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.
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Computers and Internet networking are common in the American workplace. They play ________ (increasing) important roles
________ children’s education, communication with friends and family, and entertainment. Every aspect of modern life
________ (affect) by computers, and developing digital information literacy(读写能力) is essential in the 21st century.
Computer education is especially key for students, from primary through graduate school. Students today are expected ________ (conduct) researches on the Internet, complete homework online,
________make use of presentation software in class discussions. What’s more,
________ (train) in basic software programs is considered elementary for most white-collar positions. Additionally, communication through email is
________ office means as well, and employees must learn to manage multiple means of communication,
________ (include) the latest technology.
High schools often have computer literacy instructions and graduation ________ (require) as educators realize
________ their graduates need basic computer and software skills to be employable in positions beyond minimum wage service jobs.
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German doctors have warned that headbanging(随音乐猛烈摇头晃脑) could be bad for you. Headbanging is a dance from heavy metal music. Dancers shake their heads backwards _____ forwards, from side to side, very
_____(quick). Doctors say the dance could lead to brain injury. They once
_____(treat) a 50-year-old heavy metal fan. His headbanging led to brain damage. The man had no history of head injuries but had been headbanging for many years. The doctors say the risk of brain damage from headbanging
_____(be) low, so heavy metal fans
_____ not need to stop doing the dance.
The man had bad headaches _____ going to a concert. He had a brain scan at a hospital. Doctors found bleeding inside his brain. He had an
_____ (operate) to repair the damage. Doctors drilled a hole in his brain
_____(release) the blood. Two months later, his headaches disappeared. The head doctor said:” We are not against headbanging. The risk of injury is very, very low. If our patient _
____ (go) to a classical concert, this would not have happened.” He said heavy metal fans should carry on dancing,
____(say):“ Rock’n’roll will never die. Heavy metal fans should rock on.”
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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out how to deal________it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he
________ (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving. Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help
________ . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at
________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something ________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.
________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of ________ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes ________ (put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just
________ never giving up!
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W: ____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 anxiety to see the match and fell my bike on the way. My leg hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time before I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry (hear) that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very ________(serious).
M: You should have seen a doctor first. How long were you late for the match? What time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a wonderful part of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car ________ (steal). They filed a report
________the police station and a detective drove them back
_______ the parking lot to look for evidence.
To their __________ (amaze), the car had been returned
________ there was a note in it that said: "I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to send her to the
____________ as soon as possible. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets
__________ tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert."
Their faith in humanity restored(恢复). The couple attended_________ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found that their house
_______(be) ransacked (洗劫). On the bathroom mirror was
________ note: "I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?"