“I just want a normal birthday party,” April told Bailey as they walked home from school.
Bailey knew what April meant. April’s parents loved the environment. And because April happened to be born on Earth Day, all her parties had an Earth Day theme. “Remember when you turned seven?” Bailey said.
“How could I forget the Throw-Out Blowout?” said April.
“We helped out at your garage sale and donated the money to charity. And when you turned eight—”
“It was a Tree Spree,” finished April. “We planted maples.”
“Last year, we all collected newspapers to recycle,” said Bailey.
“The Print Sprint?” April groaned.
Bailey giggled. “I thought it was fun.”
Later that night, as April loaded the dishwasher, she said, “I’d like to plan my own party this year.”
“Sure,” said Mom, “We could have a Compost(堆肥) Carnival.”
“Great idea!” said Dad.
April cleared her throat “Pd like to go to Maze Craze(疯狂迷宫) instead.”
“Really?” said Dad, surprised.
“I guess we could do that,” said Mom.
April couldn’t wait for her birthday! She and her friends would have so much fun. And they wouldn’t have to think one bit about the earth.
The following weekend, everyone gathered in the parking lot outside of Maze Craze. “Thanks for coming,” said April “I’ve been so excited about my party. No shovels. No collecting recyclables. Nothing earthy about it.” She shifted her feet. “Then I got here this morning and saw this parking lot.”
April’s friends glanced around. Plastic bottles bounced across the cement. Newspapers and fast-food sacks blocked the storm drain. Shopping bags rustled in the trees.
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Looking at the mess, April frowned(皱起眉头).
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April looked at the bags with bottles, cans and paper to recycle and smiled.
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提示词：垃圾分类 garbage sorting
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1.校园保护现状；
2.改善环保措施；
3.发起爱护环境呼吁。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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文章须包括以下要点：
节电：及时关闭电灯、电脑等用电设备
节水：随手关闭水龙头；废水利用
节纸：纸张再利用
补充：自己日常生活所感所为
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After working many years in a large hospital, my work as head nurse in a small local hospital turned out frustrating. Occasionally we lacked supplies or equipment and sometimes the food was less than desirable. The biggest problem was the lack of qualified help. Still, everyone working there had a genuine love for the patients, and did their best to care for them.
Alice, a tiny, elderly lady with bright blue, twinkling eyes, was everyone’s favorite. Her only living relative was her son Jack, a large, tough man. Tattoos (纹身) covered his arms and an untidy beard grew wildly on his chin. No matter how cold the weather was, he always wore a tank top shirt so the snake artwork could be admired by all. He wore faded jeans, so stiff with thick dirt that they could have stood alone. His loud and rude manner frightened most of the staff.
But this large man loved his tiny mother. Every day, he roared up to the hospital entrance on his old motorcycle, pushed open the front door, and walked with heavy steps down the hall to her room, his loud boot heels announcing his arrival. He visited at unpredictable hours so he could surprise anyone who suspected him of not taking proper care of his mother. Yet, his gentleness with her amazed me.
I made friends with Jack, figuring I’d rather be a friend with a man like him, than an enemy. And I, like everyone else, truly loved his mother.
One particularly bad evening at the hospital, three nurses called in sick, the food carts came late and cold, and one of the patients fell and broke his hip. Jack came in at suppertime to help his mother with her meal. He stood and looked at me in surprise as I busily tried to do the work of three nurses. Exhausted, and near to tears, I avoided his stare.
After the patients were finally fed, bathed, and put to bed, I sat at the desk and put my head down on my arms for a few moments’ relaxation before the night shift arrived.
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Suddenly, the front door burst open.
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Putting down the rose on my desk, he turned around and left.
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My two-year-old daughter was lovingly squished (挤) between a stack of groceries in one of my two shopping carts (购物车). Shopping once a month was a well-planned process. My list was organized so that I wouldn’t miss even one item.
A gentleman stood behind me with three items in his hands. He looked up at his watch, then at me and smiled. I’d already let a person ahead of me with a single item. While my daughter was behaving well. I knew I’d pushed her longer than her endurance promised to last. Still, I felt for the man: He obviously had to be somewhere, and he’d be behind me a good long time.
“Why don’t you go ahead of me?” I said shifting the cart backwards. “You only have a couple of items.”
“Thank you,” he replied appreciatively, stepping ahead of me.
My daughter gave him a broad smile. “Heh wo,” she said in her sweetest voice.
“Hello,” he replied, taken off guard by her friendliness. His face lit with pleasure.
As the belt moved forward, I started unloading my cart. I was only halfway finished unloading the first cart when a realization hit me. My husband had borrowed my bank card the night before and he hadn’t returned it. My heart dropped.
The gentleman in front of me had paid and was picking up his groceries.
“I’ve forgotten my bank card. Could I pay with my phone?” I asked the cashier hopefully.
“I’m sorry. We only accept credit card or cash.” The cashier looked at the amount of groceries impatiently. I’m sure she was predicting she’d have to put items back on the shelves.
“It will take me two hours to run home and back. Can you just put my stuff on the side please?” I was discouraged. All my careful planning hadn’t helped. The hour and a half of shopping left me tired out and I wasn’t sure how my daughter would handle another two hours in the car.
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
Just then, the gentleman in front of me smiled at me.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The next morning, I knocked at the gentleman’s door to return the money.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________My sister Helen works in Los Angeles and lives alone in her home there. On a flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona, my sister got to know the Morrisons, a Phoenix couple seated in her row. The plane was only in the air for a couple of minutes when the wife, Marcie, fell asleep, leaving her husband Daniel and my sister sitting next to each other in silence. Maybe it was a feeling of awkwardness that started it, or maybe it was the need to unload. Whatever the case, within minutes Daniel began to relate the couple’s story.
He told my sister how he and Marcie had flown to Los Angeles that morning to meet with a doctor about treating Marcie for her stage 4 breast cancer. Since the therapy (疗法) used by the doctors in Phoenix had been less effective, the couple decided to pursue other forms of treatment. Although they both felt good about what had been described to them that day, they were also shocked to learn that the alternative treatment would cost $34, 000 and would not be covered by insurance. Additionally, they’d have to pay for a place to stay while Marcie was treated.
“The money’s not even a consideration,” Daniel explained. “What’s debt compared to keeping my wife alive?” At this point, tears ran down Daniel’s face and my sister joined right in. Marcie was only thirty-five years old and they had five children between ages two and twelve.
When it came time to get off the plane, Daniel woke Marcie. As she was unable to walk, he requested a wheelchair. It was while my sister was waiting with them for the chair that she made the decision that had our family so concerned about her safety. Helen gave the Morrisons her visiting card and explained that they could stay with her during their trips to Los Angeles.
The next day, Helen received a call from Daniel, saying that they would like to accept her generous offer.
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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My family tried to discourage Helen when learning about her decision.
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