阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右.
Three years ago. I was arranged to work for a few weeks as a dentist in a new dental clinic at Victor Harbor, to the south of Adelaide and an hour further away than my usual workplace. My first day there was rush driving to a new and unfamiliar clinic and getting used to the different rules and clinical environment.
In my worry and anxiety, and feeling a little unfamiliar in the new setting, I removed my three things: my wedding ring, a ring that belonged to my mother and one that was an anniversary gift from my husband. I wrapped them in a tissue(纸巾) and placed them beside my computer.
During my lunch break, I noticed the wrinkled tissue and thought that it didn’t look very neat and dropped it into the rubbish bin. I went about my duties and my day went on well; I met new patients and felt that I had been productive and efficient. Driving home at the end of the day, just moments before I reached my house, I noticed that I was missing my rings. I felt the heart in my body rose, my cheeks burning red. I went inside and tried to calm down. I felt sick to my stomach and I had that sinking feeling in my heart. I spent an hour or so making calls trying to follow the track of my rings. The first people I called was my manager and clinical leader and they gave me a few contact numbers for cleaners. I got in touch with a lady who managed the cleaning services for the clinic and she informed me that the bins had already been collected.
Heartbroken, I knew nothing could be done now. I had lost my wedding ring and one of my most treasured rings my mother’s wedding ring. Had it not been for my carelessness, all this would not have happened. With great sorrow and regret, I just sat there rooted in my chair.
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After two hours or so, I received a most amazing phone call. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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I decided to thank the wonderful person face to face. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
假设你是某中学学生李华，你的朋友Tom 写信与你讨论友谊的问题。请写一封80词左右的回信，谈谈你对友谊的认识，内容包括：
1. 人和人、人和动物都能产生友谊；
2. 朋友能提供精神和物质上的帮助；
3. 朋友有好坏之分，友谊也有真假之别。
Dear Tom,
Glad to have received your letter. In your letter you said you would like to talk about friendship with me.
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Lihua
根据首字母提示或中文提示写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。注意：每个空格只写1个单词。答题时请写出包含所给首字母的完整的单词。
1.When it comes to second hand cars, one has to be as c_____________ as possible about the condition of them.
2.Although we both like sports, I’m more a_____________ than Liu Li.
3.The captain a______________ to us for being unable to tell us more about the accident.
4.Both men were found g_____________ of illegally entering the country.
5.He a____________ having done wrong. As a result, I forgave him.
6.I was against the project, but he continued r_______________.
7.It’s no use a__________ with Mr. Baker. He won’t accept your thoughts.
8.Don’t be too serious about the r___________ made on the Internet.
9.He told the policeman that he made the _______________ (认识) of the young man on the trip to New York.
10.With the instrument (仪器) m__________ patients’ heartbeats, there’s no need to worry too much.
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our control. For instance, we can be _________ nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us _________. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be promoted to management. We can eat _________ food, exercise and stay away from alcohol and cigarettes, and still get sick.
The bottom line is that life is not _________.
That is a bitter pill to _________ for many of us. As a result, some people shut down after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. They can’t handle the fact that our efforts don’t always get the results that we _________. But if we let life’s unfairness _________ us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has in store for us.
For example, my first marriage _________ divorce (离婚). To me, it felt very unfair. However hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship work. I could have been _________ by that experience and decided that if one person didn’t appreciate me as a wife, then no one would. I could have ______________. ____________, I knew I wanted to be married and experience traditional family life. Then I met my present husband and now have a happy family.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that deserve a good result, but get bad things in return ____________. When life doesn’t go ____________ plan, we have to ____________ the result that we have been looking forward to and keep trying, and doing the right thing. Accept that life is neither fair nor easy. ____________ we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our benefit.
1.A.firmly B.extremely C.nearly D.physically
2.A.hardly B.back C.enough D.well
3.A.delicious B.clean C.fresh D.healthy
4.A.ideal B.smooth C.fair D.fortunate
5.A.ruin B.grasp C.access D.swallow
6.A.expect B.promote C.wish D.concern
7.A.defeat B.win C.damage D.confuse
8.A.led to B.ended in C.consisted of D.started with
9.A.injured B.discouraged C.hurt D.forbidden
10.A.reached out B.calmed down C.shut up D.given up
11.A.But B.So C.However D.And
12.A.otherwise B.therefore C.instead D.rather
13.A.ahead of B.according to C.instead of D.due to
14.A.watch out for B.take control of C.take advantage of D.let go of
15.A.If B.Whether C.While D.As
Sleep Tips: Steps to Better Sleep
Think about all the factors that can influence a good night’s sleep — from work stress and family responsibilities to unexpected challenges. 1. While you might not be able to control the factors that affect your sleep, you can adopt habits that encourage better sleep.
Stick to a sleep schedule.
The recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult is at least seven hours. Most people don’t need more than eight hours in bed to achieve this goal. 2. Try to limit the difference in your sleep schedule on weeknights and weekends to no more than one hour. If you don’t fall asleep within about 20 minutes, leave your bedroom and do something relaxing. Go ahead to bed when you’re tired. Repeat as needed.
Pay attention to what you eat and drink.
Don’t go to bed hungry or full. In particular, avoid heavy or large meals within a couple of hours of bedtime. 3. Nicotine, coffee and alcohol deserve caution, too. The stimulating effects of nicotine and caffeine take hours to disappear. And even though alcohol might make you feel sleepy, it can interrupt sleep later in the night.
Create a restful environment.
Create a room that’s ideal for sleeping. Often, this means cool, dark and quiet. 4. Consider using room-darkening shades, earplugs, a fan or other devices to create an environment that suits your needs.
Limit daytime naps.
Long daytime naps can affect nighttime sleep. If you choose to nap, limit yourself to up to 30 minutes and avoid doing so late in the day. If you work nights, however, you might need to nap late in the day before work to help make up for sleep debt.
5.
Regular physical activity can promote better sleep. Avoid being active too close to bedtime — it raises your body temperature so that your sleep is disturbed. However, spending time outside every day might be helpful, too.
A.Your discomfort might keep you up.
B.It’s no wonder that quality sleep is sometimes difficult to get.
C.Sleeping with light on might make it more challenging to fall sleep.
D.Go to bed and get up at the same time every day.
E.Know how to manage worries.
F.Include physical activity in your daily routine.
G.Read or listen to relaxing music.
What do you do when you have a problem? Would you ask a crowd of strangers for a solution? It may sound strange, but it has encouraged this successful innovation (创新). That's the thinking behind a challenge prize.
Challenge prizes come in many shapes and sizes but the basic concept (观念) remains the same. Rather than paying an expert to work out a solution, you offer the prize to anyone who believes they can solve it and presented the first to do so with a prize. Many would argue, “who is better qualified (有资格的) than an expert”. But actually, not using an expert will result in a great deal of thinking outside of the box.
Some argue that formal education can kill creativity, because it sometimes only teaches a single method to achieve the task. Similarly, some suggests that experts can have the same problem. “If we set up a challenge prize, the ‘experts’ that come to compete in it may tell us it can't be done,” says Marcus Shingles, the former CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation.
There are other advantages too. “You are not asking people to use a particular solution set on how to solve that problems. So you get the large amount of diversity,” adds Shingles. And because the crowd acts like a think tank (智囊团). Various thinking can throw up issues that may have been overlooked (忽视).
However, there are dangerous connected to challenge prizes. “You don't want to be creating a challenge prize which inspires people to solve a problem where there is no demand,” says Tris Dyson, the Executive Director of Nesta’s Center for Challenge prizes. This happened in 1979 when a prize of £100,000 was claimed by the first person to fly under human power across the English Channel. Despite its success, it has not led to the adoption of human powered flight as a form of travel. And of course, there are those who invest their personal time and money only to see no return at all.
The pros and cons of challenge prizes affect both problems-setters and problem-solvers. But they don't seem to be going out of style anytime soon. To many, the challenge to innovate and the attraction of the prize are too much to resist (抵制). And there is no solution for that.
1.What is the basic concept behind a challenging prize?
A.Rewarding the first one to solve a challenging problem.
B.Competing with the experts to get a particular solution.
C.Challenging the formal education that kills creativity.
D.Picking out someone more qualified than experts.
2.According to Marcus Shingles, what can be the problem with experts?
A.Overlooking possible details about a problem.
B.The lack of connection on practical innovations.
C.Failure to find a solution due to habitual thinking.
D.Overconfidence in finding a best solution.
3.What is the potential danger of challenge prizes?
A.Prizes received no return in terms of practical use.
B.The money shortage prevents the adoption of innovations.
C.Innovations are likely to go out of date in a short time.
D.The attraction of prize money is hard to resist.
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.Arguments for formal education.
B.The problem-solving prizes.
C.Dangers connected with challenge prizes.
D.The attraction of innovation.
