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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means (come) to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hang out outside.
all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They
(call) latchkey children---they are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad situation has become a subject of concern.
A headmaster of an elementary school said that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys(attach). He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys
he slowly learned were house keys.
He began talking to the children who had them. Then he learned the influence working couples and single parents were having their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own
(safe).
The most common way latchkey children deal with this is by hiding. It might be in a bathroom, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll watch it with the volume turned up high. Most parents don’t realize
(it) effect on their children and most parents are slow to admit the fact
they leave their children alone.
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Now if you’ve got nothing to do today, why not go to the east part of the city and get digging? That’s the message from No.1 Senior High School, ____ is organizing a tree planting event near East Mountain. In order to improve the environmental __
__ (educate) of its students and get more people __
__ (organize), the school is planning to plant _
_ total of 1,400 trees paid by the government over the next few days. They are hoping to plant half of them today and they __
_ (look) for volunteers to come along and help. No experience is necessary, __
_ there will be experts to give directions and the __
__ (equip) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come along anytime __
__ 10 am and 4 pm. I don’t think you need my advice of what sort of shoes or clothes you have to wear. And of course gloves will be essential __
__ (protect) your hands. So it could be __
_ (real) a nice day out for all the families. Enjoy your day.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone
(consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
(destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed
rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)
(quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about
problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few
(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger
(be) growing.
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One rainy afternoon Betty (seat)on the stairs of a temple in Nepal, before which lay a muddy square. People had to walk on
artificial path made by a line of bricks
(get) to the other side. A friend of
complained all the way while
(step)on the bricks walking towards her. Looking around, her friend said extremely
(patience), “Disgusting indeed! What if I fall into the dirty water?” Since he was her
(acquaint), she nodded cautiously, hoping to comfort him by her silent sympathy.
A few minutes later another friend turned at the same scene. She walked on the same brick path dancing briskly and singing merrily, “Jump, jump, jump!” until she reached the dirty ground. She couldn’t help shouting, “
fun it is!” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is
one can entirely be free from dust.”
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Have you ever thought about having meals at a restaurant in the sky? That’s became true in Kunming, Yunnan province. The open air restaurant,
is lifted 30 meters high off ground by crane, surprised many people
it appeared Wednesday,
(attract)many foodies to try it out.
The dining area has 10 fixed seats (equip) with safety belts. It can
(accommodation) eight customers, along with a chef and a waitress to serve them. A meal for 2 hours will cost 8,888 yuan per customer. So far 32 seats
(book)for the four days between Thursday and Sunday.
Seeing the scene, someone yelled, “They’re taking risks! They are dinging the possible cost of lives.” But a male customer, after enjoying his dinner in the air, said
(exciting), “It’s cool and I can have
bird’s eye view of Dianchi Lake!”
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The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house (stand) on top of a hill. A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and
(start) running up the driveway toward the house.
I looked up the hill to see she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and bent down to greet her. When she got to him, he folded her in
powerful arms and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms with
(smile) faces. Every single hug from them
(be) a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me sound its horn (喇叭). I saw school bus quickly pulling away. I started to follow it again with a
(light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it
(safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever.