Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said______ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We
__（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, _
__ for the week after. I didn’t understand
this would happen and my credit card had already been charged__
_ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was _
（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on
____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach__ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little_
___（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
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I’m the kind of girl who always has questions. I’m always wondering everything about the world. I love journalism, is all about investigating, reporting, and publishing information for other people to read.
My writing career (start) when I was really little. I made
stories about small horses and princesses. I still loved creative writing. But these days, I’m mostly into
(gather) information and reporting on
I’ve found out. I’ve learned a lot about the world.
My dad is in the entertainment business. Once I was talking with one of his friends, famous singer, and she said I asked a lot of good questions. She also said I should keep it up, so that’s what I did. Now I love interviewing
(act) and famous musicians and getting all the facts. Sometimes I’m nervous before an interview,
that pushes me to work harder. Later, when I’m organizing and paragraphs, it’s
(real) fun. I have a blog
I post videos of my interviews and write about the interviews. I hope to interview celebrities（名人）on the red carpet someday.
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A great man died today. He wasn't a world leader or a big figure. He was one of the (great) men who ever lived. He was Joy's father. I guess you might say he was a person
was never interested in getting credit or
( receive) honors. He did tiny things like pay his bills on time, go to church on Sunday and serve as an officer in the P.T.A. He
(help) his kids with their homework and drove his wife to do the grocery shopping on Thursday
(night). He got a great kick out of taking his teenagers and their friends to and
football games.
Tonight is Joy's first nighthim. He doesn't know what to do with
(he). He's thankful that God let him have his father for 15 years. That wonderful man died
(peace) with a smile on his face and fulfillment in his heart. He knew that he was a great success as a husband and a father, a brother ,a son
a friend .
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Supermarkets are big stores that provide a wide choice of foods and products. In the United States, traditional supermarkets
(face) competition from even bigger stores with more choices of fresh and natural foods.
Many supermarkets are chains, stores (own) by one company. Most Americans still spend the most money
(buy)groceries(杂货) at supermarkets. Traditional supermarkets have lost some of their business.
(gradual), many people are changing where they buy groceries. They are also changing the kinds of groceries they want.
New (compete) are winning business because they are even larger than supermarkets. And they have
(low) prices. Wal-mart supercenters sell groceries as well as clothes, electronic equipment and everything else. Competition has also come from stores,
Whole Foods Market, which sell natural foods.
Yet supermarkets are changing too. Many have cut prices. Many are offering more fine foods and organic products are free of added chemicals and drugs.
2000, Americans have bought more organic food from supermarkets than from any other kind of store.
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I’m______ only daughter of my parents. So they are worried
____ everything I do. For example,
______ I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me ride by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt
______ .They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even
_____ (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say
_____ (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have only one child. Parents want to do_____ for their children. This does no good
____ them. Too much love from parents may stop children from
______ (be) independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do
____ they can do alone.
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Some buildings are known their artistic beauty, some for their
(detail) design, and others for their architects’ imagination. But a London building has made headlines for none of these reasons.
In its short history, 20 Fenchurch Street has made itself (know) by reflecting（反射）sunlight
( strong ) that it once melted parts of a sports car in the street below.
So is no wonder that the building was named the UK’s
( bad ) building. According to the magazine, the judges,
were architects and writers, and agreed that 20 Fenchurch Street
(design) by a Uruguayan architect should win the prize.
And the building’s problems end with reflection. Dangerous winds are also blown along the street below. A pedestrian (行人) said to the BBC that she almost got blown over when
( walk ) past the heavy building.