Angela is an 11-year-old girl. She has a serious illness. Doctors said she would never be able to 1 . But Angela was not 2 . She told everyone that she was going to walk again someday.
Doctors encouraged her to imagine (想象) herself walking. They thought this would at least give her some 3 , if nothing else. Angela imagines herself walking every day. Lying in her bed, she saw herself moving in her 4 .
One day, as she was 5 walking again, her bed started to move! It moved all around the room. Angela shouted, "Look 6 I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved, I moved!"
But at the time, everyone else in the7 was screaming (尖叫) and running. An earthquake (地震) was shaking the hospital, 8 no one told that to Angela. She was sure that she moved. A few years later, she was able to 9 to school, walking on her own two legs. She never gave up and used her strong will to walk again.
If we have a strong will to do something, 10 is impossible, is it?
In the hug of their love so strong,
we find a place where we truly belong.
Parents,brothers, and sisters so dear,
anytime, they are always near.
Taking us through life is a hard road,
their support takes away our load（压力）.
With smiles and cries, we face each____ ,
together, in this relation that never goes away.
In their eyes, we see something clear ，
it seems that love is always there.
In their arms, we find somewhere to rest,
somewhere we are truly blessed.
There is a new school near Chennai, India. You might find students in a study room full of trees or a test kitchen. They aren't in an old-style（旧式的） classroom. The school wants to teach children how to be happy. Learning knowledge comes next. Learning for tests is not the only purpose of teaching.
"To be happy is very important to help people live a great life, " said Vivek Reddy from the Riverbend School. "If you think of old-style schools, the most important thing is learning knowledge. " said Danish Kurani, head of the new school. "But we want to give happy kids to the world. And let them go out into the world and do some good things. "
Students in the new school can pick the lessons they want to learn. Teachers help them learn how to think by themselves. The school also has rooms for films, music, art and dancing, and small shops where students can run their own businesses, The teachers want to make a difference to the education. Students can learn something more than knowledge.
It's 6: 00 p. m. Kate's family are having dinner. There is rice, eggs, salads, strawberries and some vegetables like tomatoes, onions and carrots on the table. But Kate doesn't like vegetables. She doesn't want to eat them and puts her bowl away.
"Kate," says her father.
"Where are my hamburgers?" asks Kate.
"Don't think about them. We need to eat healthily," says Mom.
"How about some ice-cream, then?" asks Kate.
"Kate," Dad calls her name again. He thinks the dinner is nice.
Kate takes a bite (咬一口) of the tomato and quickly spits (吐出) it back into the bowl.
"Kate! Room! Now!" says Dad. He doesn't like her bad eating habits.
Kate runs to her room and cries, but she soon stops. Usually, her parents will get her some other food she likes if she doesn't eat dinner. So she waits.
At about 7: 00 p. m. , Mom tries to get Kate to eat some vegetables, but she says no.
At 9: 00 p. m. , Kate wants to eat something, but her parents still don't give her anything to eat.
At 10: 00 p. m. , Kate goes to the kitchen and sees some vegetables on the table. They don't look so bad. And you know what? They don't taste so bad, either.
Kate learns that she should eat healthy food and live a healthy life.
Eddie was excited to wait for the mountain bike race. He trained hard for a long time.
Perhaps he would finally win this year.
When Eddie heard" Go!", he got away quickly. The road was with lots of sudden
turns, but Eddie was ready for them. As he went around the last corner(拐
角), he realized his friend
Riley was the only rider in front of him. Eddie tried harder and ▲Riley. Then he was in the lead. Eddie could see the finish line at the top of the next hill. People began to cheer and Eddie heard his father's voice.
After a short while, Eddie heard a cry. He saw Riley lying on the road with his bike on top of him. Any minute now, the other riders would rush to him over the hill. But Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to help Riley. Luckily he was not hurt. Then they quickly movedRiley's bike off the road. The other riders sped（加速）past the finish line and Eddie heard a cheer for the winner.
Slowly, Eddie pushed his bike to the finish line. His eyes watered with disappoin tment（失望）. Then, to his surprise, Eddie saw people cheering for him. And there was his dad, with the proudest smile of all. He said loudly"…"
A: I'd like to help cook dinner.
B: Really?
A: ___
B: All right.
A: ___
B: Hmm, let me see. Boil (煮) some water and then crack (破开) two eggs into it.
A: Easy. I can do that with my eyes closed. (After a while…) I finish it.
B: Not bad. OK. Now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.
A: ___
B: Three. And bring four peppers.
A: OK. Here they are.
B: Now wash them, and then dice the potatoes and peppers. At last slice the meat.
A: Where's the peeler (削皮器)?
B: ___
A: What? Oh! I cut my finger.
B: Let me take a look at that. I can't stop the bleeding (止血). We need to go to the hospital.
A: ___
A. How many potatoes do you need? B. It's on the table. C. OK. Now how can I help? D. I guess cooking is not as easy as I thought. E. How much yogurt do you want? F. Yes. I'd like to do something special for you on your birthday. G. You need to buy some tomatoes. |
charity, either, total, smell, be proud of |
Tim stood at the edge of the forest and thought about which way is a good ___
（选择）He heard many stories about this amazing place. The forest looked mysterious（种秘的）in the early morning sunlight.
"I ___（认为,相信）this is the right way,"Tim thought. "It's ___（令人兴奋的）that I will get a lot from the adventure. " His brother, Tom, ___(曾经) told him that something magical would ___(发生) if he explored the forest. Tim looked around. "I will always go down the way which I think right. " he said to h___ .
As he walked, the fog grew thicker. He even ___(跌落) into a river. But he didn't stop u___ he came to a beautiful place. The flowers were bright and colourful, and the trees waved in the wind.
Tim smiled and thought, "This is the m___ beautiful place in the world!" He couldn't wait to share his ___(经历)with his brother Tom.
Zibo is called "the home of soccer balls". It's the birthplace of the ancient (古老的) Chinese sport of cuju. In 2004, cuju___ (win) the recognition (认可) of FIFA – soccer's governing body (管理机构) – as the earliest form of soccer.
Li Weipeng, from Linzi district of Zibo city, is ___ seventh-generation inheritor (传承人) of cuju. He practices cujuskills ___ eighteen years.
It is not easy ___(get) good at different cuju skills . "At the beginning, I spent eight hours a day practicing juggling (颠) a ball. It was tiring, ___ I didn't give up. " Li told China Daily. Hard work is the key to success. He now can juggle a ball with his foot over 10,000 times ___(easy) in a row.
The traditional Chinese sport cujuis now popular at primary and middle schools in Linzi and ___(it) moves(动作) have become dances and morning exercises. Li is one of the ___(teacher) to teach students cuju moves.
"Students show great interest in ___(play) cuju. It ___ (encourage) me to promote (推广) the ancient sport," Li told China Daily.
1 | food | have a balanced diet；. . . |
2 | exercise | do more sports ; . . . |
3 | happiness | help others; . . . |
It is very important for us to keep healthy.