Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died at the age of 85.
The actress became famous a young girl in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top.
She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.
Born in 1928, sweet-faced, curly-haired Temple was
of the most popular child stars in Hollywood history, getting her first film role at the age of three.
Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special teenage Oscar in 1935, she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive an Academy Award because nobody else got it at such a young age.
Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films — but found difficult to maintain her career in adulthood
retired from Hollywood in 1950.
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What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no thing as standard English. Many people believe the English
on TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people
(report) the news were expected to speak excellent English.
,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and expressions different the "standard language ",it is called a dialect. American English
(have) many dialects, the midwestern , southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little
(different).
Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Some peoplelive in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they
(take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects
people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.
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It is becoming increasingly hard to avoid watching reality television in China，such as the Voice of China，China’s Got Talent，or Super Boy．In America，Big Brother (broadcast)five days a week．Survivor Finale appears on the front page of the New York Post after gaining ratings(收视率)that are much
(high)than NBA．Americans seem addicted to reality television programs
ordinary people compete in weeks—long contests while being filmed 24 hours a day．But why?
One of the most commonly repeated “(true)”about reality TV viewers is that they watch in order to talk with friends about the show，but the explanation is quite
(correct)．
In fact fans of the shows have much stronger desire for status．They are much more likely to agree with statements such as “Reputation is important to me”．It represents a means to get attention．And more attention increases one’s sense of
(important)．We think we are important if others pay attention to us and unimportant if
(ignore)．
Ordinary people can watch the shows，see people 1ike(them)and imagine that they also could become famous by being on television．
is the reality TV show that gives them a sense of being a star in crowd．
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Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he
(buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt(please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in
last row.
he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little
(hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,
made her feel like a star.
“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head.” “Then I’d appreciate if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher
a few seconds and all the other students wondered what the boy would do. Then he took
off, gave a big smile and said “That is cool”.
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Dear Wendy,
Thank you your inviting me to go on holiday with you.I thought this would be a very good
to see you again.I still remember the time when we chatted the night through,
(discuss) our plans for the future. It
that everything would be OK with our arrangements (安排) this weekend.
, oneof my relatives,
has been in the United States for twoyears, will visit my family this Saturday. My parentsexpect me to stay at home. As a
, I regret
(tell) youthat I have to
our plans. I think we can meet duringthe summer holiday. When that time comes, we will be together again and enjoy the
(beauty) scenery of Wenzhou.
Best wishes
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In my last semester of college，my favorite professor made an ________(announce)that he would be teaching a study-abroad course over the winter break in Cambodia．The more he talked about the opportunity，the more
_______ (interest)I became．I left class thinking I might
_______ (actual)do it．
My immediate excitement gave in to excuses _______ the weeks passed．The trip would be expensive，I would have less time to spend with my family over the break and so on．In short，I was
_______ (terrify)of taking the risk．
On the day I made my _______ (decide)，I suddenly felt as if I had seen myself clearly．Why was I so scared to take this chance? How could I let fear get
_______the way of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?Besides，I had always dreamed of travelling the world and
_______ (study)abroad was a major point in my life．So I took the challenge and
_______ (fly)to Cambodia．
Now，looking back to my experiences in Cambodia，I cherish them very much．It has taught me_______(conquer)fears，big or small and have a faith in myself．