MyItalianGrandmotherwasawonder-优题课

On keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the _____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. _____ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many ____. In the first place, ______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. ____ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I ___ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ______ great use to keep a diary in English for ____ development of our writing skills.

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Many students may feel (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (adjust)to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s (difficulty).
For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are (high), and that their children may not be prepared for change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.

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Since I was a baby，I （have） a breathing problem. When the trees are letting their seeds fly on the wind，I'm really in trouble！I sneeze all day and can （hard）breathe all night. And forget about （visit ) any-one who has a dog or a eat in their house！The hair makes me cough.I’ll even start choking if I’m close to bird feathers.The only animal I can be around having a reaction is fish.At least when I was growing up，I wasn't alone-my twin sister also had allergy problems when we were young. Her syndrome was so bad that she had to go to specialized hospital many times. The doctors would hook up to a machine that helped her breathe.When she was 5 years old，a successful operation was carried out (fix）her problem-lucky her！The doctors thought I would grow out of my problem. I'm 17 now， it still hasn't happened！In spite of this，there are many children have allergies worse than me. So，the bright side of having allergies （be）that I can understand other people much better.

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The Unexpected Kindness Of A Stranger
Yesterday, as I approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. You see, I have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are __________ (constant) holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.
However, I told the gentleman that the door had _______ automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. He said “Here I thought I would have an opportunity to be _________ (help).”
At that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, not _________ (use) the automatic control this time. His comment then was “Well, now I feel like that I _________ (accomplish) something helpful and worthwhile today.”
We never know _________ someone else is feeling. We seniors seem to feel we can take care of ________ at all times. That random act of kindness brightened not only my day, but ________ my joy and delight, also the day of that white-haired senior citizen. I felt a glow for the rest of the day, and, hopefully, so did he!
So, gentle readers, never hesitate ________ (offer) kindness. You may find to your ________ (amaze) that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in (盖被子), even long after my childhood years. __ (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say in reply. But never again my mother close out (结束) my day that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my (think) returned to that night. By then I missed my mother’s hands, — missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.
Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family. I (frequent) recalled the night my young voice complained. One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I (talk) about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new (appreciate) for my gentle mother and ___ caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.