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Molly比Tom更加严肃。
Molly is ____________ ____________ than Tom.
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Please ____________ me ____________ 685-2398.
Save the Sharks!
Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China. But do you realize that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?
When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
Environmental protection groups around the world, such as Wild Aid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “finning”. They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So far, no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks!
1.The general introduction of the passage: ____________________________
2.The place where shark fin soup is popular: ___________________________________
3.The number of sharks caught and traded every year: ________________________
4.Two environmental groups against “finning”: ___________________________
5.The thing that governments can do: ________________________
Aron Ralston is an American man 1. is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to 2.（take）risks. This is one of the 3. (excite) things about doing dangerous sports. 4. April 26, 2003, Aron’s arm 5. (catch) under a 360-kilo rock. The rock 6. (fall) on him when he climbed by himself in the mountains. He could not free his arm. He used his knife to cut off half his arm. After that he climbed down the mountain to find help. Later he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. In his book, Aron tells of the 7. (important) of making good decisions. Do we have 8. same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find 9. (our) “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or 10. (die).
A proverb (谚语) is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.
In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution. 1.
Franklin wrote a book called “Poor Richard’s Almanac”. 2. Some of them are still used today, like this one, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” 3.
Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, “All is fair in love and war.” They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
4. In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
Here is another popular saying about love, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Some people believe that a woman can win a man’s love if she prepares his favorite food.
“5.” This proverb is true in love and war or other situations. It means that what you do is more important than what you say.
We have to stop here, so we must say, “All good things must come to an end.”
A.Actions speak louder than words.
B.Another proverb says “Love is blind.”
C.He was also famous for his proverbs.
D.You can spend your money on anything that you like.
E.He included many proverbs that he had heard or created.
F.Love can make us friends as well as angels.
G.This means that money should not be wasted.
