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When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were 36down Oxford Street, I felt too 37to walkWinston Churchill was born into a famous family.His father was a successful politician.However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school.LaterWhen I learned that 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble —a word game, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggests we give her a computer to play againI was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter.I 1a red light and stopped.As I was 2, I saw a young guy standing on my left.He was 3in the face andJenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 1 in high school.2 , high school was different. In thWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course(课程) so when this show business thing doesn't work out, It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like whiteI remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were 16 expectantly for the new teacherThere was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(委员会), the students would be iI never thought about the dangers of growing up during the war because I was only six then. My parents were 36 and both were busy with their work at a hospital.When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many toMary got a little white lamb(羊羔). She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gWe lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. 36 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some softI went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a gWhen I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged. Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coSchool was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 16to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 17Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to 16about the noise. I couAn old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teethMy friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other__1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impressiThere lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to paint the mostbeautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.So the king said, “All riIt was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36in with severe burns on his face,neI was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36over our heads, food on the table, clothes Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery of “Indian” 36 Columbus called it. Then he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain.Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A littFew people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On theFour brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 16after having dinner together. They discussed the In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store andWe spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furnMy husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decideThere is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. Sadly, she went to the holy man and asked, “What magical things do you have to bring my son backGwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding of black culture in AmerTwo men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to 46 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His 47 was next to Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her.Her arms turnedTwo thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only foForest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered inYears ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and mA gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario SchworerOn Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 36as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 37.WheMy sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36it in advance to make sure it would arrive at myIt was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 1to where he was I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling 31for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 3Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a siOne day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when 26a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid 27a big trMany people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(晚会). Many of these dancers There is an old story about an army of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep 1. All of the other frogs gAs darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking 16at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice aA long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior (低级的), the seed gave no importance to his existeToday, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that fiLying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both haI was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was 1my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 2For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination (顶点) of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not.I remember that weekend two yearWhen I was in the ninth grade, my parents started fighting. I could hear them 36at each other at night. It always seemed like they were fighting about me. I sI was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character. My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown,Wherever she goes, Molly leaves her mark. Without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression.MoIt was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. I had come to 1a checking account. The only officer on 2was a fortyish black man, stanMy teenage son Karl became withdraw after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled aOnce you’ve tasted the joy and freedom of an all-access backstage pass, sitting in the balcony(楼厅) far from the stage has little attraction. In March of 2008Most people who live in Seattle, Washington, love their city. There is a never-ending flow of fun things to do. But, people who live there do not always enjoy From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 11 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thankIt happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then 37came to me.He Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, thFor years I wanted a flower garden.But then we had Matthew.And Marvin.And the twins, Alisa and Alan.And then Helen.Five children.I was too busy raising them to gOn the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food. The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs. He was 11and hardly able to standThe house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring(There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grasslandYou are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells (炮弹)are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You ar完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 41完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分。满分20分)This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a 26effect on me. IMy second fatherMy father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He madIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. PatrickAbout a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 21 too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She rolled from side to side, crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the ___31___!” Peter thought his wife waA neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neigh完形填空 (满分20分) Wings of AngelI used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 41Harry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hardOnce upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He made an advertisement and began to nail (钉) _36into the wall. As he was knocking the last one into the wall, he _37a Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality(名人) in the US, she is also a woman who has encouraged millions. For those people, her life and her 课文完型填空 (每题1分,共10题, 满分10分)My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was ___91___very diOnce upon a time a washer man(洗衣工) had two donkeys(毛驴). Let’s say Donkey-A and Donkey-B. Donkey –A felt it was very 36 and could do better than the otherEnglish was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my junior year, my 1allowed me to give spellMy love affair with the sea began when I was no more than six years old, walking along the sandy beaches. I always wanted to make the first set of footprints inA farmer had a cow. (奶牛) He 36 very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very 37 . He telephoned the vet(兽医).“What’s the problem?”A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (水坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heartMy mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.___小题1:___Both my brother and I love her dearSince my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one. I had seen an agency (中It was eleven o'clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very talkative. His entrI used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me. I was on my lunch break and had 41 the office to get something to eat . On the way, I 42 It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 11 to where he waOne cold winter evening, some young families and young couples were eating in a McDonald’s when an old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s hand in hand.Some “Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were onlyJustin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this seventeen-year-old boy has become aOne day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n) 36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode 37 , talking and laughing. As they “Where is Papa going with that ax (斧子)?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.“Out to the hoghouse,” replied Mrs. Arable. “A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet. At last he 1 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful hous
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"Remember, your father is only one year older than you." That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the 36things or did something foolish.Dad 37 drinking exactThe following diaries were written by an Australian boy named Tony. He was on holiday with his family in South Asia.27 December, 2007This morning I read an emaA jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test."You are My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning,I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.VeEven people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. It depends upoNorah had a cottage on a cliff(悬崖)above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant because of strong winds and sea waves. In fact, when a gale was blowOne morning Mrs Smith was driving home after she had done shopping. When she drove near a rubbish dump, she noticed a microwave oven(微波炉) not far from the siConfucius (551BC~479BC), a Chinese philosopher,one of the most influential men in the history of China. Confucius was born in a noble family in the state of LuIt was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner saidAfter her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that mornLast winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms aloAs a boy, Sanders was much influenced by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a “Well, what did I say?Buck’s a real fighter, all right,” said Francois the next morning when he discovered that Spitz had disappeared and that Buck was coveredIt was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's1 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was2him to school. Suddenly, the car went Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s 36the similaritiesended.I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldChildren are very, very observant and have excellent memories.Around Christmas last year, we were heading to Grandma’s house. The drive was an hour long, so wMany trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. TOn August 5 at 10:31 p.m. PST, a rover(探测器)named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat.My nEarly this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family and all of my close friends were back home in Florida, and I was all alone in a rather cold CaliforniLouis Armstrong had two famous nicknames.Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of“Your honor(法官大人)!Let me say a few words for myself. What they have told you is just not true. I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman's being a doctor.In order to get into medical school in 1847,Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep iThere were a family of nine: the father, the mother, two boys and five girls. The father worked as a kitchen cleaner at a local school and the rest of the familA young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly __36_ the students’ friend. As they went 37, they saw lying in the path a pair of Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York.Inside the car 36a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire(百万富翁).Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was 36 to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have 37 her name, but she has influenced the way I One day, Nancy came home from school crying. Taking her in her arms, Mummy tried to 36her. After a while, she stopped crying and asked, “Mummy, am I37 ?” “No,Jason had been watching the X Games on TV. Athletes from all over the world were competing in the most amazing sports. Just then his grandmother walked into thUntil 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years went by, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger “Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.Before she appeared on the reality show (真人秀) Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle­aged British woman.Now all this is going toLing Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it 48that his dream would never co完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分) A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 36____ into the outMy parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 36 several obstacles 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of 41 . It is something so sA man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled aGetting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator(评论员), though-just an English teacher in Japan.I come to Japan two yThis was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little 36without grandfather. Grandfather had always sI got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分) When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the 41full of whImmediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likThirty years ago, the Earnshaw family lived at Wuthering Heights, with two teenaged children Hindley and Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw travels to Liverpool, where heChinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese cOnce upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 41his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that eLi Denghai, with his muddy boots and tanned(晒黑的) face, may not look like he is one of China’s famous agricultural pioneers. But the 61-year-old man from ShaJack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂),In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.Later that evening, I _37_ told FrA young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well 37 itOn July 4,1986,Americans celebrated the Statue of Liberty’s(自由女神) 100th birthday.Parades,speeches,fireworks,and other activities contributed to the greA long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him theWhen 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her cThe family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents. She had called theMartin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a 36without any pictures in it!Martin’s father found he was not 37about it, and told himToday was a big day for my eldest son, Kevin. He had his first big boy haircut. Before today, we have always stood by his side, told the hairdresser what to doLast year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?”When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her handNicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 25-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and 36up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a wish that he would make his own album before h"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it woulCharlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in acting while performing in plays at his high school. He lateMore Than I Had Dreamed OfFrom the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union.I always 36my school leaders for taking responsibilFor Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year__ that their sick daughter survives until December 25. Fifteen –year-old Switzerlandisfamousforitswatches.However,thiscountrydidn’t 26 thewatch. ItwastheBritish 27 didit.Hereisastoryof 28 thewatchwas 29 toSwitzerland.ManyyearsagoWilliam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents had gone for a party and had left me in 36.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watchiAs a music teacher,I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the 37forI still remember --- my hands and my fingers still remember --- what used to lie in store for us on our return to school from the holidays. The trees in the schOne Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36. HI get off the bus and walk a few blocks. I stop when I get to a garage-like place and walk to the metal door with brown paint. I turn the knob(把手)and walk inSusannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn 1for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had aA boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy waSeveral years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we fe语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,共15分)Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he __小题1:__ (lose) his grasp on the bottlHere’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s SprinThere is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26, she went to the wise man that is always 27for his wisdom in her town The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子军),so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explainAbout 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergartThe other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21personI learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, After my dad died on Aug.30, 2001, my mother made sure we marked each anniversary. At first, my brothers and sister and I would travel hours to get home, but eBare foot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by in the park. She never tried to 36 . She never said a word. Many people passed, 37 never dFourteen is not an age at which you try to earn millions of dollars. But for Bangalore boy, Suhas Gopinath, it was. One day in August, 1999, Suhas, studying atWe had moved from Cairo to Mt. Vernon, Illinois, away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her 36 . I was told I was her favorite grandchiIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.However little known the feelings or views ofAs a saying goes, when life gives you lemons, then make lemonade. But how is delicious lemonade made from sour lemons?Singer-actor Yu Haoming knows how. He’sMichael GreenBerg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 36him, especially those who are 37 .For thoseDoctor are known to Be terriBle pilots. They don't listen Because they already know it all. I was lucky: Became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years Before I graIn 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed By an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in EdinBuGiven that many people's moods (情绪)are regulated By the chemical action of chocolate, it was proBaBly only a matter of time Before someBody made the chocolateA Leap(跳跃)to Honor Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it. To perfect her skills, LTaIL Spin Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello toWhen 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation (基金会),nobody understood what she was talking about. Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job. One day, he gathered up aGeorge Gershwin, born in 1998, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty yeaSparrow is a fast-food chain with 200 restaurants. Some years ago, the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company. Although Sparrow showMark Twain has been called the inventor of the American novel. And he surely deserves additional praise: the man who popularized the clever literary attack on rDiane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt. Her parents gave her 36she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did
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The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a straMothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her moThe technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers haveWhen I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave mPride and Prejudice for the Modern WomanLet us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.Austen's populaNumber sense is not the ability to count. It is the ability to recognize a 1in number. Human beings are born with this ability. 2, experiments show that many Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein ,in his book If I Make It to FivOne day, when I was working as a psychologist in England,an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his fA little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she 36 play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a woGoing green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad,we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the 11on my head, it was On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12LONDON - A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors(探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared aboWhen Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite36. The fourth grade even found him at the37 of the class. One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning phoIt was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking,and I was looking out of the window atIn many African countries, the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations. However, Sister Florence has changed all that. Using her ownWhen I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh.Whenever I was “bad”, you'd shake your finger at me and ask, “How could you?”--but then you'd give up,Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to 21how much I wanted to see FraIn 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, I took what I could get ----- a teaching job at what I consiAs I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 16, includingPoet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours (绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quMichael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 16him, especially those who are 17 .For thoseDoctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I gLow-Cost Gifts for Mother's DayGift No. IOffer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visitswhether a disease or a Once upon a time there was a crook(骗子)who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things likMy little son Logan had cerebral palsy(脑瘫). I should thank Tri-North Buiders, in which I was working, for 36him. Four years ago, Tri-North Buiders 37a daycarRenee had been married for a long, long time. Her favorite part of being married was the weekend, when she was with her two horses. On the weekend, Renee was aDouglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and laterMother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would­­1 ­­­ at the correct answer. When I was As far back as he could remember,Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star.The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again,howeIt was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 1 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were2among themAll of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota were dear to me, but Mark was one in a million. His happy­to­be­alive atLast night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. ParentsEvery morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 1him off at school. They ate the same thing eIt was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 1any November day. His 2, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow.My name is Ralph and I am 42 years old. I work in a factory that I enjoy very much. On May 27, 1999, I was working on an automatic machine. While working my hJane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 36 life. Mother was very carful about spending mone阅读下面的短文,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项,并将答题卡上的相应选项涂黑。My daughter’s 7th birthday was April 22. As it was Monday, we preferrSeveral years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to 36about the noise. I couThe old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____36 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____37____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near When John Weston awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going into hospital. He hadn’t worked out quite what was wrong with her. He knew, thougA businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expectingOne day, Mary asked her mother, “Mum, what do people mean by saying they have a skeleton(骨架)in the closet(衣橱)?” Her mother paused thoughtfully and said, “WeI break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parWhen I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teacher seemed to be the __26___ printers, curvinOne day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd,a zoo Son’s HelpMr. Smith worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came bThe telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ 1station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a 2at the McDonald Street Crossing. PleOn the first day of class, Mr. Whiteson gave us a lecture about a creature(生物) called cattytiger, a kind of cat-like animal that completely disappeared duringPeople always say that if God closed a door in front of you, there must be a window opened for you. Yes, people always say that, but 31 is the window for me?I’Not too long ago, a story that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 46out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was watching a TV series one night when I took A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numIt was the first snow of winter – an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I woToday I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament(《新约全书》)on tape . But it 21 a long time to believeHilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank anMy favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn't forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnson's dictionary, Addison's essay“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were onlI graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day,Mr. Ledy,our football coach,asked me to play football. I couldn’t help36:me,play football? I“Scotty!” Mr. Brown, my Year 11 English teacher, called me by my nickname (绰号) across the classroom. His eyes were bright and a secret 36was half hidden behiNow came great news! It came from a neighboring state, where the family’s only surviving relative lived. It was Sally’s relative—a distant relative by the nam阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I To win an Oscar is an achievement at any age. To do so at 22, as Jennifer Lawrence has, is just amazing. Recently, the American star won Best Actress at this yOne morning, my son, Chilly, found a carpenterworm(毛毛虫) unexpectedly and put it in a jar. Each day he couldn’t 36to visit the little guest. Few weeks laterDEAR AMY: Last year I got a full-time job as a baby-sitter for a wonderful family with two amazing kids. They have come to treat me as one of their own. But myOn Jan 23, 2012, I was aboard a ship on the Yangtze River, listening to the sound of fireworks and eating plate after plate of dumplings.On Sunday Feb 10, 2013,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In the era of high-tech today, face-to-face conversIstopped ata grocerystore the other day because I wasabout to go on a long driveand I wanted to buy my favorite beverage for the trip.It wasn’t the store I norDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fThe summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a Ford Car for a 36present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sun阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。She always wore a flower in her hair.Mostly I thought it looked 16.A flower toAt the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad.I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia.On the night we arrived, we discovered that " Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. The test was the final for the class. It was a rather 36test. I didn’t know hoOne day, when I went shopping with Julie, we came across something special. Waiting in a long checkout line, I thought about going to another, which had the sho“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 16thatLast weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 31oth Genzeb Tibeb is very bright. At only 11 years old, her future is looking promising. She is ranked 2nd Out of 56 students at her govemment school in Addis AbabWhenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the 26is that homeless is everywhere. For example, how many of us would exChina is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, allThis Christmas, maybe different from previous years, a strong desire drives me to make my own Christmas gifts. Honestly speaking, I’ve promised myself this morI was watching some little kids play soccer. These kids were only five or six years old, but they were playing a real game — a serious game — two teams, completA long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and16 as much land area as he liked, he would give him thJoe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in the beautiful south of England, and he 31 in it for many years while his father was there. Then when his 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was six when I joined my father's fields in Okla. By the time IMr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. He liked to sit beside a window when he was flying. So, wh阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a father, I greatly valued the moments 36my son Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese cWho is setting your standards for you ?A true story has it that one elder man 36 to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气A mother isdevastated, crying, yelling all she can in that dark corner. There was nobody tohear her yell and not a soul to calm her, because outside her house i请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Five-year-old Marry loved to play in the street with her friends. This made her I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I k阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were 31. TI dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁听生) for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why diOne day I walked down to get to my car, thinking about what I had to accomplish and scolding myself for being late for work, but surprisingly the car was nowhereWhich is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which isI was brought up in the British, stiff upper lip style. Strong feelings aren’t something you display in public. So, you can imagine that I was unprepared for The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, that it would be faster than
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As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to EuropNEW YORK— Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.Almost every Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interesOne of my. next-door neighbor is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back from a trip. As I was 16 . my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothingIn the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.Later that evening, I _37_ told Fran阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One winter morning, an old couple around the age ofI had been playing hockey(冰球)for about10 years. I wasalways the one sittingat the end of the bench, and 36got into a game. I went to all the 37and showed up My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoChecks have largely taken the place of money as a means of 36, for they are widely accepted everywhere. 37this is very 38for both buyer and seller, it should noWhen she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls frDear Guys,I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playinI work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a 1. Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced tIn a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servanTwist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36still beat with the great spirit. However, I knewI knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come a­hunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made“I don’t think I can do this any more.” “Yes, you can. You only have five more radiation treatments to go. ” I held my wife Becky close. Ever since the breaLast January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice. ThenI often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left 1. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2?IIt’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37if I pasMy father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job. One day, he gathered up allBeing able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood. Maybe, going abroad iThe young engineer sat down on a rock and rested his head in his hands. He would never get home; it was 36. For weeks he had been 37in the Northwest Canadian He held the blazing(点燃) matches to a piece of wood. After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning. Then he began to feel the pain. HeWhen responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable. Because I grew up in ruralNorth Ca阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a riLast winter ,when I was heavily pregnant , I was visiting my sister and brother-in –law’s house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn’t hav阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A large crowd of frogs were traveling through the forest but unluWhen I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36then the two of I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭)was 36to me. We liked each other the first instant we met.37,I was aOnce on a dark winter's day,when the yellow fog hung so thick and heavy in the streets of London that the lamps were lighted and the shop windows blazed with gSomething that has always interested me about Abraham Lincoln is,not surprisingly,his sense of humor. As far as I can tell,he's the first American President“All I could see was two sets of red eyes below me,” said Dave Gatty, an Australian farmer who spent seven days up a tree in remote bush land to escape crocodile完型填空(共20小题,每题1分,满分20分)Good Work Ethics (规范)When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work.My father was a dairy man and he had been wMy eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we gre阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上涂黑。RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETYWhen I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colJennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, “What a long day this is going to be!”Then she saw a little b“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our historI grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was inIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. If we didn’t sA man claiming to be a pastor(牧师) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one. A photo of the rAs an experienced photojournalist in Nashville, Tennessee, I was hired by USA Today newspaper to photograph a spinal bifida (脊柱畸形) corrective surgical procedBrief Introduction(Adeline) Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost Living in South Africa, I had always taken the wildlife pretty much for granted. Not to say that we were surrounded by it, but the accessibility of game parks a阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Never would I forget the other night when I came acRecently I fully understood that a little favor could really make a big difference. My daughter and I were, accidentally, in time to catch a falling heart just A few days ago we – that’s me and the husband – took a cab to the station. Chat with the driver fell to the wrong of cyclists, and the misunderstanding of the It was Valentine's Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romantic type. All I wanted was a rose. A single rose to __36__ up my Valentine's DWhen I began planning to move to Auckland to study .my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences, Ignoring these 36 ,I got there in July Bertie knew there was something in the wind.His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his heI wasn’t surprised when I read that actress Helen Hunt recently stated that she would never allow her young daughter to become a child star. Ms Hunt is the dauUntil a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of On Friday morning, I was waiting in the corridor with my class for the physics exam. Glancing back from the front of the queue, I found my best friend Terry, whLike any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new siRESUME(履历)DOUGLAS V. FERNETTIAddress: 636 Rugar StreetJoliet, Illinois60451Date of Birth: June 5, 1960Height: 6' Weight: 195 lbs. Health: ExcellentPhone: 30My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 31the when Frida Kahlo's painting were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as " a ribbon(丝带) around a bomb". Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo haMy son Joey was born with badly twisted 11____ .The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 12 ____but would never run very well. The fA daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to 21and wanted to give up. She was 22Pete Richards was the loneliest man in town on the day that little Jean Grace opened the door of his shop. Pete's grandfather had owned the shop until his deat阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant One spring, when I was 10, during one of my father's layoffs, I could tell my mother was dispiriteD.I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mother's My friend Jenny from Germany spent some time traveling in India. She 36the country so much that she always got attracted to it. While there, she stayed with LeRobert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He reaThe house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purrWhen I walk through the streets of San Francisco’s business districts, white people stare at me as if I were a circus clown.Their staring eyes don’t see that One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made juThroughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but selfishly, I’m more On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.DuMy mother always says that I’m born to dance ballet.But that September when I was in a ballet 36and went to do a turn,something just happened. I heard it and She belongs to no one but the whole world that can understand her language. Her music is appreciated across the globe but it is Singapore, China, Thailand and BA boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasI sat next to my close friend,Tina,in my history class.Our teacher,Miss Turner announced a new 11.We were to create a 12about cultures.As required,we wrote tA few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 11, I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cuLying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both haWhile Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in 41,each had a personality of its own. I l① On Friday, January 14, 2005, my cousin, Kara Rose, came into the world. ② She looked perfectly healthy from the outside, but on the inside, the doctors had faDetective Keeling took his client — a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small “Look, it’s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱)because of the 41on my head, it was 42hLONDON---A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的)bomb detectors(探测器)to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn’t cared aboutTravis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.Embroidering(刺绣)When I was a little boy living in New York, my mother used to embroider a great deal. I would sit at her knee and look up from the 36 and ask My husband and I were once in Nepal(尼泊尔)to see sunrise over the Himalayas.One morning we awoke to total darkness at 5 o’clock.As we rushed through a town wIt was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Children were upstairs unpacking , and I was looking out of the window at myI lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty two. I can slightly remembAs Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in May 1980, she shared the anxiety of many other college seniors. In her hand wasIn 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank.He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 21 .HisBum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $ 50,000 a month when my new media company started. 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