The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she _____ (fly). At night, and in a storm, a pilot was in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. With all the difficulties, Amelia Earhart wasn’t sure if she _____ reach land. There was nothing to do but keep
______ (go).
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland. It was with the great courage ______ she made the safe landing. And for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she
______ (honor) by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman______ (fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time and was ____ (skillful) than her previous flight. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful. Her passion for flight lasted in her remaining life
______ she mysteriously disappeared from public in the year 1937.
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Nowadays, English is widely spoken by more and more people all over the world. _________(actual), English has changed and developed over time. Between AD 450 and 1150, English was based more
____ German than English we speak now. Then between about AD 800 and 1150, the new settlers enriched English and especially its
_______. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare used a
_______(wide) vocabulary than ever before. After that, English began
___________(speak) in both British and Australia. Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. Two big changes in English spelling happened. Now English is spoken
a foreign or second language in South Africa. For example, many people in India speak English
_______(fluent). English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries such
_____South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China
____(be) increasing rapidly. Because of that, there are different Englishes in the world, the native English speakers can understand each other even
___they don’t speak the same kind of English.
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In many countries, ________is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space.
________, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.
But this type of housing, ________(call) co-housing, is gaining
________ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes (合租建筑群) are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is
________ relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has
________(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities
________ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place ________residents(居民) shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play
________ , which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for
________ (little) money than they would pay for nearby apartments.
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Mrs. Wilson invited some friends to lunch. She was eager to try a new way of (cook)a fish dish, and she was very pleased
herself when the dish was ready. She put it near the window
(cool) it for a few minutes because the dish was hot. When she came back for it, she was
(surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat by the dish.
(fortunate), she came in time to stop the cat. That afternoon was a great
(succeed) and they talked and laughed
four o’clock. At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, she felt tired but happy. She was sitting near the window
she was frightened to see her neighbor carrying the cat, dead. What had happened to her friends? She at once called the family doctor. He told her to phone each of her visitors to meet him. After all the phones, just as she sat down, the telephone rang.
was from her neighbor ,“I am so sad. My cat
(kill) by a car.”
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Do you like travelling? Staying________(health)while
________(travel)can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one．When you are travelling abroad，here are the tips you need
________ (make)your trip much
________ (easy)．
Make sure you have got a signed passport(护照)and a visas．Also，before you go，fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page．This will help a lot if your passport ________ (steal)．Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives．Carry the other
________you in a separate place from your passport．
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit．Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to ________you are travelling．
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行计划)with your family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency．
Do not accept packages from strangers．Do not carry too much money or ________ (necessary) credit cards．If we make enough
________ (prepare)，We will succeed．Have
________good time !
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He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know important he is to you. The third Sunday of June—which
(fall) on June 19 this year is Father’s Day. The idea of Father’s Day came from
American woman called Sonora 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, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a
(nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June
Father’s Day.
Here are some ways to show your love and respect:
Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 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.