A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）. Most marigolds are either golden or brown. It is very hard to find a 1 one.
Twenty years later, the company received a 2 from an old woman. She sent 100 white marigold seeds (种子) along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of 3. When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago, she got very 4. She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her children didn't believe her. She knew5 about seed genetics (遗传学) after all. Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.
Still, she6 to make it happen. She planted some common marigold seeds an 7 them. A year later, when the plants produced flowers, she chose one of the faintest (颜色淡) and took its seeds. She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open. Year after year, her8 changed. Her husband died, her children moved away, and many things happened.9, her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years, she went out to her 10 and found a marigold that was not just white—it was as white as the purest snow!
Steve Taylor was in his room lying down for sleep while his mother Katelyn was taking a shower. She wanted to bathe before going to bed herself. The 5-year-old boy was just about to fall asleep when he heard a loud noise from the bathroom. He hurried to have a look.
When he got to the bathroom, he found his mother lying in the bathtub (浴缸) with blood coming from her head. She had an epileptic fit (癫痫发作) and didn't know anything. However, little Steve kept a cool head.
He first went to his 2-month-old sister and put her in a blanket (毛毯), placing her on the sofa. He then climbed up a chair to open the door. Once the door opened, Steve picked her up from the sofa and went to his neighbor's house. The neighbor, Jessica, was very surprised to see her two young neighbors standing outside her door at such a strange hour.
She first thought the little boy was coming to talk about his dog. But he said, "No, my mom died in the shower. Can you take care of us?" Jessica ran to next door in a hurry and found Katelyn in the shower with the water still running. She called 911 and help arrived just in time.
Ms. Taylor believed that her son saved her life. If not her son, she probably would have died right there in her bathtub. Steve was praised by the local fire department. They showed up at his house with their fire truck to present him with some special prizes.
① Jessica called 911
② Ms. Taylor had an epileptic fit.
③ Ms. Taylor wanted to bathe before sleeping.
④ Steve went to his neighbor's house for help.
⑤ Steve was praised by the local fire department.
So, it's exam time again. Have you done the necessary work to get good marks? Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow (枕头) doesn't work. The best way is to space your practice out, rather than cram(塞) it all together. Just as a scientist called Tom Stafford advises, if you organize five hours of study into one hour a day, you'll remember more than if you study for five hours on one day.
▲ Get pens and paper and start working! Students who can test themselves earlier will be better at retrieving the knowledge from the memory and keep it in the long run. John Dunlosky, a professor in the US, suggests that "you start by reading a textbook with your favorite pens and colors, and then write down the important ideas on small cards. While doing so, you actually try to test yourselves on them."
Good revision (复习) should give you confidence, but if you are still worried, it's not harmful to follow some special customs. In Japan, it seems to be a tradition for students to eat Katsudon before a test. This is a bowl of rice with egg and pork pieces. The name of the dish makes people think of the word "katsu", meaning "winning". For some students in South Korea, the key to success is not washing their hair before an exam, because they believe they could wash all the knowledge out of their heads. And in different parts of the world, there are always those who believe in their "lucky underwear".
The bottom line is that you need to study, eat a good meal, sleep well on the eve of the test, and believe that your efforts will pay off.
Good luck in your exam!
A: Alex, can I throw your toy train away?
B: I have played with it for ten years.
A: But it is too old and it is broken. Why do you still want to keep it?
B:
A: All right. And many of your clothes are too small to wear.
B: We can sell them in a yard sale.
A: Then we will give the money to the children's home!
B: Sounds great!
A: Is tomorrow OK?
B: I'm sorry, Mum. I'll have to help my friend Ted with his lessons then.
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B: No problem.
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A. What are you going to do with them? B. Please don't, Mum. C. These clothes belong to Ted. D. What about the day after tomorrow? E. Because it's like an old friend to me. F. When shall we have the yard sale? G. Is there going to be a yard sale tomorrow? |
It is nine o'clock on Sunday evening. Anna isn't listening to her favorite pop music. Instead, she is reading a book called The Call of the Wild. For one thing, Ms. Woo, her teacher asked her to write a report about the book. For another, the book is so wonderful that she can't wait to finish it.
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The main character of the book is a dog called Buck. He lives happily in California with his owner Judge Miller. But some people found gold in Canada and they want big and strong dogs to work in the snow. So someone steals Buck and sells him as a sled (雪橇) dog. Soon Buck comes to Canada. He meets many difficulties and he has to learn to take care of himself. Buck becomes the lead dog finally. Later, Hal becomes Buck's new owner. Hal is a bad man and often beats Buck. Luckily, Buck is saved by a kind man John Thornton. However, some people kill John. |
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On April 13, China's women's soccer team won a ticket to this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
But the win didn't come Team China was still behind 2-0 after the first half of the section. Luckily, player Wang Shuang scored two goals later.
"We never gave up, even when we were 2-0 down, we always we could come back," Wang said. "We deserved（值得）the win because we've trained hard for over 100 days. The we train, the luckier we can be... We had to fight to the last minute. "
This fighting spirit has always been with the team. People even praised as "Steel Roses".
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I'm Li Hua, a student from Hong Xing Middle School. ▲ I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
