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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn't it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and
(remain) in fashion
the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, still, the custom
(observe) by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a
(necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding.
.the bride's neighbors would look down upon
as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases in
the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
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W: What do you think of the football match we (watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very (excite). The two teams did very well in the match and it was really
close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it.
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with (anxious) to see the match and fell off my bike on the way. My legs hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time
I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry to hear that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very serious. I only got my skin (scratch) and bled a little.
M: You (see) a doctor first.
W: But I didn’t think it necessary. I cleaned my skin and then started again.
M: How long were you late for the match? time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, it was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a very wonderful part
of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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What is your favourite cartoon? It may be (difficulty) for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang (be) two years old, he saw Tom playing
piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him
(learn) to play the piano well．His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang
the world．Lang Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better
better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for （make）facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to ( succeed)has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look
him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers
(him)lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．
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Every winter in Alaska a race is held. But this is no ordinary race. Teams of dogs pull sleds（雪橇）along the snow and ice, ____ (carry) up to 500 kg of supplies. A single driver is in charge of each team, and stands on the sled. This race
___ (know) as Iditarod runs from the town of Anchorage to the village of Nome, a journey of more than l,800 kilometers. It usually takes the teams about ten days to complete the course.
The Iditarod is usually run in _____ (extreme) difficult weather conditions.Daytime
_____ (temperature) range from zero to minus 40 degrees. Visibility（能见度）is often very poor, so drivers never allow
_____ (them) to become separated from their team of dogs.
____ , the drivers depend almost entirely on the dogs for their survival.
The origin of the race ______ (go) back many years to a time
____ some medicine needed to be taken from Anchorage to Nome, a very remote village. Because of severe weather, the only way to send the medicine
____ (be) to use dogs. Happily, the medicine was delivered just
_____ time to save lives. To celebrate the heroic journey, Alaskans developed the Iditarod.
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how (excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how
(ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt
(extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt
(me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get
the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so
(grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I
(slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.
(late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my
(nine) birthday.
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Nicolaus Copernicus was born in a wealthy family in 1473 in Poland. In 1496, he went to Italy where he (study) law and medicine and so on until he came back to his homeland in 1506. He later worked for the church till he died in 1543. Copernicus lived in a time
people still believed everything moved around the earth in
universe. But through his years of
(observe) and mathematical calculations, Copernicus became confused because he found the earth was not the centre of the solar system. He kept improving his new theory until he felt it was complete in 1514. He suggested that the earth
(spin) while going round the sun. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged
to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious. He didn’t want
(attack) by Christian Church. Finally, as he lay dying in 1543, he put
the theory that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the solar system.
Copernicus has set a good example to us, sticking to the (science) truth and bravely breaking away
the old view.