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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom which is _ the northwest coast of the continental Europe. London is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom. Many government departments are based close to the Palace of Westminster.
The history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, named it Londinium .London has a wide range of peoples and cultures, and more than 300 languages
(speak) within Greater London. London is
_ leading global city with strengths in arts, education, entertainment, fashion, tourism and transport. It is one of the world's most-visited
(city) in terms of international arrivals and has the world's largest city airport system. London has 43 universities, making it the largest centre of higher education in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city
(host) the modern Summer Olympic Games three times. London is a world
(culture) capital and is home to many museums, galleries, libraries, and sporting events,
(include) the British Museum which always symbolizes London. The London Underground is the
(old) underground railway network in the world.
London is such a wonderful city travelling there will be an exciting experience.
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl _____ (name) Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion（输血） _____
her 5-year-old brother, ____
had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to fight the _____
(ill).
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate（犹豫） for a moment _____taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it ___
it can save Liz.”
_____the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, ____
(see) the color returning to her cheeks. Then ____
face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”
Being young, the boy had_____(understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.
One Saturday, Bob decided to take a drive through the countryside. After a few hours, he saw a dog _______ （walk） behind a man on the side of the road. As the car came near them, the dog ___
____ （sudden） jumped into the road. Of course, the car hit the poor animal and killed it.
Bob stopped his car and walked up to the man. “I’m very sorry that this happened,” he said. “Is there ______ （something） I can do? Will $10 help?”
“Oh, but…”said the man. “I should tell you…”
“Stop! You are right. $10 isn’t enough! That dog was your ________ （good） friend!”
Bob reached into his pocket and gave the man $30．Then he thanked the man and drove away. When he was ______（go）, the man looked down at the dog and said : “I wonder whose dog that is?”
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It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get (bad) as they get older. Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.
It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause ( (problem) in a student’s life. Many students fall
(sleep) in school or while doing their homework, so it is not
(surprise) that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep. Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.
Of the students who feel(happy) and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night.
Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the (follow) things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not
(takes their time away from homework, but also makes
difficult for them to sleep. As a result, many students can’t sleep before 11 p.m, yet they must get up early
(go) to school.
Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hourbedtime.
David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterday．He(eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospital．The caller said that his son
(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1．It was he _
took him to the hospital．David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom，only to find him listening to the teacher attentively．He suddenly realized that he had been cheated，but he felt
(relieve)．Just at that time the phone rang again，saying，“Your son is in great danger and he needs
immediate operation which costs 48，000 yuan． The doctors here say they will not operate
your son until they receive the money．’’When
(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital，the caller rang off．David gave a big smile and said．“What a pity!”
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a (honest)way, he was wrong．Such phone calls are common these days．A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks．Most parents are sensitive to
．It was really silly to cheat well—educated men like David．
Believe it or not，it’s a true story．The(colleague)in his office can confirm it，such as Tom，Peter and so on．
It’s one way for a weasel (黄鼠狼) to get around: taking a ride on the back of a woodpecker (啄木鸟) . In fact, the picture shows the bird’s fight life after the flesh-eating weasel jumped onto its back and attacked it. The extraordinary picture was taken by Martin Le-May, an amateur
(photograph) who was out walking with his wife in Hornchurch Country Park, Essex.
“As we walked we heard a painful noise and I saw the flash of green,” said Mr Le-May, 52. “We trained our telescope and it occurred that the woodpecker was （natural） jumping about like it was standing
a hot surface. The bird was about 50m away from us and took off just as I lifted the camera up. Originally, I
(think) I was just taking
picture of a green woodpecker flying. Then I realized it had
on its back. Suddenly it was obvious it had a small creature on its back and this was a struggle for life.”
The bird was around two meters off the ground when Mr. Le-May caught it on camera. Happily, it managed (shake) off the weasel and fly up into the trees.
The picture became a hot topic when it was circulated on social media, with some Twitter users (say) it could not be real.
Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre, said: “You can tell it’s a real photograph”.
