A. This book might be Mary's. B. It can't be hers. C. Whose soccer is this? D. She's the only little kid at the picnic. E. The magazine must belong to Anna. |
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B: It must be Bob's. He loves soccer.
A: How about this magazine?
B: She loves reading and collecting magazines very much.
A: And this book?
B: Mark Twain is her favorite author.
A: OK. . . Here is a hair band. Is it Mary's?
B: No. Her hair is too short. It could be Alice's. Alice has long hair.
A: Er... Look! That toy panda must belong to Mary's little sister.
Many years ago in a village, Harlem, Holland, there lived a young boy. His name was Hans and he was eight years old. One 1 day, Hans went across the reservoir(水库) to visit an old blind man. He gave the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while, Then, Hans decided to 2 his home.
"The water in the reservoir usually gets 3 in autumn," said the old man. "Be 4, Hans." On his way home, Hans sang a song, watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother, 5, the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall. Hans felt afraid and started to 6 . Just then, he heard the sound of water running away. He looked around carefully, and then 7 a very small hole in the dam(水坝).
Hans felt scared 8 he knew what could happen. The 9 could get bigger and bigger. Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water. Hans knew what to do. He put his finger into the hole, 10 no more water could come through it. "Please, someone, help me!" Hans 11 , But there was no one to help him. After some time, he began to feel very cold and tired, but he could not 12 the dam. All night long, Hans waited and waited...
The next morning, a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries. I am trying to stop the 13 ,"the boy said. "Can you help me?" The farmer called some other people and they quickly 14 the hole. Then, they took Hans home. Everyone was very proud of that 15 boy.
Do you think there is a ghost(鬼) in the world? More than 20 years ago, a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam.
After his death, a superstition(迷信)began: Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later, students there still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain, the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the feet of students who refuse to pass underneath the tower.
The university had to pave(铺)extra paths, so students could walk to their classrooms without passing under the most terrible area. But, one day just before an important exam, a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought.
However, he got high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard.
Whenever I go under the clock tower, I will tell myself, “Working hard is the key to success.”
