1 . 学校决定开展英文演讲活动，号召学生们向谷爱凌学习。请你按照下面表格要求写一篇演讲稿，先简单介绍下谷爱凌的个人信息，再谈谈你感受到的她的优秀品质(personality)，最后说说你打算如何向她学习。

Hello, everyone! It’s my honor to introduce a sports star—Gu Ailing._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you!

Paul was a rich young man. When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (庄园). Unluckily, before Paul could sell it for lots of money, lightning (闪电) caused a fire and burnt (烧) the manor.     1     In order to bring back the beauty of the manor, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him because the bank didn’t believe he could pay it back.     2     So he hid himself in his room. His wife was worried about him and advised that he should go outside and take a break.

    3     When he turned the first corner (角落), he saw a store with a huge crowd. It turned out that the housewives were waiting in line to buy charcoal (木炭) used for winter heating (取暖).     4     He ran home and hired (雇佣) workers to turn the burnt trees into charcoal. Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal.     5     In the spring of the following year, he used the money to buy a large number of seedlings (树苗). After a few years, the manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.

3 . One afternoon last year, I walked with my friend along the road in my hometown. He was not a clever student but worked harder than any other student when we studied at school. And now, he is an excellent worker in his company. When we came to a wide bridge, we met a blind man who went to the same direction (方向) as us. He walked very slowly, finding the way with a stick in his hand. I talked with my friend as we were walking. I talked about my five job-hopping (跳槽) experiences within two years and complained (抱怨) the trouble I was still going through. My friend just nodded (点头) and smiled, but he kept silent all along. After a while, I looked forward and found that the blind man walked farther than we did. I couldn’t believe it. I asked, “How did the blind man walk faster than we did?” My friend said. “Because he put his whole heart into walking.” That was for sure. He was just absorbed (专注的) in walking, but I was always talking and complaining while walking. I suddenly learned an important lesson that whatever I want to do well, I must put my whole heart into it.

7 . Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it.     1    

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. You can’t express (表达) yourself well if you are angry. Go to some place to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents.     2    

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree (有分歧) on something.     3     Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a car. They argued over it, but finally they came to a compromise. Michael bought the car, but only drove it on certain days.     4     The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.     5     It is worth having a try.

8 . When I was in the seventh grade, I volunteered at a hospital. Most of the time I was with Mr. Gillespie who was in a coma (昏迷). He never had any visitors, and _______ seemed to care about him. I spent many days there _______ his hand and talking to him.

I was away for a week to visit my parents. _______ I came back, Mr. Gillespie had gone. I was not brave enough to ask where he was, for _______ that they might tell me he had been dead.

Several _______ later, I became a college student. One day, when I was at the bus stop, I _______ a familiar (熟悉的) face. When I _______ who he was, I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in hospital about five years ago. _______ an uncertain look on his face, he replied, “Yes.” I _______ how I knew him in the hospital. His eyes were ________ tears (眼泪). Then he gave me a(n) ________ hug (拥抱).

He told me that he could hear me talking to him and ________ me holding his hand. He thought it was an angel (天使) who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie believed that my ________ and touch made him full of hope.

Although I haven’t seen Mr. Gillespie since then, he fills my heart with ________ every day. I know that I made a difference to his ________. More importantly, I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.

9 . 搜搜你的房间，看看有没有从童年开始就一直陪伴着你的东西呢？也许是一本书，也许是一个玩具……请以“My Favorite Thing from Childhood”为题写一篇文章，描述一件你最喜欢的物品。

My Favorite Thing from Childhood

My favorite thing from childhood is

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