One (rain) night I was driving along a lonely highway
I saw a man walking rapidly ahead of me along the side of the road. It was pouring rain and I slowed down to avoid
(splash) him as I went by.
He misunderstood, (think) I was offering a ride and ran towards my car. He was very tall, had a full beard and he scared me. I stepped on the gas pedal to leave
(quick), and I saw the look of total despair in his eyes.
Suddenly, all fear was (go) and I backed up and unlocked my car door, praying this was not the
(big) mistake in my life but somehow knowing it would be okay.
The man was a plumber（水暖工人）, truck had got stuck in the mud. He
(walk) for miles. No one would pick him up and his wife was in the hospital in labour（分娩） with their first child!
He had cried at the thought that he might not be there.
We (arrive) at the hospital moments before his son was born.
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how
(ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt
(extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt
(me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get
the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so
(grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I
(slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.
(late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my
(nine) birthday.
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Nicolaus Copernicus was born in a wealthy family in 1473 in Poland. In 1496, he went to Italy where he (study) law and medicine and so on until he came back to his homeland in 1506. He later worked for the church till he died in 1543. Copernicus lived in a time
people still believed everything moved around the earth in
universe. But through his years of
(observe) and mathematical calculations, Copernicus became confused because he found the earth was not the centre of the solar system. He kept improving his new theory until he felt it was complete in 1514. He suggested that the earth
(spin) while going round the sun. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged
to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious. He didn’t want
(attack) by Christian Church. Finally, as he lay dying in 1543, he put
the theory that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the solar system.
Copernicus has set a good example to us, sticking to the (science) truth and bravely breaking away
the old view.
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Janine: Hi, Nicholas, how was your class today?
Nicholas: Not bad, but I have this student,____(name) Bill, who just refuses to do group work.
Janine: Do you know why?
Nicholas: In my view, he thinks he’s__ smart to be there. According
_ his parents, he has an IQ of 170, and finds school
_ (bore).
Janine: Did you tell them___ (have) a high IQ doesn’t guarantee(保证) success? I mean, if he has no social skills he’s not going to get far in life.
Nicholas: I tried to, but I didn’t really know__ to say.
Janine: If I were you, I’d tell them EQ is just as important __ IQ. Students with a high EQ often get
__ (far) in life, because they’re open-minded and like communicating. These are the skills
__ are going to guarantee success outside the classroom. If a student can’t communicate, he’ll never get
__ job! Social skills are so important today.
Nicholas: That’s true. Thanks a lot. I’ll try and talk to his parents again.
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I adopted a black-and-white young pig. He’d follow ( I ) and my dog around and even learnt＿
＿to bring back a tennis ball. After Angus grew too big
our backyard, he went to my uncle’s farm where we’d pay a visit ＿
＿him weekly with food. But when we couldn’t find him after several months, we decided that he’d wandered off or passed away . My uncle happened ＿
＿(have) a friend who owned a pig farm about 4 km away. One day, his friend saw a large pig that seemed
(be) at a loss. At the ＿
＿(suggest) of my uncle, he threw a tennis ball. The pig fetched it ＿
＿(immediate) and brought it＿
＿. It was Angus! Now Angus is starting to enjoy ＿
(him) at the pig farm with all the other pigs.
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I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes
(fix) upon me. I had no
(choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part
(lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began
I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back,
(deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made
! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my
(confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way
success is our fear. Overcome it
we will be able to achieve our goals.