Peng Liyuan, China’s first lady, became one of the newest members of the most powerful women list, ranking 54th, along with eight ______ Chinese women, including Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, Cher Wang, chairwoman of HTC and so on.
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, in ______ a month since its debut (首次亮相).
A．less than B．more than C．other than D．rather than
A total of 548 students fell ill ______ consuming milk and biscuits in schools in Northwest China's Qinghai province on Wednesday, local authorities said.
A．before B．when C．after D．while
假设你现在正参加一场英语演讲比赛，你抽到的演讲题目是Smile for Life, and Every Day will be Sunshine. 请你就该话题展开演讲。你的演讲必须包含以下三个方面的内容：
1. 你对此话的理解；
2. 用一个事例来支持你的理解；
3. 总结发言。
注意：词数120左右。首尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It’s my honour to give a speech here. My topic of speech is “Smile for Life, and Every Day will be Sunshine”.
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Thanks for your attention!
We are going to take the College Entrance Exams in about sixteen days. Therefore, many students still don’t know what to balance their study, rest and physical exercises while prepared for the Exams. They usually devote too much time to go over their lessons, what results in a poor health and low efficiency of learning.
As the proverb goes, early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. We’d better leave us enough time to rest and sleep since it enables us to learn our lessons more efficient. What’s more, a strong and healthy body is the base for our further study, future work and creative activities.
In brief, as we are preparing for the Exams, don’t forget that rest, exercise and study were equally important.
A. Arguments are pointless.
B. Your parents only want what's best for you.
C. Everyone's opinion matters only as much as you want them to.
D. You learn by doing.
E. Your emotions are under your control.
F. You aren't stuck in any situation
Life is the greatest teacher
There always comes a moment when I wonder where I will end up and this moment always serves as a strong motivation for me to learn life lesson. I've learned a great many things, but these are the lessons that I wish I'd learned earlier:
1._________
There was a time when everyone's opinion was mine as well. Whatever preferences I formerly held were dashed in the face of another's. This most likely came from a need to please others. Remember that your opinion matters just as much as the next guy's, whether they make more money than you or are less popular than you. Everyone's opinion holds the same weight.
2._________
Drama, chaos, and emotional unrest — these were what took up most of my time as a teenager. If I had heard someone said bad things behind my back, I'd be angry. Go crazy. Looking back on those tantrums now, I'm not too surprised. After all, when you have little self control, anything is possible. The lesson here is, remain aware of how you react.
3._________
Will one small argument among friends decide the fate of the entire universe? In my world it felt like it. I just wanted so much to be right and for them so much to be wrong. But in the end, it only resulted in me wasting my time and in the other person storming off in frustration. Is there really a point to arguing? Unless it's absolutely necessary, I've learned that it's better to hold your breath on things you can't control at all. Arguing to change someone's mind is one of them.
4._________
I'm not saying every parent wants what's best for you (there are outliers), but in general, parents do what they do for you in your best interest. My parents used to make me do the dishes, cook dinner, sweep the floors, mow the lawn, take out the garbage… the list goes on and on. And at every turn, I'd whine and complain. I'd eventually end up doing it. Now, I honestly see the value in having learned those skills. I can efficiently cook and clean up after myself.
5._________
Whenever I’d lose a friend, get an awful grade, or disappoint my parents, I stewed in my own muck. Waiting for the bad moments to go away seemed to be the only solution. Fortunately, I know now that you don’t have to be stuck in bad situations. You can go out and create better ones. It all depends on perspective; on how you see the situation. Viewing everything as a learning experience makes life more pleasurable, even during the hard times. You aren't stuck. You can move on.
I'm glad to have learned these lessons the way I did. Each experience helped shape me to become a better person. I don't know if any young people are reading this, but if they are, I'd like to say this: “Listen to life and its experiences. Everyone goes through mostly the same things.”
