Cody always knew his family was different. While other kids went to the beach for summer vacation, he and his mom visited the world’s largest basket, or the world’s largest baseball bat, or the world’s largest fork. These are real things. And Cody’s mom had photos of them during those trips hanging on the wall.
As a little kid, Cody thought these vacations were the best ever. But with time going by, he started to feel embarrassed. When his classmates would ask where he’d gone for vacation, he’d say, “No place special.”
On a Sunday morning, his mom said, “I was reading this article about the world’s largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys. It was in Texas, and it was only 661 people! Five times as many people live in our town. I want to hold a similar event here around Thanksgiving Day, which is a few weeks away.”
“Mom,” Cody said. “No.”
“Yes!” Mom said. “I just called the newspaper. The announcement runs tomorrow. The day after Thanksgiving, everyone will meet in the town square — dressed as turkeys!”
A few days before Thanksgiving, Cody and his mom sat down for dinner. Cody set down his fork. “Do you have any idea what the kids at school think about the turkey dress-up?”
“No,” Mom said.
“Well, they have a lot to say.”
Mom looked down at her fingernails, then looked at Cody. “I’m afraid it’s too late to call it off, sweetie.”
At last, it was the day of the great turkey dress-up. But instead of bouncing around the house as she’d been all week, Mom was sitting on the living-room floor, shoulders slumped (耷拉着). “I can’t believe the DJ is sick,” she said. “What am I going to do? Music is what makes a festivity festive! I don’t know how to work all this stuff.”
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Mom sighed and leaned back against the couch.
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With the happy memories brought back by the photos on the wall, Cody said, “I’ll do it.”
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1. 表达你的愉悦心情;
2. 向她表示祝贺;
3. 请她介绍成功的经验。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 开头和结尾已为你写好,但不计入总词数;
3. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:英语演讲比赛the English Speech Contest
Dear Li Lin,
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Yours,
Li Hua
1.感谢老师:
2.感谢母校;
3.对未来的展望。
注意:1.短文不少于100词;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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4 . When I was young, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. The tears were signs of being weak. A man isn’t supposed to be like that. This was even strengthened in my young mind with the popular song, Boys Don’t cry, in the early 1980s.
But just last June, I discovered that courage wasn’t all about trying to keep all the pain inside. Courage wasn’t all about trying to hide the tears. It was the opposite — the tears reinforced (加强) the heart’s courage. And I saw this in my father.
My 18-year-old sister eloped and with it, I saw how vulnerable (脆弱的) my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a strong figure and an iron-willed father. For three days after my sister eloped, he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about everything.
It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted farther while I am growing up. That night, I sensed my father trying to control his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all cried over what had happened except him.
The simple touch and my words “Dad, it’s not your fault”broke my father’s dam. In the darkness, he began to cry. I felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “Where did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn’t your sister wait? How can she go away with such a boy?”
I understood then why he preferred to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his family’s feelings. His tears, though we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same.
I saw his courage that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and understood his pain.
1. We can know from the first paragraph that ________.A.the author often cried when he was young |
B.the tears are not the signs of being weak |
C.Boys Don’t cry was popular in the early 1980s |
D.men are supposed to keep their secrets |
A.should try to keep all the pain inside |
B.should do what they can to show they are brave |
C.shouldn’t hide the tears if they want to cry |
D.shouldn’t be so strict with their children |
A.he should set an example to people around |
B.he was very disappointed with his daughter |
C.he had been trying to control his great pain |
D.he felt sorry for what he had done before |
A.Boys don’t cry. | B.My great father. |
C.Never lose heart. | D.The day father cried. |
5 . In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-oldson, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world
A.experience | B.spend | C.enjoy | D.shape |
A.show | B.give | C.make | D.instruct |
A.last | B.first | C.very | D.next |
A.off | B.into | C.down | D.up |
A.sign | B.sight | C.scenery | D.scene |
A.interest | B.instruction | C.courage | D.direction |
A.failed | B.discouraged | C.struck | D.troubled |
A.future | B.embarrassing | C.obvious | D.lost |
A.last | B.pass | C.fly | D.remain |
A.counted | B.meant | C.valued | D.cared |
A.think | B.want | C.expect | D.wish |
A.But | B.And | C.Instead | D.So |
A.wondered | B.regretted | C.minded | D.tried |
A.views | B.actions | C.feelings | D.attitudes |
A.important | B.essential | C.hard | D.complex |
A.disappeared | B.changed | C.progressed | D.advanced |
A.sensitive | B.convinced | C.aware | D.tired |
A.by | B.against | C.on | D.with |
A.clumsy | B.gentle | C.absurd | D.moving |
A.none | B.all | C.anything | D.everything |
1. When did the woman meet John and Eric?
A.When she did some outdoor activities with some students. |
B.When she had a meeting in the Mountain Climbing Club. |
C.When she was at Pizza Hut. |
A.John. | B.Eric. | C.The woman. |
A.The two guys—John and Eric. |
B.Jade Mountain. |
C.Eric and the woman’s date. |
1. What makes the man unhappy?
A.John does less than the woman. |
B.John does nothing in the project. |
C.John does not agree with his parents. |
A.To book flight ticket. |
B.He has a quarrel with the man. |
C.He has problems with his parents. |
1. What happens to people as they grow older?
A.They take happiness for granted. |
B.They believe happiness is simple. |
C.They feel it harder to experience happiness. |
A.Conditional. | B.Complicated. | C.Magic. |
A.Pleasurable relaxation time. |
B.An ideal life partner. |
C.Pleasing work. |
1. 告知安全返回;
2. 感谢她的帮助;
3. 表达美好愿望。
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Dear Mrs. Smith,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
10 . In our home it was natural to fear our father. Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my sister and I thought every family was like that.
Things were different after that. We had a new daddy. It was like the old one was buried that day in the forest.
A.The praise we expected did not come. |
B.The sun set and it began to get dark. |
C.Our daddy worked very hard to support the family. |
D.Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. |
E.Our whole family was changed with a piece of chalk. |
F.But there was something different in it. |
G.Our mom knew that he cared for us. |