阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever had problems in your life? Have you ever wondered how to be happy? If so, you will find the book “Being a Happy Teenager” (use). In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
About problems with parents and friends, the book says we should stop (be) angry and forgive. The book tells us some skills such as how to put everything
we have learned from life into beautiful pictures.
Many teenagers think that (happy) comes from a good exam result or praise from
people. But you can still be happy
there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from good attitude. If you learn from problems, you
(have) success in the future.
Some school students have problems such as being too tall too short. But Matthews tells us that we should think about things
a positive way. This is Matthews’ most important lesson: you choose to be happy!
How do you know what is happening in the world every day? Do you watch news programmes on television? Or do you read a newspaper or listen to the radio ? There are _____ (组织)called news agencies that gather the news so that we read and hear about___
___(事件)quickly.
News agencies usually have a main office in a capital city and small offices in other capital cities around the world.Many journalists are____(雇佣)in each office and they gather information in the country,and in other countries nearby.
News agencies try to be quick,fair andt____ When they gather news stories.If the news is inaccurate,it will be worthless.And people like to know about important news stories, especiallyt__
_ with pictures.
The oldest news agency in the world is Reuters,which was___(成立)in 1851.Their work has changed a lot,especially since email and the Internet began to be used.They also provide news for people__
__on(飞行)on airplanes, so even in the air you can know what is happening many thousands of metresb
on the Earth!
One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he ______ (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, why not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very ______ (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.
Nick’s guests, who had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more _______ (cheap) if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt at a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t____(possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always _____ (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
The Olympic motto is "faster, higher, stronger." The ___( intend) meaning is that one's focus should be on bettering one's achievements, rather than on coming in first.
The motto ___ (be) with the Games from the
_ (found) of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. It was proposed by the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, who got it from a speech given by a friend of his.
Eachof the five Olympic rings is a different color. Together, they represent the five inhabited continents, although no particular ring ___ (mean) to represent any specific continent. The rings are interconnected to represent the idea that the Olympics are universal, _
_ (bring)athletes from the entire world together.
The Olympic flag places the Olympic rings on a white background. As every national flag in the world contains at least one of the flag's six colors (black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), this further symbolizes the universality of the Olympics.
Nowadays many parents leave their work in order to provide necessary help for their children when they reach Senior Three. They usually live with their children in the rented apartment to keep their children________(陪伴).There are positive effects as well as negative effects over the issue.
The advantage is obvious. With parents preparing food and doing all the washing, children can eat41._________(有规律) and have more time to study and enjoy themselves. Most of all, children can enjoy the love of their parents every day.
However, it costs more money and gives students more43._________(压力) because they have to think about how to44.__
_______(回报)their parents.
I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so ___ (succeed). After _
__ (instruct) to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my __
__(perform), for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet. I continued _
_ (drive) and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly.