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On Oct.6th, 2011, a piece of breaking news hit the world: Steve Jobs, the founder of the Apple Company, (pass) away after years of battle against pancreatic cancer.I as well as many people
(be) sad at the news.We saw him make miracles again and again, and we hoped that he would always give us a surprise.We enjoy using an iPod to listen to music and we like to play games with
iPad.We love to communicate with our friends by iPhone.
seemed that Jobs always understood
we really wanted.So he could devote himself to his career by creating the amazing products constantly.But now he quietly left,
(leave) us a great pity.
U.S.President Barack Obama called Jobs a visionary (lead) and one of the greatest U.S.innovators.He said in a statement, “Steve was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and
(gift) enough to do it.”
Steve Job’s family said in a statement, “Steve died (peace) today surrounded by his family.We are grateful for the support and kindness of those
share our feelings for Steve.We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.
It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships（strike）it and sank.
About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）（fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy
（place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened
（sail） not far away from the rock.
Seeingbuoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many
ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great
（vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock
the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark
there was a great crash.
was the very rock and the ship began to sink.
Katharine Meyer Graham was once described _____ "the most powerful woman in America." She was not
_____ elected representative or a government official. She owned and published The Washington Post newspaper. Under her leadership,
______ became one of the most important newspapers in the country. To our surprise, she had no training in business
______ experience in operating a large company. She had no idea about
_____ to operate a newspaper at first,
_____ she never lost her confidence. Finally, she was managed to be one of the greatest women
_____ was capable of leading the business of newspaper publishing.
Katharine Graham died of head injuries. At her funeral, friends of her said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence___ events in the United States and the world.
Mozi was another teacher who was very __ (influence). Born in 476BC, he came from a family __
_ was very poor. He became famous _
__ his unusual clothes and behavior. Mozi __
__ (found) the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his beliefs were similar to _
_ of Confucius. For example, he considered that government was most important. As a result, he spent many years __
_ (try) to find a state where people would follow his _
__ (teach). Mozi believed that all men should be treated _
_ (equal). His idea of love was different from
__ Confucian idea of kindness. Mozi taught that we __
__ love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves. He hated the idea of war. Mozi died in 390BC.
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A: Well, what do you think? McDonald’s is going to build new restaurant in our hometown.
B: (certain)not! I hate all that expensive,
(taste) food. Where are they going to build it?
A: Over there where that old restaurant is.
B: But where are we going to eat our local dishes? I love to eatthere. It’s so friendly. Why are they closing?
A: McDonald’s offered that old restaurant a lot of money, so they wanted to sell. I think we will all benefit. An old part of town (improve) and we shall have
(many) jobs.
B: Don’t you believe it ! I(read) read about these kinds of restaurants. They provide a terrible diet for young children. How does McDonald’s know that we want their restaurant here? Nobody has asked our opinions.
A: Well, since you are against it, why not take part in a meeting to vote whether we want McDonald’s
not? You may give the reasons why you don’t want it
(build) . I will give the reasons for building it.
B: That seems a very good idea. Let’s do that.
Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young,（struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due
my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found
（sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I
（hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed
to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their
lit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter
（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _
_ hours, and Thanked God for the
（great） gift I’ve ever been given．Till today I still treasure
gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．