One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, satisfied with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ______ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, _
__said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen to know the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at being woken up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea __
____ the time. After the woman left, an idea occurred to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his strength, “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes
___, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”
Most Americans don’t like to get advice ___ (strange)”. When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead, many of them write
to newspapers and magazines ___
give advice on many different subjects
(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how to buy _
house or a car.
Most newspapers(regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know
to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, _
__ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special
(train) for this kind of work.
A young man, while travelling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder
had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man
(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled
(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home
a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let student taste the water. He spat it out,
(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
?” The teacher replied,“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be
(sweet).”
We understand this lesson best we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
现在社会中,人们身体每况愈下,请写一篇以“如何保持健康为题”的文章。
注意:1.、词数:80-100左右。
Mrs. Wilson, ______is the wife of a rich man, ___
___(invite) some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with herself ____
___the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was __
__(surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat staring at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed ___
_ four o’clock.
After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired ____happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbor’s cat __
_(die) in her garden, she was sure the fish was bad. What
____happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help, the doctor would like each guest _
__(meet) him. Once again Mrs. .Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but no longer happy, just then the telephone rang. ____
__was her neighbor, “oh, Mrs. Wilson” he cried, “My cat was killed by a car and put in your garden.”
I’monly daughter of my parents. So they are worried
everything I do. For example,
I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me
(ride) by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt
.They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even
(carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say
(angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have one child. want to do everything for their children. This does no good to them. Too much love from parents may prevent children from __
independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do
they should do alone.