He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day you can express your thanks and let him know how much
_ (important) he is to you than any other model.
The idea of Father’s Day came from American woman called Sonara Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day
(honor) her father. He raised six children by
__ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.
The first Father’s Day (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a
(nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1996, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.
The third Sunday of June—which (fall) on June 21, 2015—is Father’s Day. Here are some ways to show your love and respect:
* Send him a (greet) card. Fathers prefer cards which are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.
* If he has a computer, cover his desktop words like “I Love you Dad”.
* A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.
Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?
Caroline: I think it was ___ (interest).
Joyce: ___ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He ____ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal.
Caroline: I hope so. _ I think he works too hard. I hope he’ll go out and enjoy __
__ for a change. How about your son Carl?
Joyce: Don’t mention him. Carl never starts studying.
Caroline: You’re joking. I heard that Carl ___ (win) the composition prize.
Joyce: You have made ___ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community __
__ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a __
__ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.
Caroline: ___ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future.
Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I don’t think he has the talent.
You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get (organize) if you are reading a novel for school. Here
(be)a few tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everythingis about a character can help us to understand him, from his__
(appear) to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are (equal) important. Make sure that as you read, you make
_ quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.
Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores.is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or
(survive).
Furthermore, novels are made uplanguage. Writers use language in a special way
(make) their novels work. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.
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.
There is much discussion about the necessity of daily homework for students. Some say homework is necessary since only practice (make) perfect, while others disagree. In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. However, this might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework
necessary. Actually , only proper amount of homework in proper form is
( accept); some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on
contrary bore them so much that they may lose their interest in studying. “Proper” homework, in my opinion, should
(vary) in its forms,
might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercise. And it should leave enough
(free) to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self-motivation, rather than unwillingness. We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than
(drive) them. Only if a teacher
(keep) this
his/her mind, the homework could be of most help to the students.
Dad: OK, kid, what' s so important we have to meet in secret?
Daughter :Well, it' s about the 22nd of next month. I- d like to have surprise party for Mum but I need your help. I thought that maybe you could take her to a movie, you know, just the two of you. Then while you' re away I can decorate the family room
invite lots of friends.
Dad.That (sound) great but how do I manage to get her back without
(go) out to dinner after the movie?
Daughter: Oh, that' s easy. You just say that you want to pick me up in order to make it a family( celebrate). After the movie is
, you send Mum in to get me and when she comes in the front door everyone shouts "Happy birthday" to surprise her.
Dad: What about food? You don't have time to cook it (you) , do you?
Daughter: I’ll order everything to be (send) from the restaurant nearby while you are enjoying the movie.
Dad: I'm so happy you have handled this so (beauty).