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Lionel Messi,a player from the South American country of Argentina, (be)the greatest soccer player alive today.At a young age,he
(move)to Spain and now plays professionally for the Barcelona soccer club.Messi started playing soccer at
age of 5 for a small soccer team
(own)by his father.Even as a young boy,he did very well.But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him
growing much taller. There was a way to help him grow more,
his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs.So,they looked around for a Soccer club
would be able to do this for them.The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him,but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered
(accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills.The Messi family
(happy)took the offer and moved to Spain.In the Barcelona soccer club,Messi was one of the best
(player) through his teen years.With his incredible talent,Messi has surprised the world.
Do you like travelling? Staying (health) while
(travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one.
you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much
(easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport(steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other
you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough
(prepare), we will succeed. Have
good time!
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
_ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures. However, __
____there are many positive developments __
__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. _
__ concern relates to a lack of control over__
__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are
(restrict限制) on what kinds of programs can
_ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __
__ their children to see.
We may find ourselves in many situations, where we discover or learn something that matters for us. But somehow, it really makes no___(different). So what can be done?__
__(benefit) from each experience in a learning environment, you need to answer these 3 questions:
What have I learnt or discovered? Most of us___(easy) answer this question. We just list__
__learning points that matter to us. At this stage we are rarely sure of why,_
__we simply don't express it.So what does it mean to me? This question _
__(help) us to express how important the learning points are and why_
__are important.
And now what do I do with this? This last question is the__important because this is the one that helps us to use the learning. It turns the theory into practice.
___doing so, you'll surprise yourself how much these simple questions change the way you learn greatly. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll notice how much you immediately apply __
_you've learnt and also how much it opens up your perceptions(洞察力) of everyday life.
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait ______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so
______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is to“give it now!” Saying thanks is such
______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times ______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into
_______ (silent) ----speak up the firs
t time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, ______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of
______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder ______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a
_______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more
_______ (include) ourselves.
David:You look so sad today, Lucy.What’s wrong with you?
Lucy:I quarreled with my husband this morning.
David:How come? You (get) on quite well these years,right ?
Lucy:He has recently got into the bad habit of smoking,believing that smoking is enjoyment.And I’m afraid his health will become worse
he doesn’t give it up.
David:I think you can find some ways (help) him kick the bad habit.
Lucy:He always wants to quit,it seems that he has been too addicted to smoking.David,can you help me?
David:Try to get his attention (take)away when he wants to smoke.For example, you can let him eat some biscuits instead when he wants to smoke.You can also try electronic cigarettes
are said to contain no harmful chemicals.Remember, don’t expect him to give up smoking all at once.In other
.decrease the number slowly.Let him smoke
(little) day by day, and then he might be able to quit smoking for ever.
Lucy:Sounds great! I will try it at once.
David: By the way, I know a man who has (success) quit smoking. You can turn to him for advice if necessary.