B．accessing C．finishing D．ending
A．thanks for B．due to C．as a result D．on account
A．of which B．which C．whose D．that
A．However B．As a result C．Worse still D．Although
A．smell B．touch C．sense D．realise
It was a perfect day, just the right kind of day to go fishing
My 13-year-old son Jonathan and I had been this trip for weeks, and now we were sitting on the shore of a beautiful lake.
We and talked, and then, suddenly, I saw small waves my float(浮子）had been. I waited, thinking it would pop right back up again, but the float stayed the water and my heart started to beat ．After a few more seconds, my fishing rod was suddenly pulled off the stick it was leaning on me and it was being towards the water.
I firmly caught hold of the fishing rod and lifted it up. This fish was ! Slowly, my son balanced on two rocks and leaned down to get the giant off the fishhook.
For just one second, he lost his and reached up with his right hand to steady . At that moment, our huge fish got off the fishing line and started to swim
I saw teas streaming down Jonathan's face. "Dad, I'm sorry. I'll never be able to this up to you." I reached out and put my hands on his shoulders. I said the following almost without thinking. "Jon, how did you feel I was reeling(往卷轴上绕起）that fish in? Were you excited?" He nodded and said，"Dad，I've never been so in my whole life!”I repied,
"Jon, wasn’t that about the most fun we've ever had together?" He nodded his head in ．
Then I said, "So, why should we let a fish getting away possibly the best experience we've ever had? Let’s be happy about the fun we did have."
My son, his arms around me, said,"Dad, I love you so much!”1 him back and said softly into his ear, "I love you too, Jon."
We did catch that big fish. But I've known ever since that I didn't let the most important thing get away that day.
A．promoting B．planning C．appreciating D．setting
A．ran B．listened C．lay D．fished
A．where B．which C．in which D．that
A．over B．on C．under D．by
A．heavily B．quietly C．curiously D．regularly
A．on top of B．in front of C．behind D．against
A．taken B．dragged C．carried D．pushed
A．alive B．white C．huge D．beautiful
A．health B．temper C．balance D．bucket
A．him B．it C．himself D．itself
A．away B．beyond C．along D．up
A．pick B．build C．make D．speed
A．comments B．words C．songs D．apologies
A．although B．since C．unless D．while
A．excited B．angry C．forgetful D．puzzled
A．happiness B．surprise C．guilt D．agreement
A．bring B．mend C．shake D．ruin
A．throwing B．getting C．showing D．folding
A．held B．hugged C．followed D．pushed
A．really B．once C．never D．merely
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to . I tried not to interrupt him, but he me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” “I am and she lives much too far away. I have ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral” he said.
“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been for many generations within my family. My parents say it to everyone.”
He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it , and then he smiled and the following:
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much .
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good-byes’.”
Then he walked away, leaving me lost in thought.
A．arrival B．regret C．departure D．joy
A．in general B．in public C．in particular D．in turn
A．cry B．rest C．sit down D．talk
A．showed B．led C．took D．welcomed
A．ill B．strong C．old D．brave
A．stories B．challenges C．trips D．jobs
A．handed over B．handed down C．handed in D．handed out
A．ought to B．had to C．used to D．were able to
A．in detail B．in heart C．in memory D．in general
A．talked B．shared C．cried D．declared
A．bigger B．worse C．sweeter D．better
A．success B．gain C．sorrow D．loss
This was my grandmother's first Christmas without grandfather, and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever. When my parents and I at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us. The house did seem a little without grandfather.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas was the most important decoration of all. So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather's closet (壁橱). Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to our handiwork. It looked beautiful. something was missing.
"Where' s your star?" I asked.
The star was my grandmother' s favorite part of the tree.
"Why, it be here somewhere," she said, starting to sort through the boxes again. "Your grandfather always everything so carefully when he took the tree down."
As we emptied the boxes and no star, my grandmother's eyes filled with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together. It brought them great happiness. Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was , too.
"Don' t worry, Grandmother," I her. "We'll find it for you."
My mother and I formed a search . "Let' s start in on the closet where the ornaments (装饰品) were," Mother said. "Maybe the star just fell out of the box. "
That sounded , so I began to search the closet. I thought I tried every , but no star. I could see grandmother was , although she tried not to show it.
"What's in this wrapped box?" Mother suddenly called out. "It was at the bottom of father's closet. "
Grandmother took the box in and opened it. Her face when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star. There was a(n) attached.
Don' t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn't to tell you. Thought it was time for a new one. I hope it brings you as much as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Bryant
So grandmother's tree had a star after all, a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another. And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas for her.
A．arrived B．looked C．stayed D．worked
A．noisy B．empty C．safe D．clean
A．flower B．bell C．stocking D．tree
A．admire B．repair C．paint D．design
A．Or B．So C．But D．And
A．might B．must C．need D．will
A．packed B．decided C．covered D．searched
A．made B．left C．found D．felt
A．gone B．hidden C．broken D．forgotten
A．warned B．persuaded C．reminded D．comforted
A．game B．class C．company D．party
A．challenging B．reasonable C．pleasant D．difficult
A．suggestion B．direction C．possibility D．method
A．ashamed B．annoyed C．disappointed D．frightened
A．fear B．relief C．anger D．surprise
A．cleared B．brightened C．darkened D．tightened
A．article B．note C．receipt D．poem
A．bear B．afford C．wait D．agree
A．peace B．change C．luck D．joy
A．special B．funny C．relaxing D．favorite
Jay Wilson was my English teacher at Lake Forest High School. It was him realized my potential in writing, and his made me a writer eventually.
He was kind to me, but I had no that he took particular notice of me. There were other kids in the class, and soon I fell back into my usual and thought that I was just a little over average in most things. Near the end of the term, we began to read the play--Macbeth. Believe me, this is not an easy play for high school students to understand, I spent a lot of time reading it. After working till the night before it was due, I wrote a paper about the — the first paper I typed on a typewriter — and turned it the next day.
I got a good on it, and below the grade Mr. Wilson wrote, “Sure you become a writer.” That was it. Those six words were written in his clear and neat handwriting. It was the first time he or anyone had in any way that writing was a option for me. We’d never had any writers in our family line, and we didn’t know any writers personally, even , so writing for a living didn’t seem something to me. But then, just like that, Jay Wilson tapped my hidden and let me see a wider world.
Over the next 10 years, I often about Mr. Wilson’s six words. Whenever I felt discouraged, it was those six words that came back to me and gave me . When a few instructors in college gently and not-so-gently tried to tell me I had no talent, I held Mr. Wilson’s before me to protect myself. I didn’t what anyone else thought. Mr. Wilson, head of the whole English department at Lake Forest High, I could be a writer. So I put my head down and struggled forward. 396
A．when B．who C．how D．where
A．knowledge B．confidence C．influence D．assignment
A．intention B．concern C．doubt D．sense
A．older B．smarter C．richer D．luckier
A．location B．position C．motivation D．qualification
A．so B．but C．or D．for
A．work B．term C．class D．play
A．on B．off C．in D．up
A．grade B．praise C．idea D．start
A．wonder B．hope C．make D．help
A．arranged B．persuaded C．announced D．indicated
A．career B．study C．hobby D．method
A．distantly B．frequently C．actually D．obviously
A．necessary B．precious C．different D．available
A．talent B．memory C．secret D．opinion
A．worried B．thought C．heard D．wrote
A．impression B．improvement C．imagination D．strength
A．actions B．wisdom C．words D．duty
A．care B．predict C．ignore D．learn
A．proved B．said C．promised D．answered