Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 2life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters: In 1921, she was playing baseball in the 3near her home. A movie director 4her and decided to put her in amovie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she 5 the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 6studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 7 a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on herface. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 8. She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. 10 seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
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Few people like changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking or over-eating, they 1“enjoying”them to the end.
On every packet of cigarettes(香烟), people are warned against the2of smoking: “Warning: Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health”.3, millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?
Facts show that families and surroundings(环境) play a very important part in 4 smokers. All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking5 or relatives. Films and TV plays also play a part. People6their “heroes" on TV drinking alcohol(酒) or smoking cigarettes. “Heroes” seem to fear7, neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes. If they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking,8should common people be afraid?
The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence smokers' habits. Even 9warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have died of cancer, don't seem to work.
Knowing and believing seem to be two10 things. If smoking is really as harmful as doctors say, it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it up!
The Chinese Dream is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspried(被鼓舞）1the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence(自信) to keep us
2through difficulties. Here is some advice on 3to make our beautiful dreams come true.
Never giving up 4 the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time,5we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we 6our goals. Our life is like a long journey7 is not all roses. It 8has wind and rain. We believe rainbows (彩虹)9 after storms.
Cooperation(合作)is also 10. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with 11. Besides, in our society, most problems 12 be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of13 ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because14 helps us not only know our advantages and disadvantages, but also get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face15,
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 1 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 2 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend,“If I could see the 3, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of 4 to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 5time. He asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you 6 me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 7. She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she 8to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 9 to her, saying, "My dear, take good care of your eyes. 10 they are yours. They were mine."
This is how the human brain (人脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what 11 was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 12 of your food, think of someone who has nothing to 13. Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old 14, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So 15 what you have and don't forget your past.
One day, I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out 1.
I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was a/an2woman, and she was paying for her things with only 3. After a long day at work, I was unhappy with this old woman.
But then I watched the young clerk(职员). He helped her 4 her change, so carefully taking it from her shaking hands. I 5 him repeatedly(重复地) say to her: “Yes, madam.” When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get6 for her. Never once did this clerk get annoyed or roll his eyes. He was patientand kind.
As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was too. I realized that my daughter was learning an important 7 from a complete stranger.
8 the woman was finished, the clerk began ringing up (把……的费用相加) my things and thanked me 9 my patience. I thanked him too.
Then we left the supermarket with a full bag, but also with a 10full of thankfulness for such an important lesson.
Friends are very important in people's lives. Some friends have opposite(相对的)views and 1, but 2 like the same things. Should friends be different 3 the same? In my opinion, I don't care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Lei 4 like me. I am 5 than most of the students in my class, and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both enjoy 6. On weekends, we often go to the library to do some reading. But the other friend of mine, Lin Ying, is quite different 7 me. She is much more outgoing, and she likes 8 and often makes me laugh. She also likes 9, so she is more athletic(健壮). I don't think differences are important in a 10. What's your opinion?
Once there were several scientists in a forest. They were trying to 1 the rarest animal in the world. No one had seen it, so everyone was 2 and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.
The animal only came out at night, 3 the scientists did some other studies in the day. 4 them, there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment (设备) in the 5 place. He did this carefully. But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting 6.
One night, the animal appeared 7. The scientists heard its call. But the call didn't last long. The animal was frightened by the 8 made by the scientists while they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks.
On the next morning, the scientists 9 their findings. Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had found. However, when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised. 10 had taken several complete (完整的) photos, the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.
They ran to congratulate Walter. They now understood the importance of keeping things in order. Because of that, Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.
