"It's over! Thank goodness!" school was 1 and I was tired. I 2 at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to 3 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 4.
"My father's ill ," she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 5. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 6 a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, "what's wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already 7 my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the 8 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want to anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus 9, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 10.
I suddenly 11 very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered. 12 people is an art.
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According to scientists' research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.
Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st—Feb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother's exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health. 4
Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin”. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.
Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, “These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.”
Pisces is the twelfth star sign. There is a legend about its name.
Long, long ago, there was a war between gods and a bad monster (怪物). It lasted ten years. One day, the gods were surprised to find that the monster was coming towards them. The goat god Pan shouted a warning and tried to change himself into a fish. One god, Aphrodite, took her little boy Eros and tried to hide among the bushes near Euphrates River. She was the god of love and her son was the god of war. It is said that two fish swam to carry Aphrodite and her child to safety. Some people also believe that Aphrodite and Eros changed into fish themselves and swam away to safety. Later the fish represent Aphrodite and her son Eros.
As they appeared in the sky, the two fish were tied together by a rope (绳子). Some said that Aphrodite tied the little boy to her body so that he would not get lost as they swam away to safety. That's the story about Pisces.
In Western countries, some people believe people will share similar characteristics if they have the same star sign. So if you're born between February 19th and March 20th, your star sign is Pisces. It means that you are generous, easy-going and creative.
'USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?' We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden (负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
Title: Studying at home or study ? | |
Phenomenon（现象） | Studying abroad has become a for Chinese students. |
Advantages | It is helpful for Chinese students to themselves. |
It is helpful for Chinese students to foreign language skills. | |
It enables(使…能够) Chinese students to find jobs more . | |
| It Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language. |
It's hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad parents' care. | |
Parents may be under pressure（压力）because the cost of studying abroad is very | |
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be by describing Liu Xiang's example. | |
There is nothing more i to life than the sun. W the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are t of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the day you can o see one star-- the sun.
The sun is much n to us than any other star. That is w it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years afrom the earth.
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姓名 | 张航 |
特长 | 精通电脑，擅长演讲 |
性格、品质 | 自信、勤奋、谦虚、有条理、乐于助人 |
个人事迹 | 经常花很多时间组织课外活动，从不介意为班级做额外的工作，总是尽最大努力帮助同学，深受同学们欢迎。 |
Dear Mr. Wang,
I'm writing to recommend Zhang Hang as our new monitor.……
I hope you can consider my recommendation.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
