88-year-old Gao Siji lives in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. She often goes to seafood stores to1fish bones. In her eyes, they are not2, but great things for making works of art. And she is3 for her fish-bone pictures. Lots of people love them.
You may wonder4Gao started making pictures with fish bones. It was about 30 years ago. "As soon as I left my job because of age, I went to study5. When I ate fish one day, I got interested in the 6of the fish bones and had a(n)7 to make works of art with them," she said. "Then I cleaned the fish bones, colored them and glued them together to finish my first fish- bone picture. " The picture was wonderful and Gao fell in love with this kind of art. Soon she started using other seafood waste to make pictures. Over the past thirty years, Gao has made more than one hundred works of art. How8she is!
Gao's fish-bone pictures are a good example to make us believe that there is no such thing as waste, only resources (资源) in the wrong place. 9 should make full use of waste. Gao also 10people in need, she gave the money she won from competitions to special education groups.
RSPCA Charity Shop
Tel: 01752 665599
80 Grenville Road, Street Judes, Plymouth, Devon,:PL4 9PY
Sells donated items(捐赠物品) like clothes, books, tapes and shoes to raise money for animals.
Dame Hannah Rogers Charity Shop
Tel: 01752 265394
104 Embankment Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 9HY
Sells books, clothes, CDs, shoes
A place for people with disabilities(残疾)to learn, train and work in a real friendly and exciting environment.
YMCA Shop
Tel: 01752 222752
34 Cornwall Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1LP
Sells all kinds of donated items like clothes, books, tapes and CDs. Young people can volunteer here.
British Red Cross Shop
Tel: 01752 603771
90 Cornwall Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1NF
Sells second-hand clothes, books, bags, toys and small items to raise money for the Red Cross.
Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Ben, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Barbara was beginning to think she should have called it off. Barbara, a nurse at the local hospital, was very tired at that moment. The coldest season and the terrible weather just brought them more difficulties.
"Mum!" Ben cried suddenly. "Look!" Just ahead,a car had lost control on the icy road and crashed (猛撞)into a telephone pole. Barbara stopped her car quickly and opened the door. She said to Ben, "Dear, promise me you'll stay in the car!" "I will, Mum," Ben said as his mum ran. She was a nurse-she might be able to help the unlucky people
It was terrible. Two girls aged about 18 were in the car. One was dead and the other was still breathing. Barbara quickly cleaned the wounds in the driver's head. Ben called for help on his mum's phone. Soon an ambulance came." Good job, Barbara! You've saved her life," one doctor said as he examined the driver's wounds. Barbara walked back to her car with a feeling of sadness, especially for the family of the girl who had died. Later, Barbara was able to meet the family of the driver. They expressed their thanks to Barbara for the help she had provided.
A few years ago, my teacher asked me to join a program with three of my classmates. Each week we spent an hour in the classroom helping special needs children with their schoolwork, art projects(项目)and everyday activities. Soon, I found that working with special needs children had changed my life a lot. At first I thought it would be scary to be around those different children, yet there was something really special about them.
One of my favorite memories(回忆) is reading a story about how it is great to be different. After the story, I helped the children make clay(黏土) characters. They worked with ease and confidence(轻松且自信). When I saw the smiles on their faces, I felt really happy.
Today, as a working woman, I still work with special needs children. Not long ago, I started " the Castle(城堡) for Kids" project. I thought it would be fun for those children to change their classroom into a castle. They were builders of a castle. They also built a lifelong memory for themselves and me.
Working with special needs children has improved my understanding of life. My teacher believes we should be a part of something bigger than ourselves. I never understood how true this was until I worked with those children.
One Friday morning when Mr Turvey couldn't find one of his shoes. And Mrs. Turvey couldn't see her face in the mirror, they decided it was time to get their house cleaned. So that afternoon Mrs. Turvey called Marie, a foreign student who provided the house clean-up service on weekends. She did a very good job and most families in Mrs. Turvey's neighborhood were satisfied with her.
Marie came to the house the next morning and worked all day long. She first put all the dirty clothes into the washing machine. After sweeping the floor in the living room, she took a wet cloth to wipe the furniture(擦拭家具) until it was shining. In the kitchen, the floor was much dirtier. Marie got down on her hands and knees to clean it with a brush. Then she did the dishes and put them away.
After the clothes were dried, she ironed (熨) them and put them away. Finally, she made the bed. When she finished, the house looked very clean and tidy. Then she left the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Turvey came home from a trip that evening. The floor and the furniture were clean. In their bedroom, all their clothes were tidy.
"So what do you think?"Mrs Turvey asked.
"It looks nice," Mr. Turvey said," but how are we ever going to find anything?"
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Tom is one of my friends. He is a good mountain (登山者). Five years ago. He broke his legs when climbing a mountain (独自). He was (躺) on the floor in a coma when he was found. He was in such a bad (状况) that doctors had to cut off his legs in order to save his life. After that, Tom was in great sorrow and he even thought of (死). To cheer him up I often take him to volunteer in children's home. We hope to do many things, such as (修补) some broken toys, sweeping the floor and taking out the (垃圾). It makes Tom get a strong feeling of (满足). He always says，"In our life, there are always (困难) that we can't imagine. As long as we face them bravely. We will (理解) the meaning of life.
In an English writing competition, a girl (name) Sarah won the first prize. She is a special winner. Because she is the only competitor who doesn't have hands.
Sarah was born her hands. Her family didn't like her, so they left her in front of a welfare house. (luck), an American couple liked Sarah very much. They brought her back to America. There was another girl in the family. She is two years (old) than Sarah, she likes Sara, .
Sarah was shy at first. But all the family encouraged her to open the heart. They taught her to speak English and treated (对待) her a common person. As time went by, Sarah became more and more active and outgoing. She was smart that she could speak English in just one year.
Last year, there was an English writing competition in her school. She decided (take) part in it. She began to learn to write, holding the pen between her arms. The pen (fall) down from her arms again and again. However, she did not give . After two months, She could write very well. And finally, She won the prize. All her family and friends were proud of her.
People often ask and are asked what is the most important thing in life. Some people answer that family is the most important and others say love, work or money. In my opinion, health is the most important in life. However, how to keep healthy?
Firstly, ① A positive attitude towards life must be good to health. It also brings new power to overcome disease.
Secondly, ② Taking exercise regularly or even every day helps you build a strong body, which is the base of health. Exercise can improve the ability of the body to fight disease.
Thirdly, ③ . Because friendship is an important part. To influence your health. Many studies show that people with a wide range of social contacts get sick less than those who don't. I always feel better when I am with friends than I am alone.
Finally, ④ . Having a good rest and building normal daily routine are also important to health.
Health is a problem. We should attach importance to. Only by building a health healthy body can we live a better life.
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A. take exercise regularly. B. make friends. C. be positive. D. eat properly. |
① ② ③ ④
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学业压力大 浪费时间 家长的事 …… |
学会基本的生活技能 培养独立性 学会有责任心 …… |
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要求：
⑴语句通顺，符合逻辑，可以适当的发挥。
⑵文中不能出现真实姓名和校名，语言流畅，书写美观。
⑶不少于80个字，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇： basic （基本的），skill（技能）， responsible（有责任心的）
Last week, we had a survey about whether teenagers should help parents with housework. Here are some results.
