I was in my 30s and my wife left me last month. I had no work and was on my way to the city center to find a job. I had no umbrellas, and I could not afford another one. I sat down in the streetcar and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle.
I examined the handle and saw a name. The usual procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but somehow I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in surprise, that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. But she added, it had been stolen more than a year before. She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I didn't remember.
The next six months were tough. My last job ended the day before Christmas and my thirty-dollar rent was soon due, and I had only fifteen dollars. When I walked from the streetcar to my small apartment, the air was full of the sound of Christmas merriment. But there should be no Christmas for me. Unless a wonder happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Peggy, my daughter, had proudly set our kitchen table for our evening meal and put pans out and three cans of food which would be our dinner. When I looked at those pans and cans, I felt broken-hearted. We would have only hamburgers for our Christmas dinner tomorrow. I stood in the cold little kitchen and the coldness in my heart was colder than ice.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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The doorbell suddenly rang and Peggy ran quickly to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus (圣诞老人).
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Our dinner that night was the most delicious I had ever eaten.
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One afternoon after school, Mary and his brother, Keith, were eating at a cafe near their home. That afternoon, they had to share their table with another person. That person was a young lady in her twenties. After eating, she went to the restroom. Without realizing, she had left her handphone on the table. Five minutes later, she came out and walked out of the cafe without looking back.
Mary saw the handphone on the table. She quickly told Keith, “Keith, the girl left behind her handphone.” Keith looked at the handphone. It was one of the latest models on the market. Looking very sleek, it was red in color with a black cover. The handphone must be expensive.
Keith had always wanted a handphone, But his parents refused. He stared at it for some minutes. Then he said slowly, pausing on every word, “I want to take the handphone,” Mary could not believe her eyes. She merely stared at her brother, “you can’t! What if the owner comes to look for it?”
Having made the decision, Keith quickly grabbed the handphone and put it in his schoolbag. Then, he took Mary’s hand and led her out of the cafe quickly. Outside the café, he ran to his bicycle. Mary had to run after him.
Once back home, Keith locked his house door with trembling hands. Looking at the handphone, he liked it so much. Now he had his own handphone. But Mary told him, “Keith, you cannot keep the handphone. What will you tell father about this handphone?”
Keith said quickly, “I will say a friend lent it to me.”
Mary said, “Now you are lying, too.” Oh dear! When had Keith turned so dishonest?
Then Mary saw a house phone number on the plastic cover of the handphone, “This phone number is the girl’s phone number. Why don’t we just call this number? We will talk to her and ask her to come and take back her handphone.” She was trying her best to talk some sense into him.
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Paragraph 1: That night, Keith couldn’t go to sleep, reflecting in bed.
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Paragraph 2: Mary was very happy to hear that.
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I grew up in a small town where the primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting.
At the time, I did not consider this a luxury, although today it certainly would be. I took it for granted that mothers were the sandwich-makers, the finger-painting appreciations and the homework monitors. I never questioned that this ambitious, intelligent woman, who had had a career before I was born and would eventually return to a career, would spend almost every lunch hour throughout my primary school years just with me .
I only knew that when the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me with a look that suggested I was the only important thing she had on her mind. For this I am forever grateful.
Some sounds bring it back: the high and long sound of my mother’s boiling teapot, the low and continuous noises of the washing machine in the basement, the ringing of my dog’s license tags as she bounded down the stairs to greet me. Some memories are still in my mind: the delicious peanut-butter sandwiches and the chocolate-chip cookies, and the dandelion that once gave me courage at the night of my performance.
A few months ago, my mother came to visit. I took off a day from work and treated her to lunch. The restaurant busy with noontime activity as business people made deals and glanced at their watches. In the middle of all this sat my mother, now retired, and I. From her face I could see that she actually enjoyed the pace of the world
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1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段开头语已为你写好。
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“Mom, you must have been terribly bored staying at home when I was a child,” I said.
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Just then, looking at her, I could picture us sitting at her kitchen table once again.
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2.提出倡议。
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Be an excellent worker
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“Hank, let’s keep going,” old Douglas encouraged his dog as they walked through the woods behind his farm. Douglas lived alone there with his pet; he felt lonely. Sometimes, animals approached his house, and Hank would scare them away.
One day, Douglas heard the human’s cries from the forest and decided to check. Who would it be? There were no other farms nearby. And it was snowing heavily. Douglas was no longer sure where to go. His dog guided him. Finally, Douglas saw a boy.
“Boy, what are you doing here?” Douglas said. The boy was cold and tired. He couldn’t get any words out. Fortunately, Douglas wasn’t too old to carry him back to his farm. After getting home, he settled him next to the warm fire. Soon, the kid fell asleep. Douglas had no phone. And now it was dark. It was dangerous to go to the police station. He decided to find the boy’s parents the next day.
The following morning, when the boy ate breakfast, Douglas asked him some questions. The boy said his name was Jason and told Douglas his parents’ names. And he said his dog had run away yesterday afternoon chasing a rabbit. He went after her and walked for hours. He failed to find the dog and got lost into the woods.
When knowing Jason lived in the town five miles away, Douglas stood up and looked outside. It was snowing more heavily. Jason’s parents must be worried. But the road was covered with snow; his truck couldn’t move forward. And he couldn’t allow the little boy to walk with him. It was dangerous. Douglas decided to walk alone to the town and find his parents, letting them get a snowplow (扫雪机) to pick up the boy. So, Douglas told Jason to stay in his home with Hank, and he’d go to the town and find his parents.
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1. 续写词数应为 150 左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
It would be a hard journey to the town, but Douglas still put on his snow boots and set off.
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Then, Jason’s parents called their friend, who owned a snowplow.
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As I was looking for a new flat, I was temporarily staying at a lovely small hotel. Unfortunately, during that time, I was due to participate in an online conference for an entire week. I was stuck inside from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, the entire duration of the cleaning hours. I figured that I could go those five days without my room being cleaned and it wouldn’t be a problem. I would just put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on my door.
On the second day as I was heading to get breakfast at the hotel, I bumped (撞见) into the cleaning lady named Anna. I asked her if I could give her my rubbish, and I mentioned that I would be working the entire day so she needn’t worry about cleaning my room. She smiled and said it was okay.
The next day, when I returned from my breakfast, my room had already been cleaned. The same happened on the following day. On Friday, I finished my breakfast quicker than usual and the cleaning lady was just heading out. She smiled and said that she was happy that even though I ate quicker than usual, she was still able to finish in time.
I finally realized that all this time, she had been keeping an eye on when I headed for breakfast so she could clean my room. Given that looking for a flat in a new city and working in one of the smallest hotel rooms in London were already very stressful, I was incredibly moved. I thanked Anna and told her that, fortunately, it was the very last day of the conference, but I was very thankful.
The following week, I finally got the keys for my new flat. Excited and grateful for all the help I had received while moving in, I bought a box of chocolates and made my way to the receptionist.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I said to the receptionist, “Could you please give those to Anna?”
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A 17-year-old boy nicknamed Tao Tao with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) has made positive attempts to achieve greater independence through selling self-made popcorn on the street on his own, touching the hearts of netizens (网友) and winning him an education opportunity.
According to Tao Tao’s mother Yao Chuanhua, her son was born with the disabling condition. Be- cause of this Tao Tao has never set his foot on school. Yao was worried about her son’s future, especially when she would get too old to take care of her son. Therefore, over the years, she has continuously tried to train him to live as normally as possible.
As Tao Tao grew up, the idea of developing his independence by selling homemade popcorn has brewed (酝酿) in the mother’s mind. She taught Tao Tao how to make popcorn at home and helped set up a stand in Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
At first nervous and not used to selling on the street, Tao Tao refused to sell popcorn alone. After keeping her son company for a few days, Yao said, “Tao Tao, it’s time for you to do this alone. Don’t worry. Take it easy even if no one comes to buy. The moment you stood here, you were already a success.” After a few words of encouragement, Yao stepped aside and let her son take charge. Noticing Tao Tao struggled to attract buyers, Yao bought a loudspeaker to help promote the popcorn and even paid some passersby to buy popcorn from her son’s stand to increase his confidence.
Gradually, despite shyness and physical difficulties, Tao Tao has become more active and confident, managing the business smoothly without relying on the loudspeaker to sell the product. He insisted on making and packaging the popcorn all by himself every day, trying his best to prove that he can make it.
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1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
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Being proud of Tao Tao’s progress, Yao shared videos of her son’s popcorn selling story online.
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Although she refused donations from netizens, Yao accepted the help from the local education authority.
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