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It was a burning-hot,summer’s day and I was longing to go swimming at the local pool.Instead,I was riding in back seat of the car as my parents drove to a friend’s house.They were going to lend a hand to a church work camp
(repair)her roof and porch.
The work camp was (main)made up of teenagers
had given up part of their summer vacation to help others.
an eight-year-old boy,I
(spend)most of that afternoon sitting in the shade while they sweated in the sunshine.They were cutting boards and hammering them in place.They were pulling out rotted tiles(瓦片)and nailing in new
(one).They were doing it all with an energy of joy.
Finally our friend called me into the house (help)her pay them with the two things she could afford:sweet tea and smiles.By the end of the day the three gallons of tea were gone.The workers were out of nails and paint,but the job was
(do).There was one thing left,however.It was the one thing that you never run out of.It was Love.I went home with a heart full of it and was
(happy)than any day at the pool could have made me.
There’s no one reason why women return to school.Going back to school provides private and public benefits.College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, ___ (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions.College-educated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely ___
__ (little) on government support.
Making the switch from ___ (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, __
__ often a necessary one.Financial __
__ (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland.“I think _
__ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced _
_ never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run.She says, “ You are going to do much better than before ____ you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have _
__ education that enables you to do what you have to do in life.The question is
__ you are ready at this time to go for it.
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If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a pen(围栏) six to eight feet square and (entire) open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be a prisoner.The reason is
a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with
run of ten to twelve feet.Without space to run, it will not even attempt to fly,
remain a prisoner for life in a small prison with no top.
The ordinary bat, if (place) on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to move slowly about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight
(high) from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
A bumblebee (大黄蜂), if dropped into an open glass, will be there it dies, unless it is taken out.It never sees the means of escape at the top, but insists on
(try)to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.
many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee.They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not
(realize) that the answer is right there above them.
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Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he _______(drive) by an unseen force to do the same thing ____
_____ (repeat) ; then a habit is formed. Once __
___ habit is formed , it is difficult, and sometimes ____
_____ (possible) to get rid of .It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of the habits.
Children often form bad habits, some of _______remain with them as long as they live.____
__(lazy),lying, stealing and so on are all easily formed bad habits. However, there are many ___
___ habits formed in early life that are of great help. Many successful men say much of their success has ___
___to do with certain habits in early life like early rising and honesty. We should keep away ____
___ all the bad habits and try to form such good habits_
____ will be good for ourselves and others.
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Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple , showed off their (late)product, the Apple Watch. “It will change what people expect form
watch,” Cook said, “and the watch will be one of the best
(product)Apple has ever created.” The Apple watches.
(sell)at different prices, from $ 349
$15,000.
An Apple Watch will be able to do the same things an iPhone. You can read email, texts, news, health data and other information on a small screen. Besides , you will be able to answer telephone calls on your wrist. By
(turn)the crown on an Apple Watch, you can zoom in and out, to look at a map. You can also capture and send your heartbeat to another person with an Apple Watch.
, its 24-hour battery is a big problem. You need to charge(充电)your watch every night,
will be very inconvenient.
Apple fans look forward to getting an Apple Watch, but it remains to be seen other customers can accept it.
This tradition was started by mom several years ago. My mom, my brother, my sister and I all went to the cancer treatment center with some flowers. Each patient, doctor ,and nurse received flower from us. “why do you send us flowers?” they would asked and our answer was that” it’s just because you’re special.”
this went on, we often sent even more of flowers. One day , I accidently found a boy was making
(beauty) cards in the street, with the words “just Because You’re Special” on them. Out of curiosity, I
(chat) with the boy and this remind me to make some cards to send together
some flowers .
Today, after our mom passed away from cancer, still take flowers to the patients ,doctors and nurses with our own “Just Because You ‘re Special “card
(tie) to them.
Even though the cancer treatment has moved to different location, we still pass this on. One patient told us (excited) that it was the first rose that he
(receive)over ten years and the rose made his life
(energy)during his stay in hospital . We plan to continue to do this and I will encourage more people to do this. Giving a flower to others might make their day special.