I always walk to my husband's office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.
One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车) 1 near me. I was busy2 the car when I noticed the driver. 3, she was probably the most 4 woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to 5."Why is it so6 that some people have it all?" I thought.
The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my7 to see her. I would 8 if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in 9 length.
A few weeks later, this question was 10 for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady's husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman 11 walked around to the passenger side — leaning on a walking cane. She 12 one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb (假肢) on her left leg and a brace on her right one.
As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had 13. He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been 14 in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large 15 with her because the crossing had no 16. That's 17 she owns such a nice car now.
For weeks I have 18this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how 19 I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled by 20.
Television is everywhere around us. Yet it is great for learning English. The pictures make it easier to understand than radio and because you can see who's talking，and get a better idea of what people mean. Just watch their "body language"! Watch programs that you find enjoyable and entertaining.
Here's the englishathome.com guide to learning as much as possible while watching English television：
Learning English should be fun—not something that you have to force yourself to do. If you have a passion for football，watch matches or the sports news.
Keep a notebook near to your television. This is especially useful. You can look for programs with subtitles in your own language.
Try to watch English television regularly. Even if you can only watch 15 minutes a day，you'll be amazed how much you learn.
Don't worry if you don't understand everything. English television is normally aimed at native English speakers. If the programs that you're watching are full of unknown words，just concentrate on understanding the general meaning.
Keep a note of television programs and presenters that you find easy to understand and try to watch them regularly. Soon you will impress your friends with your English skills.
A．Don't watch the programs too easy for you.
B．Better watch programs that you find interesting.
C．Programs often include many difficult words.
D．English learning has little to do with watching TV.
E．Whatever you watch will help you improve your English.
F．Doing this will increase your confidence in learning English.
G．You can take down any new words or expressions that you hear.
Many families in the United States have a (large) income now than ever before, but people are finding difficult to make ends meet anyway.
isn't a dollar worth as much as it used to be? Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay the necessities of life. For many years now, the cost of living has increased (great), so the value of the dollar has decreased.
No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps (increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go . At the same time, if there's a (short) of goods, the prices also increase.
Families need to know happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. Budgeting (help) you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
