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On December 4th, 2006, an airbus took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia. After about an hour’s ______(fly), something strange happened in the plane.
The passengers _____(enjoy) themselves when a small rat stole out from the bag of a young man, which made the young woman nearby ___
___(alarm) with loud screaming. Then more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order, especially the women and the children. The steward(机长) managed to get in touch with__
___ control centre on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane___
___(succeed) landed at the nearest airport.
As soon as the plane landed on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on _____(catch) these small creatures. Many means had been tried but _
___of them was good enough to catch the rats. At last they tried to fill in the plane ___
__ carbon-dioxide, __
___ poisoned all the eighty rats by the poisonous gas.
It _____(report) that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as pets but no one had expected that these small creatures succeeded in escaping from the bag.
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“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are_______(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the __
__ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important decisions, __
_ it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women _
__(work)at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention _
. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will be able to do __
___ they are best at doing,such as making a nice home and bringing _
_ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the limited place which society wishes them to fill and have __
freedom to choose between a job and home life __
_ a mixture of the two. As a matter of__
__, women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.
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Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep ______(need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in ______ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than _____ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with _____ than this amount,____ ___ others may need more. Every person knows his own need. _____ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his ______ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not ______ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, ________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when ______ (suggest) by a doctor.
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A few months ago we started a blog called "Confessions（自白） of an English Learner." This blog is____you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about
____ you learned English. Thanks to everyone who
___ (join) the discussion on the blog so far.
One web visitor described his ___ (difficult) with two English language words that sound similar _
__ are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit _
__ the United States.
At the time, Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings ____ a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited __
__ (use) his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am not hungry."
Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke. ____ new friends then explained that "soap" is something you use to wash yourself. "Soup" is what you eat.
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago. He added, "Do you imagine that I am ____ English teacher now?"
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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me
the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man
(seat) at the front. He
(pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be
(mental) disabled.
Behind him were other people to he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn’t want (laugh) at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him
his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had
amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I’m glad I made a choice. It made of us feel good.
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There is old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the
(busy) day of the week”. How many
(time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.
Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about (dead), but the reality is---
is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave
unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.
You’ll be much (happy) if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you’ll be
you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing
is stopping you is yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don’ t keep your dreams
(wait). Go after them today!