Sandy has a big family, but she doesn't think her family (live) was happy. She and her brother and sister often fight with each other for many reasons.
Max is Sandy's classmate and neighbor. He also has a very big family with brothers and their parents. Sandy noticed that Max never fights with his brothers. They always have big smiles their faces.
Sandy thought that was (stranger). One day she asked Max they get on well with each other. Max smiled and asked Sandy (go) home with him.
As they came into the house. Max's (old) brother saw them. “Hi, Sandy and Max,” he said, “Why not (come) here and share some ice cream with me?”
At that time, Max's younger brother came out of his room. He looked very excited and said, “Oh, Max, I have a story to tell .”
Sandy knew Max's secret of getting on (good) with his brothers was to share. So Sandy decided to go back home and try this from then on.
It was a hot day. Everybody wanted (get) cool, so an ice cream store was popular.
A little girl (hold) her money in her hand and went into the store. But the shop (assist) told her to read the sign on the door. The girl couldn't go into the store unless she put on shoes. The little girl left (slow), and a big man followed her out of the store.
He watched the girl quietly when she stood in front of the store and read the sign, said "No Bare Feet”. She turned and started to walk away with tears her eyes. Just then, the big man called her. He took off his shoes put them in front of the girl. “If you walk with them, you can get your ice cream.” he said.
Then he helped the girl put her (foot) into the shoes. He said, “I get (tire) of walking around, and it'll be good to just sit here and eat ice cream.” The little girl was happy. She ran into the store and ordered her ice cream.
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always keep （you） happy if you like reading. You will never (feeling) bored or tired.
Next, you can read a book anywhere—in car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need (be) a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is (use). If you read a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand you read. As your reading skills improve, you will (probable) find your schoolwork becomes much better.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the (good) your computer skills will be.
Good readers may become (writer), too. They always have more things to write about.
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Hey, my name is Sydney Roberge. I'm 13 years old and I (life) in the USA. I'm fun and outgoing. I like all (kind) of music and love to sing every day. My dream is (be) famous for my singing one day. I don't care you are black or white. My favorite sport is football. I love animals, and my favorite animal is a cat.
I'd love to chat with someone who is (young) than 18 and older than 13. I'm very open and I'm looking for a friendship. I plan to move to the UK Ireland when I turn 18, so I'd like to talk to someone from those parts of the world, but it (real) doesn't matter where you are from as long as you are (friend).
Here is a (describe) of what I look like and a little more about (I):
E-mail address: uklover 42 @yahoo.com
Well, anyway, I can't wait to hear from you!
One day, a lobster(龙虾) met a hermit crab(寄居蟹)in the deep sea. They stopped (swim) and began to have a talk with each other.
The lobster (take) off his hard shell and showed his lovely and soft body. When the hermit crab saw the lobster take off the shell, felt surprised. He shouted at the lobster and wanted to stop the lobster.
"Hey!" said the crab. “ are you talking off your shell? The shell is (use) and it can protect you. Now you take off your shell. Big fish may eat you. You may also knock against a rock. Don't be silly. Please put your shell again. Or you will have to (payment) a heavy price for what you did."
“ (thank) for your reminding, hermit crab! But we take off our shells in order (grow) better. we are afraid to take off our shells, then we can't move forward in life," answered the lobster.
The hermit crab thought it over and understood what the lobster said.
Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest leaders in the world. He was born in Transkei, South Africa July 18th, 1918. bad news! He died on December 5th, 2013. He died at the age of 95. Nelson Mandela was an important person all over the world.
When Nelson Mandela was young, he went to school and studied at school. In the 1950s, almost all black people didn't go to school. Only a few black people had rights (go) to school. Nelson Mandela was (luck). He went to school and finished his schoolwork (successful). After (graduate) he became a lawyer.
Nelson Mandela (elect) President in 1994. He became his country's (one) black president after spending 27 years in prison. He loved his country and served it with all his heart. He tried to bring people of different (race) together. He once won about one hundred prizes. The most important prize was Nobel Peace Prize. He won the prize in 1993.
The 54-year-old British comedy actor, Eddie Izzard, achieved the challenge—a sports charity fundraising. He took part in 27 marathons and ran 707 (mile) in all. He finished the last marathon in front of Union Buildings in South Africa where the president Nelson Mandela gave speech. He said it was (difficult) thing that he had ever had. When he finished the whole marathon, people shouted his name and clapped (鼓掌) for him. He was very tired, but he was proud of (he).
He was thankful to the people who donated (捐赠) money. In the past 27 days, he suffered many health problems. He had to rest for one day he didn't feel comfortable. As a result, he had to run two marathons on the last day.
This was not his (one) time to take part in the sports charity fundraising. In 2009, it took him 51 days (run) 43 marathons through Britain. At last, he succeeded in (raise) 1.8 million pounds.
While he was running, Eddie (know) about the history of South Africa and Nelson Mandela. He also visited many communities, families and social groups that offered him a lot of help during his challenge.
If you are easily angry or too tired, maybe you need better sleep. Many (reason) can influence(影响) a good sleep, such as relationship or illness. Start with the following simple sleep tips. Of course, if you often have trouble (sleep), see your doctor. He may help get a better sleep.
Keep a sleep schedule
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends and holidays. If you don't fall asleep in 15 minutes, get up and do something (help) so that you can feel relaxed. Go back to bed when you're tired.
Care what you eat and drink
Don't go to bed either be hungry or be full it can keep you up. If something you eat has nicotine, caffeine or alcohol, it can influence quality of sleep.
Form a bedtime habit
Do the same things each night to tell your body it's time (calm) down. You can take a warm shower, read a book or listen to relaxing music. Don't (useful) the TV set or other electronic devices as pan of your bedtime habit.
Limit daytime naps
If you have some naps the day, you will be active and can't fall asleep (quick) in the evening. Limit the naps in the daytime.
A family far from home finds kindness in a bag of fruit. Two years ago we were at turning point in our lives in New Zealand. So we left our jobs, said goodbye to friends, and went to live in Switzerland.
Our daughters were 11 and 15 at that time, joined the local school. As they couldn't speak the local language, we knew their school life would be hard. after only a few months, the girls were doing really well, and trying their best (join) in the Swiss (瑞士的) way of life. The local newspaper then wrote a story about them.
When the article, together photos, appeared in the newspaper, the girls were (happy) than I could imagine. But what happened next still makes us shake our heads in surprise. The article (show) by a teacher from the school to a friend. The friend then sent the article to friends of (he), a Swiss family. They were near the end of their 12-month stay in New Zealand. When they read how we missed feijoas (费约果), a fruit unknown in Switzerland, they quickly looked out of the window at the huge feijoa tree. They picked two kilograms of feijoas and brought them back to Switzerland. They gave the fruit to their friend, who then spent two hours sending these special gifts to us (secret).
Later that day, we found a big bag of feijoas outside the door. We could finally taste the delicious feijoas. A note in the bag helped us find out how it (get) there. It was from the family, wishing us all the best and happy eating.
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways. They provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help him prevent droughts floods.
Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the (three) of these services is the most important. In order to make money (quick) from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers. Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down thousands of trees (build) warships. It built up a strong empire (帝国). But without the trees, (it) soil became poorer and poorer. When the empire fell to pieces, the country (find) itself facing with floods and hunger.
Even though a government realizes the (important) of trees, it is difficult to make the people realize this. They cut down trees but are too lazy to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has good system of control, or the people are educated, the forests may slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even (serious). If there are tree roots which break the soil up and allow the rain to sink in, the soil can be bound (受约束的).
This prevents the soil being washed away. But if there are no trees, the soil will become hard and poor. This causes floods. And the rain carries away the rich topsoil (表层土) in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but useless sand.
I'm a teacher. My students can always make me feel happy. It was near Christmas during my (one) term teaching at a new school. Other teachers had told me that our children were from poor families and not to expect any child (bring) a Christmas gift. In fact, I loved the children enjoyed teaching, so I wasn't expecting any gifts.
Imagine my surprise when every child brought me a gift on the day before our holiday break. First, I (get) a toy monkey from a shy girl. I was told, "He is my favourite, but I love you and I want him to be with you, Miss Taylor." happy I was!
Next came a Dew set of Christmas tree lights that was "missing" from a mother's cupboard.
Finally, I came to one little boy's gift which I had never received. It was old，dirty and broken Christmas storybook. Just when I wanted to express my happiness, I (stop) by the giver, "And see, it is new! It still has the price tag."
When other children laughed at him, I stopped (they) and said, "Oh, books are good in that way. The story is always new if you have not read it before. Now, let's share one together. "Everyone listened (quiet) because I read the most wonderful Christmas Story of my life.
I have kept those Christmas gifts since then. They always remind me my lovely kids.
Do you know about your body language well? People believe your body expresses what you think.
The most common body language of all (be) crossing your arms. A parent with his or her arms crossed is a sign of big trouble. if the arms are crossed behind his or her back, the meaning is quite different. Anger (become) calm.
Eyes can talk too. Without eye contact, it is a typical sign of dishonesty. If your eyes go up to the right, it means you're using your (imagine) instead of your memory. So there is no doubt that you are telling lie.
The place that your chest is pointing to shows where your interest lies. In a meeting, anyone whose chest is pointed away is either not interested in or disagrees what's being said.
If you're at a party, your head will turn towards who is talking. After all, you won't notice the person unless you are looking at him or her. However, your body often shows who you want (listen) to. And the finger drumming is such a loud and clear message that (other) may notice you are impatient.
People run their hands through hair when they're confident in their appearance. Playing with hair is not always a good sign though. Someone that curls his or her hair around a finger feels (relax). But if the hair (hold) by one hand, it shows the person is nervous.
After the death of a jeweler (珠宝商), his family got into trouble because they soon ran out of money. One day, the jeweler's wife took out diamond watch and said to her son, "Son, take this watch which is really (value) to your uncle's shop and ask him to give you money." The boy went to his uncle's shop and gave the watch to him once.
His uncle looked at the watch carefully. After a while, he looked up and said, "Son, tell your mother that the market is not good right now. She (have) better sell it later." Then his uncle gave him some money and asked him to come the next day and learn to work with him.
From the next day, the boy started to learn how (examine) jewels. With great intelligence and hard work, he finally became the (famous) jewelry examiner in the city. One day, his uncle was happy to say to him, "Son, go home and tell your mother that she can sell that diamond watch now." The boy went home for that watch. he examined it, he found that it was not a real diamond watch.
He went to his uncle's and said, "I didn't bring that watch. Uncle, why didn't you tell us the diamond watch was not real the (one) time?"
His uncle replied, "Money (need) by you at that time. If I had told you the truth, you would have thought that I didn't want to help. But now you have knowledge about jewels, you can tell by (you)."
Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was(wide) spread online.
Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she isuniversity student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.
"(find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job (chance) here than in any other country in the world."
"Its public security（安全）is great. I(travel) to many countries so far, and I think China is really safe."
"About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China will become the countryhas the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries." "The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my(three) visit to my friend in Beijing, I took a train there. From NingboBeijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometres for only seven hours."
"There(be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much(good) than other countries."
Bike-sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good to the healthy development of the big cities.
A report by a company found that shared bikes started the nation's love for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people are choosing bikes insteadcars to make short journeys in cities.
Since the start of shared, people have made fewer trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among people, who were born in the 1980s and 1990s, also among the old people who are over sixty.
The shared bikes, like Mobike and Ofo ,useful to people. You can use them by simply using your smart phone. People can ride these shared bikes some places where the subway and bus don't go.
,bad things happen. Some people damage the QR code(二维码) on the bike, or use their own lock, which causes trouble to other users. In my, it's difficult to turn these people's ideas in a short time. Therefore, bike-sharing companies like Mobike and Ofo need to something. For ,people who damage the bike should pay for their actions. Also, because people usereal names to register(注册) as a user, it's a good way to connect to one's personal credit.
