Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey (write) by Homer. He rejected the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get
wife back. But the war
(drag) on and on and he was away from his family for ten years.
During this time the fortunes of the war were so (change) that no one could predict
would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He urgently wanted to return home, so
the Greek kings had their regular weekly meeting, he suggested that they take
opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave as if they
(discourage) by the length of the war. The Trojans blessed their God
their good fortune and prepared to celebrate.
That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the sound of the warning bell (announce) a Greek victory. So the war ended but the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.
Tears come out of my eyes when I talk to my parents on the phone．What are they doing when I call them? This is w__________ I want to know most．I promise my mother to study hard in the university because I am her h___________
．I just want her to promise me that she can take care of h______
and my dad because they are just l_____
the blood in my body.
In my family, everyone is equal．We are very happy to have meals together．Mum says that the h_________time for Dad and her is to see my sister and me come back home．We play cards in the room, watch TV and do anything we like, with Dad and Mum p_______
delicious food in the kitchen．I forget all the difficulties and unhappiness at that t____
．The o________
thing I would like to do is to enjoy the time with my parents.
Sometimes, love doesn’t n_______ many words．Love your parents as they love us．G__________
them a call, telling them you love them and miss them.
Yesterday, as I approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. You see, I have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are __________ (constant) holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.
However, I told the gentleman that the door had ________ automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. He said “Here I thought I would have an opportunity to be __
_______ (help).”
At that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, not _________ (use) the automatic control this time. His comment then was “Well, now I feel like that I __
______ (accomplish) something helpful and worthwhile today.”
We never know _________ someone else is feeling. We seniors seem to feel we can take care of _
________ at all times. That random act of kindness brightened not only my day, but to my joy and delight, also the day of that white-haired senior citizen. I felt a glow for the rest of the day, and,
________ (hope), so did he!
So, gentle readers, never hesitate _________ (offer) kindness. You may find to your __
_______ (amaze) that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.
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It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by . I was taken to a small room. Lina lay
(sleep) quietly on a table.
This wasn’t first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve hours
the poison stopped doing its harm.
I sat down by Lina’s side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. “Have I been here before?” I wondered. I looked around again. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room I gave birth
Lina seventeen years ago.
happy I was then!
Lina used to be such a bright,(health) and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of young people like her
(take) dope to destroy themselves? There must be something
(serious) wrong with our society. What is it?”
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The "selfie" is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up (post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the
(good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him
(remove) ,because that smile is what gives him the
(determine) to love himself.
I readpoem recently and the young man said,“If I ask you
you love, the answers will most likely roll your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your best friend. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say 'I love
.
That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. I've struggled with confidence all my life .I still do. And inway am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway
confidence.
,the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves.
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Nowadays，the ice bucket challenge is among the (hot) news of a11．It is an activity
(hold)by an American charity organization．It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal their disease，but also makes more and more people aware
the disease，so that they can give more care to the patients,
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic(流行病)，becomes popular around the world very
(quick)．The starter holds the activity，
(hope)people can experience the ALS patients’ pain．In the activity，people need to pour the ice water down from their heads，and then propose another three people．They can either choose to accept the challenge
donate 100 dollars，or do the both．
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard．It is hard for the patients to move．Stephen Hocking is one of the (suffer)．Ice bucket challenge is
great success．Until now，a big donation
(receive)．