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One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about_____ (be) late for school.
There were many people waiting at the bus stop,_______ some of them looked very anxious and
_____(disappoint) .when the bus finally came, we all hurried on boarD. I got a place next
_______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike
_______ (catch ) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _
______(stop) until we reached the next stop.Still, the boy kept
_______(ride).He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked, “_
______ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s _
_____ (I )”.She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers
_____(sudden) became friendly to one another.
Sarah: Hey Kelly , how is everything____________(go)?
Kelly: Not so good.
Sarah: Why ? I thought you almost_______(finish) it last night.
Kelly: Well, all the computers at the computer center are taken, ______ I can’t type it.
Sarah: The same thing happened________ me a few weeks ago. Every time I went to the center, all the computers
______________(use).And I have a lot of papers
_______ had to be done on the computer. I ended up finishing them by hand.
Kelly: There are so few computers _____all the students here.
Sarah: We should write a letter and require the school to add more computers.
Kelly: Good ideas. Do you want to get together to write _______ letter tonight?
Sarah: Sure, But I have a study group meeting at 7:30.
Kelly: Ok, Let’s meet________(early) in the dining hall at 6:30.
_______ shouldn’t take us long to write.
Sarah: See you then. Meanwhile, good luck with you paper.
Kelly: Thanks!!
Once there lived a rich manwanted to do something for the people of his town.
first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he
(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove
. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,
(say) to himself: “The night
(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!
the stone, he found a bag of money.
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.