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Everybody in David’s class packed their bags and got ready_____ (go) home last Saturday. Usually David’s mother would fetch him home but that day she was not there, so he walked home by himself.
When he reached home, he knocked on the door as he didn’t bring his keys. _____ (surprising), no one answered the door. He
____ (knock) again when one of his neighbors
_____ (name) John called him. He told David his mother was out and invited him to stay in his house till his mother came back. David knew that if his mother
_____ (be) at home, she would have answered the door soon. So David went to John’s house and played with him.
____ (stay) in John’s house for a few
____ (hour), David saw his mother came back. They thanked John and his family. It turned out that David’s mother had
_____ serious backache so she had to see the doctor.
From this experience, David has learnt that neighbors are people ______ help each other, and that the relationships among neighbors are like
___ (build) a bridge, and that most people have been building a bridge and they will build a good bridge one day.
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Many years ago, Manhattan Island, is a part of the great city of New York,
(cover) with forest. Along its shores were small Indian villages. In fact, Indians were the only people on the island until 1609. In the spring of that year, Henry Hudson, a famous sea captain, arrived there. He was trying to find a short way to the Far East for Dutch traders. His ship was very small. It was only about the size of one of the
(lifeboat) you see on modern ocean liners today. Of course, Henry Hudson did not find a
(short) way to the Far East. Instead he reached the shores of North America. He came to the mouth of the large waterway now
(call) the Hudson River.
As he came near to the shore, he saw Indian village. The Indians seemed
(friend). They even came out to meet the ship and offered
furs to the Dutch sailor in exchange for glass beads and
small things. When Henry Hudson returned to Holland, he showed everyone the fine furs. He told of the rich soil, and the streams filled with fish. Later Dutch traders began to send many ships
the rich new world across the sea.
A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box
(put) under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl
(bring) the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found outbox was empty. He yelled at her,
(state) “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be __
_ inside?” The little girl looked up at him
tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her(forgive). Only a short time later, an accident took the life
the child. For many years, her
father kept that gold box by his bed and he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Living in two different cultures is not an easy thing. When I was ten years old, my parents (move) to the US from Sri Lanka, which is
island off the coast of India.
we now live in the US, we follow the customs and traditions of Sri Lanka. I have learned
(speak) 3 languages，including English. I eat a variety of foods and celebrate different holidays that have little to do with my culture.
However，there are many (advantage) of being part of two cultures. Sometimes，speaking a language at home and speaking another language in school can be confusing; sometimes I have trouble
(express) my thoughts in English because they
understand me well；sometimes my culture does make me feel far away from others because I feel too different. I am
(close) to my culture of Sri Lanka than that of the US. I don’t listen to English music as much as I listen to Indian music.
, I feel very separated from my friends when I don’t know what song
are talking about.
Making new friends means (put) yourself on a limb（困境） and asking others not only to accept you ,but to like you and want to be around you as well .
( fortunate ) , there is no magical solution
this part of the process , so if you want to make friends , take a deep breath and jump right in .
first step to make new friends is figuring out what is holding you back . A lot of times people
are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them . They can’t see that
own actions are working against them .
Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends , you need to work through these concerns . This can be painful you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences .
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive (impress) . if you find social situations hard , just rely on a few simple rules .
When you feel (confidence) that you’ve made some great friends , get out there and celebrate with them . No matter
you decide to do , the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating (结交) more.
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.