Mark:Youdon’tknowwhatyou’vedon-优题课

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As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy __ the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.
On the first day, all the new students _ (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl _ _ name was Diana. .During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves __ _ study and achieve high _ _( grade). As there were different students in some classes, __ _ was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as __ _ she used to get in her old school, it was a bit _ (challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much _ _(encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day __ _(read) English books in the library.
In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

Alice： You seem to be absorbed(全神贯注) in the magazine, David.
David： It is the New scientist, __________ (deliver) to me this morning. Honestly speaking, I am fascinated(着迷的) by the magazine.
Alice： Are there articles or stories about the latest__________ (science) breakthrough?
David: Sure. I am reading an article______________ (introduce) a new invention --- the “flying car”.
Alice: That sounds interesting. Can you explain to me ____ the “flying car” works?
David: Yes. The car has four wheels and two wings that can be folded. So it can _________ be driven on the road or flown at a speed of 110 miles per hour, just like a plane. When the roads are crowded, _____ is often the case now, you can fly it and easily reach your destination. Besides, it uses electricity instead of petrol, so it’s ________________ (environment) friendly
Alice: Sounds great! This kind of car will make our lives ________(easy) and more comfortable. By the way, is the “flying car” on the market yet? Can I buy ___ now?
David: I’m afraid not. The car ____________ (try) out at present and it still needs to be improved.
Alice： I bet it is very expensive.
David： It does cost a lot of money, but scientists are working hard to bring down the price.

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In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly____ one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and ___(society) changes. Naturally, these changes also ____(lead) to new painting styles. Among the painters ____(break )away from the traditional style of painting_____ the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.
The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell___ objects at different times of day. ____, because natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as____ (detail)as those of earlier painters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very _____(anger) about it. They said that the painters were____(care) and their paintings were ridiculous.

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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, are smart and strong-willed, are very likely (succeed). The reason this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in lives. They usually (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn't it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and (remain) in fashion the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, still, the custom (observe) by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a (necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. .the bride's neighbors would look down upon as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases in the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.