Manypeopletravelduringtheholid-优题课

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular there?
Among the arguments for uniforms is that most uniforms look more (profession) than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People expect superior quality from a man wears a uniform. The television repairman wearing a uniform tends (inspire) more trust. Faith the skill of a garage worker is increased by a uniform. Uniforms also have many practical (benefit). They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often (comfortable) than civilian clothes.
Among the arguments against uniforms (be) their lack of variety and the loss of individuality.there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change. When people look alike, they will think, speak, and act (similar).

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said___ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months_____（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We _____（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, ___ for the week after. I didn’t understand ___ this would happen. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was_____（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on ____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an ____(amaze) room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little____（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工）who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil the field to his house. As the field was quite far off, the potter forgot (take) the rope with which he tied the donkey every day, so he decided to lie down holding the donkey’s ears while sleeping. But this way, neither the donkey the potter was able to take a rest. A saint(圣人），happened to be passing by, saw them. When the potter told the saintthe problem was, the saint said, “Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. Pretend to tie him using imaginary rope. I promise you he won’t run away.” The potter did so.
He left the donkey and went to take a rest. When he (wake) up, to his surprise and relief, he found the donkey (stand) at the same place.
Soon the potter prepared to leave for home. But the donkey did not move. (luck), the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the problem.The saint said, “You tied up the donkey, but did you untie(松开）him? Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter followed the saint’s advice with (please).
Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter went home happily with his donkey.

When I was a sixteen-old girl, I was asked to deliver a speech titled “ A Red Test in My Life ,”To talk before the whole class !Just imagine how ________(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, ______. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer---something to pride myself in. But the hard part _____(lie) in my oral presentation: to read from_____ paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech ______my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs _______(tremble) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found ______back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After_______seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding, I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the_____(great) difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it,___ ___we will be able to achieve our goals.

Time flies! This is ＿third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school __ (organize) many activities. What impressed me ____ (much) was an activity __ (call) “Learning to Farm”. On an autumn afternoon, we __ (send) to a farm___ we learnt to plant potatoes. ___ (be) in the city for such a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After __ (divide) into three groups, we started to work. Some cut potatoes _ pieces, and____put the pieces of potatoes into the holes and put the earth back.