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promise， look， change， play， allow， hurt， give， take， love， ask， feed |
It was a fine day． The sun was shining and the wind was gentle．
The kids （1） in their backyard when a little cat tried to cross into their yard． Unluckily， it got stuck（卡住的） under the fence（篱笆）． The kids tried to free the cat， but they couldn't． So they asked their mother for help． The mother freed the cat． The cat （2） so cute that the children begged（乞求） to keep it． Their mother said，"I suppose we can． I don't mind myself， but you must ask your father too．"
The kids waited anxiously（焦急地）for their dad back from work．"Do you think our dad（3） us to keep it？" the girl asked．Before the boy answered the girl，they heard their father opening the door．"Hi，daddy，" they both shouted loudly at the same time．
"You are surely happier than usual to see me today． What is up？" their father said．
"Nothing， daddy． We just love you so much．" the girl replied． That's when their mother said，"Go ahead． （4） your dad．"
The girl told her dad what had happened and asked to keep the cat． The father said，"No，you can't．We （5） five cats so far． Your mommy and I have no time（6） care of any more．"Hearing this， the kids lowered（低下） their heads disappointedly．
Seeing the sad looks on the kids' faces， the father （7） his mind． He said，"All right． Since you （8） it so much， you can keep it．" Hearing this， the kids happily screamed， "Hooray! Thank you， daddy!" However， the father added （补充说） that they （9） to look after the cat by themselves．
The kids were so happy to have another pet friend． Then the cat （10） the name "Lucky" by the kids．
So the cat had a place to call home．
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quiet，they， strong， interest， two， like． unless， choice， but， if， how |
The secrets of self﹣control
A new book， the bestseller， Willpower，says that having strong willpower（意志力）is necessary to a successful life．
The book starts by describing a famous experiment： The Marshmallow （软糖）Test． In 1972， a psychology（心理学）professor Mischel tested the willpower of 600 kids． In the experiment，each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of（1） ．They were given two （2） ，they could either eat the marshmallow or if they waited fifteen minutes， they'd be given a （3） marshmallow （and then they could eat both）．
So， what did the kids do？ 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes．
（4） the other 30% showed willpower﹣they didn't eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow （5） ．
Twenty years later． Mischel discovered something （6） ．He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university． They were better behaved and were more popular． So， （7） important it is to have strong willpower!
But don't worry （8） you aren't good at controlling yourself． The authors say that willpower is like a muscle（肌肉）．The more you exercise it， the （9） it gets． However， just （10） any muscle， your "willpower muscle" can get tired． So， if you have to do lots of things that need willpower， take a break．That way， you'll build up your willpower again．
Lastly， the authors mention that people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower．So， congratulations!
Want to save the earth？ Plant a tree!
What's causing global（全球的） warming？ Is it man﹣made？ Or are temperatures simply changing naturally？ Whatever the case， we can at least try to slow things down． But how？
The Wilderness Project has an idea ，（1） ．If the earth has more trees， greenhouse gases will be reduced， and this will help stop global warming． （2） and improve air quality （质量）．
（3） ．In Belgium， the Organization for Forests worked with farmers to help them plant more trees． In Spain， the Canopy Project plants one tree for every Spaniard（西班牙人） in order to improve the environment． In Germany， a teenager named Felix Finkbeiner has been leading a global movement to plant more trees． （4） ．
Now， lots of people all over the world have already been planting more trees． In fact， if everyone plants one tree， just one， it will do great good to our environment．
So what can you do to help？ （5） ，although you need to get advice on how to look after it． Or you can join a tree planting project such as the ones mentioned above to help save the earth．
So， go on， plant a tree.. and save the earth!
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A． Maybe you can buy a young tree to grow B． They suggest that we should plant more trees C． Another question is how quickly the sea level will rise D． Many countries are calling on people to plant more trees E． What's more， they improve human health by producing oxygen（氧气） F． He was nine when he came up with the idea of planting trees around the world |
Sandy helped me put the sofa （[ə'genst]） the wall．
Why is your desk （tidy）？
Because I painted a picture there just now．