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首字母练习
【首字母专项练习】
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Myoldfriend,Harrison,aBritishgentleman,wasaretiredbanker.HarrisonhadworkedandlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsb(92)hereturnedtoEngland.HarrisonhadoftendreamedofretiringinEngland,hishometown,wherehespenthischildhoodhappily,hehadp(93)tosettledowninthecountry.HehadnosoonerreturnedinJulythanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythinge(94)theweather.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstills(95),oncethemostsunshinydaysofthisperiodwithhisschoolmatesplayingoutsideduringtheirholidays,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.
Aftersomanyyearsofe(96)thesunshineintheMediterranean,Harrisongotashock.Heactedasifhehadn(97)livedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,Harrisonhadtoadmitthattheweatherofhishometownwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadh(98)hadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamofmypoorfriendhadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.
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TheAmazon(亚马逊)rainforestishometomillionsofdifferentkindsofanimals,plants,andbirds.Mostoftheworld’sfreshwaterishereandtheforestplantscleantheEarth’saireveryday.
ChicowasbornneartheAmazontown,Brazil(巴西),in1944andstartedworkingwhenhewasveryyoung.Likether92ofhisfamily,theboygotthemoneybytakingalittlerubber(橡胶)fromthetreesintheforest.Theforestanditspeoplelivedtogethercomfortablyandpeacefully.
Butsomepeoplethinktoomuchaboutthep93andneverthinkaboutthefuture.In1980,theforestwasburnedtobuildroads,housesandfactories.Chicowasangry;hewantedtosavetheforest!
Hetalkedtothegovernmentworkers,buttheydidn’tlistentohim.Theywerestillclearingtherainforeststomakequick,easymoney.“Manyvoicesares94thanone,”hethought,soChicoheldgroupmeetings.Hediscoveredthathundredsofpeopleagreedwithhim.Hishopeg95.Morepeoplecametogethertotrytostoptheworkoftheforestclearers.Largeareasoftheforestweresaved.Laterhetraveledtomanyothercountriesfori96help.PeoplesoonbecameverymuchinterestedinthisbraveBrazilian.InthenextfewyearsChico’snamebecamefamousallovertheworld.ThegovernmentofBrazilstartedmakingplanstoprotectlargeareasoftheAmazonrainforest.
ButasChico’sdreamsstartedcomingtrue,someonestoppedhimintheo97possibleway.Thefamousforestfighterwasmurdered(谋杀)rightoutsidehishomeonDecember22,1988.Chico’slifewascutshort,buthisbravenewideascontinuedinotherpeople.Oneman
c98theworld’sideas.Afterhisdeath,peoplearoundtheworldsentmoneytohelpChico’swork.
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Obamas’$1Allowance(零花钱):
HowMuchDoYouPayYourKids?
ManychildreninAmericatrytofindthejobsintheirholidaystoearntheirpocketmoney,includingPresidentObama’sdaughtersSashaandMalia.Obamagiveshissevenandten-year-olddaughtersjustadollaraweekeachforthejobstheydo.Theyhelptodohouseworksuchassettingthetable,washingdishes,andc92theirplayareasandbedrooms.
Somepeoplequestionifitisr93togivechildrenallowancesinthisway.ButmostoftheAmericanparentsbelievethateveryoneinthefamilyshouldberesponsibleforthehousework.Thepeoplewhoagreewiththispointsaythatkidsshouldn’tjustgetallowancesforn94,andthatsuchpaymentscanhelpkidslearnitisnoteasytogetmoney--thisisthefirstl95oftheirmoneymanagementskills.MostofthechildreninAmericaareallowedtospendtheirallowancesonthethingstheylike.Manypeoplethinkthatkidscanstartreceivingallowancesaroundages4or5,whenchildrenstarttounderstandhowmoneyw96inlife.
Howmuchshouldthechildrengetfromtheirjobsisanotherproblem,e97inthesetougheconomictimes(经济困难时期).Onewayherecanhelptheparentstomakethedecision:
writedownhowmuchyouspendonyourchilddailyfortwoweeksandsetana98basedon(基于)theaveragedailyexpenses.Thenyouwillgettheanswer.
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Goingtoseeanewmovieisagoodwaytospendanightoutonthetown,andtherearemoreandmoretochoosefrom.InabigcitylikeLondon,NewYorkorBeijing,itisp92tochoosefrommorethan100filmseverynightoftheweek.Someofthemcostmorethan100milliondollarstomake,andsomeofthemweremadeforjustafewhundreddollars.Themovieindustryisbigbusiness,b93thingsarenotasgoodastheyshouldbeformoviemakers.Inadditiontocompetitionfromotherformsofentertainment—television,computergames,etc.—thereistheproblemofillegaldownload(下载)offilms.Themovieindustryhasstartedtoconsidertheproblemverys94.
InasuburbofMilwaukee,Wisconsin,USA,a13-year-oldboynamedBenRangelrecentlydownloadedfourmoviesfromtheInternet.Whathedidwasagainstthelaw.TheMotionPictureAssociationofAmerica(MPAA)tooklegalaction,notagainstBen,butagainsthis67-year-oldgrandfather,FredLawrence.Benu95hisgrandfather’scomputertodownloadthemovies.
TheMPAAwrotealettertoMr.Lawrence,butdidn’tanswer.Theythenaskedforapaymentof$600,000andMr.Lawrencewasveryworried.Finally,theMPAAandBen’sfamilyagreedaboutthebestthingtodo.
Bensaidhewass96infrontof100studentsfromtheseventhandeighthgradeathisschool,MapleDaleSchoolinRacine.Benwarnedstudentsnottodownloadmoviesorcomputergamesw97payingforthem.
“Mygrandpahadmucht98becauseofme,”saidBen.“I’mheretotellyouthatdownloadiswrong,andweshouldn’tdoit.
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Manyteenagershaveproblemsthatworrythem.Somedonotlearntheirschoolsubjectswell.Somearegoodatlearninganddowellinexams,buttheyaredoingsopoorlyinsportst___92____theirclassmatescallthem‘bookworms’.Somanyteenagerssufferfromstress(压力).Thegoodnewsisthattherearesomesimplewaystod____93___withstress.
Firstly,eatingah____94____diet,gettingenoughsleepanddoingexercisesareveryimportant.Howcanwebehappyifwearenotfit?
Forschoolwork,planningaheadcanhelp.Makingal___95___ofthethingstheyneedtodoandplanningwhentodothemcanhelpstudentsorganizetheirtime.Ifyouareweakinasubject,youshoulds___96___moretimeonitandaskateacherforhelp.
Studentsshouldpaynoattentiontopeoplewholaughatthem.I___97___,theyshouldfindthethingstheyaregood.
Thenstudentsshouldalsomakeenoughtimefortheirhobbies.Playingsports,readingandwatchingfilmshelpthemr___98___.
Finally,itissuitableforteenagerstosharetheirproblemswiththeirfriendsandparents.
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ManypeopleusetheInternettogetusefulknowledgeandfacts,andtorelaxthemselves.Butsomeofthemarenotusingitinagoodway.Herearesomerulestomakesureyouares92andhavefunontheInternet.
ØMakerulesfortheInternetusewithyourparents.Forexample,whenandhowlongyoucangoonline,andwhatactivitiesyoucandoonline.
ØDon’tgiveyourpasswordtoanyoneelse,andnevergiveoutthefollowingi93:
yourrealname,homeaddress,age,school,phonenumber,etc.
ØCheckwithyourparentsbeforegivingoutacredit(信用)cardnumber.
ØNeversendaphotoofyourselftoanyoneinane-mailu94yourparentssayit’sOK.
ØCheckwithyourparentsbeforegoingintoachatroom.Differentchatroomshavedifferentrulesandattractdifferentkindsofpeople.Youandyourparentsmustmakesureit’sar95placeforchatting.
ØNeveragreetomeetsomeoneyoumeetontheInternetw96yourparents’permission(允许).Nevermeetanyoneyoumeetonlinea97.
ØAlwaysrememberthatpeopleonlinemaynotbethepeopletheysaytheyare.Treat(视为)everyoneonlineasiftheywerestrangers.
ØIfsomethingyouseeorreadonlinemakesyouuncomfortable,l98thesite.Tellyourparentsoryourteachersatonce.
ØTreatotherpeopleasyou’dliketobetreated.Neverusebadlanguage.
ØRemember---noteverythingyoureadontheInternetistrue.
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OnedaylastJuneIwaswalkingalongthebeachofasmallseasidetownwhereIlive.Iwaslookingattheshipsintheharbor.Thoughtheweatherwassunny,itwasaverycoldday,andIcouldh_92__feelthesunshineonthebeach.IplannedtohaveaswimwhenIlefthome,butnowIchangedmymind.JustwhenIwashesitatingw93Ishouldgobackhome,Icametoasheltermadeofglass.Idecidedtositforawhile.WhenIentered,IfoundthatIwassow_94_tohavemadesuchadecision.TheshelterprotectedmefromthecoldwindandIcouldenjoythesunshine.ButsoonafterIsatdown,alargefriendlydogsuddenlyappearedandlaydownatmyfeet.NomatterhowhardItriedtogetridofhim,her__95__toleave.Itseemedthathehaddecidedtogohomewithme.Hewaswearingacollar(颈圈)buttherewasnonameora__96___onitFinallyIhadtoringthelocalpolicestationandexplainedwhathadhappened.Ipromisedtokeepthedoguntiltheyfoundtheowner.
Severaldayslateraladyappearedatmyhousetosaythedogwash_97___.Shesaidhejumpedonabusandrodeawaywhileshewastalkingtoafriendatthebusstop.Hesatandlistenedquietly.Whenshefinishedandcalledhiminasoftvoice,hegotupandf_98___herawayhappily.Iwasquiteupsettohavetogivebacksuchafriendlyanimal.
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Letmetellyouastory.OneofmygoodfriendsliveswithsixhundredanimalsontheGreekIslandofKyklos.Thereisnotenoughwaterontheisland,t92thereisalotallaroundit.Eversinceheleftschool,hehastravelledallovertheworldcollectinganimalsforhiso93zoo.Hehopedtocollectatleasttwoexamplesofeverysortofanimalso