David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterday.He (eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospital.The caller said that his son
(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1.It was he _
took him to the hospital.David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom,only to find him listening to the teacher attentively.He suddenly realized that he had been cheated,but he felt
(relieve).Just at that time the phone rang again,saying,“Your son is in great danger and he needs
immediate operation which costs 48,000 yuan. The doctors here say they will not operate
your son until they receive the money.’’When
(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital,the caller rang off.David gave a big smile and said.“What a pity!”
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a (honest)way, he was wrong.Such phone calls are common these days.A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks.Most parents are sensitive to
.It was really silly to cheat well—educated men like David.
Believe it or not,it’s a true story.The (colleague)in his office can confirm it,such as Tom,Peter and so on.
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Woman: Good morning.
Man: Good morning. Er…I’m looking for a place(rent) near the university.
Woman: What are you looking for, a house, a flat, a room?
Man: Well, we want a flat if that’s possible. There are three of us looking all together. We thought we might share it if we can find something (suit).
Woman: So something near the university?
Man: Yes. We are all students, so it would be good if we could find something walking distance of the campus.
of us has a car and we don’t want to have to take a bus.
Woman: Well, everybody wants that of course. Are you here for your first year?
Man: No, I (be) here for a year already. Last year we all lived on campus.
Woman: Ok. So let me have a look and considerwe have got. Well, there’s a three-bedroom flat. That’s 400 dollars a week --- quite
(reason), I think.
Man: Oh, That’s too .
Woman: Ok, I’ll try . Oh, here is another one near the Sunshine Bookstore. It’s a quiet place. Only 150 dollars a week. It’s quite cheap. Would you like to have a look?
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The earth was just ________ cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”. The earth exploded loudly with fire and rock.
________ were in time to produce many things,which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. As the earth cooled down,water began to appear on
________ surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve
________(harm) gases. Then life began to develop.
Small plants multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the ________(develop) of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such
_______ insects,reptiles and dinosaurs appeared after green plants appeared. Small clever animals spread all
________ the earth. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
________ prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space.
_______ life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can
___________(solve).
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Our modern world is founded on science and on technology too, which is the ______ (apply) of science to everyday affairs. Almost everything we do __
___ (depend) on our modern devices such as automobiles, record players and TV sets, and these ___
__ turn depend on scientific principles. Our future will depend on computers, robots, nuclear power and rockets ships, all of __
___ only make sense if we understand science.
If a person does not understand ____ makes these things work, they might as well be magic. People without ___
__ understanding of science live in a world that makes no sense. They might say, “So what? All I want to do is ___
___ (make) a living, have a family and look at the scenery”. They may find this is not so easy. Surely, it will be ___
____(increase) important, as the years pass, for people to understand science if they are going to be expected to help make ____
__ (intelligence) decisions about how to use science to save the world and not to destroy it.
That is __ __ it is important to study science even if one is not going to be a scientist.
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First aid is of _____ (important) in our life. There is no doubt ___
___ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time.If a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can__
___(find) . But in the process of first aid,
the injured will be properly treated _
___(depend) on your knowledge of first aid . As ___
__ famous journalist, Yan Song leads a very simple life. But he not only has a good nose ___
___news, but also has __
__(admire) professional first aid skills, because he thinks if we know ___
__about first aid, perhaps a life can be saved.
Everybody should know some first aid in order to save other people's lives. Let’s take delight in ____(acquire) skills of first aid.
One year ago, I was great trouble. I worked hard at English and devoted all my spare time to
(practise)it. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination,
made me greatly disappointed. So I asked my grandpa for advice when I got home.
(hear) what I told him, he said, “To some extent, examination
(result) are sometimes unexpected by your study level. You can’t judge your progress by one examination.” He encouraged me
( work) hard for a long time to check my results. I
(take) my grandpa’s advice. Now I realize
the process of learning is much more important and my English is much better
before. From my experience, I feel that we
listen to opinions from old people.