Once there lived a rich man wanted to do something for the people of his town.
first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he __
(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove ____
. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,
(say) to himself: “The night
(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!
the stone, he found a bag of money.
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results
(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes
the content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.
we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important
I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits----keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit by
write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and
(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I
( conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation.
It cannot be recycled without releasing(释放) dangerous (pollute)into the air. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
(say) it is the fifth largest creator of dangerous waste.
Scientists from the U.S. and China have discovered that mealworms can digest plastic. One mealworm can digest a pill-sized amount of plastic a day.
Study co-author Wei-Min Wu says that in 24 hours, the plastic (turn) into carbon dioxide.
Are the worms hurt by (eat)plastic? The study found that worms eating Styrofoam were as
(health)as worms eating bran(糠).
Styrofoam is a light-weight material, about 95 percent air, with very good insulation properties(绝缘性), according to Earthsource.org. It is used in products from (cup) that keep your drinks hot or cold to packaging material
protects items during shipping.
“Solving problem of plastic pollution is important. Landfill space is becoming limited.”says Wu, a Stanford University environmental engineering instructor.
About 33-million tons of plastic are thrown away in the United States every year. Plastic plates, cups and containers take 25 percent to 30 percent of space in America's landfills. One Styrofoam cup takes more than 1 million years
(recycle) in a landfill, according to Cleveland State University.
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Snake dishes have become popular in_____ (recently) years. Snake meat in __
____(vary ) flavors (风味) can _____
___ (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten a snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder ______
____ all the trends are worth ___
___ (follow).
Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious . But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，_______ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According ______ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, _____ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in ___
_(mouse) and worms population, which will result in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect _________.”
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W: What do you think of the football match we (watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very (excite). The two teams did very well in the match and it was really
close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it.
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with (anxious) to see the match and fell off my bike on the way. My legs hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time
I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry to hear that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very serious. I only got my skin (scratch) and bled a little.
M: You (see) a doctor first.
W: But I didn’t think it necessary. I cleaned my skin and then started again.
M: How long were you late for the match? time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, it was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a very wonderful part
of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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What is your favourite cartoon? It may be (difficulty) for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang (be) two years old, he saw Tom playing
piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him
(learn) to play the piano well．His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang
the world．Lang Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better
better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for （make）facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to ( succeed)has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look
him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers
(him)lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．