1、1Iamnowagoodstudentinmyclass.Butyoudon16IstartedknowseniorEnglishinthebeginning,Ifounditdifficultandquitedifferent17whatwelearnedinjuniorschool.18_thehelpofmyteacher,Irealizedthe19(important)ofEnglish,soIwas20(determine)tolearnEnglishwell.Fromthenon,everymorningIrecitedEnglishwords,21(listen)toEngli

2、shtapesanddidalotof22(exercise).MyEnglishteacher,23isgoodat24(make)herclasslivelyandinteresting,ishappytoseethis.NowIhavemadesuchgreatprogressinmyEnglishstudythatIam25(much)interestedinlearningitthanbefore.2Iwenttotheseasidetospendmyholidaylastsummerholidaywithmyfamily.Oneday,Iwasswimmingintheriver_

3、16_someoneshouted,“Lookout.sharknotfaraway!”onhearingtheshout,Iwasscaredto_17_(die)becauseIwaswellaware_18_itsdangerouscharacteristic.“Justdontworry,Tom!saidtome,“butinordertoavoidbeingharmed,letsgobacktoourhote34Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworldgreatcitiesarelocatedonriv

4、ers,andalmost_16_countryhasatleastoneriverflowingthroughit_17_playsanimportantpartinthelivesofitspeople.Sincethebeginningofhistory,people_18_(use)riversfortransportation.The_19_(long)oneintheUnitedStatesistheMississippi,andthelifelineofEgyptistheNile._20_transportation,riversgivewatertodrink,waterfo

5、rcrops,andchancesforfunandrecreationforthepeople_21_livealongtheirbanks.561/7Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof“officermboy.”atabigfi“Imsorry,”saidtheHRmanager,“thatmeansyoudonotexist.And_doesntexistcannothavethejob.”Themanleft_35_nohopeatall.Hedidknowwhattodo,withonly$10inhispocket.Hethendecidedtog

6、otothesupermarketandbuya10KGtomatocrate.Hethensoldthetomatoesinadoortodoorround.Inlessthantwohours,he_36_(success)indoublinghiscapital.Herepeatedtheoperation3times,andreturnedhomewith$60.5yearslater,themanisoneofthe_37_(big)foodretailers(零售商)intheUS.Hestartedtoplanhisfamilysfuture,anddecidedtohaveal

7、ifeinsurance.Hecalled_38_insurancebroker,andchoseaprotectionplan.Whentheconversationwasconcluded,thebrokeraskedhimhisemail.Themanreplied:“Idonthaveanemail”.Thebrokerreplied_39_(curious),“Youdonandyethaveestablishedanempire!Doyouimagine_40_youcouldhavebeenifyouhadanemail?Themanthoughtforawhile,andrep

8、lied:“Anofficeboy!”7Therewasonceaboywhohadatemper.Hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhimthateverytimehelosthistemper,he_31_hammeranailintothebackofthefence.Thefirstdaytheboy_32_(drive)37nailsintothefence.Overthenextfewweeksashelearnedtocontrolhisanger,thenumberofnailshammered_33_(gradual)decreased.He

9、discovered_34_waseasiertoholdhistemperthantodrivenailsintothefence.Finallythedaycame_35_hedidntlosehistemper.atherHetoldandhisfhisfathersuggestedthattheboynow_36_(pull)outonenailforeachdaysothathewasabletoholdhisanger.Thedayspassedandtheboytoldhisfatherthatallthenailsweregone.2/7Thefathertooktheboy_

10、37_thehandandledhimtothefence.Hesaid,“Lookattheholesinthefence.Thefencewillneverbethesame.Whenyousaythingsinanger;theyleaveascar疤(痕)justlikethe_38_onthefence.ItwonmatterhowmanytimesyousayIamsorry,_39_woundisstillthere.Averbalwoundisasbadasaphysicalone.Friendsareveryrare.Theymakeyousmileandencouragey

11、ou_40_(success).Theylendanear,andalwayswanttoopentheirheartstous.”8AnoldmanwholivedinasmallstreetinthecityofMumbaihadtoputup_31_thenuisance(煩心事)ofhavingboysplaycricketoutsidehishouseatnight.Oneeveningwhentheboyswere_32_(particular)noisy,hewentouttotalktothem.Heexplainedthathewashappiest_33_hecouldse

12、eorhearboysplayinghisfavouritegame,cricket.Hesaidhewouldgivethem25rupees盧(比)eachweektoplayinthestreetatnight.Theboyswerethrilled.Theywerebeingpaidtodosomethingtheyenjoyed!Attheendofthefirstweekthey_34_(knock)attheoldmandoorandaskedhimstopaythem,andsohedid._37_(disappoint)buttherewasnotmuchtheycouldd

13、oabout_38_.Thefourthweekthemansaidhecouldnotaffordtopaythem25rupees_39_hehadpromised,butwouldgivethem5rupeeseachweekwithoutfail.Thiswastoomuchfortheboys.“Youexpectustoplaysevendays_40_weekforamerely5rupees!yelled.“Gotoblazes.”Theystormedawayandneverplayedonthestreetagain.93/7Manyyearsago,whenIworked

14、asavolunteeratStanfordHospital,Igottoknowalittlegirl_31_(name)Lizwhowassufferingfromarareandseriousdisease.Heronlychanceofrecoveryappearedtobeabloodtransfusion（輸血）_32_her5-year-oldbrother,_33_hadmiraculouslysurvivedthesamediseaseandhaddevelopedtheantibodiesneededtofightthe_34_(ill).Thedoctorexplaine

15、dthesituationtoherlittlebrother,andaskedtheboyifhewouldbewillingtogivehisbloodtohissister.Isawhimhesitateforamoment_35_takingadeepbreathandsaying,“Yes,Illdoit_36_itcansaveLiz._37_thetransfusionprogressed,helayinbednexttohissisterandsmiled,voice,“WillIstarttodierightaway?”Beingyoung,theboyhad_40_(und

16、erstand)thedoctor;hethoughthewasgoingtohavetogivehissisterallofhisblood.10ForthismonthsyoungWorldmagazine.Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithher66(shy).Nowshesnotshyanymoreandenjoys67(sing)infrontcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdiffe

17、rentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingable68(travel)andmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididntusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.69”(however),toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothers,andIneverdaretobe70(care)a

18、boutwhatIsayordo.AndIhavemuch71(little)privatetimenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”11Bullying(欺凌)isdoingthingstohurtotherpeople.Itisaseriousproblematschool.4/7Miah-nowa22-year-oldgirl,still(61)(remember)howshewasbulliedinjuniorhighschool.“Theykickedme,putsticksinmyhairandtookmoneyfrommEvenwor

19、se,I(62)_(make)toeatrubbish.I(63)never(63)_(forget)thosemoments.“智(力低下的)girleverydayhitting,pushing,andkickingher.Theyjustenjoyed(64)(do)it.Thegirldidntrealizethatpeop(65)_(hurt)her.Shecouldnteventelltheteacher.Thesituationlastedforalongtime.Bullyingatschoolisgettingworse,so,manypeople(66)(try)tosta

20、rtanti-bullying(反欺凌)programs.Studentsinmanyschoolshavealreadytakenactions.They(67)_(create)anti-bullyingclubs.Manystudentshavejoinedtheclubs.Theyworkwithteacherstoshowstudentshowtostopbullying.Someotherprogramshaveprovedtobesuccessful,too.InWales,twogirlscameupwithanideatostopbullyingontheschoolbus.

21、Theycreatedabuspass乘(車證)andmadefourrulesforstudents:nobullying,noswearing(罵臟話),nosmokingandnoshouting.Wheneverastudentbrokearule,hewouldgetamarkonhispass.Whenastudenthadfourmarks,hewouldnallowedtotakethebusanymore.Thebuspassideaworked.It(68)(stop)bullyingonthebus.InMichigan,somestudentstriedtostopbu

22、llyingwithfriendship.TheymadeDVDs.TheygavetheDVDstostudentsintheirschool(69)_(teach)themhowtobegoodfriends.Thisideaworked,too.Afterthat,therewaslessbullyingattheirschool,12WhenIwasachild,myparentsoftentookmetoarun-downhouseinathicktevenhavethechoicewithabrotherorsister.5/7Icouldnever42(understand)wh

23、attheattractionofthehousewas,evenformyparents,whoenjoyednothingbetterthantositinsilencewithagoodbook.Thewomaninthehouse,myfathersdistantcousin,wasaterriblecook.AsIwalkedtowardsit,Iheardanoise,likeananimalmovinghurriedlyaway.IwasabouttoturnawaywhenIsawanoldman44(stand)atthedoor.Iwasmuchscared.“Please

24、donttellthemyousawme,”hesaid.“Theyneverusethisphavenowhereelsetolive.”“Dontworry,45”(notIsaidtell).anyone“I.Butareyouallrightouthere?Imean-doyouhaveenoughtoeat?”Theoldman46(shake)hisheadandsaidthathehadnthadabigmeforages.IdecidedtoputthisrightassoonasIcould.Thesameevening,Itookasmallplasticbagintoth

25、ediningroomand,whilenoonewaslooking,Iemptiedsomeofthefoodintoit.Later,Igotoutofthebackdoorsecretlyandgavethefoodtotheoldman,whosenameIhaddiscoveredwasTaff.IhadneverseenanythingelseaslovelyasthesmileonTaffsface47when(eat)hethefood.Fromthenon,myvisitstotheoldhousehadapurpose,andIenjoyedeveryminuteofth

26、erestofmystay.13Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseeds種(子)thathavebeentakentospace.Whenthey1(bring)backtotheearth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerand2(healthy)thannormal(正常的)vegetables.Butsomepeopleworryabout3(have)spacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldmakeus4(get)

27、sickbecauseoftheradiation(輻)inspace.However,peopleshouldnotbeafraidbecausespacevegetablesaleveryhealthy.Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesare7(good)thannormalvegetables.Forexample,space8(tomato)stayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormalones.6/7Aftergeneticallymodified(轉(zhuǎn)基因)food9(appear)inthemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeating10(know)things.Forexample,ifnutgenes堅(jiān)(果基因)areputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergic(過(guò)敏)to