(一二一)
Today I went to my daughter's school and gave a talk about kindness to 60 kids and their teachers. After a small talk about the?_____?(mean) of kindness, I gave them a task—I told them to write a small story?_____?an act of kindness they did before and how that made them feel. Then I would choose the?_____?one and share it with all the people the next week.
When I was waiting for my daughter, I?_____?(see) some teachers walking by and I hoped they would tell me if they liked the talk or not,?_____?they didn't say anything.
Then a little boy came to me and said, "You know, I enjoyed the talk today." "Then are you going to write a lovely?_____ (story)?" I asked. " I'm not good at?_____?(write), said the boy. So I explained that I would be?_____?if he could just write a word or two about an act of kindness.
He didn't have time to talk to me because his friends were?_____?(wait) for him, but in my heart it was a beautiful act of kindness. The act that he stopped to let?_____?know he enjoyed my talk made me very happy.
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(一二二)
Tuesday, July 16th
_____?a difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted to walk up?_____the top, but then it started raining a little?_____?we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour?_____?the train?_____?there were too many people. When we got to the top, it?_____?(rain) really hard. We?_____?(not have) an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because?_____?the bad weather, we couldn't see anything below. My father didn't bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food?_____?(taste) great because I was so?_____?(hungrily).
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(一二三)
David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary, and many were not polite. David tried hard to change the?_____?(bird) words and was often saying polite words,?_____?(play) soft music, trying anything he could think of?_____?(set) a good example. But nothing worked. He shouted?_____?the bird and the bird just got angry and became even less polite. Finally,?_____?(with) any hope, David put the bird?_____?the fridge. For a few moments he heard the bird kick and cry?_____?(loud) in it. Then suddenly it was quiet - not a sound for half a minute. David was frightened that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the fridge door. The parrot quietly stepped out onto David's arm and said, "I believe that I may have made you angry?_____?me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite. I am really sorry and beg?_____?pardon."
David was surprised at the bird's change, and he was just to ask what had made such a?_____?(surprise) change when the parrot went on saying, "May I ask what the chicken in the fridge did?"
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(一二四)
A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. The students?_____(sit) quietly and waiting for him to speak.
"It's been a pleasure?_____(teach) you this term," he said, "You?_____(work) very hard, so I have a?_____(please) surprise for you. Everyone?_____chooses not to take the final exam will get a 'B' for the course."
Most of the students jumped out of their?_____. They thanked the teacher?_____(happy), and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at?_____. "This is your last chance," he said, "Does?_____?else want to leave?" All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. "Congratulations(祝賀), "he said, "I'm glad to see you believe in?_____. You all get 'A's.”
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(一二五)
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Last Sunday I saw the worst storm. It came all of a sudden and went on?_____?more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my?_____ to have a rest. The air was hot, and?_____?was quiet. The strong wind started blowing into my room?_____?(sudden). Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch?_____?(they), big drops of rain began?_____?(fall).
When I came back into the house, it?_____?(rain) harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I heard a?_____?crashing (碰撞的) sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was — a big tree fell down and?_____?(break) the top of the back room.
_____?a terrible day it was!
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(一二六)
On my way to school this morning, I saw an accident. I?_____?waiting to cross the road then. A boy was riding his bike and?_____?to music on the road. That's really dangerous! While the lights?_____?(change) to red, a car suddenly?_____?(appear) round the corner. It wasn't going fast, but it didn't stop. The boy didn't stop either. The driver?_____?(talk) on his mobile phone at that time. I'm glad?_____?(say) that the car did not hit the boy. It stopped just?_____?time, but the boy?_____?(fall) off his bike and hurt his knee.
So when you are?_____?(ride) your bike, think about the risk of an accident! Pay attention to the red lights and don't ride too fast. Besides, don't ride side?_____?side with your friends. Most importantly, don't listen to music!
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(一二七)
My friend Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under the bed?_____my room. I also packed some snacks (零食). We could?_____?(hard) wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put?_____?on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about?_____?(anything) interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We?_____?(fall asleep) when we heard something?_____(usual).
"Maybe it is just a small animal," I said. Steve said nothing,?_____?I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn't?_____?animal. It was my little brother, Tommy. "_____?are you doing here?" I asked, "You know, Tommy, you frightened us."
"Sorry, Bill," he said, "It's hot in the room. I want?_____?(sleep) outside with you." "Well, OK," I said, "Just come and lie down next to us." "Good night, Bill and Steve," said Tommy, "And thanks."
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(一二八)
It is?believed?that tea?is?the ____(popular)?drink in the world?and it?was first ____(drink) by a Chinese ruler(統(tǒng)治者)?____?Shennong about 5,000 years ago. It is said that one day?when?Shennong was ____(boil) drinking water over an open fire,?some ____(leaf)?from a tea plant fell into the water. The leaves ____?in the water?for some time, and then a?nice smell ____?(produce), so?Shennong?tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite ____?(drink) was invented.
After a long time, tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't appear ____?around 1660.?Although many people know about tea culture today,?there is?no?doubt?that the Chinese ____?(well)?understand the nature of tea.
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(一二九)
Lily: I was staying at the Hotel Whale?_____?my friends last week. After going shopping and?_____?(have) tea at the cafe, I went back to my room to rest. But when I opened the door, I saw that water was coming in through the window! I?_____?(know) I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do...
Mike: At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I?_____?(have) lunch in our Forever Green House?_____?our fridge was ordering food. Suddenly?_____?light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the supermarket: meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, and so on. "Stop!" I shouted at the fridge, but the food continued?_____?(come) in...
Benny: Dad was driving?_____?(we) to the airport in his CJ3, and suddenly the car stopped. The hydrogen in the car failed?_____?(mix) with the oxygen,?_____?the car did not work. "Oh, no!" said Mum. "We are going to miss our plane. What shall we do?"
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(一三0)
One day John took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then?_____?(ride) off to see how the trees were growing.
By afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp, it started?_____?(snow). More and more snow fell. Soon John could?_____?(hard) see his hand before his face. He could not find the road! John?_____?(know) there were two roads. One road went to the camp,?_____?went to John's house. But all was white now. Everything was the?_____. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
John had an?_____. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen?_____?the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in freezing weather! It?_____?(get) late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped.
Where were they??_____?of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
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(一三一)
Karen was a social worker. Every day, on her way to work, she had to pass a place where many poor people lived. She had not paid much attention?_____?it before. But this changed one day when she met a poor boy?_____(name) Ben. Ben knew she was the head of social service, and that she could help. He reached out his hand and said, "Can you help me? I'm looking for my dad." His hands were so cold. Karen asked, "What's up?" My mom is?_____?(terrible) sick. Her birthday is coming. I know my father's coming back would be the best present. My dad had left us before I was two years old," said the boy.
Karen was?_____?(deep) moved and asked Ben to take her to his home. He led her to a small house. Karen saw a woman lying?_____?bed. The woman knew she?_____?(die). She said to Karen, "Please find a home?_____?my son." Karen took her hand and nodded?_____?tears (眼淚). She got an idea! Her husband and she had no children, and looked forward to?_____?(have) one. Later Karen brought Ben home. Ever since then, the new family have had?_____?(happy) and laughter.
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(一三二)
Once, Einstein's driver Hans drove Einstein to a university. On their way ____ the university, Einstein said that he was tired and he wished he could avoid(避免) giving his speech. But he didn't want ____(let) people there down. After hearing Einstein's words, Hans offered ____(give) the speech. So Einstein and Hans changed places. At the university, Hans ____(guide) to the front of the hall. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans ____(give) his speech without ____(difficult), and joined in the applause at the end.
____, before Hans left, a man asked him a question. It was so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was ____(talk) about. But he just laughed and said that it was ____ an easy question that even his driver could answer it. Einstein stood up and answered the question ____(perfect).
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(一三三)
It's August 2050. I am reading two posts about the new?_____?(invent) on the Internet. They are the CJ3 and the Hotel Whale.
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car?_____?(mix) with oxygen from the air to make the electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an?_____?(electron) map and is driven by a computer. All you need to do is telling it?_____?you want to go. Then you can sit back and relax. While we?_____?(drive) the old cars, we were polluting the city. This new type of car can help protect the environment. It's?_____?(environment) friendly.
The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the?_____?of a whale, so it looks different from a common hotel. When you were?_____?(stay) at a common hotel before, you might just watch TV and feel bored. But in the Hotel Whale, you can watch the fish outside your bedroom window.?_____?exciting it is! There is also a café and a shopping center where you can buy all you need. The Hotel Whale will definitely?_____?(satisfied) you.
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(一三四)
Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If you work hard, you?_____(make) a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy?_____?and a lot of money. That's?_____?(interesting) thing in the world." So he could only be a thief. But he still?_____?it was too much work, so he only told his friends?_____to do and got money from them.
One day. Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him?_____?(get) money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They?_____?(play) a duet(二重奏) on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
_____?he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, "I didn't take?_____?(something). That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy?_____?piano."
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(一三五)
The Little Match Girl
It was the day before Christmas. Many people were?_____?(get) together in their warm homes. A poor girl was still walking in the streets crying "Does?_____?(someone) want to buy matches?" But no one answered her.
It?_____?getting darker and colder. The little girl took out a match and?_____?(light) it up. Oh,?_____?wonderful the light was! She could see something—a golden roast goose and some tasty bread.
"I'll light another match. Maybe I can see grandma this way," the little girl thought.
"Grandma!" the little girl threw?_____?(her) into her grandma's arms. "Please take me?_____?you! Don't leave me alone!"
The little girl then lit all her matches. Grandma looked very tall in the light. She held the little girl in her arms. "I will take you to another place. There will?_____?no cold and hunger."
_____?Christmas morning, people found the poor little girl. She was?_____?(die). Around her, there were many burnt matches on the ground.
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(一三六)
Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a new middle school, and my old school was far away. As?_____?result, no one knew who I was. I felt very?_____?(lone), and was afraid to speak to anyone.
One day, when my classmates?_____?(talk) happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk in?_____?(silent). At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know?_____?he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me and, without a word,?_____?(smile).
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends. Day?_____?day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him?_____?he smiled to me that day, but he couldn’t remember?_____?(do) so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. My?_____?(suggest) is: Smile at the world and it will smile back.
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(一三七)
Good afternoon, parents and teachers. Thank you for?_____?(attend) this meeting.
Last weekend, one of our students went to hospital. The student?_____?(play) computer games on the Internet all day Saturday?_____?stopping to drink, eat or sleep.?_____?(final), he became very ill.
Some students play computer games for too long. This is?_____?serious problem. In the past students used to play outside more often,?_____?now they spend more time in front of computers. This is bad for their health.
Tomorrow we?_____?(invite) some experts here to talk to the students about the bad effects on playing computer games. They'll also give some?_____?(advice) on how to use computers for studying.
I hope we can all work together?_____?(stop) students from spending too much time?_____?(play) computer games. Thank you for your time.
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(一三八)
At around 8 pm last night, the Johnson family heard a?_____?(loudly)?noise outside and saw a bright light in the sky. Something then?_____?(fall)?into the bushes. There were more noises, and then all became?_____?(quietly). The children were?_____?(frighten). Because?_____?the darkness and fear, the Johnsons didn't go out. They called the police in?_____?(fearful).
The police discovered some feathers in the bushes.?_____?the feathers were spread out, the police believed that a bird was killed. Next to the feathers, there was a broken power line. The police wondered how the bird was killed.
The Johnson family, however,?_____?(agree)?with the police. They refused?_____?(believe)?it was a bird?_____they didn't see it. "It was a UFO, I tell you!" said Mr. Johnson.
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(一三九)
Many people say they have seen UFOs. Here is one famous story. It?_____?(call) the Roswell Incident and it happened in the US in 1947.
Person A: My wife and I were sitting outside?_____?it was a warm night. Suddenly we saw something very bright?_____?(fly) through the sky.
Person B: I found some pieces of strange metal on my farm. I called the army. Major Marcel came and?_____(collect) the pieces. He told me not?_____?(talk) to anyone about this.
Person C: I went and collected the pieces. I gave?_____?(they) to an army expert. He said the pieces came?_____a weather balloon.?_____, since I have not seen this kind of metal before, I think this was?_____?lie.
Person D: My parents and I were in the countryside.?_____?(sudden) we saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill. There were the bodies of three aliens lying on the grass. Then some soldiers came and told us to leave.
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(一四0)
Nowadays, many families have a dog or a cat?_____?a pet. Some people think pets are good and?_____?(help) friends. Some of them even say that animals are as good as humans, and their rights should be?_____?(respect). The old are especially fond of keeping pets?_____?they are always feeling lonely at home, and they see the cats or dogs as their friends.
But some other people do not like pets. They say that animals are?_____?(noise), dirty and dangerous. They think laws should be made to stop people?_____?keeping pets in cities and towns.
In my opinion, pets are?_____?(faithfully) to us forever. Staying with pets, we shall enjoy happiness and feel?_____(relax). Most important of all,?_____?(keep) pets helps people to reduce loneliness and forget their?_____(pleasant) things for the moment.
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(一四一)
Dear Miss Wu,
It's two years since I left Xinhua Middle School. I miss you so much.
Five years ago, I came to the new school, Xinhua Middle School. I had few friends in the class and I was lonely. What's more, I felt sad?_____?I did badly in the English exams several times. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep as?_____?(better)?as usual. You found I was sleepy in class and not happy every day. You had a talk with me. I still remember what you said. "Everyone gets these?_____?(feel)?at your age. Take?_____?easy. Don't be too strict?_____?yourself. A good mood brings good luck." You also told me some?_____?(joke)?to make me happy. After the talk, I felt better. Day by day, I was used?_____?the life in the school. I made a lot of friends and didn't feel lonely?_____?longer. I lived as?_____?(happy)?as before.
Thank you for your words. They encourage me all the time when I meet difficulties. Look forward to?_____?(meet)you again.
Yours,
Betty
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(一四二)
Do you know about the Niagara Escarpment (斷崖)? Earlier this month, our school?_____?(go) on a hiking trip to this beautiful place.
The weather was cold, cloudy and windy, so we wore more?_____?(stay) warm. We were divided (分成) into two groups and went on different routes (路線). The whole escarpment is 725 kilometers long. But we only covered 8 kilometers for about four?_____?(hour).
My favorite part of the trail (小路) was the cave (山洞). The cave was formed from many different shaped rocks. Some were huge while the?_____?(other) were small. We climbed down into the rocks?_____?the help of our teachers. The rocks were steep and slippery (滑的)?_____?they were covered with wet leaves. It was?_____?fun and exciting experience for all of us.
Another exciting moment was lunch. After?_____?(walk) 5 kilometers without any rest, we were hungry and tired.?_____?our teacher finally said we could stop to have lunch, we were very excited. After all, this trail was a little different from the ones I'm used to. It was?_____?(natural) than them.
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(一四三)
Most people believe we should dress correctly?_____?every occasion. What's more, what we wear depends on?_____?the weather is. In China, the temperature changes?_____?(great), so the clothes people wear in each season are very different. Do you want to know?_____?people in China wear in their?_____?(day)?life? Li Mei, a middle school student, comes from?_____?(north)?China. In spring, it is windy there, so Li Mei likes to wear a windbreaker. She likes summer very much?_____?she can wear different colorful clothes,?_____?as shorts, T-shirts and dresses. In fall, it is cool. Li Mei likes to wear?_____?(casually)?clothes, especially jeans. They make her look?_____?(beautifully). In winter, it is cold there. She usually wears a sweater or other warm clothes and boots.
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(一四四)
Here are some students' New Year's resolutions for 2018.
My name is Grace. I want to keep?_____?(health). I'm going to eat more fruit and vegetables. I am?_____?(drink) milk every day. I'm also going?to brush my teeth?_____?(two)?every day and wash my hands often.
My name is Jerry. I want?_____?a famous actor, so I am going to take acting lessons. I am going to practice?_____(sing) and playing the piano every day. I was really busy?_____?2017. I think I should find a balance (平衡)?_____study and play.
I'm Tom. I am going to join the computer science club?_____?I want to work as a computer engineer when?I grow?_____.?I am?going to spend less time?_____?computer?games than before. I am going to?work hard to?learn computer science.
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(一四五)
On Saturday, I did my homework carefully in the morning as usual. And I watched TV, played computer games and?_____?(read) in the afternoon. Also, I helped my mom?_____?(clean) the room in the evening. On Sunday, I?_____(sleep) late in the morning, so I got enough rest. After that, I went to visit my friends. The?_____?was so bad, and it?_____?(rain) all the morning. But I still?_____?(feel) happy, because I played with them at home. In the afternoon, I played basketball with my cousins. It was?_____?(relax). In the evening, I read some?_____?(book) again. And I went to bed early,?_____?I didn't want to get up late the next day. So you can see, my day off was really?_____(enjoy)!
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(一四六)
Most children like to watch TV. It's very interesting. By?_____?(watch) TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things?_____?their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and?_____?(easy) on TV. Why??_____?they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see?_____(something) over the radio. TV helps to open?_____?(child) eyes. TV helps to open their minds,?_____. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They can find the world is now?_____?(small) than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy?_____?their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can't have a good rest and it?_____?(not) good for their health.
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(一四七)
Dear Lucy,
Thank you for inviting me to your party. I'm sorry I can't come. I'm?_____?(real) busy this weekend.
On Saturday morning, I plan?_____?(meet) my cousin Zhang Lan at the airport (機(jī)場). In the afternoon I'm going to do some sightseeing around Beijing?_____?Zhang Lan. In the evening we are going to the movies. Oh, it's Jackie Chan's film,?Kung Fu Yoga. Jackie Chan is one of Zhang Lan's favorite film?_____?(star). She thinks his films are very?_____?(excite).
On Sunday morning I'm going to the library. There?_____?many books and magazines and I'm going to do some?_____?there. In the afternoon I'm going?_____?(shop) with my mother?_____?she wants to buy some clothes for me. In the evening I'm going to?_____?my mother cook dinner. We're going to make dumplings.
Yours,
Tina
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(一四八)
Students these days often have a lot of?_____?(worry). Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people believe the worst thing is?_____?(do) nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager?_____?London, agrees. "Problems and worries are normal in life," says Laura. "But I think talking to someone?_____?(help) a lot. Unless we talk to someone, we __5__ certainly?_____?(feel) worse."
Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was afraid?_____?(tell) her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day?_____?she didn't have any money. She just kept?_____?(think), "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!" In the end, she talked to her parents and they were really?_____?(understand). Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful. "I will always remember?_____?(share) my problems in the future!" Laura says.
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(一四九)
Baymax, a new Disney character, has made everyone want to hug him.
The big robot is from the Disney movie?Big Hero?6 (《超能陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)》). He lives with a 14-year-old smart boy?_____(call) Hiro Hamada. Baymax has helped Hiro get through?_____?times after Hiro's elder brother died in an accident. Soon Hiro finds that some bad people are behind his brother's?_____?(die) and want to take the city. To stop it, he uses high-tech gadgets (高科技機(jī)械) to turn Baymax and four other friends?_____?a band of superheroes.
Big Hero?6 has received very good feedback (反響). The movie?_____?(win)?the Best Animation Feature?at the 87th Oscar awards. Baymax has become so popular because of his big soft body and comforting voice. People say his hug "can be felt through the screen". Mothers in Japan have started to make rice balls for their?_____(child). In China, fans warmly named him "the Big White".
The friendship between Hiro and Baymax especially makes much cry in the cinema.?_____?a nursing robot, Baymax is never designed (設(shè)計(jì)) to be a superman, but he cares about Hiro and is willing to do everything,?_____give up his life to help Hiro.
US actor Scott Adsit, thinks that it is the selflessness (無私) that has made the robot so beloved. "He is there to love you, without?_____?(expect) anything for himself," said Adsit. "I think we all love him?_____?we have our own flaws (缺陷) and he is fairly perfect."
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(一五0)
Now people are busy?_____?(learn) about the Internet. It is easy to get online, so many people use the Internet every day.?_____?(send) e-mails has become more and more popular,?_____?it is much faster and cheaper than sending ordinary letters. I think the Internet has become one of the most important?_____?(part) in people's life. More and more people will?_____?(wide) use the Internet in the future. They will gain much knowledge of computers.
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