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Mr. Watson lived with his family in the woods. He owned ______ farm, which looked almost
_____ (desert).
_____ (fortune), he also had a cow producing milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby
______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
_____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
______it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Watsons had to make a living
______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Watson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
_____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
_____ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to
_____ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
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Do you know the famous Icehotel at Jukkasjarvi in Swenden? Every year a team of builders and artists from over the world come to the little village of Jukkasjarvi and build
hotel out of snow and ice. In the spring it
(melt) and the next year they start all over again. The hotel is a short drive form the airport, and is
(suit) for most people except families with very young children.
late December and early January ice rooms will be ready for guests
other parts of the hotel will be unfinished. If you come at this time you will be able to watch the artists
(make) their sculptures. If you prefer to see the hotel once everything is completed then the best time to travel is from the middle of January. Various activities
(organization) for guests at the Icehotel. There are guided tours of the hotel in English and Swedish at various times of the day. You’ll also have the chance to make your own ice sculpture. Classes are at 11a.m. daily. The hotel provides all the ice and tools you need and hot drinks---- you just bring your ideas. There are also two different trips, both quite
(reason) priced.
is a climbing trip to the top of Mount Puimonen. The other is a 5km cross country skiing trip. A driver takes you out and then you ski back to the hotel. It is a good idea to book these activities at least three weeks before your arrival as they fill up quickly.
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Red envelopes (relate) to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long. I myself have had plenty of
(experience) both receiving and giving out red envelopes in the past, and generally speaking, it's been fun. I mean, who doesn't love free money?
I'm truly surprised by the extent of people's obsession with virtual red envelopes this year. In fact everyone I know spent at least a day or two (crazy) shaking their smart phones, mostly trying to get as much lucky money as possible. Thanks to messaging app giant WeChat's new feature
allows users to send money electronically, grabbing virtual red envelopes has never seemed so easy.
Just in case you are one of the very few people still not on the bandwagon, here's it works. Givers link their WeChat to their bank accounts, and then they can send specified amounts of money to their WeChat contacts through a personal message. They can also put the cash up
grabs in chat groups full of friends, and anyone who acts fast enough will get
share. Later, receivers can transfer the funds from their WeChat back into their own bank accounts.
In theory, this sounds like a fun game. I'm always for some harmless fun in life, so my natural response would be: Why not? Moreover, I've always believed that it's human nature to want free stuff, regardless of whether you actually need it or not. This may not be a good quality, it's not against the law, so I won't get all judgmental here.
(consider) these reasons, I really can't fault anyone for their enthusiasm in grabbing virtual red envelopes. I would have done it too,
I not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.
Lionel Messi, ___ player from the South American country of Argentina, is the greatest soccer player alive today. At a young age, he _
__(move) to Spain and now plays ___
___(profession)for the Barcelona soccer club. Messi started playing soccer at the 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 from growing much
____(tall). 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 happily took the offer and moved to Spain. In the Barcelona soccer club, Messi was one of the best ___
____(play)through his teen years. Messi has surprised the world ___
__his incredible talent. He has led Barcelona to many victories and earned his place among the greatest players ever.
In most Chinese tea villages, March is the time of year inlocals start to pick and process tea. The usually quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare
tea processing. In some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies,
(thank) heaven for its blessing. The price of tea
(pick) in March is extremely high because
is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements.
China (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. Of the goods transported and traded along
Old Silk Road linking China to the Middle East and Europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. China produces Oolong, black, green, white, yellow
dark (aka post-fermented) tea. The Oolong, green and black
(vary)are most notable for their high quality.
Most of China's tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the country's south and southwest, the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.
My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he called and told me he was going away for a week.He asked me to feed __birds for him and said that he would leave the key_
_his front door in my mailbox.
__(fortunate), I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return. What was worse,_
_was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found that the key Verson gave me could not unlock either the front door _
__the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of
__Vernon would say when he came back.
I was just going to give up__I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed in under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb
__and open the window.
I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone __(shine) a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernon’s neighbors. “What are you doing up there?: said the policeman._
__(feel)like a complete fool, I replied,”I was just going to feed Mr Davies’ birds.