Thereoncewasagoatandadonkey(驴)-优题课

On receiving my learner's permit a couple of months ago ,I started driving lessons straight away. However, it wasn't until two days ago Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination was Orewa, seaside town.
That morning I made sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times we left. I thought l was totally prepared__the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's complaints.
“Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel so (tight)." called a nervous voice from the backseat.
"Speed up. 70km/h isn't fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to _(1).
How (annoy)! To content them ,I (step) hard on the accelerator(加速器), and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again.
‘‘Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above l00km/h'?"
Finally I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved and stopped_(tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much (easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So ,I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

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Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It____(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ___(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of ___most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days ___even a few months. It took years of work ____(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is___(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit___is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are ___ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the___(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be____(patience).

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A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder __ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let student taste the water. He spit it out, ___(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like _____ ?" The teacher replied, " You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be __ (sweet). "
We understand this lesson best we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

A month ago my oldest daughter, Rachel, asked me how to make friends. She was 7 years old and a little shy. I told her the best way __ (make) friends was to introduce herself when she met someone new. The question didn’t come up again, and I didn’t give it another _ (think).
Last weekend I took my two daughters to the lake a couple of blocks from our house. There are two parks which___ (be) located around the lake, and since it was a ______ (sun) day, we visited them both. There were lots of children _____ (play) happily. I was helping my youngest daughter, Sydney, down the slide when something caught _____ (I) attention. I got the warmest feeling __ I had ever had as I heard Rachel tell all the kids, “My name is Rachel, and I’m 7. What’s your name?” It worked ___ (well) than I had ever imagined, and before long she knew every kid’s name, ____ they were all playing tag—a kind of game. The little things in life can make ____ difference.

Billy: I’m really busy with work these days, and most of the time I just eat fast food.
Jennifer: Aw, you shouldn’t eat that much fast food. It’s terrible for you.
Billy: I wish it ________ (be) this way either, but the pace of city life these days is ___ fast that anything you do needs to be really efficient（有效率的）.If you’re a little slower than other people, it could give the impression that you’ve failed somehow.
Jennifer: OK, but when you’ve got some free time, I’ll take you out to a special restaurant, ________ you might change your mind.
Billy: What’s so special about this restaurant?
Jennifer: It’s a “slow food” restaurant? The foods there_________ (cook) carefully, and the atmosphere of the place is really________ (peace).There’s a snail _______(paint) on the wall of the restaurant, expressing the hope that people will enjoy their food at a snail’s pace.
Billy: _______ (sound) really interesting! Who first put_______ this idea of “slow food”?
Jennifer: In the 80s, a few Italians established a “Slow Food Society” as _______ way of speaking out against fast food. In fact, the “slow food movement” is a kind of return to the more natural beginnings of life. “Slow food” doesn’t just mean _______ you eat slowly; it’s also supporting food with personality.
Billy: Well, I can’t wait to go and eat there now.[