Timeflies!Thisis＿thirdyearthat-优题课

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I wanted to do something special for my 15－year－old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy ___(he) a new racing－bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much ____I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing－bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed ___ taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found ____ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, ____(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I ____(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had ___(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it ___(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered ____ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing－bicycle ___(get) me the guitar.

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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.

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Now if you’ve got nothing to do today, why not go to the east part of the city and get digging? That’s the message from No.1 Senior High School, ____ is organizing a tree planting event near East Mountain. In order to improve the environmental ____ (educate) of its students and get more people ____ (organize), the school is planning to plant __ total of 1,400 trees paid by the government over the next few days. They are hoping to plant half of them today and they ___ (look) for volunteers to come along and help. No experience is necessary, ___ there will be experts to give directions and the ____ (equip) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come along anytime ____ 10 am and 4 pm. I don’t think you need my advice of what sort of shoes or clothes you have to wear. And of course gloves will be essential ____ (protect) your hands. So it could be ___ (real) a nice day out for all the families. Enjoy your day.

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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) (quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few (country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger (be) growing.

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One rainy afternoon Betty (seat)on the stairs of a temple in Nepal, before which lay a muddy square. People had to walk on artificial path made by a line of bricks (get) to the other side. A friend of complained all the way while (step)on the bricks walking towards her. Looking around, her friend said extremely (patience), “Disgusting indeed! What if I fall into the dirty water?” Since he was her (acquaint), she nodded cautiously, hoping to comfort him by her silent sympathy.
A few minutes later another friend turned at the same scene. She walked on the same brick path dancing briskly and singing merrily, “Jump, jump, jump!” until she reached the dirty ground. She couldn’t help shouting, “ fun it is!” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is one can entirely be free from dust.”