Once there was a little girl named Emily. Although her singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.
One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said, “I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “It’s okay; just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too timid (胆小的)to walk onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily (颤抖地)forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing,but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forgot the lyrics (歌词)after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.
Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)!Emily, coward!” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.
“Well, my poor girl, don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you,” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.
Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “It doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure.You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。Emily listened to her mother carefully and followed her mom’s suggestion.
Going on singing,she walked into the park,where many people were singing and dancing.
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
My Amazing Mom
I lived about an hour away from my mom’s, but I visited my mother often, especially when she turned ninety. Even though my brother and I had felt it was time for Mom to move in with one of us, she wouldn’t hear of it.
I remember one of my visits as if it were yesterday. Mom was ninety-six years old, and she had insisted on baking cookies for her great-grandsons’ birthday party. I had offered to make them for her, but she dismissed the thought. She wanted to contribute to the birthday party’s menu, just like she always had.
Mom had decided to bake cookies the following morning. I had suggested she wait until I arrived the next day, but she said she would be fine. So when I went grocery shopping, I made sure my mom had all the basic ingredients(食材) she needed for the morning. I placed them on the kitchen counter. And since it had been a handful of months since Mom had made her cookies, I decided to write the recipe out again. The original was pretty worn, and I wasn’t sure she would still remember all the ingredients and measurements. Before I left for home, I set the oven temperature to 350 degrees. All she had to do was turn it on in the morning.
When I arrived the next morning, I found her cookies were cooling in rows on the shelves. She had accomplished quite a lot that morning, and it was only nine o’ clock. However, Mom wasn’t happy. She told me the cookies tasted awful.
I blamed myself for not insisting that we bake them together. The disappointment on her face made it quite clear that Mom felt defeated, as if she had lost her purpose at the age of ninety-six, I looked at the cookies. They did appear flatter than usual and tasted awful. I assumed she had probably left out some ingredients. Maybe she didn’t read the recipe correctly.
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But I checked my recipe and it turned out to be all my fault.
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That afternoon, she immediately decided to bake fresh cookies.
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A little girl often lived alone in her house. Her mother was killed in a traffic accident and her father used to work far away. A maid(女仆)used to stay in the house with her in the morning and evening,but she used to live alone in her house during the day.
One day an elderly postman knocked on the door and said,“Take the letter.”As soon as he said this, a little girl’s voice echoed(回响) from inside,“I am coming now. Please wait.”But even after 5 minutes no one came. The postman again said,“Is there anyone who will take the letter? I have to go to many more places.”
The girl replied,“Uncle, if you are in a hurry, please put the letter under the door. I am coming, but it will take some more time.”
The old postman replied,“No, I am waiting. It is a registered letter. So someone’s signature is also needed.” After about 10 minutes, the door opened. Obviously, the postman was a bit angry about the delay. He was about to shout at the girl when he was shocked to see that in front of him was a little girl without legs. The postman quietly gave the letter and took her signature and left.
In a month or two whenever her mail came, the postman would knock and call for the girl and then wait patiently at the door. Gradually,interaction and attachment grew between them. The little girl noticed that the postman used to come barefoot to deliver mails.
Rainy season came., One day when the postman left after giving a letter to the girl; hisfoot prints were left on the wet soil. The little girl came out with a paper and put it on the print and took down the picture of his feet. The next day, she asked the maid to get shoes of that size and keep them in house.
Before Diwali Festival(排灯节)was about to come, the postman started thinking that he shouldn’t meet the girl empty handed during festival. After much thought, he bought a small chocolate for the little girl.
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The next day, he went to the little girl’s house and knocked.
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The postman accepted the box and lovingly put his hand on the girl’s head as if blessing her.
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While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, I had one of life-changing experiences. It happened only two feet away from me. Straining (竭力) to locate my friend among the passengers, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he smiled to his youngest son, about six years old, as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. As they separated enough to look in each other’s face, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”
Then the man stood up, gazed into the eyes of his oldest son, maybe nine or ten, and while cupping (捧) his son’s face in his hands, he said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” Then the father gave his son a warm hug.
While this was happening, a baby girl was moving excitedly in her mother’s arms, never once taking her little eyes off the wonderful sight of her returning father. The man said, “Hi, baby girl!” as he gently took the child from her mother. He quickly kissed her face all over and then held her close to his chest while rocking her from side to side.
After several moments, he handed his daughter to his oldest son and gave his wife the longest and warmest hug. He gazed into her eyes for several seconds and then silently mouthed, “I love you so much!” They stared at each other’s eyes with big smiles on their faces.
At that moment, they reminded me of newly-married couples, though it couldn’t be possible by the age of their sons. Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Almost 10 years in total,” the man replied.
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2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When asked how long he had been away from his family, he said it was only two days.
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“I hope my marriage is similar to yours!” I talked to him.
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A narrow escape
A holiday in Penang is an annual affair for my family. My parents grew up in Penang and are very fond of Penang food. In December every year, we drive up to the island to spend three days visiting their favorite food spots.
This year, we started our journey up north on a Friday morning. The drive was interrupted by stops at Bidor Town and Kampar so it took us six hours to reach our destination. We stayed at one of the hotels in Batu Ferringhi. The beach was just a short walk from the hotel entrance and our rooms had a lovely view of the sea. We spent our first evening playing on the beach. After dinner, we returned to our rooms to play Monopoly. My parents have a rule for our holidays which is that we should spend time doing things together. There was to be no TV and no Internet.
The next morning, we went to Bukit Bendera and then spent the rest of the afternoon in town visiting our favorite hawker stalls (小贩摊位). As we were having tea at a shop, we overheard people talking about an earthquake near Sumatera, an island in Indonesia. But we didn’t care too much. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel and then went to the beach. We took a walk along the beach, picking up seashells along the way. Suddenly, I noticed a strange thing. The sea seemed to be retreating (后退) from the shore. I felt a little uneasy, so I asked my father to look at the curious occurrence. My father took one look and went pale. We saw a grey line in the distance moving towards the shore. It seemed to grow taller by the second. It was a tsunami (海啸)!
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My farther should shouted at us to run back to the hotel.
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We waited a long time before going downstairs.
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It is brave to admit your mistake. You may be scared of being scolded. But it is the only way for you to be free from guilt.
Simon was a curious boy. He lived with his grandfather. Simon was fond of reading adventure stories. So he was always curious about the store room where his grandfather kept his priceless antiques(古董). Though Simon knew his grandfather did not like anyone to touch his rare collections, he quietly entered the storeroom without his grandfather’s permission one night.
Once inside the room, Simon stood on a chair. He lifted the big box wherein his grandfather had kept many valuable watches bought from different countries he had visited. While getting down from the chair, Simon’s elbow(肘部) struck against the chair. When he tried his best to pull his arm out, the box slipped out of his hands and fell onto the floor. All the watches lay all around. To his shock, he found the glass of his grandfather’s favorite watch broken. Simon was afraid that his grandfather would come to know about the broken glass. He started picking up the pieces of glass hurriedly. Simon thought, “My grandmother gifted the watch to my grandfather. This must be one of his most treasured possessions. How could I tell him that his favorite watch had broken? He must be angry with me. If I do not tell him, he will not come to know about it.” Simon got nervous. His heart started beating faster. He put the broken watch back into the box and placed the box back on the shelf. Afterwards, he went to sleep. However, he could not sleep in peace throughout the whole night. The broken watch even showed up in his dream.
The next morning, Simon got up much earlier than before. The sleepless night made him realize that holding back the truth itself was more uncomfortable than breaking the watch. “But that watch is Grandpa’s favorite and he told me to be careful of the box before.” Simon said to himself and didn’t dare to face his grandfather.
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Though still worried about himself being scolded, Simon finally gathered the courage to see his grandfather.
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Miss Lee was an English teacher in an international school. She had many years of over-seas teaching experience. She had a weekly English music broadcast where she played different English songs. She found it a very good way to benefit her students in English study. What’s more, it did improve the relationship between her and her students.
In order to carry it forward, Miss Lee tried to get her students to recommend English songs to her for the broadcast. The students were very enthusiastic about it, and they were actively involved in it. They tried their best to find good English songs for her. The activity was becoming more and more popular among students and teachers. The time for English song recommendation became the moment everyone was looking forward to.
When broadcasting, she usually announced who recommended the song and then played it during lunch time. Of course, if a song was chosen to be played, the person who recommended it also felt very proud.
Miss Lee tried to give every student a chance to share themselves through their music, including one disagreeable student, Chris. He chose to sit in the back of the classroom alone and constantly couldn’t concentrate on study. Most of the other teachers and students found it difficult to communicate with him. However, Miss Lee knew that he just needed a friend, or at least someone he could connect with.
One day, Miss Lee called him into her office and said, “Chris, please think of a song you like that has some beautiful English words, and I’ll play it on the broadcast for you.” Chris agreed happily because he felt being valued.
Chris eventually recommended a song. Miss Lee couldn’t like the song too much. She put it in on the broadcast as scheduled and made sure to announce Chris’s name, so everyone knew that he recommended such a great song. As the song rang, Chris cheered loudly, “It’s my song.” Then he sang along with it, and he sang amazingly well. From then on, Miss Lee would ask Chris to lead the other classmates to sing an English song before class. She exactly felt him warming up to her.
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Playing the song Chris recommended completely changed his life.
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Miss Lee even recommended Chris to participate in the annual school song contest.
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1. 基本情况；
2. 个性和特长；
3. 其他。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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A Christmas Worth Remembering
Hector kicked his boot in the snow, angry that he couldn’t change Mom’s mind. Why did they have to work at the homeless shelter over Christmas?
Christmas was for opening presents, eating delicious food, and playing games. He didn’t want to spend it handing out presents and food to other people. Mom called it community service, but he called it a bummer (令人不开心的事).
“What are you doing?” asked David as he entered Hector’s yard. David was his friend from next door. “Going to build a snow castle?”
“No,” Hector said. “I’m just trying to cool off.”
“Well, it’s definitely cold out here. What’s wrong?” David asked.
“My mom said that we’re going to the homeless shelter on Christmas Day,” Hector said. “We’re going to help provide them with a Christmas lunch and hand out presents to the kids.”
“What’s wrong with that?” David asked.
Hector stared at him, his mouth hanging open. “What’s wrong? We’re going there on Christmas Day, that’s what.”
“It might not be so bad. We did something like that with our local outreach ministry (外联部) on Thanksgiving.” David said. Hector hadn’t known that. Still, he didn’t think it would be much fun.
The next week passed quickly. Soon it was Christmas Day. It was time for Hector to go to the shelter with his parents. As they left, Hector sat in the back seat of the car with his arms crossed and a frown on his face.
At the shelter, a man greeted them with a happy smile. “Thank you for coming to help today,” he said. “I hope you will enjoy your time here.” Hector seriously doubted it.
The man told Dad where he could serve food and he pointed Mom toward several large boxes that were filled with presents.
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Hector stood uneasily, not sure what to do.
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