Once upon a time a farmer had a dog and a rabbit．One day he organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit．He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields，and hid a carrot and a bone in it．He wanted to see animal would find them first．
The (cheer) and optimistic rabbit threw himself into looking for the carrot，
(dig) here and there，totally convinced that he would find it．But the dog，after sniffing around for a bit，
(lie) down and began to complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field．
The rabbit dug for hours，and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this (be)，even for the rabbit．
the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging．When there was no place in the whole field
(leave) to dig，the rabbit dug a tunnel right to
the dog had been lying all the time．There he found the carrot and the bone．
This is how the dog lost the game．He had come to right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone
he only complained and didn't try at all．
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Nowadays, the ice bucket challenge is among the ______ (hot) mews of all. It is an activity ___
___ (hold) by an American charity organization. It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal the disease, but also makes more and more people aware _
___ the disease, so that they can give more care to the patients.
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic (流行病 ), ____becomes popular around the world in__
___ time. The starter holds the activity, __
___(hope) people can experience the ALS patients’ pain. In the activity, people need to pour the ice water down from their heads, and then propose another three people. They can either choose to accept the challenge___
_ donate 100 dollars, or do the both.
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard. It is hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hawking is one of the ___(suffer). Ice bucket challenge is _
___great success and until now, a big donation __
___ ( receive).
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Some of us feel puzzled about the (participate) of a debate. Here is some information which will help you get a general idea of it.
Participating in a debate is a useful practice of those who aim to become public speakers. In a formal debate a statement called a “motion” is (propose). It is defended by the proposers and challenged by their opponents. To become a
(lead) debater it is necessary to acquire several techniques and skills.
experienced debater seeks to persuade others by presenting relevant arguments
(intention), not by the violence of his language. He shows respect for standpoints which
(different) from his own and does not allow personal hostility to enter into
should be a conflict of ideas. He anticipates the points put forward by his opponent and deals with them methodically. He attempts to present a
(consist) case,
rather, a piece of reasoning free from self-contradiction. He realizes that the
(accept) conclusions must be supported by adequate evidence. He knows how to sum up the various points that arise in the course of the debate.
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In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear _____ spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. __
___, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy to succeed ________ learning a language. ___
_____ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only __
___(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of ____
____(word) and their meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are ___
____(satisfy) with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language“Learning through use”is a good piece of _
___(advise) for those ___
___ are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and ____
___(write) the language whenever we can.
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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.
As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.
On the first day, all the new students (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl
name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves
study and achieve high
(grade). As there were different students in some classes,
was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as
she used to get in her old school, it was a bit
(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much
(encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day
(read) English books in the library.
In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.