One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and brushes and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting the boat, he saw a hole in the boat. He repaired it at once.
The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter’s house and presented him with a nice check, much higher than the payment of painting.
“But this is not for the paint job. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat,” the owner said.
“But it was such a small service. Certainly it is not worth paying me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”
“My dear friend, you do not understand.
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So, no matter where, when or how, just carefully repair all the ‘holes’ you find.
参考词汇：finish doing; be surprised; let sb do sth; to one’s joy; immediately
Besides the animal zodiac system (十二生肖), Chinese people also show their connection with animals in other ways
Paper-cutting is an amazing art. People use scissors cut paper into different shapes of animals, flowers, cut babies and so on. This art just needs simple tools, but it is not easy at all. When we look at the masters to cut paper, it only takes them a few minutes to finish, but for green hands,
Paper-cutting has a long history. When it first appeared in around 386, it didn’t attract much attention because of the shortage of paper.
Without doubt, all these handwork products can reflect the relations between humans and animals, and even the whole world, and also the wisdom of ancient Chinese people.
(Situation: One day Linda and George are talking about visiting Europe.)
Linda: Hello, George. What are you doing?
George: Hi, Linda.
Linda: Are you thinking of visiting Europe some day?
George: Yes, I’m looking to such a trip. Hey,
Linda: Yes. I’ve actually visited my countries in Europe; France, Germany, Italy and Austria, for example.
George: When did you go there? And
Linda: Two years ago. For over one month.
George: Did you like it?
Linda: Of course. There are many ancient churches and castles.
George: Sounds great. I decide to make a trip next October on my annual leave.
Linda:
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Dear Peter,
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1. 表达祝贺；
2. 肯定她的演讲；
3. 希望她能够分享提高英语口语的方法。
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1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Amy,
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Yours,
Li Hua
The Great Wall is famous as one of the miracles in the history. 它吸引了来自世界各地的人
As the environment is polluted, the acid rain often comes and destroys the buildings in the long run. What’s more, the increasing number of tourists step on the bricks, 这会损害建筑
If the Great Wall disappears some day,it is the greatest pity, and we are no longer have the chance to appreciate its grandness. To save this miracle,我们必须保护环境
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air
Sabrina was frightened，but she soon kept her head.她警告她的父母有危险,
One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders.Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study, looking at nearly 1,000 grown-ups in New Zealand,found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest,
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores,
Nowadays many people want to have a more interesting experience when arriving in a new city or country. Here are some better ways to travel, both for you and for the environment.
Get out of the car and walk.
If you have to take transport in a city, try to take public transport. Most cities now offer lots of information and very cleat maps about the public transport at the city’s websites.
