It’s one way for a weasel (黄鼠狼) to get around: taking a ride on the back of a woodpecker (啄木鸟) . In fact, the picture shows the bird’s fight life after the flesh-eating weasel jumped onto its back and attacked it. The extraordinary picture was taken by Martin Le-May, an amateur
(photograph) who was out walking with his wife in Hornchurch Country Park, Essex.
“As we walked we heard a painful noise and I saw the flash of green,” said Mr Le-May, 52. “We trained our telescope and it occurred that the woodpecker was （natural） jumping about like it was standing
a hot surface. The bird was about 50m away from us and took off just as I lifted the camera up. Originally, I
(think) I was just taking
picture of a green woodpecker flying. Then I realized it had
on its back. Suddenly it was obvious it had a small creature on its back and this was a struggle for life.”
The bird was around two meters off the ground when Mr. Le-May caught it on camera. Happily, it managed (shake) off the weasel and fly up into the trees.
The picture became a hot topic when it was circulated on social media, with some Twitter users (say) it could not be real.
Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre, said: “You can tell it’s a real photograph”.
【原创】A friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After (settle)down at E11is Island, he went into a cafeteria in Manhattan to get something
(eat). He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did.
(final), a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him
a cafeteria worked.
"Start out at that end," she said. "Just go a1ong the line and pick out what you want. At other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay."
"I soon (1earn)how everything works in America," the grandfather told the friend."Life's a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are
(will)to pay the price. You can even get success,
you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself."
You can't change the inevitable. The only thing you can do to contro1 your attitude. 0nce you reach that point in life, happiness and
(satisfy)can't be too far away.
My school goes from kindergarten to 6th grade．I(be)a 6th grader．Because of that，the younger
(kid)look up to me and my fellow classmates．This is the story about when I used my power
(make)a kid feel empowered：One day，some of my friends and I were walking to our lunch period．We were a little late，
the halls were empty．Then a little
(disable)boy he needs a walker to walk in kindergarten) came from the elevator with his guide．We were
(teach)to let those kids go first，so while we waited，his guide told us he refers
himself as “Fast Freddy” and then asked him to show as how fast he can go．“Fast Freddy”put a smile on his face and
(go)as fast as possible．Without thinking，I said“he’s so fast”，then as if by magic，that little boy’s smile got wider and he went even
(fast)!Next his guide gave me a thumbs—up and they went wherever they had to go，and so did we．I said three simple words
brightened someone’s day．Three simple words!
Recently a new science behind incentives(激励), ___ (include) in education, has been discussed. For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children _
__(do) better in school. ___
_some cases, he gave students incentives based on input(输入), like reading certain books, while in
___, the incentives _
(base) on output, like results on exams. His main _
_ (find) was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect when based on output. Fryer’s conclusion was that the incentives for inputs might be
____ (effect) because students do not know how to do better on an exam, apart from general rules like “study harder”. Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over
___they have much more control.
As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have __ much higher chance of success. And it’s easier to start again
you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do.
In many countries, ______ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. __
__, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.
But this type of housing, ______(call) co-housing, is gaining ___
__ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has __
___ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with _
___ kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities __
__ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ____ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play __
__, which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for __
___ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.
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!