Keeping a diary in English is one of the ___ __ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ___
__ (little)time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ___
___ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many _
__（difficult）. In the first place, _
___ often happens that we have trouble __
___ (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I_____ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ___
__ great use to keep a diary in English for __
___ development of our writing skills.
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _____ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___
___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearly ___
__ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___
__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __
__ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she __
___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living _
_ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __
__ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market ___
__ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___
___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
Before India gained its freedom，many Westerners were extremely shocked by its poverty and so they came to serve here．A special girl (call)Agnes Goxa Bojaxiu was among them, who is today
(know)as Mother Teresa．
Agnes was born on August27，1910 and was just 19 years old she came to Calcutta on January 6，1929．And she never left this country．Her aim in life was
(serve)the sick and the poor and she dedicated her full life to this purpose．She would walk around the
(danger)，dark and dirty streets of Calcutta at night，
(offer)food to the sick and shelter to the poor．When she first arrived in Calcutta, she had little money on her and was helped by a priest．
Through her efforts she managed to open several institutions (help)the mentally and physically challenged children．She had a thousand institutions working under her．Mother Teresa was awarded
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Bharat Ratna in 1980．
these she also received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Peace(1972)，the Templeton Foundation Award(1973)．
Despite all the public praise，national and international． (honour)，Mother Teresa remained humble．kind and generous till the end．She passed away in September 1997．
On June 2，20 1 2，Meghan Vogel won the state championship in the 1，500-meter race．it was her last-place finish in the 3，200 meters that won her worldwide attention．
Only a few minutesthe 3，000-meter run，Meghan entered the tough 3，200-meter final．Three laps into the eight-lap race，Vogel was falling off the pace．It could
(easy)be seen that she didn’t have the energy to compete for another title．20 feet from the finish line，she was in last place but still had a chance of passing a runner from another schoo1—Arden McMath，
was faltering(蹒跚)．
Then suddenly Arden McMath (fall)to the track．Vogel never had a moment of doubt about what to do next．Rather than run past her fallen competitor
(avoid)the last-place finish Meghan stopped to help Arden to her feet and
(support)her step by step towards the finish line．The crowd cheered for Vogel’s action and the cheers grew
(1oud)as the two girls finished the race with Vogel purposely
(make)sure that Arden crossed the finish line ahead of her．
Last place on the track；first place in sportsmanship(体育精神)．Vogel was truly the (win) of the 3,200 meter race·
Most people nowadays are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and (balancel)diet．For most individuals，as
result of eating foods rich in fats and sugar several years，they choose to go on a diet but do not succeed at the end．Be sure to be with a strong
(aware)that you are
you eat! Therefore，maintaining a healthy diet not only
(provide)your body with energy but also numerous health benefits．One is that you will keep a healthy weight and is also the easiest and most
(benefit)way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself
a number of diseases when growing old．Another benefit is that you will meet your everyday nutritional (require)
．
(Basic)speaking，you should ensure that you take good amount of vegetables，grains，milk and proteins．In most cases，a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of
(get)some diseases like diabetes and cancer．
One day I went to the Six Flags amusement park. After riding a ride, I lost my keys. I didn’t notice they were gone ____I was on the other side of the park. So I went to the security office. Amber Thompson, ____
worked there, was very nice. She asked me for my license, a ___
(describe) of the keys and whether I had anything ____
(attach) to the key chain, ___
nothing could be done right away. Here is ____
cool thing about losing keys at Six Flags: if the keys are found once you have left, the park will send them back __
your home free of charge. __
(fortunate), my story has a good ending. The keys were found before the park closed. ____
(lose) keys didn’t spoil my day, and somehow I found myself pleased by the presence of Bugs Bunny after I lost my keys.
You can easily spend time there _____it is convenient for you. Just make sure you haven’t lost something important after you get off each ride.