Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I
We had just moved to Hollywood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible
The rain was
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
1.A.talks | B.lessons | C.lectures | D.classes |
A.came | B.took | C.picked | D.turned |
A.dealt | B.kept | C.helped | D.worked |
A.field | B.yard | C.trees | D.flowers |
A.rain | B.snow | C.weather | D.storm |
A.pulled | B.put | C.stuck | D.pushed |
A.rose | B.sank | C.fell | D.dropped |
A.going | B.coming | C.falling | D.stopping |
A.plant | B.grow | C.die | D.stay |
A.fixing | B.holding | C.pushing | D.pulling |
A.push | B.take | C.pull | D.put |
A.shook | B.cut | C.drove | D.made |
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A.life | B.worry | C.choice | D.smile |
A.compare | B.connect | C.change | D.share |
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A.faded | B.approved | C.spread | D.bothered |
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A.in charge | B.in need | C.in danger | D.in condition |
A.neighbors | B.parents | C.friends | D.children |
A.Then | B.Still | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
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A.failure | B.surprise | C.despair | D.success |
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