On keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the _____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes
______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.
_____ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many
____. In the first place,
______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.
____ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I ___ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is
______ great use to keep a diary in English for
____ development of our writing skills.
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In the Tibetan language,“Guozhuang dance”means singing and dancing in a circle.It is very popular in Tibet and places like Yunnan,Qinghai and Gansu_________Tibetans live.
In the dance,men and women of an equal number form a circle hand in hand with one.person________(act)as the leading dancer.The whole song begins with slow part.and gradually_____
____(turn)fast.Men always take the first lines of lyrics(抒情歌),____
____women reply.The dance involves repeated_____
____(music)dialogues between male and female dancers.
Guozhuang dance is rich in content and flexible in steps.It changes with the________(develop)of Tibetan life and work,There are dances concerning daily work_____
___crop gathering,wool twisting,cattle feeding and wine making etc;And also there are dances presenting,___
_____Tibetan customs and marriage traditions.
Guozhuang dance is a joyous dance.Whenever there are festivals or happy events,people of all ages will_______(happy)join the dance.
Guozhuang dance________(catalogue)in the first set of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage(非物质文化遗产)since 2006.
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By 2050,Futurologists(未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different_____ 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared.________, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program
______(direct) to the television.Today, we can use the World Wide Web
_______read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away.By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers,
______ books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t_____any accidents.Today, many cars have computers
_______tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Space planes will take people halfway around the world
_____ 2 hours.Today,
_______United States Space Shuttle can go into space and
_____ on Earth again.By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.
Robots will have ______(place) people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots—they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a
______.By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have conquered many ________.Today, there is equipment that connects directly to the brain
___ (help) people hear.By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear
______
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Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said ______ was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went, we had planned for months.When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months ____ (early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We ___
___(tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after.I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___
_ (charge) for the reservation.What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out.She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on _
__ top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
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Smith: Hi, Cathy, how did you find yesterday’s speech competition?
Cathy: Well, to be honest, it was quite (disappoint).
S: You didn’t like the speeches?
C: Yes, I did.In fact, I (enjoy) listening to most of the speeches.But I just couldn’t accept the result, you know.
S: Hmm, you mean the judges?
C: I mean, most of the listeners including me didn’t understand the judges didn’t like Samantha.It was such a shock
they announced the winner was Jim.We all thought Samantha’s
(pronounce) was the best.
S: You’re (probable) right.But don’t you think the speech itself is
(important)? As I see it, Jim’s speech was more meaningful.I was deeply moved by the story he told us.
C: That I know now.In my ,we also learned something very important
Samantha’s speech.
S: That’s right.Samantha and Jim were indeed very close.I guess it was difficult for the judges.
C: Well, I wish I (can) agree with you.But I do think Samantha was best.
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I'm Jan Hasek, _____ old miner from the Czech Republic.In April 1945 I
______ (hear) something explode at midnight.I got up and
_______ (run) outside.The sound came from a mine
_____hadn't been used for a long time.Suddenly I saw some German soldiers
_____the light of the moon.They were taking wooden boxes from trucks and putting
______in the mine.
A week later I decided _____ (go) and see for myself.To my surprise the entrance
_____ the mine was closed.Some people say that the Amber Room and some gold
___________ (bury) in the mine.I think it might be so,
_________ the Amber Room has never been found.