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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to doit. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he
(think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.
Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried(pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked down into the well and was astonished at
he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something(amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.
the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just
never giving up!
As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; for, they can not only acquire knowledge playing games, but also train their abilities to get along with others.
However, most children are faced with completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and
the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of letting the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings,
force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing the piano or practising drawing, etc.
, some parents put away the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
is a piece of good advice to those parents:
you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt
the new surroundings. That kind of education can lead to nothing but a failure in the children’s growth.
When I was young, we lived in what is now a forest preserve. People had the bad habit of abandoning dogs, ______ drove my poor mother crazy! We were not rich and already had a dog.
Looking out of the window my mother complained to us about the________(responsible) and cruel person, who had just thrown a dog. We ______
___(tell) to stay away from the dog as we could not afford it. I felt _______
__(extreme) upset, and I couldn’t believe my mother refused to help the animal. She said, “Here we are not the only one. Let ____
_____take care of the creature.
_____poor dog lay at the end of the driveway and hardly moved. I was very sad, __
_ dared not say anything to my mother. _____
___(late) that day I couldn’t find my mother in the house. I looked in every room but she was gone. Then I saw my mother ____
_ (come) home with the dog. We kids ran outside to greet our new friend. My mother didn’t say _____
_she had changed her mind. It’s not what you say. It’s what you do.
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man,
(point)to a big bag beside the the old man.
“Gold. There is nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears. “What?” he said to himself in surprise. Then he began to think about to get the gold .The old man was tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while,the old man
(lie) down and he fell asleep.
The young man took the big bag (gentle). But when he was just going to run away , he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body . Several times, he tried to pull it out,
in vain. At last he took off his coat ,thinking that the gold in the bag must be
____ (value) than his fur coat Worried but ___
__ (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, he reached a place,
he thought the old man couldn’t find him, he stopped and quickly opened the bag.
But he just found a great many stones in it. He ran back tothe station(hurry) only to find the old man was gone.
Old age may not sound_______ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people worried about
(get) older.
The findings came from_______ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned
________ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, _______(sad) and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. The research team found that levels of stress were
________ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped
______ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.
Happiness _______ highest among the youngest adults and those
________ their early seventies. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older.
______ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
Several years ago, when a foreigner appeared in China, many people would gather around and stared____ him or her as if they were watching a rare animal.
However, it’s not uncommon to meet some foreigners even in middle schools now. There’s no doubt ___ schools will be better known. What’s more, it’s good for students to develop interest
_____ English study as well as learn more about foreign cultures. Meanwhile, their oral English will be improved a lot.
_____ the other hand, some foreigners, though well paid, find
____difficult to get used to the way of life in a foreign country and they sometimes worry
_____ their safety.
___we know, everything has two sides. In my opinion, the foreign teachers are not quite familiar with the students. As a result, many students can’t benefit
___ them. So we should try our best to communicate more with the foreign teachers.