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1.Today's festivals have many o__________ (起源), some religious, and some for special people.
2.The judges a ______( 授予，判定 ) him the first prize for his wonderful performance.
3.The earth became so v___________ (暴力的，猛烈的) that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.
4.I cheered up immediately and f________ (漂浮) weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin.
5.I will try my best to help you, but there is a l_________（限度）to what I can do.
6.It is Canada's most beautiful city s__________(围绕) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
7.The continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve h _______ (有害的) gases and acids into the oceans and seas.
8.Mobile phone conversations are not p_________ (允许) anywhere in the library.
9.My dog has some brown s__________(斑点，污点) on his back.
10.After c__________(商量，咨询) the headmaster, we set about making preparations for the party.
11._________（信念) is the great guide of human life.
12.On the way to the station, they c________ (闲聊) about their trip.
13.They m_________ (设法做) to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear.
14.Susan would rather s___________(饿死）than ask anyone for anything.
15.The frost on the ground c____________ (表明，证实）that fall had arrived in Canada.
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1.He was late this morning. That was _______ there was a lot of traffic on the road.
2.My problem is _______ I haven’t got enough information yet.
3.We haven’t discussed yet ______ we are going to place our new furniture.
4.His suggestion _______ the meeting be delayed was turned down.
5.The fact _______ he was successful proves his ability.
6.Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew______ she was so angry.
7.Before the sales start, I make a list of ______ my kids will need for the coming season.
8.______ you said yesterday is right.
9.Being a good listener is a kind of quality and that’s ______ it takes to keep friendship.
10.It depends on ______the weather is suitable for us to do it.
I was sitting in the surgical waiting area(手术等候区) at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends, who were ____ waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the ____. He held a small box of ____in one hand and a tablet (写字板) in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost ____. And there was a strange silence.
"Daddy, when is Mommy going home?" the young boy asked, breaking the ____.
"Tomorrow." his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons (蜡笔) and ____ something on the tablet.
I ____him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. "When's ____, Daddy?" he asked. His father ____ him over to sit by him. "Come, ____ here next to me," he said with a gentle tone in his voice. ____ his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner. The man ____ out and held his son by his shoulder.
"There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one we live in, the other we ____. We can't live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow," he said in an attempt to ____ the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, "If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I'll be _____. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy."
Now hanging on every word of this ____, I leaned forward to hear his response. It was ____.
"Son, the one great thing about today is once it ____, it is already almost tomorrow."
I thought about how ____ it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may_____. Now I know that it is already "almost tomorrow".
1.A. patiently B. happily C. peacefully D. eagerly
2.A. chair B. distance C. corner D. shadow
3.A. gifts B. crayons C. chalks D. toys
4.A. dark B. empty C. full D. clean
5.A. promise B. rule C. record D. silence
6.A. wrote B. printed C. drew D. expressed
7.A. followed B. found C. caught D. watched
8.A. today B. yesterday C. tomorrow D. future
9.A. knocked B. ordered C. pulled D. called
10.A. stand B. lie C. sit D. sleep
11.A. Saving B. Forgetting C. Gathering D. Choosing
12.A. reached B. took C. set D. got
13.A. spend B. waste C. expect D. kill
14.A. frighten B. warn C. persuade D. satisfy
15.A. better B. calmer C. smarter D. happier
16.A. story B. conversation C. opinion D. discussion
17.A. perfect B. silly C. active D. humorous
18.A. loses B. gets C. starts D. lasts
19.A. sincere B. important C. interesting D. meaningful
20.A. happen B. come C. need D. bring
The winner's guide to success
Do you know what makes people successful? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America.1.
Be responsible for yourself.
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you are giving away your own power.2.
Write a plan
It is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away.3.Without this "map", you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the "map" you'll enjoy the "trip" and get what you want in the shortest possible time.
4.
Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won't get anything valuable.
Never give up
5.When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.
A．A good plan is like a map to you.
B．It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done.
C．Some people achieve success much later in life because they didn’t work harder earlier.
D．You are saying they have more control over your life than you do.
E. Someone else's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality.
F. Be willing to pay the price.
G. Here are some keys to success that they give.
Finding your feet in a new town can be hard, especially if you're covered in fur and don't speak the language. But for pets new to Marlborough, help is at hand.
Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Café, in Blenheim, have joined forces to help welcome pets and their people to the area with morning teas. They hope the morning teas will get tails and tongues wagging(狗摇摆尾巴）as well as giving advice on how to make the move easier.
Railway Café owner Leanne Harris came up with the creative plan as a way to help welcome people to the area. Leanne moved to Marlborough from Auckland two years ago and said she first struggled to find friends and feel part of the community. "Coming from Auckland I thought people would open their doors and that there would be neighbors calling round with cake. I expected people to come to me and, of course, it wasn't like that. I did get lonely." "I hope to save newcomers having to wait as long as I did to feel part of it all. I would like to welcome them to the town."
Free plates of sandwiches, cakes will be offered, for the people, while there will be special yoghurt and banana treats for the dogs. The morning teas will take place in the covered area at the back of the popular café beside the railway station off Grove Rd.
Leanne said she was happy to devote both her time and effort to giving back to the community and felt the project was a great fit with the SPCA.
"Volunteering is such an amazing thing to do and it changed things for me completely, and I met some amazing people with similar interests."
SPCA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall, originally from the United Kingdom, said she also wanted to help. "I can give advice on how to resettle pets, the best parks to go to, where the best walks are and where the Civil Service are in town." There will be volunteering chances. too for people where they can help out and hopefully make friends too.
1.How will Marlborough SPCA and the Railway Café help new pets?
A. By offering morning teas. B. By giving advice to them.
C. By communication with them. D. By providing a place to them.
2.What was Leanne's plan originally intended for?
A. Saving animals. B. Enlarging her business.
C. Making more friends. D. Helping newcomers.
3.What had Leanne expected when she first came to Marlborough?
A. To be left alone. B. To struggle for a living.
C. To be invited to dinner. D. To feel part of the community.
4.What can be learnt about SPCA Op Shop manager Karina Greenall?
A. She often misses the United Kingdom.
B. She takes interest in the Railway Café.
C. She shows interest about resettling pets.
D. She has organized the voluntary events.
Consider the tomato: easy to grow, healthy to eat, tasty in just about any dish and pleasant to look at. And come late summer, in steady supply. Though you can find it during the coldest winter months,
August is the tomato's season to shine. Farmers' markets and stores are bursting with less known but tastier varieties, including purple cherries and big heirlooms.
"Heirlooms ripened on the vine(藤) are the tastiest of all tomatoes," says Amy Goldman Fowler, author of The Heirloom Tomato. "I think their beauty is more than skin-deep." Heirloom seeds have been around for at least 50 years, often passed down from generation to generation. You may hear cherry or heirloom used to describe a tomato at hand, but there are many different kinds of tomatoes, and growers have fun giving fancy names to varieties: Mortgage Lifters, Beefsteaks, Oxhearts, Early Girls.
And all of them come with health benefits. Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidant lycopene (抗氧化番茄红素), which is thought to help lower a person's risk for heart problems and cancer. Tomatoes also contain healthy vitamins A and C. For the best fruit, choose tomatoes with shiny, firm skin and a little give, and store them at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Keep them out of the fridge, since cold temperatures can affect the original taste.
"They satisfy something more than just taste," says Fowler. "Tomatoes feed your soul."
1.In which season do tomatoes sell best?
A. Spring. B. Summer.
C. Autumn. D. Winter.
2.What can you learn from the passage?
A. Tomatoes are the tastiest vegetables.
B. Direct sunlight helps to store tomatoes.
C. Tomatoes go bad more quickly in the fridge.
D. Heirlooms are tastier than the other tomatoes.
3.Why do tomatoes benefit people?
A. They can produce most antioxidant lycopene. B. They may prevent some diseases.
C. They can be used as medicine. D. They may make people's skin shiny.
4.What does Amy Goldman Fowler think of tomatoes?
A. They will survive in cold winter months. B. They are less known than other foods.
C. They taste best but look ugly. D. They also make us pleasant.
