--- Is John an ________ boy?
--- Yes, he never tells lies．
A．honest B．active
C．athletic D．outgoing
--- How is the _______ in Xiangyang ?
--- It’s getting worse and worse．There are always long lines of cars on roads．
A．culture B．food C．weather D．traffic
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每个人都有自己的爱好，请你谈谈自己的某个爱好，对自己的影响及对自己有什么帮助。80词以上。
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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin(查尔斯·达尔文), was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.
Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.
As a boy Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests.83. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.
At the age of sixteen, Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University in order to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.
Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.
Some time later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants, which he sent home from the places he visited.
When he returned home, Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends.
In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. 84.Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.
By 1859, Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species（物种起源）. It made a great hit in the world of science. ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.
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"Three apples have 1.c________ the world. One is for Eve, one is for Newton. The 2.t____ __ is in the hands of Steve Jobs. " said someone.
Steve Jobs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company which was 3.s______ up in his parents' garage (车库) on April Fool's Day, 1976.Through many years' hard work, Jobs and his Apple products were a great 4. s_________. People believe he has made the world a better place. Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon.
Because of his great achievements in this area, he was honored with a number of awards, 5. i_______the National Medal of Technology in 1985, the Times cover character（封面人物） and the Most Successful Manager in 1997.
Jobs' road to success wasn't an easy one. He 6.e___________ several ups and downs, but he was still standing. Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said, "A man can be destroyed, but not be defeated (打败). So he was considered as an American hero.
What did Jobs' workers and family 7.m__________think of him?
On one hand, some workers described him as a strange, bad-tempered (坏脾气的) boss. They said he was impatient with those who 8.d_________ with him or didn't understand his ideas. On the other hand, his family members 9.t__________ of him as a home-loving dad with each of his four children. He worried about all the things of them, such as their boyfriends, travel, safety and even skirt length. Though he was quite busy, he still 10. a________ his daughter's graduation party.
I bought a jasmine（茉莉花） plant for my office. When I bought it， I 1.__________(tell) it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell 2.________(fill) my office. I had the plant for two months， and every day I looked at it， but there 3.__________( be not) any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy， so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day， another friend Mary called and 4._________( invite) me to her office. When I walked in， her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out 5.___________(touch) the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers， I suddenly 6.________(understand) something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine 7.___________(bloom). I was so impatient for mine to bloom； regretfully， I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need8._______(be) patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she9.________(go) abroad the next week. Before she left， she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I 10.______________(learn) that when we want something in our life， we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
