I do volunteer work every Friday． A week ago， I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady．She is in her eighties and is very（1） and I always bring her lunch on Fridays． She looked worried when she opened the door that day． She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn't receive the（2） from her doctor． She went to her neighbors， but they were not at home． She thought maybe the mailman could（3） her， but he didn't come， She was disappointed．
Having heard her story， I decided to do something for her． I tried to satisfy the needs of the old（4） who only needed a helping hand． I called the phone company （公司） and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was（5） ． I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her（6） to make sure that the phone had been fixed．
I called the phone company twice that day．They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed．I called the old woman．She was so（7） that she was in tears．To make sure she was（8） ，I called her every day after that．
Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such（9） and happiness． It is not so（10） to help someone like a neighbor． Sometimes， all that is needed is just a smile， a hug or a phone call．
（1）A． weak |
B． rich |
C． kind |
（2）A． medicine |
B． call |
C． letter |
（3）A． see |
B． know |
C． help |
（4）A． woman |
B． doctor |
C． mailman |
（5）A． possible |
B． difficult |
C． important |
（6）A． easier |
B． later |
C． quicker |
（7）A． thankful |
B． worried |
C． surprised |
（8）A． alone |
B． busy |
C． fine |
（9）A． love |
B． thought |
C． task |
（10）A． good |
B． hard |
C． useful |
China is the （three） nation that sent a person into space．
A： May I help you？
B：（1） I'd like to borrow some books on Western culture and customs．How can I find them？
A：（2）
B： OK． How many books may I borrow at a time？
A：（3） （Ten minutes later）
B： I'd like to borrow these three books．（4）
A： Two weeks．
B： Two weeks？ I'm afraid I can't return them until I've finished my project．
A： In that case， you must renew them before they're due．（5） It's 0.5 yuan a day for each book．
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A． Yes， please． B． At most five． C． You can buy it there． D． How long may I keep them？ E．If not， you'll have to pay a fine． F．You can check for them on the computer first． |
History is still a compulsory（必修的） subject at lower levels and pupils still choose to study it at higher levels． However， there is an ongoing discussion about whether schools should continue to teach history． This passage will deal with the arguments that oppose and support teaching history in school， concluding that we should teach history， because the value of the subject goes beyond the classroom．
First of all， many pupils suggest that history is one of the less interesting school subjects and that governments should spend the time and money on subjects that are more useful． Some people argue that math and English are more important so we can have a society with a good basic education． Other people say that we should spend the money on teaching science， as this can move a country forward and benefit the economy． However， when we teach history， we are just looking back at the past． The economic benefits of this area are less obvious．
On the other hand， there are several reasons why it is a good idea to teach history． Teaching history is important because students should be able to understand the background to current issues in the news． This will create better﹣informed citizens． Another reason is that it helps pupils to understand the culture and background of the society they live in． In addition to learning about the past， history teaching can help students to think for themselves． Finally， it also improves pupils' reading and writing skills， which can help them become better students．
In conclusion， though there are clearly arguments on both sides， it seems to me that we should teach children about the past because the advantages of teaching the subject go beyond the content of the classes． I would say the teaching of history helps to create well﹣educated generations．
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Title：（1） |
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Why people oppose history teaching |
Why people support history teaching |
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★History isn't that interesting and it brings less obvious economic benefits． Attention should be paid to（2） ． ★Math and English are important and good for basic education ★Science （3） and benefits the economy． |
★It helps create better﹣informed citizens It helps pupils （4） of the society they live in． ★It helps pupils think for or themselves． ★It helps pupils （5） in their writing and reading skills． |
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Conclusion： We should teach children about the past． |
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Guiyang is developing so （quick） that more and more graduates choose to work here．
China has made great （achieve） since it opened its doors to the outside world．