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The police do ____ things for us. They help keep our things and us __
___. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.
The police go around town to see that ____ is all right. They get around town in many __
___. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.
As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find _____ children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight ，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police __
___ to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.
Some police stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go and when to _____. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children _
__ the street. They also help people who can’t walk too well._
_ the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them__
_ a job well done.
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At present, quite a few teens spend much time with their iPods listening to music, but a new study suggests that teens who spend too much time listening to music may be atrisk of depression (抑郁症).
The study, led by Brian, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,that teens who listened to music more often had 80% higher risk of depression,
with teens who listened to music less often.
According to the study, teens who most often listened to music could listen for at least four five hours a day.
“At this point, it’s not clear depressed people begin to listen to more music to escape, or whether listening to large amounts of music can lead to depression, or
,” said Brian in a statement. However, researchers found that reading books had the
result: with increase in time spent reading, teens’ risk of depression dropped 50%.
For the study, the researchers 106 teens of 7 to 17 for two months. According to the survey, music showed strong associations (联系) with
depression risk. But that doesn’t
mean that music causes depression — for some depressed teens, music may even help.
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“Mommy, am I special?” asked nine-year-old Ali.
“How special do you want to be?” asked his mother.
“Like the inventor of the computer,” Ali.
“Well, you are always special to me if you did not invent the computer,” said his mother.
Ali felt happy every time his mother said he was special. But deep inside, Ali really wanted to be someone .
Ali said, “Mommy, almost all of my best friends to have something that makes themselves special. Kimberly is top in math. Nigel is the
football player in my class. Gopal is the fastest runner in the school. When it comes to drawing, Rajoo won first prize in the city drawing competition three days
…”
“Ali, you should be pleased with yourself. You’re friendly and polite. You’re healthy,” said his mother, as if she knew he was thinking.
“Thanks, Mommy, but I really want to be special and do something different. I don’t want to be an ordinary person.”
“Dear, when I was your , I also wanted to do something special and make myself different. But I’ve realized that a simple life is a true life and a peaceful life is a happy life.
an ordinary person is great.”
Ali lost in thought.
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Nowadays, the hazy (雾霾的) weather often in our country. It has not only affected the public transportation but also done great
to people’s health. Terrible
happen every now and then. Some freeways are shut down because of the low visibility (能见度). In Nanjing, schools had to close because of the hazy weather last December.
Obviously, air pollution is the (cause that has resulted in (导致) the terrible weather. People don’t pay much attention to the environment, so the
between nature and human beings is lost.
People have started to consider how to protecton hazy days. They try to avoid outdoor activities and wear expensive masks to
away from haze while going out. But actually, no one can really keep away from it
they wear masks or stay inside. Haze is everywhere around the city.
Haze is a warning. It warns us to take action to make our Earth a better place. If Earth is toofor us to live on, what should we do? Maybe we have to be
on Mars.
She has a __________ touch with the children and they do everything she asks.
In Hong Kong, you can buy clothes more _________ on Christmas Day than any other day.
__________ are easy for little Tom to make but difficult to correct.
Never ____________ your heart now, and you’ll be successful one day.
The woman ___________ her handbag but could not find her keys.
If you are for a symbol of Britain, only one thing
the test-the umbrella. In London, even
the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混乱). Trains
, drains block, and buses
down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.
So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort out. No one will ever leave home
his umbrella.
An umbrella hasof uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella
a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be
using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防卫武器).