Some say that madness and genius often come hand in hand. This is especially true the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is famous for his (amaze) use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ago, artists tried to make their
(paint) look real like photographs. But later on, art became more about the artist’s own ideas. If you see
Van Gogh, it won’t look like the real world. It will look even more beautiful.
Some of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings are of natural scenes and flowers, such as sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits, which (bring) him a lot of fame. Van Gogh had a gift for painting; however, he was a troubled man. At one point, he cut off
own ear.
Van Gogh is now one of the world’s most famous artists. But he died at the age of 37, alone poor. Almost nobody knew or cared about his art at that time. Although he was a great genius, he suffered
(great). Some say that his madness was
he paid for his art.
Actually, if Van Gogh had died at the age of twenty, no one would have connected him with failure or mental illness. , he would have been remembered by those close to him as a dutiful son.
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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).
The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop. The son of Mr. White, ______ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday. “Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)?” said Jones. “It may be useful to you
day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks. Old Mr. White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods. He ____
___(force) to leave home and live in another country. It happened __
___ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money ___
___ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them _____
____ there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes. Young Mr. White, who was finding ____
___difficult to earn his ___
___ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him ___
___ (settle) in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. Soon Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village. “How funny,” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is ___
___ (much) useful to me than all my former riches.”
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Worker: Customer Service, Anthony Grant speaking. can I help you?
Customer: I can’t believe this is happening! I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday, today I found that you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we’re taking off on Saturday. It’s only three days away. What am I
(suppose) to do?
Worker: I’m really sorry, madam. I(check) it right away. Would you please tell me your order
?
Customer: is CE29.
Worker: Er, just a moment. I do apologize, madam. There does seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag(send) to you by over-night mail right away. It shall arrive by this Friday. It will be
time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any
(convenient) caused by out mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.
Customer: OK. Well, thank you.
Worker: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail Order Company. I hope you havewonderful vacation.