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(1)You should before making an important choice.
(2)Children are eating rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival.
(3)The less litter we drop.the our hometown will be.
(4)Be confident! Everyone has the to learn new skills.
(5)Huai'an is a beautiful city,Come here and I will it!
(6)The foreign teacher is helping him the English competition.
(7)The visitors took a photo the school gate before they left.
(8)In fact, of the two cars belongs to our company.
Tom is one of the (popular) students in the class.
December is the (twelve) month of a year.
Students go hungry for charity (慈善)
Students at New Point School enjoyed their breakfast today,for it broke a 24﹣hours fast (禁食)for charity.During the fast,they could not eat any food(1) ,and they could only drink water,tea and clear fruit juice.The students all volunteered to go without food for one day to raise money for UN projects to help the poor (2) .
Mr.James Wood,their English teacher,said,"The students (3) the idea themselves after seeing photos of hungry children.They organized the whole thing.I'm very proud of them."
"Twenty﹣four hours did not feel like a very long time.Next year,I might even double (4) I spend fasting.Then I can raise twice as much money!"said Jane Austin,a student."It's so wrong for us to have lots of food while many people in the world are going hungry.We need to give to those in need."
The students collected about $ 2,400 from the fast.They were (5) the total amount."It's amazing!People are so kind,and they want to help others,"said Alan Long,another student.
In recent years,mobile phones and e﹣readers have become more common.Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone.So we did a survey about paper books Here is what we have got.
In the UK.sales of e﹣book& are dropping while Miles of paper books are rising.More surprisingly.It's young people who are buying the most paper books.Another survey of university students from the United Stales,Japan and Germany also showed that 92percent of them preferred paper books.
The most popular reason was:I like to hold the product.It's true that paper books bring a very different reading experience.Some students said that they liked the smell of paper books.Other students said that they got a sense of accomplishment(成就感) when they finished reading a paper book and they enjoyed seeing it on the bookshelf.
Paper books can also be very personal objects to readers.Many people like to sign their names on the inside cover.If the cover gels bent (弯曲的) or there's a stain (污点)made from coffee or food,it will make the book even more personal.It's more like the readers'old friends.
This friendship between people and books isn't just sentimental(情感的).Studies have shown that readers remember more information from paper books.People also more easily have sore eyes while reading e﹣books.
It seems that paper books still have an attraction(吸引)力So why not pick up a book and start reading?
A survey about (81)
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Facts |
☆The (82) of e﹣books are dropping white those of paper books are rising. ☆Most young people like paper books better. |
Reasons |
☆Readers were brought a different (83) by reading paper books. ☆Readers think paper books are (84) and regard them as friends ☆Readers can remember more information and they are better for(85)
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Conclusion |
Paper books still have an attraction. |
A:Mike,could you fold your clothes?
B:(51) .Mom,shall I throw the T﹣shirt away?
A:(52) ?It still looks new.
B:It is broken.
A:Let me see.(53)
B:Mend (缝补) it?But it will be ugly then.
A:(54) .Maybe it will be more beautiful.What about putting patch (补丁) in (he shape of
a leaf on it?
B.Wow!(55) It will be special then.I can't wait,Thank you,mom.
A:You are welcome.