M: Michelle D: Drake
D: Michelle, why are you dancing? I thought we had to study for our math test!
M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I thought you must have been (stick) in the heavy traffic for it was the rush hour. Let me turn the music
.
D: You exercise by (dance)? I thought things like running and bicycling
(consider) exercise.
M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?
D: Yes, I do, I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I
(play) in a match this time next Saturday.
M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.
D: Do you know how to play soccer? is really very easy to learn once you try.
M: I cant play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid. you teach me some of your soccer moves, I’ll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?
D: It’s deal. If it weren’t for the math test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.
M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.
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A
History is one long story, or (real), a lot of stories of competing narratives (叙述),
about the people who shaped the world we live in.
Family history can give people a sense of history that is much personal than hearing about far‑off events about
(stranger). Telling your family history is a great way for the younger members of your family
(learn) some history and really understand and connect with it.
For example, it’s much more meaningful to discover the Great Depression meant that your grandparents didn’t taste butter until
were in their teens than to hear an abstract fact that the Great Depression meant rationing (定量配给). You feel much more
(connect) to a story about your uncle’s experience of living in France than a book about it.
(tell) stories of people that you knew or ancestors
stories you know is a powerful way to help young people feel a connection to those who came before them, family and otherwise, linking the stories of the past
their own experience of the present and imaginings of the future.
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In this constantly changing world, how to put the knowledge (gain) every day into
(real) has interested numerous people. As a proverb goes, “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key
it.” Apparently, this saying
(try) to deliver the message
we ought not to stop practicing it if we
(true) want to master the knowledge we learn,
There are several reasons (account) for this statement. To begin with, human beings are forgetful beings; therefore, only when we use knowledge, make
(mistake), and try to use it again will we be able to remember it by our heart. Moreover, knowledge has become growingly complicated and we can seldom grasp the essence of it if we do not practice it again and again.
Practicing, to sum up, (be) of greatest importance for those who are determined to learn knowledge well. As a student, I hope that the young can focus more attention on practicing
they learn.
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Do you have sleeping problems？Then these tips may help you fall asleep fast.
Set aside the thoughtyou have to fall asleep. The more you think
it, the more you can't sleep.
The foods you eat also play important part. Avoid eating or drinking foods or things like chocolates, coffee, tea and energy drinks. If you have to, then have them in the morning and never in the afternoon,
(especial) before going to bed. Don't eat too much at night ft full stomach will make you more difficult
(fall) asleep because your body is working～time to digest the food you ate.
Make a (fix) time when to go to bed. For example, by 9 o'clock in the evening you should already be in bed. Do this even if you're not sleepy yet. Once
(follow) this routine, you will gradually See that you feel
(sleep) when it's 9 o'clock.
Make your room comfortable for sleeping. You should also take note that the sleeping environment also affects you sleep. It must be in the room it's not noisy. Dtherwise, you-will find
difficult to fall asleep again after waking up.
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Nowadays, English is widely spoken by more and more people all over the world. _________(actual), English has changed and developed over time. Between AD 450 and 1150, English was based more
____ German than English we speak now. Then between about AD 800 and 1150, the new settlers enriched English and especially its
_______. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare used a
_______(wide) vocabulary than ever before. After that, English began
___________(speak) in both British and Australia. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. Two big changes in English spelling happened. Now English is spoken
a foreign or second language in South Africa. For example, many people in India speak English
_______(fluent). English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries such
_____South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China
____(be) increasing rapidly. Because of that, there are different Englishes in the world, the native English speakers can understand each other even
___they don’t speak the same kind of English.
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In many countries, ________is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space.
________, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.
But this type of housing, ________(call) co-housing, is gaining
________ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes (合租建筑群) are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is
________ relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has
________(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities
________ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ________residents(居民) shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play
________ , which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for
________ (little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.