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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, 1 and smile. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word 2.
For example, if you say 3 things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member that they later 4 because they hurt that person's feelings. The speaker might say “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”
Another 5 is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, “I did not say that. Do not put 6 in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through our mouths. This is general 7 between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new 8 ?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” The 9 means the person has been told about the movie by others.
Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant 10 with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person might have had a very11 experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “had my 12 in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very 13 family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a 14spoon in his mouth. However, some people live from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most 15 things in life, like food.
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽车).
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell their second car and buy a van. In the van, the sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are removed from the two seats which can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic(陶艺)class.
On one summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car. I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? I imagined the cool lake water. Irritated, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. We sat in silence. I was too upset to make conversation.
“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” Mama asked calmly.
“No,” I said.
“We are going to volunteer at a children's shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you.” she explained.
When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn't stop crying. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds.
As I took in my surroundings, I felt a gentle tug on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. “Hi! You want to play dolls with me?” she asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, “Sure.” Her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.
My mom taught me a valuable lesson that summer. I returned to the shelter with her several times. During those visits, some of the children shared their troubled pasts with me and I learned to be grateful for what I had. Today as I convey these values to my own child, I reflect back to that experience. It was a time that I will never forget.
Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion of climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve his skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world was at an end! Eleven kilometres (direct) below the city, the (great) earthquake of the 20th century had begun. It was felt in Beijing, is more than two hundred kilometres away. One-third of the nation (feel) it. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay ruins. The suffering of the people (be) extreme. Two-thirds of (they) died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many (child) were left without parents. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard (get). People began to wonder long the disaster would last.
要点提示: 1）表示安慰；
2）提出建议；
3）给予鼓励。
参考词汇:分数score 压力 pressure
注意：1）词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Kenton,
I've received your letter.
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
