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Dear Li Kang,
How's ____ going? I thought I'd write to tell you___
___ the American school system. Secondary school in the U.S. usually ____
___ (cover) seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma__
__they want to go to college.
The school year _____ (divide) into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, ____
___ the second January through May. We have a long summer vacation! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.
I take part in all kinds of after-school activities—I play football, basketball, _______ (swim), volleyball, table tennis and I go to theater club.
______ you tell me something about your summer vacation and ___
__ Chinese school system in your next letter?
Best ____ (wish),
Rob Marshall
Two young girls were proud of their beautiful hands. One put them in shining water, and the looked like diamonds dripping (滴下) from them.“What beautiful hands I have！” she said, and then
her hands for others to admire. They were very soft and white, for she had done
but wash them in clear water.
The other girl crushed some flowers in her hands, and they like perfume (香水). “What beautiful hands I have！” she said. Her hands smelled like flowers,
she’d never done anything but wash them with
every morning.
Another girl nearby didn’t show her hands. She hid them in theof her coat.
An old woman came down the road andbefore the girls. The first two
their hands and asked her whose hands were more beautiful. She
her head at them and then asked to see the hands of the
girl.
“Oh, these hands are clean,,” said the old woman,“but they are hard from
.These hands have been helping the girl’s mother and father dry the dishes, sweep the floor, water the garden,
for the baby, and show the little brother
to build blocks. These hands have been
making the house a happy home.”
the old woman brought out a ring set (镶嵌)
a diamond.“Here, wear this ring, my child. You deserve the
for the most beautiful hands that are always the most
.”
In the toy section, I noticed a small boy of about five years old, pressing a doll against his chest. He kept on touching________hair of the doll and looked very sad. I wondered who he wanted to give the doll
_________. So I walked towards him and asked him all about it.“It is the doll
_____ my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.”
I told him not _________ (worry). However, he replied sadly, “No, Santa Claus cannot bring it to
_________she is now. I’ll have to give the doll to my mother so that she can give it to her when she goes there.” His eyes were filled with
________ (sad) while saying this. “My sister
______ (go) to be with God. Daddy said that Mommy will also join God very soon, so I think that she can bring the doll with
_________ to give it to my sister.”
My heart almost stopped________ (beat) wholly. The little boy looked up at me and said, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I asked him to wait
_________ I come back from the store.”
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In my opinion, we should try our best (realize) our goals even though
is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.
I used to be shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for
(speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something
(change). I started to read many
(interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little
little, I found
more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates
(fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had
( confident) to do it better in the future.
My dear friends,
…
There isn't enough space here to thank everyone who has travelled on my journey with me, but I must thank those that have stuck with me through the highs and the lows and have helped me become the person that I am today.
THANK YOU TO:
My mother …
My father …
…
And lastly, to tennis fans in China! I am grateful to each and every one of youpushing me to be my best, embracing me and loving me
(conditional). There is no limit to
far we can take the sport of tennis in China, together.
When I started playing tennis, I was just a neighborhood kid an after-school hobby, not realizing what magical journey lay ahead of me.
my journey hasn't been easy, it has been rewarding. I
(see) change happening in front of my eyes, young girls picking up tennis racquets, setting goals and believing in
. I hope that I've had the opportunity
(inspire) young women all over China to pursue their goals with energy and self-belief.
you want to be a tennis player, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher or a business leader, I urge you to believe in yourself and follow your dream. If I could do it, you can too! Be the bird
sticks out. With hard work, your dreams will come true.
Li Na
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In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled
right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said
(rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins
. "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked
. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long
the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised
what she saw. There,
(place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies --- her tip!