She hadn't slept at all last night. But she didn't feel (sleep).
Liz wasn't listening at all at class. It looked like she (stare) at the teacher's face, immersed (专注) on a sea of knowledge, but in fact, she couldn't stop thinking about what happened last night. She couldn't calm (she) down at all.
It seemed that it was even (hard) for her to get Shawn out of her mind after what had happened last night.
So when she felt like her head was splitting, she would turn to take look at Shawn Hunter, who was sitting in the back row. But when she met his cold (eye), she finally came to her senses – how could two parallel (平行的) worlds meet?
When she turned around (look) at him again, Sara Crawford appeared. she was wearing a very pretty wig, it still looked unreal. They both paused a little but calmed down really (quick) and pretended nothing happened.
The class was over. Just when everyone was standing up to go to the restrooms or relax, a girl walked in a cup of coffee. It was Elizabeth Moretz.
Charity Ride
Two nurses from the north of England are going to cycle from Land's End to John o' Groats (raise) money for new hospital equipment. Joe Swain and Bella King are both nurses at Bradford Royal Infirmary in Yorkshire. The hospital (bad) needs a new running machine for the physiotherapy department, and Joe and Bella have decided to collect the money (they).
John o' Groats in Scotland is the (far) north you can go on land in the UK. Land's End is on southwest coast of England. Traditionally, the journey these two places is the longest in the UK. By road, it is about 1, 400 km.
So how long will it take Joe and Bella to cover the (area) from north to southwest?" We are hoping to do it in ten days," says Joe, "but perhaps we will need two weeks."
The two nurses (plan) the journey very carefully for a long time. They are going to do it in May the weather will be warm (they hope!) but not hot. At the moment, they (train) hard. "We cycle every day," says Bella, "and on weekends, we do a long ride—100 km or more. I'm getting very fit!"
Miya, aged nine, and her sixyearold sister Tiffany were in the swimming pool in the back garden of their house in Grandwille, USA. Their father David was with (they). It was a lovely day. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
Suddenly David shouted. He was trouble. It was his legs. His legs weren't right. He was in pain. Then he was under the water. The girls weren't scared but they were (worry). Was it a joke or was he really in danger? Twenty seconds later he was under the water. Now Miya was scared.
There was no time (wait). In seconds, Miya was under the water with her father. He was heavy but with the help of the water, she was able to pull him to one side of the pool. Now his head was out of the water. He was alive he wasn't conscious(有意识的). Tiffany called 911 as (quick)as possible. Ten minutes later, doctors came. Soon their father was conscious . The girls were happy to see that.
David still doesn't know was wrong with his legs on that day. But he knows that his daughters were (hero) and thanks them every day for saving his life. He is a very proud father.
Once upon a time, there was a family with 8 children living in a village. Two of the children, both boys, loved painting very much, the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at art school.
After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛)a coin. The loser would go down into the mines and support his brother with his . Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, in four years, he would pay the school fee for the other brother (study)at the college.
One of the brothers, Albrecht Durer, won the toss and his brother Jack went down the (danger)mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his (teacher). He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
Durer returned. When he told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said (quiet), "The four years in the mines (do)too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can't even hold a glass. "
To show his love to his brother, Durer drew his brother's hands palms(手掌)together and thin fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing simply Hands, but the whole world almost quickly opened their hearts to the great work and renamed The Praying Hands.
The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a (two)look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!
A warm-hearted man was driving down a country road one day when he saw a child struggling to lift a bale of hay (干草) off the ground. It _ (seem) that the hay had fallen off the back of a truck.
The man (attract) by what he had seen and he was a bit worried about the child, so he pulled over and went overthe boy. "Hey there, you look like you're having a hard time (move) that heavy bale of hay. Why don't you take a break now? I can give you some water and cookies," the man said. " After having them, you can go on. "
"No, thank you." the boy replied (polite). " my dad said I needed to move this bale of hay."
"Ah, but everyone deserves(值得) a break. Don't worry! Just take a few minutes to rest!" the man suggested.
"No, my dad saidwas really important to move this hay as soon as, " the boy said.
"Your dad sounds quite cruel (残忍的) and why didn't he try it by (he)! Can you tell me he is? I'd like to talk to him about how he's treating you, ""the man said angrily.
"Well," the boy replied, "he's under this bale of hay."
When teacher Margret Atkins, 39, went to ride her bike to school last Friday, she was shocked to discover it
(steal). When our reporter spoke to her, she told him that she'd been angry when she realized the bike was gone. It was quite old bike her grandpa had given her years ago. She said it was (valuable) gift she'd ever received.
So what did she do? She decided (write) a note to the thief and put it where the bike had been taken away. To her surprise, she (find) the thief had returned the bike, together with a written apology
(道歉)later that day. "What I did was (complete) wrong. I'm really sorry I took your bike. Hope you can accept (I) apology!"
Mrs. Atkins told reporters she was not going to call the police she was no longer angry. She was just thankful that she could go to school on her bike again. She added that she'd probably write another passage to the thief, "I want to thank him returning the bike and the tell him I've forgiven him. " She explained. "people sometimes make (mistake), but the important thing is that they own up to(承认） what they've done," she said.
Last Monday I went to West Hollywood for a business trip. Upon my arrival, I looked somewhere to park my car and then found a new parking garage there.
After I stopped my car in front of the parking garage, I was told that I didn't have to park my car (me). Instead, all I had to do was leave my car there as a robot would take care of everything. I was doubtful, so I did not leave (immediate). I watched there. Soon a machine came, which lifted my car and transport (运送) it somewhere in the parking garage. When
I (return) later that day, the robot found my car, got it back and returned it to me. After I came back from West Hollywood, I searched about the parking garage online and learned better about it. The parking garage is now only one of its kind in the world. The robots are used to transport cars there are controlled by computers.
The robots can leave (car) within centimeters of each other without any mistakes.I was amazed after (learn) about the parking garage. I hope more such garages (build) in the nation. This way, parking cars will become much (easy).
Alice Thompson, together with her friend, made a ride on a long-distance train from Sydney to Alice Springs. They (spend) two days and nights on the famous Ghan train.
The train was wonderful and comfortable and the food was great too. They tasted delicious meals were cooked by experts! The scenes were very colorful for the first few hundred kilometres of the journey. Then they saw desert and empty farms.
The people on the train were nice. Alice sat quietly and looked of the window, enjoying the scenes. Sometimes she talked to other (passenger), and sometimes sheen joyed (she) with books and music. At night, the night sky was so beautiful with the stars shining like diamonds she often watched it for hours.
Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way (travel)to the middle of the country, so they brought some camels Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan. For many years, camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. In the 1920s, a new railway line. (build) and the camels weren't needed any more. As result, some were shot according to a law made in 1925.
Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own two years ago?
Wendy Wang is the girl. She has already written several successful computer (game).They are so popular that over half a million games (sell) every year. Now all of (she) family work in her business, and she is still at school. She (get) up early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast. Every day she goes to school her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough. She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her (feel) interested. She usually gets "A" grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for (help). She finishes her homework in half hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office goes on working on her computer, writing games till 2 am.
She says generally she needs (little) sleep than other children.
In the Warring States period(战国时期), there was an old man (all) Sai Weng. His special skill was taking care of horses and he was very good at it. That is how he made money to live at his village. One day he lost one of his (well) horses. His neighbor told Sai Weng how sorry he was about this. Sai Weng said, "Do not be sorry for me. I agree with you that this looks like bad luck now, but let us wait and see what happens." After a while, the horse Sai Weng had lost returned, but it did not come along. Another very beautiful horse was with it. Sai Weng's other neighbor arrived his door and congratulated him. Sai Weng (reply), "This seems like good luck now, but let us wait and see." A few days later, Sai Weng's son decided to go out to ride the new horse. During the ride, the horse was nervous and threw its rider to the ground. Sai Weng's son broke his leg. This time both neighbors came to console(安慰) Sai Weng, but Sai Weng (simple) said, "Thank you, but how could we know this is not good thing for me?" One year later, the Emperor's soldiers went to the village to collet healthy young (man) to fight in the war. Sai Weng's son (require) to join the army. However, he didn't join the army he was crippled(瘸的).
