When I was young, we lived in what is now a forest preserve. People had the bad habit of abandoning dogs, ______ drove my poor mother crazy! We were not rich and already had a dog.
Looking out of the window my mother complained to us about the________(responsible) and cruel person, who had just thrown a dog. We ______
___(tell) to stay away from the dog as we could not afford it. I felt _______
__(extreme) upset, and I couldn’t believe my mother refused to help the animal. She said, “Here we are not the only one. Let ____
_____take care of the creature.
_____poor dog lay at the end of the driveway and hardly moved. I was very sad, __
_ dared not say anything to my mother. _____
___(late) that day I couldn’t find my mother in the house. I looked in every room but she was gone. Then I saw my mother ____
_ (come) home with the dog. We kids ran outside to greet our new friend. My mother didn’t say _____
_she had changed her mind. It’s not what you say. It’s what you do.
A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box
(put) under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl
(bring) the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found outbox was empty. He yelled at her,
(state) “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be __
_ inside?” The little girl looked up at him
tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her(forgive). Only a short time later, an accident took the life
the child. For many years, her
father kept that gold box by his bed and he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Living in two different cultures is not an easy thing. When I was ten years old, my parents (move) to the US from Sri Lanka, which is
island off the coast of India.
we now live in the US, we follow the customs and traditions of Sri Lanka. I have learned
(speak) 3 languages,including English. I eat a variety of foods and celebrate different holidays that have little to do with my culture.
However,there are many (advantage) of being part of two cultures. Sometimes,speaking a language at home and speaking another language in school can be confusing; sometimes I have trouble
(express) my thoughts in English because they
understand me well;sometimes my culture does make me feel far away from others because I feel too different. I am
(close) to my culture of Sri Lanka than that of the US. I don’t listen to English music as much as I listen to Indian music.
, I feel very separated from my friends when I don’t know what song
are talking about.
Making new friends means (put) yourself on a limb(困境) and asking others not only to accept you ,but to like you and want to be around you as well .
( fortunate ) , there is no magical solution
this part of the process , so if you want to make friends , take a deep breath and jump right in .
first step to make new friends is figuring out what is holding you back . A lot of times people
are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them . They can’t see that
own actions are working against them .
Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends , you need to work through these concerns . This can be painful you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences .
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive (impress) . if you find social situations hard , just rely on a few simple rules .
When you feel (confidence) that you’ve made some great friends , get out there and celebrate with them . No matter
you decide to do , the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating (结交) more.
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.
目前,各种电视节目广泛使用短信参与的互动方式,对此人们评价不一。请你用英语写一篇文章,介绍人们对此现象的不同观点,并表达自己的看法:
| 支持 |
1. 给观众提供了更多的参与机会; 2. 比较时尚,受年轻人喜欢; 3. 给媒体带来更多收益。 |
| 反对 |
1. 控制不当,节目品味无法保证; 2. 短信费用过高,观众易生反感。 |
| 你的观点 |
…… |
要求:
1、对所给要点不得遗漏,适当发挥,不要简单翻译;
2、词数120 左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
(参考词汇:反感feel bad;保证guarantee)
At present, it is well known that text messages are widely involved in various TV programs in our country. But concerning this hot topic, different people take different attitudes.