A young lady was driving a family car home with her father when they were caught in a heavy storm.
The young lady was a little 1 and asked her father, "What should I do, stop or 2 driving?" Her father said, "Keep driving. "
After 3 a few kilometers, the storm was becoming heavier 4 heavier. The young lady noticed that some cars and big transport trucks 5 pulling over (靠边停) to the side of the road.
The young lady asked her father again 6 they should stop. But her father said 7. So, she had to keep on driving.
Ten minutes 8, the storm started to become 9 and she could see a little more clearly. After a few of kilometers, she drove out of the storm. What's more, the sun 10 and the road ahead was dry.
Her father told her to 11 and get out of the car.
"But why 12, Father?" she asked in surprise.
Her father said, "When you get out, you can look back 13 all the people in cars and big trucks that gave up and they are still in the storm. Now, your storm is over 14 you didn't give up. "
Don't give up, even if the stronger do. If you keep going, soon your "personal 15" will be over. The sun will shine on you again and the road ahead will be dry and clear.
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Healthy Impact of Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds (葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E. The vitamin is something that helps stop cancer, heart disease, eye problems and possibly aging The strength of seeds |
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One serving of sunflower seeds gives you 14 milligrams (毫克) of vitamin E. Experts say people need 15 milligrams of vitamin B every day. 28 g of sunflower seeds 14 mg of vitamin E Vitamin E needed each day 15 mg of vitamin E How to serve Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads in bread, and in vegetable dishes. Sources: World's Healthiest Foods, Discovery Health, TNS |
a. It stops cancer.
b. It protects people from heart diseases.
c. It makes people's eyes healthier.
d. It makes people's skin healthier.
Musical Elephants
In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, it's both of these things, but it's also something else: they're elephants.
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation (保护) Center in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and care for these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages (鼓励) elephants to paint. Richard Lair works with the TECC. He knew that elephants hear better than they see. So he had an idea: if elephants are smart and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra (管弦乐队). During a show, the elephants play different instruments, including the drums. They also use their voices and trucks (象鼻) to make sounds.
But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They're very creative. Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy other trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music, which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.
Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. Tom was curious about everything.
At lunch, Tom told me, "Dad, I saw a hen flying."
"Impossible!" I said without thinking. "How can a hen fly?"
"Dad the dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was tapped (被困) in a corner. When the hen saw no other way out, she suddenly flapped her wings and flew up to the roof (房顶). The hen escaped. Dad, I didn't know hens could fly. How can she fly?" my child asked.
I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly!"
Tom nodded (点头). He seemed to have understood.
Last weekend, we visited Tom's grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, "Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again! Come and see!"
I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of chickens, followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly stopped and turned around-she raised up wings and clucked at the dog.
I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away.
"Dad, why didn't the hen fly away? She knows she can't fight the dog." Tom asked.
I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world."
Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to the town. Suddenly the bag fell down from his horse on the road. He didn't know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) it by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed(失望的)when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, "I see you need help, my friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time！" Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted it and put it on the horse.
"Sir, " asked the farmer, "how can I pay you？"
"It's quite easy, " the great man answered with a smile, "Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him. "
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(不久前，最近), a report showed that young people and their parents often argued with each other about some small problems. (关系) between young people and their parents become difficult. We think it's of great (重要性) for both young people and their parents to (理解) each other.
For example, young people always feel (焦虑的) when they and their parents have different ideas about something. Also they think their parents are too strict with them because their parents always don't (允许) them to do this or that and make their own (决定). They may feel (寂寞的) when they are at home. As a result, some children can't get along well with their parents. And parents find it difficult to earn their children's trust. So (沟通) becomes so necessary and it is useful to children's (发展).
In an English writing competition, a girl named Sarah won the first prize. She is a special winner. Because she is the only (compete) 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 so smart 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.
A. How To Be Good Learners
B. Make Rubbish Useful
C. You Are What You Eat
D. E-Communication
E. Questions and Answers about America
Today, people write or talk to others on the computer. Nancy wants to learn more about it.
Mary is a good mother. She believes eating right food is important. She likes to help her children grow better by eating the right food.
Kevin often sits at his desk, studying all night, but he still gets poor grades. He hopes to do better in the tests.
Bob's sister wants him to move to New York. But he isn't sure if that is a good idea. He needs to know more about the country.
Amy is worried that there are too many used plastic(塑料的) bags, she doesn't know what to do with.
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some students |
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* a good way to relax * know traditional culture |
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other students |
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*a waste of time * have no improvement |
注意：1）短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节
2）你的理由至少两条；
3）词数：80；
4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。参考词汇：fairy tales童话故事
短文首句 Nowadays, our class has had a discussion about whether teenagers can watch cartoons about fairy tales at their age.
