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Tips for Writing Better Articles
Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills． This can be a problem when we hand in our articles． Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and be good for us later in life．The following tips can be（1） ．
Make good word choices． When we are not sure which word is the right one for a sentence， look it up in a （2） ． Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't think over if they' re （3） ．
Good word choices are necessary for good writing．
Check facts．If we want people to （4） what we write，we must make sure our facts are true．We should use dependable（可靠的）facts．
Rewrite．A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite．In fact，rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some （5） ，like bad grammar and spelling．Rewriting makes our writing better than before，though it takes more （6） and more work．
Read aloud． It is a good（7） to learn English well． Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling， word usage， and grammar when we read aloud． Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems （8） develop our writing．
Prepare a list． It is very important for writing a good article． Such a list includes： Is there a proper title？ Have we （9） every point？ Are all the parts of the article included？ This can help us make sure that we have covered everything．
It is not easy to become a better （10） ． But with a few simple steps， we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles．
Like most Chinese， Mr． Zhang has a traditional family．（1） he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6﹣year﹣old son is a pupil． Mr．Zhang's mother lives with them and helps them（2） the kid． They love one another and live a happy life．
Yesterday it was Mr．Zhang's mother's birthday．The couple wanted to do （3） to show their love for her．After a big dinner，Mr．Zhang brought a basin（盆）of warm water and asked his mother to sit （4） the basin．He took off her shoes and put her （5） into the water．After that he began to wash them （6） ．His wife helped to comb his mother's hair slowly．Seeing this，the boy （7） his mother's example． He tried to comb his mother's hair， too． But he was not （8） enough to do that． So he brought a chair and stood on it． Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family．
As we all know， it is a good Chinese tradition to respect the old and take care of the young． We should try our （9） to care for our family． We must visit our parents as often as possible and have a （10） with them on the phone even though we may work far away． Indeed， family is a place of happiness．
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（1）A．Both |
B．Either |
C．Neither |
D．Each |
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（2）A．look for |
B．look out |
C．look after |
D．look at |
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（3）A．nothing |
B．something |
C．everything |
D．anything |
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（4）A．in |
B．on |
C．under |
D．in front of |
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（5）A．foot |
B．feet |
C．hand |
D．hands |
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（6）A．carefully |
B．careful |
C．careless |
D．carelessly |
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（7）A．advised |
B．suggested |
C．made |
D．followed |
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（8）A．old |
B．tall |
C．short |
D．young |
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（9）A．good |
B．many |
C．best |
D．most |
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（10）A．chat |
B．sleep |
C．meal |
D．rest |
People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing﹣sleeping， Every year， there is a special day for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep﹣World Sleep Day．
Sleep is like food for the brain．（1） ．
People of different ages need different amounts（数量）of sleep．According to the National Sleep Foundation（国家睡眠基金会）in the US，adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night．（2） And school﹣aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep．
（3） The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep． It has influenced on students' school life．（4） They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports．
To solve this problem， scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep．（5） Good sleep habits help a lot． For example， try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day， even on weekends and during holidays．
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A． Teenagers need nine to ten hours． B． If you sleep less， you' ll get fatter and fatter． C． Enough sleep helps the brain and body grow． D． Taking a 20﹣minute sleep at noon is also useful． E． Students without enough sleep may get poor grades． F． However，many students don't get enough sleep because of too much homework． |
A： Hi， Zhang Ming．I haven't seen you for a long time． Did you go travelling？
B： No，I had no time to travel．（1） ，
A： What did you do there？
B：（2） ．
A： Sounds exciting! How did you perfom？
B：I won the first prize．
A：（3） ．
B： Thank you．
A： Whose poems did you choose？
B：I chose Du Fu's．
A：（4） ．
B： Fantastic． You know， our Chinese ancient poems are really great． We can leam more from them．
A：（5） ．
B： That's right．
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A． Where have you been？ B． Congratulations! You' re always the best． C．I went to Chifeng last week． D． Why not ask me to go with you？ E． And what do you think of the competition？ F．I agree with you． It's our duty to keep and spread our traditional cultures． G．I took part in the Chinese Ancient Poem Reading Competition there． |
Once upon a time， a group of men came to a rainforest． They would（1） （参加） a race there． One night， when they sat down for food， （2） dog appeared． Slowly， it came （3） （靠近，接近） them． It looked hungry， so they gave it some meat． As a r（4） ， the dog followed them everywhere．
The men（5） （加快速度） many times to prevent the dog（6） following them． But each time it（7） （赶上） them． They went（8） with their race， which included hiking， c（9） a mountain， and running． It lasted for several days．
One day， they went boating to a destination（目的地）． They thought the dog might（10） （放弃）．Surprisingly， the dog jumped into the river and swam towards their boat．They were so m（11） by the dog that tears came to their eyes and they let the dog into the boat．
When the race was over， they were all t（12） ， and wanted to have a rest． Just then， they found the dog was covered with wounds． （13） save the dog， they decided to take it to the hospital． After it r（14） the treatment， it got better soon．
Now the men regard it as one of their family（15） /ˈmɛmbəz/．