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 out box 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.
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Once, in a lovely garden lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitionsshe had become very proud. One day, a naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided
(teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that beautiful, and that the butterfly only won the competitions the judges had been paid. In
(real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly was angry and told the cockroach, “I(beat) you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you choose.” “OK, I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left
waiting for a reply.
That Saturday everyone went to beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw
the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of them
(prefer) the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left sobbing and (disappoint), wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
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William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine__ their work against parasitic diseases (寄生虫病). 85-year-old Tu was awarded this prize for her contribution to_
_ (reduce) the death rate of malaria (疟疾), minimizing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health. This is _
_ science is all about.
As a matter of fact, Tu has won some attention when she _(get) in 2011. But there is no way to compare her popularity back to the attention she is receiving today. As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s winning _
_(complete) surprised Chinese people,
_have long been wondering when the first Chinese Nobel Laureate in natural science would appear.
Tu Youyou is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize for work __ (carry) out within China. She has spent 40 years’ time on scientific research. Although the Nobel Prize did not come to her untilfour decades later, it is definitely one of _
_most privilege rewards that recognizesTu’s devotion and perseverance in discovering artemisinin (青蒿素). Her record-breaking winning _
_ (be) a reminder that science is never about instant success. There is no way to measure how much you spend on scientific research and compare _
_with how much reward you get.
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One Sunday morning in August I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me
he bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man
(seat) at the front. He
(pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be
(mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to
he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn't want (laugh) at for talking to him but I didn't like leaving him
his owneither. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had
amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I'm glad I made the choice. It made of us feel good.
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Woman: How was travelling in the 1960s different that in the early 1900s?
Man: Well, in the 1960s people (ride) in cars on wide roads. And, they could also fly in planes from Europe to America in
few hours.
Woman: What about the 1900s?
Man: In the early 1900s there were very few planes. To see one was unusual that the people of a town stopped working to watch it
(fly) overhead.
Woman: But today is quite different, isn’t it?
Man: Yes, today you are able to travel to many (place) very quickly because of the development of the plane. You turn on
(electricity) lights because someone invented ways to make use
electricity. They made history.
Woman: Is our life also changed by history?
Man: That’s right. The history was made by people before you were born changes your life.
Woman: I see. Thank you, Dad.
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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me，they suggested I (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy
(prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come
a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.
We (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking
(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears.
mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish
I blew out all the candles. After that，everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.
I am eighteen years old now, means I’ve become an adult and have more
_ (responsibility). I’ll do
(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.