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While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.
The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area (destroy) by the hurricane. “I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn’t imagine
it is like to lose your home and everything that you know and the
(power) effect the hurricane had on those people. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.” The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook area, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people from other parts of the country,
had also volunteered to help. Together, those volunteers and the NECC students
(work) to clear rubbish out of a three-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves
they entered the building.
Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building (lie) all over the place.
The students returned to school with sense of achievement, a feeling
they helped people in need. It was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression
the students.
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Wife: It’s Friday today. How do you want to spend the evening, darling?
Husband: Well, why not go (dance)? We haven’t done that
a long time.
Wife: Oh, to tell the truth, I don’t really feel like going dancing tonight. I had a hard day and I’m sort of tired. What’s more, I (suppose) to go rock climbing with my colleague Dorothy tomorrow morning.
Husband: Well, in that , we could go to the new movie Life of Pi by that world-famous director Ang Lee. I really like his work,
will stop showing the day after tomorrow.
Wife: Oh, we go to the movies much. Can’t we do something different for a
, honey?
Husband: Well, do you have any suggestions?
Wife: Let me see. How do you feel about asking some friends over to play cards?
Husband: It’s OK with me, we don’t have any beer or anything to eat at home.
Wife: Well, is better to call Juliet and ask her and that neighbor of
, David, to come over, and I’ll go to the store and buy some food and drinks.
Husband: OK. That’s a good idea.
I can hardly believe it, __________ my school life is almost over. I’ve received my high school diploma at last. _____
_____ seems strange to think that in a few days’ time I will be walking out of the school gates forever.
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year and _________ ( think ) about all the wonderful things. One of the ____
_____ ( good ) things about this year has been working as an arts editor for the newspaper,_____
_____ has been a real success for me.
Working __________ a peer mediator, I help students to settle problems they have with others. Besides, I’ll never forget being elected to the student council. I really enjoy meeting the teachers and telling them _____
____ we feel about things. All these things have been wonderful. However, the highlight of the year was the senior prom, for which I found a dress that suited me _____
_____ ( perfect ). The big surprise of the evening was when I _____
_____( elect ) from queen-- it was unforgettable. Afterwards, we had _____
_____ enormous dinner. It was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.
Sarah and Janet have been friends since they_____ (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, play sports and listen to music. Anyone__
___ has a problem can ask the other for help. When Sarah was in the __
__ (three) grade, some of the other students made fun of her__
___ she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop_
____ (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had____
_____ (difficult) in her maths class. She studied hard, ___
_____ she just couldn’t understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet___
____ her homework and___
_____ (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Janet did much better and even got __
___ “A” in the maths exam.
Lionel Messi, player from the SOUTH American country of Argentina, is the greatest soccer player alive today . At a young age, he
(move ) to Spain and now plays
(profession ) for the Barcelona soccer club. Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team
(own ) by his father . Even as a young boy, he did very well. But when he was 11 years old , he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him from growing much
(tall ). There was a way to help him grow more,
his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs. So, they looked around for a soccer club
would be able to do this for them . The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him, but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered
(accept ) Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills. The Messi family happily took the offer and moved to Spain . In the Barcelona soccer club, Messi was one of the best
(play ) through his teen years.
his incredible talent , Messi has surprised the word.
If the population of the Earth keeps on (increase) at its present rate, there will
(eventual) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we
(use) up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it
(necessity) for us to look for open space somewhere else. But
of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem,
, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that
the Earth’s resources are completely
(exhaust), it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and
create a new world almost as large as the Earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth.
, there is only a tiny amount of water there.