There is much discussion about the necessity of daily homework for students. Some say homework is necessary since only practice (make) perfect, while others disagree. In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. However, this might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework
necessary. Actually , only proper amount of homework in proper form is
( accept); some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on
contrary bore them so much that they may lose their interest in studying. “Proper” homework, in my opinion, should
(vary) in its forms,
might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercise. And it should leave enough
(free) to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self-motivation, rather than unwillingness. We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than
(drive) them. Only if a teacher
(keep) this
his/her mind, the homework could be of most help to the students.
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This gift was the Amber Room, was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was
had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy
popular in those days. It was also a treasure
_ with gold and jewels, which took the country' s best artists about ten years to make.
However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room , decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a
of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar' s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small
hall for important visitors.
However, some of the Nazis secretly the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no
that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room
a mystery.
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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 morning I sat on a bench in a park and watched a little boy (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance away. The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back
his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened.
When the kid fell down, he didn't think of the fall as failure. Instead, he considered
a learning experience. He tried and tried again
he succeeded. I____
(touch) by the boy's strong mind and the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so
(confidence) and natural. He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could. He was just being a child—just being himself—being completely in the moment. He never __
__(give) up. Each time he fell, he got himself back up again, as if he knew that falling down was simply a part of life. He was not looking for others'
(smile), or worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that experience, and have ___
____(success) brought that lesson with me in many parts of my life.
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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me,they suggested I (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy
(prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come
a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.
We (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking
(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. _
_ mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish
I blew out all the candles. After that,everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.
I am eighteen years old now, means I’ve become an adult and have more
___ (responsibility). I’ll do
(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.
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One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about ____ (be) late for school.
There were many people waiting at the bus stop, ______ some of them looked very anxious and__
__(disappoint) .when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next ___
____ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike ___
___ (catch ) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused ___
___(stop) until we reached the next stop.Still, the boy kept __
___(ride).He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked, “___
___ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s __
___ (I )”.She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers __
__(sudden) became friendly to one another.