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It is well known that we Senior Three students will experience various exams.Sometimes it is hard to avoid failure , which greatlyu_______ us.. Recently, our class had a
________ discussion about failure in exams. Here are the results.
We all agree that there are both advantages and d_______ of failing in the exam. Generally speaking, it is widely believed that there are several
______(积极) aspects . To begin with, it reminds students to devote themselves more to their studies. In addition, it helps students realize
______ they are weak in, thus leading them to improve. However, some problems may turn
_____ from failure in exams. It ruins students’ self-confidence so badly that some even lose the interest in
__________(挑战)themselves. Sometimes the dissatisfaction teachers and parents show with these students also makes the matter even
________(糟糕).
On such o________, what I usually do is to turn to my teachers for help. They will always analyze my problems and give me some
a______ on how to deal with them. Their comfort and encouragement mean much to me.
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Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation．Some of my friends who had been there before said ______ was a wonderful holiday destination．Before we went, we had planned for months．When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel．We had made our reservation six months ____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake．We ___
___（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after．I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___
_ (charge) for the reservation．What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked．When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on _
__ top floor．We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
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Smith: Hi, Cathy, how did you find yesterday’s speech competition?
Cathy: Well, to be honest, it was quite (disappoint).
S: You didn’t like the speeches?
C: Yes, I did．In fact, I (enjoy) listening to most of the speeches．But I just couldn’t accept the result, you know.
S: Hmm, you mean the judges?
C: I mean, most of the listeners including me didn’t understand the judges didn’t like Samantha．It was such a shock
they announced the winner was Jim．We all thought Samantha’s
(pronounce) was the best.
S: You’re (probable) right．But don’t you think the speech itself is
(important)? As I see it, Jim’s speech was more meaningful．I was deeply moved by the story he told us.
C: That I know now.In my ,we also learned something very important
Samantha’s speech.
S: That’s right．Samantha and Jim were indeed very close．I guess it was difficult for the judges.
C: Well, I wish I (can) agree with you．But I do think Samantha was best.
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I'm Jan Hasek, _____ old miner from the Czech Republic．In April 1945 I
______ (hear) something explode at midnight．I got up and
_______ (run) outside．The sound came from a mine
_____hadn't been used for a long time．Suddenly I saw some German soldiers
_____the light of the moon．They were taking wooden boxes from trucks and putting
______in the mine．
A week later I decided _____ (go) and see for myself．To my surprise the entrance
_____ the mine was closed．Some people say that the Amber Room and some gold
___________ (bury) in the mine．I think it might be so,
_________ the Amber Room has never been found．
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My friend Herbert has always been fat, but things got so bad recently he decided to go
a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods that were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him
visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat
ever. He
(lead) me into his room and
(hurried) hid a large parcel under his desk.
was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When
(ask) what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. His
(explain) was that his diet was so strict that he had to reward
occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
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Woman: Our design class is really interesting. Don't you think so?
Man: Yeah, I like Professor Vargas, sometimes he goes too fast, and I feel like I'm missing something. There's a lot we have
(remember).
Woman: True. There are a lot of details about all the different styles.
Man: Yeah, there are Art Nouveau, and Art Deco, and Art Moderne... I have a hard time (keep) it all straight.
Woman: I know what you mean.
Man: For example, it seems to me Art Deco and Art Moderne are the same things.
Woman: Well, it's somewhat confusing. They were both popular in 1930s although Art Deco came a little before Moderne. I think Professor Vargas
(say) Art Deco started at an exhibition in Paris in 1925. Let me check out my notes. Right, Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1923 until the 1940s,
(affect) the decorative arts such as architecture and
(industry) design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts and film.
Man: So, they were about the same time. It's one thing that gets confusing. thing is, they seem so similar that it's hard to see why they're
(consider) different styles.