Remember that it’s better to fail than it’s togive up, and the key is to learn from your failure(失败). But along withdifficulties, there will also be ____18____ wonderful waiting for you.
I often hear some students say English isdifficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___11___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___12___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___13___ about how I study English.
One night many yearsago, an angry voice woke me up from sleep. It was my drunken (喝醉的) father. Those days, he would always ___11___ home very late. Sometimes, he would also go on to fight with my mom.
FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____the correct action to help.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (胜利) itself.
If youthink you have walked into a library with a ____11____ likethat, you are exactly wrong. ____12____, you’ve entered the workplace of CourtneyHolmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理发师).
At the age of seven, I started school in London.There I met a ____21____,Mr. King. He influenced my whole life. Mr King taught me maths. He washumorous. Sometimes, he told us funny stories. So his lessons made us ____22____.
Excitedly, he went to draw water(抽水), ___15___ he couldn’t pump water no matter how hard hetried. He sat on the ground ___16___.Just at that time, he saw a small bottle with a cork(瓶塞).
There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
①当今社会是个看脸的时代,大多数人希望通过提升“颜值”来获得更多的自信与机遇。然而颜值并不能决定一切。马云,一个名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亚洲第一的男人,他并没有很高的颜值。但他通过自己的努力,取得了如今的诸多成就。即使是在颜值时代,修心亦是很重要的。②一个没有素质的人,就算穿的多么华丽,一说话一个举动就能暴露自己。一个非常有涵养的人,即使穿着朴素,和他相处也会觉得清风拂面。
故乡味道还证明着你口味的正宗。如果你对自己故乡的食物有着清晰的记忆,那么在一个饭局上,尤其是和你的口味正好吻合的饭局上,你就有绝对的话语权。故乡甚至关乎个人的尊严。在我看来,没有哪个地方的食物更好吃,但是一个故乡感非常强烈的人,他能把故乡的“口味正确”上升到信数的水准。比如,哪个地方的辣椒最辣,这绝不是史高维尔指数能够标定的。羊肉更是这样,甘肃、宁夏都声称自己拥有世界上最好的羊肉,新疆和内蒙古更具体到南疆还是北疆、呼伦贝尔还是锡林郭勒。一个海南人过来插话,加积鸭、文昌鸡、和乐蟹、东山一羊字还没说出来,所有北方的网友不约而同地敲黑板:注意,我们在讨论羊肉的话题。
故乡的风之所以气势恢宏,是其中的沙尘充当了风的武器。那时的风与沙尘,像是从未分开过。风力助推沙尘漫天席卷,掀翻了街口摆着糖果的摊板,刮跑了老爷爷头上的帽子。偶尔看见骑自行车的人,在风里歪扭一阵之后,不得不屈尊下驾,吃力地推车前行。有时在教室里正聚精会神地听讲,风猛然用力,让玻璃飞出窗框,在书桌上和地上“哗”地破碎。我和同伴们对风的防御,最早使用的是风镜。顾名思义,风镜就是防风的眼镜。玻璃镜片镶在细细的钢丝框上,四周有密织的布罩,两端用皮筋连接,套在头上拉至眼部,风便吹不着眼睛了。每副风镜五分钱,后来有了塑料的镜片,价格要高出很多。戴风镜并不完全是为了防风,重点是防风里的沙子。
农谚有“小满小满,麦粒渐满”的说法。此时,小麦度过一冬的休眠期后,经过返青拔节,抽穗开花,亟须熏风暖熟,虽然仍是一片青绿,但有着一股蓄势待发的劲头。麦穗已经抽齐,麦粒鼓着腮帮一般,泛出一层透明的绿色。等到这晶莹的嫩绿变为黄绿,麦子也即将成热了。农谚又云“小满未满,还有危险”。小麦成长的最后阶段灌浆期十分关键,籽粒才刚刚盈实,若碰到灾难天气或病虫害,麦粒未经过充分的乳熟期,小麦的品质便会大打折扣。
那位教师立刻用这束树枝朝她颈背上狠狠抽打了十几下。彭斯的眼里没有涌出一滴眼泪。我目睹着这一场面,不由得升起了一股徒劳无益的怒火,气得双手直发抖,只得停下手中的活儿,可是她那张若有所思的脸上,却神色如常,没有一点变化。“倔脾气的姑娘!”斯凯契德小姐嚷道,“你那邋遢习惯怎么也改不了啦。把扫帚拿走!”彭斯遵命照办了。当她从藏书室里出来时,我仔细朝她打量着。她正把自己的手绢放回口袋,瘦削的脸颊上还有一丝泪痕在闪闪发光。