Polar bears are suffering in a(warm) world than ever before.
Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. For much of the year,live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger threatening the only home
they know.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice(reduce) by 9.8% every 10 years since 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their
(survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over.” says Andrew Derocher,
scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “
it, they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time
(hunt). Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later,
the bears are not actively hunting.
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways (improve) our English writing ability.
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist (坚持) in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many
(difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble
(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there
(be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English
(proper).
As far as I am (concern), my suggestion is
we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher
help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for
development of our writing skills.
Susan: I want to go to Paris again. I think it’s perhaps ______ most cultured city in the world.
Billy: But you _____ (see) the famous museums and palaces there already. Won’t you get
_______ (bore) if you see them again?
Susan: Oh, Billy, you don’t understand. The real______ (attract) of Paris doesn’t lie in those famous science spots, though they are
_______(certain) worth visiting. It lies in the life in Paris and the style of the Parisians.
Billy: Do you mean that you feel good just walking around the city?
Susan: Exactly! I find ______ so relaxing to take a walk along the Seine River. And I also find the French can transform everyday objects
______ works of art!
Billy: That’s true. Even the little fountains and the iron garden gates have very delicate designs.
Susan: Yes, you’re right. And with the evening_____ (come) to Paris, I felt even better when I heard music floating from the concerts in the cathedrals.
Billy: Parisians love music. Did you taste any of the French cuisine (菜肴)? It’s said _____ a person has never tasted the true flavor of France until he has dined in Paris.
Susan: Yes, I did. Both the food and the atmosphere in the restaurants ___ (be) wonderful.
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of _____(工具) to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes b_
__ that you don't have enough tastes.
Your house of life ought to be a mansion, a royal ____(宫殿). Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds___
__ room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to _____(培养) simply because the world is full of beautiful things. L__
___, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room ____
__ you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. __
___like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real____
__are of the spirit. Sports, without which you remain poor, m__
___ a lot in life.
Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass
their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him
camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with
strong sense of suffering,
(fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant
green grass.
The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its (prepare) made for it.
Life, a camel traveling through the desert,
(need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.
One(rain) night I was driving along a lonely highway
I saw a man walking rapidly ahead of me along the side of the road. It was pouring rain and I slowed down to avoid
(splash) him as I went by.
He misunderstood,(think) I was offering a ride and ran towards my car. He was very tall, had a full beard and he scared me. I stepped on the gas pedal to leave
(quick), and I saw the look of total despair in his eyes.
Suddenly, all fear was (go) and I backed up and unlocked my car door, praying this was not the
(big) mistake in my life but somehow knowing it would be okay.
The man was a plumber（水暖工人）, truck had got stuck in the mud. He
(walk) for miles. No one would pick him up and his wife was in the hospital in labour（分娩） with their first child!
He had cried at the thought that he might not be there.
We(arrive) at the hospital moments before his son was born.