—____. The fish he cooked makes me mouth-watering.
—No, you ____. He's already been told.
—Wonderful. It's been years ____ I enjoyed myself that much.
I was out shopping with my kids doing my best to budget (谨慎花钱) the last of my paycheck. I saw a lady sitting beside my car with a sign that she was1 and needed help. I had a few dollars I could. 2 and a couple of bottles of water in my car, so I handed her the bottles and the3
The next day I was down to about $ 12 and4 day was one day away. On the way to picking up my son from school, I tried to do something5 with my 12-year-old son. We stopped by our favorite6 for the amazing cow cookies and the chocolate chip cookies. I let the baker know I had to7 it under $ 12. 25. When she rang it up (把款项记入收款机), she said, "Oh, it's $12. 43. " I told her, "Sorry, I'll have to split the payment between my card and some loose8 I have in my wallet. "
9 , she rounded it down to $12. After I10 her and went walking out, she told me to stop and handed me an/a11 chocolate chip cookie and two more cow cookies. It was a small12 but made me feel so happy to receive. When I told my son about this, he13 on how when we do one act of14 it gets multiplied by three, I believe that and I know in my heart it always feels good to15 and do the right thing.
Many years ago, I was fresh out of school and working in Denver. One day, I drove to my parents' home in Missouri for Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, I found the gas was running out. I stopped, wondering what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me and an old couple came out. They offered to pull my car to a gas station. When we said good- bye to each other. the husband gave me his business card.
When I arrived home, I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note. I soon received a note saying that helping me had made their holiday meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a nearby town for a meeting in the morning. In the late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found a salesman waiting beside the door.
"Would you please do me a favor?" I asked and explained my trouble. He quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. He would accept no payment. When I got home, I wrote a note to thank him. I received a letter back from the salesman. He said no one had ever taken the time to write him a note of thanks and it meant a lot.
Although it is easy to say thanks to others, it means so much.
Can you survive an unannounced storm? Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones, there're still some instances(情况) when the violent weather takes us by surprise.
While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning, sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day's time, endangering everyone and everything in their path.
Oil workers were trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared. Natural scientists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning. Ten years ago a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out(经受的住) a major hurricane during a training exercise. There've been a few instances when travelers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.
Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is generally a choice for most of us—but not for all. Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in. Most ride out the storm in their homes.
But there're a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies. Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defense. If you're headed outdoors for a few days or weeks, you should always carry a flashlight (手电筒) with extra batteries, a Beidou device (装置), and a basic medical box. If you're traveling in your car, remember you may suffer high winds. You'd better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car. Keeping your head and your courage up is essential to survival in any type of danger. Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.
Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the players.
When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.
At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch even though I didn't understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs. I felt like I had found complete pleasure.
At last. my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up being burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part. I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.
My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day, Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie stout anything. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.
Activity | A lecture on "Earthquake and its damage" |
Lecturer | Geography teacher |
Where | Room 402 |
When | 3: 00p. m. to 4: 30p. m. |
Notice | 1. bring a notebook; 2. attend the lecture on time; 3. the film Aftershock will be shown after the lecture |
注意：（1）词数：不少于100词；
（2）短文内容要求语句连贯，条理清楚，必须包括以上所有内容； （3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Boys and girls
May I have your attention, please?
