In 2003, eBay, ______ famous website where people buy and sell ______ things, said that 70% of their problems were with people who cheated customers.
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前几天，一些同学就英语学习现状进行了一次讨论。发现有如下问题：
1. 对学习英语没有兴趣；2. 记忆单词有困难； 3. 怕出错，不敢参与小组讨论； 4. 阅读中不知如何处理生词；5. 写作中……
假如你是方华，在英语学习中也遇到了一些类似的问题，你以邮件的形式向英语报社的编辑(Bob)咨询，希望得到帮助。
要求：
1. 提出三个英语学习中的问题；
2. 可以参考以上提示，也可以根据自己实际适当发挥；
3. 中心突出，语意连贯，层次清晰．书写规范；
4. 不少于80词，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Bob,
I'm very pleased to write to you，__________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Fang Hua
My grandfather and I enjoy fishing. One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there were a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish. Felt hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.
Woman: Alan, I heard that you went to the clinic today. What's _1.__ matter with you?
Alan: I've burnt my arm and hurt my head.
Woman: What _2._ (happen)?
Alan: This morning，I wanted to have some cup noodles 3.__ I boiled some hot water. I __4.__ (pour) the hot water into the cup when my cat suddenly jumped onto the table and knocked ___5.__over. The hot water in the cup burnt my arm. It really hurt so I went to see the doctor.
Woman: How did you hurt your head then?
Alan: A can of paint fell down from a ladder. It dropped on the floor in front __6.__me. I knocked my head against _7.__shop window when I tried to move away.
Woman: You were so unlucky!
Alan: Yes, but I finally got to the clinic. The doctor told me _8._ (keep) my arm clean and dry. He __9. __ (tell) me to rest for a day too. I _ _10._ (feel) better now.
In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying，“Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the ____！”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a ____ dream.
“Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to ____ again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I'm sure I'm __ _！”
Peter got out of bed and started ____， but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt？” he asked. His wife was ____ ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my ____ stomach！”
As soon as he had put his clothes ____， he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite ____ that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait ____ morning, can't you？”
“No, I can't. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted，“ ____ you will find me dead ____ the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters ____ he heard his wife calling him again.
“I'm ____ again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as ____ as he could towards the doctor's. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake ____ around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who's there？”
“Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I've very ____ news for you. My wife ____ ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly ____ her. So you need not come. Go back to ____ now，and sleep well！”
1.A. driver B. nurse C. doctor D. child
2.A. terrible B. interesting C. surprising D. wonderful
3.A. bed B. sleep C. dream D. hospital
4.A. walking B. dying C. aching D. sleeping
5.A. dressing B. wearing C. raising D. working
6.A. very B. so C. too D. quite
7.A. good B. bad C. wrong D. poor
8.A. down B. off C. on D. up
9.A. surprised B. afraid C. certain D. worried
10.A. before B. for C. to D. until
11.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
12.A. after B. in C. before D. until
13.A. after B. when C. before D. while
14.A. good B. wrong C. all right D. right
15.A. fast B. slowly C. hurriedly D. happily
16.A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. doctors
17.A. good B. bad C. necessary D. ill
18.A. fell B. stayed C. grew D. failed
19.A. gone B. missed C. disappeared D. left
20.A. your home B. your bedroom C. your dream D. bed
Decision Making
Making decision in life can be a difficult task.____ 1.____In fact, the decisions you make today will not only influence your future ,but also other people and the world in which you live .
Decision making involves thinking ,talking , and searching for information related to a problem ._______ 2.______You do this by talking with others who know about the subject, going to the library , and thinking about two or more solutions.
_____3.__An example is your ten-year-old car breaks down and needs much money to repair. You need transportation to get to work, do shopping, and deal with other tasks. You must decide the best way to spend the family’s money.
In deciding -----or making a decision ------there is a six- step process:
*Define (明确) the problem .Understand the problem clearly .
*Gather and list all the information you can get on the problem.
*_____4.___It is important to have many possible solutions to the situation. It will take time to research the variety of solutions.
*_5.____Look at the good and bad sides to each solution. What are the results of each? Answer the questions : Will this solution be good for me ……the family…coworkers? Stay with your values and those of your family.
* Choose the best solution to solve your problem.
* Evaluate the decision you made. Decide if you need to revise your action plan.
A．Set clearly defined goals or action plans.
B．Examine two or more solutions to the situation.
C．Analyze(分析)the possible results of each solution .
D．You probably won’t be happy with every decision you make .
E. You gather data that can help you with the decisions that you need to make.
F. Throughout your life you will make some decisions that will affect your future.
G. Decision making usually occurs when events, habits, and patterns of living change.
