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Are you ready to have the time of your life? If you are, then grab your family and friends and get yourselves out to The Color Run. This is unique, untimed, five-kilometer race that is all about adding color to your clothes and your life. Participates start out
(wear) completely white clothes at the event. By the end, they are covered from head to toe with different colors. That’s
at each kilometer of the race, the runners are covered with colored powder. The best part is the end of the race,
everyone gets to throw colors at the runners crossing the finish line.
There’s more to The Color Run just covering people in color powder. The event also observes happiness, healthy living, individuality, and giving back to the community. In each city that the event visits, the organizer team up with local and national charities
(increase) public awareness of important issues. In 2012, more than US$600,000
(raise) by The Color Run. What’s more, the race
(become) the single largest event series in the US since its first run in January 2012.
The Color Run is open to people of all ages and backgrounds, from first-time runners to (profession) athletes. Moreover, everyone is a winner because the race is not about who’s
(fast).
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David was eating something at home _____ he received a strange phone call from a hospital.The caller said that his son had fallen to ground unconscious on the way to school.It was he _
took him to the hospital.David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom, only ___
_(find) him listening to the teacher attentively.He suddenly realized that he had been cheated.Just at that time the phone ___
__ (ring) again, saying, “ Your son is _
_ (terrible) injured and he needs ____
___ immediate operation which costs 48000 yuan.The doctors here say they will not operate___
__your son until they receive the money.” When _
_( ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital, the caller rang off.
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a _____(honest) way, he was wrong.Such phone calls are common these days.Some parents might have fallen victims to such tricks.Most of the parents are sensitive to __
____.It was really silly to cheat well-educated men like David.
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A proverb says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even _______ precious than money. Why?
_____ when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is
_______(go), it will never return.
_______ is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make
_______ use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in
_____future.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people_____ do not realize the value of time. They spend their precious time
______(play).
In a word, we should form the good habit of______(save) time. Do not put off what can be done today
______tomorrow.
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Once upon a time there was a farmer worked hard in the fields every day. One day, while he was ploughing the fields, he heard a
( bump) sound. He saw a
lying by the trump. He picked it
and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought to
, “Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I work so hard all day long?” He threw his hoe away and
(lie) by the tree every day,
(dream) for more rabbits to come. When he finally realized his
(foolish) and returned to his fields, he found that all his crops were
(die). This story tells that we should not wait for unexpected gains by trusting to chance and luck. Or, we should not hope to get rewards
hard work. .
On receiving my learner's permit a couple of months ago ,I started driving lessons straight away. However, it wasn't until two days ago Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our destination was Orewa,
seaside town.
That morning I made sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times we left. I thought l was totally prepared__
the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's complaints.
“Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel so (tight)." called a nervous voice from the backseat.
"Speed up. 70km/h isn't fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to _(1).
How (annoy)! To content them ,I
(step) hard on the accelerator(加速器), and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again.
‘‘Stop! Slow down! Are you crazy? Did I tell you to go above l00km/h'?"
Finally I drove into the city, where the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved and stopped_(tell) me what to do. On our way home, the journey was much
(easy) than before as everyone else fell fast asleep. So ,I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
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Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It____(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it
___(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of
___most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days ___even a few months. It took years of work
____(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is
___(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit___is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are ___ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the
___(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be
____(patience).