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.
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Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children,
are smart and strong-willed, are very likely
(succeed). The reason
this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for
same reason.
What happens to the children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child,
, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite
(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in
lives. They usually
(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn't it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and
(remain) in fashion
the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, still, the custom
(observe) by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a
(necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding.
.the bride's neighbors would look down upon
as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases in
the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
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Questioning can lead to ________(search) for an answer. If we are in the habit of raising doubts as to ___
_____ what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.
Two years ago, our teacher _________(offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. Although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody ____
___ I doubted it. Thinking that his answer might be wrong, I _____
____(careful) analyzed the problem and tries to work __
_ out in a different way. Half an hour ___
_____, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my ___
_____(depend) thinking.
From this experience, I have learned that questioning can serve as _______ bridge that helps us to seek the ___
___(true).
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Brighton is the (health) city in Britain with the highest level of personal trainers, yoga clubs and health food stores, according to a survey released on Friday.
The survey, looks at 19 statistics covering health,
（fit）and environment, says Brighton has the highest number of residents
(eat) at least five kinds of fruit and vegetables a day.
The survey, (conduct) for the Sky Travel channel, has compared 15 cities across the UK. It says Brighton residents live
an average age of 78 years old. They are twice as likely
(walk) or cycle to work as the people living in other parts of Britain.
In （compare）with the national average, Brighton has nearly a third more health food stores and personal trainers than
in any other city in Britain. It has twice many yoga clubs, and the level of fat residents is below the national average.
Meanwhile, survey also finds that Brighton residents have the best levels of cholesterol (胆固醇) and blood pressure in Britain.
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One day a young man was walking along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed ___(come) from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got louder and then he saw
pitiful sight. There,
(lie) in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old,
front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and was covered with mud.
The young man wanted to help the dog, as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started
(gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog
(stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared
its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still
(friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.
It was consistent love and kindness won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.