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By “luxury(奢侈品)”, we mean "a pleasant and often expensive thing that is not necessary". From a historical point of view, things which were a luxury when they first came into being all became necessities later.
Anything, no matter luxurious it is, will become a necessity, when it is widely used. This is true of many of the present luxuries, among which mobile phones, cars, computers and many other things
(include). It is known to all that the purpose of the development of science is
(make) things easy for the mankind, not for only
small number of people.
, the first thing to do after a new invention occurs is to spread it so as to benefit
many people as possible. In the course of the spread, the luxury becomes decreasingly luxurious until
the end it becomes a necessity. This is an objective law, and
can be an exception.
With the quick (develop) of science and technology, the process for many things to become a necessity from a luxury will be greatly shortened. Anything that can be imagined will be invented and in no time becomes a necessity
(access) to ordinary people.
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I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wonderingwas going to happen to us.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much(slow) so I could find out where it was coming
. Through the crowd I saw
young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs with love and keeping on trying. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there
(watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that
must take courage to perform
her own in the middle of a crowd.
She must have felt my presence because she would often look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of peopleshe didn’t know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, put some money in her carriage and
(say), “Thank you. I have been going through a hard time
(late), but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
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The amber which was ________ had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The ________
of the room was in the ________
style popular in those days. It was also a treasure ________
with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.
As a ________ of fact, every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great ________
to be chosen. There’s as much competition among countries to _______
the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high ________
. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a ________
friend and helper of the human race!
Wild plants and animals have to look after themselves. They need food, a good ________and________
. If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may __________
.
However, after a year or so, in which they became more __________about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they ________
their own records and started __________
and playing their own music.
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Have you ever listened to young children talking on the playground? They are always boasting(自夸). They say things like, “My dad’s car is bigger _____ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, _____were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ___
___ the others said, he could always go on better. One day ___
__ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice ___
__ week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “That is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was __
___ turn. But this time Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on ___
___ silence. Both Ted __
__ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they___
___ (beat) Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is ___
__ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”
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<M2 U3>
... I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with. ... Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life
. I am now truly
that I am
and helper of the human race!
<New Headway>you have very few responsibilities. ...This means you have plenty of free time to do whatever you want -- watch TV; play on the computer; go out with friends; play sports, or
. ... All in all,
is an exciting, action-packed time in life.
However, for every plus . You usually have to ask your parents if you can do things, from going shopping in town to
or going to a party. Finally, although there are often cheaper prices for children, things are still expensive and parents are not always
pocket money. ...
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NCE Lesson 4
These days, people who often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently
‘white collar workers’ for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
, that a great many people are often willing to
for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can
curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
Unit 4
However, the attitudes of scientists towards this rise are completely different.
On the one hand, Dr. Foster thinks that any trend in which the temperature increases by 5 degrees would . She says, “We can’t predict the climate well enough to know
, but it could be very serious.” Others who agree with her think there may be
in the sea level, .... On the other hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who
this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad
.