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What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no thing as standard English. Many people believe the English
on TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people
(report) the news were expected to speak excellent English.
,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and expressions different the "standard language ",it is called a dialect. American English
(have) many dialects, the midwestern , southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little
(different).
Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Some peoplelive in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they
(take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects
people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.
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Today I’m here to tell you about the survival course I and all other scientists have to go through when we arrive in the Antarctic , and this is they call field training .
The first day’s training was the construction of snow shelters . We ( divide ) into three teams
four persons in each team . Each team went for a different type of shelter . The Canadian
( choose ) the snow shelter type ; the New Zealanders dug through a pile of snow and we decided to dig a hole in the ground . We
( foolish ) thought it would be the easiest . So we set to work and after
( dig ) for a couple of hours , it was beautiful , deep and long
unfortunately far too wide .
else succeeded with their efforts but we had to announce
( fail ) , for we couldn’t get enough snow
( build ) a roof . So in the end all we had was a deep hole and that’s how we came to sleep outside at night in one of the coldest places in the world .
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All through high school, I (play) football, basketball, and soccer, and I was on the track team. But from that day on, boxing was the sport that I liked
(much), because it’s more
(challenge)and exciting to me. I found that I enjoyed the thrill of the one-on-one competition. I also liked the fact that it was up to me
I won or lost—that I was thedetermining factor. I think I’ve always been a competitor, and winning would give me
(satisfy) and a good feeling about myself. I wanted to win—every time.
I started training with the man who got me into the ring that first time. With him (act) as my boxing coach, friend, mentor, and a father figure for me
(look) up to, I learned that boxing is a sweet science
I could use my brain as well as my strength and size. I used my ability to focus under pressure.
(train) by him for several years, I went from being a street fighter
a gold medal-winning Olympic champion.
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Nowadays, millions _______lonely singles are now going online instead.
________World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker（媒人）.Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet
________ (main)because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just
________ (lead) them from one bad experience to
________ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make
________easy to avoid someone
________you are not interested in. In the real world,
________, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online ________ (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just likely to
________ ( find )a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
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“Remember, your father is only one year (old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something
(fool).
Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they (stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad but I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away from me. It seemed that they were
important to him than I was. But with my birthday
(come) up I thought Dad would make an exception（例外）. “Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him
was refused. He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said,” Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”.
would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.
After we arrived, Dad announced that the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad
saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me
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O. Henry was a pen name used ________ an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived
________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed
________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, Henry went to Texas,
________ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money was
________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was
________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After
________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York
________ continued writing. He
________ (write) mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a
________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.