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A month ago my oldest daughter, Rachel, asked me how to make friends. She was 7 years old and a little shy. I told her the best way __ (make) friends was to introduce herself when she met someone new. The question didn’t come up again, and I didn’t give it another _ (think).
Last weekend I took my two daughters to the lake a couple of blocks from our house. There are two parks which___ (be) located around the lake, and since it was a ______ (sun) day, we visited them both. There were lots of children _____ (play) happily. I was helping my youngest daughter, Sydney, down the slide when something caught _____ (I) attention. I got the warmest feeling __ I had ever had as I heard Rachel tell all the kids, “My name is Rachel, and I’m 7. What’s your name?” It worked ___ (well) than I had ever imagined, and before long she knew every kid’s name, ____ they were all playing tag—a kind of game. The little things in life can make ____ difference.

Billy: I’m really busy with work these days, and most of the time I just eat fast food.
Jennifer: Aw, you shouldn’t eat that much fast food. It’s terrible for you.
Billy: I wish it ________ (be) this way either, but the pace of city life these days is ___ fast that anything you do needs to be really efficient（有效率的）.If you’re a little slower than other people, it could give the impression that you’ve failed somehow.
Jennifer: OK, but when you’ve got some free time, I’ll take you out to a special restaurant, ________ you might change your mind.
Billy: What’s so special about this restaurant?
Jennifer: It’s a “slow food” restaurant? The foods there_________ (cook) carefully, and the atmosphere of the place is really________ (peace).There’s a snail _______(paint) on the wall of the restaurant, expressing the hope that people will enjoy their food at a snail’s pace.
Billy: _______ (sound) really interesting! Who first put_______ this idea of “slow food”?
Jennifer: In the 80s, a few Italians established a “Slow Food Society” as _______ way of speaking out against fast food. In fact, the “slow food movement” is a kind of return to the more natural beginnings of life. “Slow food” doesn’t just mean _______ you eat slowly; it’s also supporting food with personality.
Billy: Well, I can’t wait to go and eat there now.[

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Last week,our class was on duty in the cafeteria. On the first day,I was shocked to see so much leftover food (throw) away by students. What waste! Being concerned about it,my classmates and I had a heated discussion on how (solve) the problem. Lots of good ideas came up,such as holding class meetings,putting up a wall newspaper and charging a fine for wasting food. (final),we all agreed that putting up a wall newspaper would be a good (choose).
The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towards lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, (call) on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and express their support. my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I (find) the plates returned after lunch all empty without any leftover. Food (save) and the dining hall was cleaner. Seeing this, I felt proud of we had done.

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If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games, you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent.
The second book, by US author Veronica Roth, ______ (publish) in 2012. It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and ____ (current) ranks No 1.
The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago_____ people are divided into five distinct groups. Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest). Every child, at 16, takes a test ______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to. But Beatrice Prior, born in Abnegation, is qualified _____ three, meaning she is a Divergent. And she is told not to tell _____ if she wants to stay alive.
So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself. Beatrice ends up _____ (choose) the Dauntless. After joining her new group, Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her _____ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop. While undergoing these extreme physical tests, Tris must also determine who her real friends are.
The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization ______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind, both ideologically ______ physically”, commented The New York Times.

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A baby is in danger and its mother is crazy with worry. This is something anyone can relate to, even though we are talking about a mother elephant that has been separatedher child.
A video capturing(捕捉)the reunion between the elephant and her 8-month-old baby in Kenya was one of the(impressive)scenes in 2012. The baby fell insideman-made hole and was unable to climb out, according to the video released by the Amboseli Trust for Elephants. Despite the best efforts of her desperate mother, the baby seemed helplessa team of conservation workers rushed to help. They had to chase the overprotective mother away first, so thatcould get close enough to rescue the baby. They(struggle)to pull the baby out with ropes and a vehicle.
(lucky), the workers managed to pull the baby to safety. followed was a touching scene. As soon as the baby was free, it ran away across the plain. In the(distant), the cries of her mother could be heard as she came running from the opposite direction. The two were reunited, (hug)each other with their trunks.