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In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly____ one. Many people moved from the countryside to the new cities. There were many new inventions and _
__(society) changes. Naturally, these changes also __
__(lead) to new painting styles. Among the painters
____(break )away from the traditional style of painting___
__ the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.
The Impressionists were the first painters to work outdoors. They were eager to show how light and shadow fell___ objects at different times of day. __
__, because natural light changes so quickly, the Impressionists had to paint quickly. Their paintings were not as_
___ (detail)as those of earlier painters. At first, many people disliked this style of painting and became very __
___(anger) about it. They said that the painters were__
__(care) and their paintings were ridiculous.
Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in life. If two teams playgame, one team must lose. If a dozen
(team) attend an athletic competition, one team will get the most points and all the
eleven teams will get
points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face.
that team and that school must do is to admit that it
(lose). The only intelligent reaction
defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on we will devote
to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.
Lessons (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more
(value) are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and, especially, in the student council.
Today, after finishing dinner in town, my husband and I were driving back home. As we pulled over, we saw a neighbor couple (paint) their furniture.
I went inside our home, (change), and then went back out again to ask our neighbors if they needed any help. While leaving my home, I was plagued (困扰) by thoughts of embarrassment, denial, or being received but looked down on skeptically.
, I gathered the courage to go down and ask them anyway!
Initially, the woman denied. Then, the man said, “Sure”, and he handed me a spray paint (喷漆) bottle. We got into some good conversations painting with great effort. When we finished, I briefly chatted
them before leaving.
In the end, not only I enjoy helping them, but also learned about my neighbors. On the way home, I must admit, I couldn’t help
wonder what they might be thinking about me.
is tough to do a good deed for others and not expect that they will be thinking good about you.
Today’s experience taught me some (value) lessons in my life!
(hope), these lessons will help me continue my acts of kindness in future.
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China's top track and field star, Liu Xiang,(office) announced his retirement on Tuesday through his Weibo account
being sidelined for more than two years in rehabilitation修复of an ankle surgery. The 31-year-old athlete star chose a low-key way to announce his retirement. "From today on, I will say goodbye to my
(profession) athletics career. It's a decision
(make) through thorough consideration. I have no other
(choose) despite reluctance and pain. Goodbye, my track, my hurdles!" Rumors of Liu's retirement
(report) periodically定期的 since he fell down at 2012 London Olympic Games 110-meter hurdles' preliminary contest,
was the last match he ever attended. In Athens, Liu tied the 12.91 seconds world record to claim the gold medal .His breakthrough of winning the Olympics and world championships proved
Asian people can be competitive
Western counterparts in men's sprint冲刺 events at the highest level. That's
huge motivator激励 that should be reckoned考虑 with.
A concert violinist is performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud noise. The audience immediately knows that a string has broken. The concert is fully expected __________ (put ) off until another string or instrument is brought to the musician.
But instead, the violinist calms__________ down, closes her eyes and then signals the constructor to begin again. The orchestra restarts and now the musician plays the music on three strings. A work that few people can play well on four strings, the violinist plays on three with the broken string.
When she finishes, __________ awesome silence hangs in the room. And then the crowd rises to their feet and cheers
__________ (wild). The violinist smiles and wipes the sweat from her brow. When silence returns to the room she explains
_________ she continued to play in spite of a broken string. “You know,” She says, still
_________ (breath), “sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make
_________ what you have left.”
There will come a time __________ we all experience loss. Maybe disease has robbed us
__________ our ability to work. Or maybe a meaningful relationship has ended and we feel lonely in the world. Can we still make music? And if it takes extra courage to make music, many
_________ (praise) you for your effort.
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The first rescue team sent by China arrived in Nepal on Sunday at the scene of the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, with more (rescue) on their way to the Himalayan nation. The magnitude-8.1 quake hit the landlocked country Saturday afternoon and also shook part of China's Tibet autonomous region.
It is said that so far the death toll (cause) by the quake has reached 2152. In Tibet, the quake left at least 18 people (die) and had affected more than 200,000 by Sunday, Xinhua reported. Shortly after the disaster, President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered deep condolences(慰问) to victims. Xi also expressed his confidence the government in Nepal will tackle the disaster and said China is willing to provide all necessary assistance. 62-strong China International Search and Rescue Team left for Nepal early on Sunday morning and later arrived in Kathmandu, the capital. Shankar Koirala, Nepal's joint secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister , described the team's arrival"timely assistance". Later on Sunday, the team spent about four hours in the northwest of Kathmandu and rescued its first survivor, a 20-year-old man.
As the death toll rose, the United States and European nations began to send emergency teams to find survivors in Kathmandu and in rural areas that (strike) and cut off. A search and rescue team from Singapore was heading for Nepal, a 70-strong emergency service team from Japan also departed on Sunday.