He lost his arms in an accident. Since then, he has had to depend on his younger brother. In order to1him, his younger brother became his shadow (影子)，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his2he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As the two brothers3together, then one day, his younger brother had to work far from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart- broken and didn't know what to do.
A similar misfortune(不幸) happened to a girl4. One night her mother disappeared after arguing with her father. So her father went out looking for her mother,5her alone at home. She tried6meals for her parents, but only to catch a big fire, which took her hands away.
7her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her
willingness to help her, she made up her mind to be completely independent(独立的). At school, she always studied hard and she learned to be self-reliant(自力更生的).
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to a television interview programme. People8both of them to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: I am9. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs.
They had10experienced a terrible disaster(灾难)，but their different attitudes showed the nature of their lives. If you choose only to complain11it and escape from it, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be12, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune from which new hopes will arise.
Illegal(违法的) driving is really dangerous. It may cause traffic accidents, even deaths. It's reported that thousands of people die from illegal driving each year. Many countries are trying their best to control it. France, for example, has made some strict rules and laws to stop it.
People are warned not to eat while driving. Any driver who is caught eating while at the wheel will be stopped by the police. Then he will be fined up to £50 for it.
Drivers are not allowed to read a map, make a phone call or listen to very loud music while driving. Besides it is against the rules for the motorists to use any kind of earphones. Things change easily on the road. Drivers never know what will happen next.
From July 2 on, it will be illegal to smoke when there is a child aged 12 or under in the car. Smoking is also banned(禁止) outdoors at children's play areas, including those at motorway rest areas. Notices in several languages have been put up at motorway service stations to warn foreign visitors of the rules.
Driving after drinking can put people in danger. All the drivers are asked to carry alcohol breath test equipment(酒精测试仪) in their cars. Anyone who breaks the rule will be punished.
A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and the truck driver.
He also spoke to Tom, a witness. This is what they said.
Truck driver: I was driving from the airport to Newtown. A car crossed the road, so1 slowed down. 1 didn't stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged.
Taxi driver: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometres from Newtown. The truck stopped suddenly without giving me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I couldn't pass the truck because there were two cars crossing near from Newtown. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
Tom: I witnessed the accident. The truck was going to Newtown. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred metres behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.
A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery(外科手术). He found the boy's father waiting worriedly.
On seeing him, the father cried out, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son is in danger? Don't you have any sense of duty?"
The doctor said, “I am sorry. I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could and now, I wish you could calm down so that I can do my work quietly.
“Calm down? What if your son was in this room right now? If your son dies while you are waiting for a doctor, what will you do?" said the father angrily. The doctor smiled and replied, “We'll do our best and you should also pray(祈祷) for your son.
The surgery took some time before the doctor went out， saying happily, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply, he ran away, saying, “If you have any question, ask the nurse.
“Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state(状况)?”shouted the father. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face, “His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial(葬礼) when we called him for your son's surgery. And since he saved your son, he left running to finish his son's burial. ”
One morning, Sue was riding her bike to school. She was late, so she decided to take a short cut(捷径). But she made a mistake and turned into a one way street. A car was coming from the other direction(方向). The driver quickly drove to one side and drove into a shop window. There was glass everywhere.
Sue rode into the other side of the street and hit a man，then an apple cart, The apple cart turned over and the apples went in all directions.
A group of students were having breakfast in a small restaurant. With their help, all the apples were picked up and put back in the cart. Luckily, neither Sue nor the driver of the car was hurt. He stopped Sue from riding to school and asked her some questions, so Sue was even later for school.
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A: No. A woman saw it lying on the ground while she was walking past.
B: So she gave it back to you then.
A: No, she called me up later that day.
B: How kind she was!
A: Yes, but I have to be more careful next time.
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A. She found my phone number in the purse. B. What did you lose? C. I had a small accident last Sunday. D. My purse dropped on the ground while I was walking in the park that morning. E. You were lucky. F. Did you lose it? G. She was very kind. |
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Every year several thousand people die in the in Great Britain. And more than one hundred thousand people are hurt.
There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey(遵守) the rules. They are If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before the road, stop and look both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Young must not play in the street.
The lights were , so the old man stopped his car and waited for them to to green. he was waiting, a police car came up behind him，hit his car in the back and stopped. There two policemen in the police car, and they were amazed and glad when the old man got out of his car and walked towards them without any trouble after such an . He was over 70 years old. The old man came to the door of the police car, smiled kindly and said, "Tell me, young men, how do you stop this car when the lights are red and I am not here?”
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the street because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China except Macao. If it's your first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go, and people on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially for the children.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong，there are many big buses with two floors, and you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city well. It's very interesting.
英语提示:a few boys; play football; in the street; an old man; have a basket in his hand; pass by; stop playing; tell them not to play football in the street; never play football; carry the basket
