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It’s spring again, and it’s the season of fireflies (萤火虫). Their warm and gentle lights glitter in the quiet (dark), especially in mountainous areas or near water. No matter
you are, or how old you are, you’re sure to fall under their spell.
For many older people, fireflies are a reminder of childhood. That’s because they were a lot common long ago,
the industrial development destroyed so much firefly habitat. Wetlands
(appear) and chemicals were dumped into rivers. Fireflies were left with
to feed or breed. What’s more, fireflies seem to keep away
artificial lights. As these spread, the bugs retreated. Not until they had almost vanished
(do) people realize what was happening.
Over the past few years, though, conservation groups and enthusiastic firefly lovers have come together to save these special creatures, are making a comeback. In natural settings all around the island, fireflies are once again lighting up the night and
(help) create special memories for the next generation.
Will money make kids pass exams? A new report says promising children money does not help exam grades．It could be a waste of money using cash to get kids to study more．________, taking kids on trip somewhere nice could encourage them to do better at school. ___
___10,000 pupils surveyed in the research，there has been an improvement in class work and homework，but this does not result in better test scores．
Lead researcher Dr．Burgess suggestsi the research doesn’t look______ the things __
___really get kids to increase their effort．He adds that clearly some kids believe that education is a way to achieve their dreams, but there are other kids who think one’s efforts make __
___difference. These kids ___
__ think exam success is because of genes and their family background．Education expert Dr．Collins holds the view that___
___ really matters is how students are taught．Good teachers are better _
_ rewards，especially for children from low-income families．
Have you ever noticed this phenomenon? Sometimes Chinese English teachers are puzzled by such questions, "Could you please give me some advicehow to improve my reading comprehension?"
Actually, many of the teachers can't give their students effective way to deal with reading. Anyway, they often simply say, "Readand practise more, and you will get more experience in reading comprehension. " Frankly, these teachers' good suggestions are only helpful to arouse (激起) students' interest in readingnot helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension. Personally, think the skill for reading comprehension should be based on the knowledge of English writing.the English passages are written under some rules or principles, the science of reading and understanding may have a close relationship with writing. Reading comprehension can't be independent the knowledge of
writing. So to do better in reading comprehension ever, we should learn the knowledge of writing, study how questions are designed and the relationship between questions and the reading materials.
British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The （invent）of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers
(be) quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to cure people of illness. And doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. At that time ordinary working people had very little time off work.
, in 1871, the government introduced for “Bank Holidays”, that is national holidays. This allowed people
(have) a day or two out now and then,
gave them a taste for leisure and seaside. At first, they went on a day trip, taking advantage
special trip tickets on the railways. By the 1880s,
(rise) incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have holiday ant the seaside. Welfare was reduced and cheap hotels
(build) for them. Holidaymakers enjoy
(sit) on the beach, bathing in the sea and eating ice cream. Cheap entertainment was on offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today
English seaside remains popular with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.
Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter’s night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One ran (curious) to open it. There, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child
no shoes on his feet and dressed in old thin garments. He was trembling with cold,
he asked if he was allowed to come in and warm himself.
Yes, come, cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat, (share) their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on a hard bench.
On the night, they (awake) by sweet music,
was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood in front of
: no longer cold and ragged, but dressed in silvery light. He said, I am the Christ Child,
(wander) through the world to bring peace and
(happy) to good children as you. As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.
When he was saying that, he broke branch from the tree that grew near the door, planted it in the ground and disappeared. But the branch grew into a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.
Self-motivation is a great way for doing things better in life. Exercising not only helps you to stay fit, but also freshens up your body from within. Despite being aware of the benefits of exercise, people fail to put it in their lives, because their motivation is very limited.
An optimistic attitude will not only help you to try continuously, but also make sure you fight all possible difficulties easily. On the other hand, a pessimistic attitude will show you only the bad in what you want to do, stopping your will to try at the very beginning.
To be determined about something takes a lot of courage. It’s very easy to give up and everyone can do it. To continuously keep at it, putting in the same efforts all the time, takes courage. Be determined to lose weight. Tell yourself you have to do it.
If your role model has been in your mind, then you are very likely to follow him or her. So why not follow the path by which they have got an envious figure?
Always feel good about where you work out. This way you will be regular with your workout schedule, gradually noticing the positive effects it has on you. This makes sure that you think your surroundings positively in your mind and that your probability of visiting it increases.
Every time you lose a decided number of pounds, congratulate yourself, relax your muscles or shop for relaxation.
If you have a fast-paced lifestyle, you won’t even realize when time flies by. By exercising regularly, you’re adding more years to your life. A long life is the best motivation, isn’t it?
Apart from all these things, you must set a goal and encourage all your energy towards achieving it. Last but not least, it’s very important that you enjoy what you are doing, whether it’s working out at the gym, or practicing yoga at home.
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| introduction |
People can’t insist on exercising in their lives because they don’t have |
| Tips |
●When you have an optimistic attitude, you can try continuously and have no difficulty ●To lose weight, you should put in the same efforts all the time and ●Choose a person who has got a perfect figure as your ●Feeling good about where you work out has some ●Once you have ●For a long term, exercising regularly ● |
| conclusion |
Since exercise has so many |