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Jimmy: Alice, how was your journey to the countryside?
Alice: Wonderful. We (enjoy) beautiful sights and food in the country.
Jimmy: Food? Did you have big dinner in the countryside? What have you had?
Alice: It was not a big dinner at all, there were a lot of foods which only can be eaten in the local place, such
some wild vegetables.
Jimmy: Oh, I see. Did you do anything ?
Alice: Yes. We got well with the villagers and sent pens and books we carried to the poor students.
Jimmy: That is really great! I think they must study harder with your help.
Alice: It is far from enough. (actual), I felt a little sad as soon as I saw the joy on the children who got the pens and books.
Jimmy: Why do you have this kind of feeling?
Alice: As far as I am (concern), these things are nothing for the children who live in our city.
Jimmy: You are right. We can do more for the children living in that area.
Alice: Yes. Many of us who went to the place (plan) to give more help to the children.
Jimmy: Can you tell me what you are going to do?
Alice: We are going to buy a number of books and donate(捐赠)to the local school.
Jimmy: It is a good idea. I am entirely willing to join you.
Alice: It’s very kind of you.
The air we breathe is freely available, withoutwe could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while
(sit) around and feel sorry for themselves.
breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make
magnificent life.
Opportunity is in the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must
(seize) and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so
(anxiety) to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s
(possible).
Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. , it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but
matters is what you do with it.
Phyllis Rawlins’ house was destroyed after a tornado swept through her town of Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday. Last summer, she lost husband of over 40 years, Edgar. In the tornado’s rubble (瓦砾) , Rawlins searched
Edgar’s wedding ring. “Digging and praying. Digging and praying,” she told local station Fox 59.
“It was everything to me, because that’s one thing that I had,” she said.
Rawlins had been visiting family in Kentucky the storm came through. She returned to find her home
(complete) in pieces. “This was the house that love built,” she told WTHR.
Without her husband her house, she was determined to find the ring. But finding the exact position of it among the piles of rubble seemed to be
(hope).
Somehow, her brother (spot) something under a piece of the roof and called her over. The ring,
(bury) in the rubble, had turned up.
“It was a miracle,” Rawlins said. “We both just hugged each other, crying. That wasI had searched for,”
When all was lost, special ring he left was finally found.
“I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad,” Rawlins said.
Dear fellow students,
May I have your attention,please? Now I'd like to make a speech here.As we know,waste(become)a common scene on campus recently.Some pour the remains of a meal where there is still much
(1eave);others
(simple)walk away after washing hands,leaving the water
(run);students leave the classroom every day
noticing whether fans are switched off.Has thrift(节俭),one of the national tradition
developed from our long history gone?
so,find it back!
We don't have to take great pains to control waste,but action and a grateful heart are needed;thank the water that runs through our fingers,and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water(short);thank the light we enjoy because in poor areas,children share
dim lamp reading;thank all the paper we are able to use,for trees are cut down
(satisfy)our needs;thank everything nature can offer and everything we can own.
Live and act,so the tradition of thrift will never fade.
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my
(fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me
(argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me
a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of
80-year-old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse
my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away
there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens (run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked
(merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I
(cause) her. But she refused.
Do you like travelling? Staying (health) while
(travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one.
you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much
(easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport(steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other
you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough
(prepare), we will succeed. Have
good time!