You are lucky, Linda. You didn't hurt (you).
no longer; compare; later; under; earlier; traffic |
(1)Can you help me pick up the pen? It's the desk.
(2)﹣﹣﹣What time will you arrive?
﹣﹣﹣I have no idea. It depends on the .
(3)Don't your children with others. Just let them be themselves.
(4)It's not raining at the moment, but it might rain .
(5)The computer caught a virus and worked properly.
Mr Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he (1)____ asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a (2) ___ weekend﹣she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. "Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr Wu?" she asked.
The girl's (3) reminded Mr Wu of something he had read somewhere before. "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day," Mr Wu said with a smile. "I (4) to be cheerful."
"And today is my lucky day," he added.
"(5) ? " The whole class were curious.
"This morning, I (6) to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e﹣bike broke down…"
"Your e﹣bike broke down and it's your lucky day?" The students were (7) ___ . "What do you mean, Mr Wu?"
"My e﹣bike broke down a quarter before class, so I (8) it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the (9) . I live eight kilometers away. My e﹣bike could have broken down (10) along the way. But it didn't. (11) , it broke down in the perfect place﹣off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class (12) I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e﹣bike must break down (13) ,it couldn't be arranged(安排)in a better way."
The students' eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had (14) them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider (15) ___ in a new way.
(1)A. proudly |
B. cheerfully |
C. seriously |
D. angrily |
(2)A. busy |
B. satisfying |
C. terrible |
D. meaningful |
(3)A. question |
B. suggestion |
C. decision |
D. introduction |
(4)A. fail |
B. hate |
C. seem |
D. choose |
(5)A. Who |
B. When |
C. Why |
D. How |
(6)A. walked |
B. ran |
C. drove |
D. rode |
(7)A. surprised |
B. bored |
C. impatient |
D. nervous |
(8)A. left |
B. checked |
C. repaired |
D. found |
(9)A. hospital |
B. school |
C. park |
D. bank |
(10)A. somewhere |
B. anywhere |
C. everywhere |
D. nowhere |
(11)A. However |
B. Also |
C. Instead |
D. Otherwise |
(12)A. and |
B. but |
C. so |
D. or |
(13)A. yesterday |
B. the other day |
C. today |
D. tomorrow |
(14)A. hurt |
B. touched |
C. controlled |
D. worried |
(15)A. dream |
B. purpose |
C. wish |
D. luck |
A large numbers of emojis (表情符号) are sent online every day. Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages. Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international languages.
We like emojis for different reasons. A written message is always black and white, but emojis show meanings beautifully. Sometimes emojis also change the way we write. The more emojis we use, the fewer words we use.
There are many emojis with different meanings. They are easy to understand. For example, a smiling face means "I'm happy". A cake with candles means "Happy birthday". When we want to say "Goodbye", we use a smiling face with a waving hand. When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up, we can use a "cry laugh" emoji.
Now emojis have great influence on us. Sometimes, emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other. And when we are feeling exchange. Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation. For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.
It seems that emojis change as time goes by. However, we should be careful when we use them online.
Emojis |
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Brief introduction |
• Emojis are (1) ___ that we use in texts and web pages. • Emojis have been used as a (2) ____ international languages. |
Reasons for their popularity |
• Emojis can show (3) ____ beautifully. • Emojis change the way we (4) . |
Examples of emojis |
• A smiling face means "I'm happy." • A cake with (5) ____ means "Happy birthday." • A smiling face with waving hand means "Goodbye". • A "cry﹣laugh" emoji means we want to (6) ___ up. |
The (7) of emojis |
• Emojis can (8) ____ people from different countries to understand each other. • Emojis can allow us to exchange our (9) . |
Conclusion |
We should be (10) _____ when we use emojis. |
Mr. Jiang's robot irons his business suit (smooth) every morning.