遙看起伏的山巒,心存疑惑:把店開到山頂,哪來的底氣和自信?車子往山上爬的時候,是在一條不足丈寬的小路上。路已年久,不少地方坑洼不平,好幾個彎道,極陡,路邊不見護欄,我瞪著眼睛,雙手緊緊擦著扶手。近一小時的驚恐后,終于見到被大樹環(huán)繞著的一幢幢鋼架結(jié)構(gòu)的時尚小屋,夕陽斜照,大玻璃墻晃人眼睛,飄窗擺著素雅的靠墊。突然想起,在這高山之巔,晚飯沒法下山吃了,那險窄之道,在漆黑的山林里,誰還受得了一上一下?
I joineda band (樂隊)as a drummer in my middle school. I thought itwould be fun playing the drum and meeting new friends. At first it was easy,but a month later, it got difficult. I was the only one who couldn’t keep pace (節(jié)奏)with the other players. Our teacher,Angie, singled me out to keep practicing while everyone else got to relax. Ifelt ashamed (羞愧的)as my teammates watched me fail so many times.Finally I got so tired of practicing that I didn’t care about doing it right.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (書房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
I lost mysmartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photosin it haven’t been uploaded(上傳)to the Cloud. They are very important to me.Please call me at 730-8607.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
I often hear some students say English isdifficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___11___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___12___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___13___ about how I study English.
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on thethird Friday of May. It was started by the League of American Bicyclistsin 1956. Its aim is to promote (促進) the bicycle as a serious choice of getting toand from work. In today’s world where global warming is a serious issue, thebicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were ___16___ electric cars on the road than gasoline(汽油)cars,because at that time, gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels(燃料)
FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players.
An unexpected thing happened in the ____11____ of my eleventh year. Thehome I had ____12____inwas burned to the ground in the middle of the night. ____13____ , mymom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escaped(幸免于難).
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
環(huán)滁皆山也。其西南諸峰,林壑尤美,望之蔚然而深秀者,瑯琊也。山行六七里,漸聞水聲潺潺,而瀉出于兩峰之間者,釀泉也。峰回路轉(zhuǎn),有亭翼然臨于泉上者,醉翁亭也。作亭者誰?山之僧智仙也,名之者誰?太守自謂也。太守與客來飲于此,飲少輒醉,而年又最高,故自號曰醉翁也,醉翁之意不在酒,在乎山水之間也,山水之樂,得之心而寓之酒也。
古詩是一幅幅草木明凈的“無聲畫”。蘆葦搖曳,先民低唱“①______,白露為霜”(《<詩經(jīng)>二首》);登樓遠眺,崔顥吟誦“②______,芳草萋萋鸚鵡洲”(《黃鶴樓》);持節(jié)塞上,王維長嘆“ ③_____,歸雁入胡天”(《使至塞上》);羈旅天涯,馬致遠感慨“④______,小橋流水人家,古道西風瘦馬”(《天凈沙·秋思》)。
愛蓮說周敦頤水陸草木之花,可愛者甚蕃。晉陶淵明獨愛菊。自李唐來,世人甚愛牡丹。予獨愛蓮之出淤泥而不染,濯清漣而不妖,中通外直,不蔓不枝,香遠益清,亭亭凈植,可遠觀而不可褻玩焉。
Remember that it’s better to fail than it’s togive up, and the key is to learn from your failure(失敗). But along withdifficulties, there will also be ____18____ wonderful waiting for you.
One night many yearsago, an angry voice woke me up from sleep. It was my drunken (喝醉的) father. Those days, he would always ___11___ home very late. Sometimes, he would also go on to fight with my mom.
At the age of seven, I started school in London.There I met a ____21____,Mr. King. He influenced my whole life. Mr King taught me maths. He washumorous. Sometimes, he told us funny stories. So his lessons made us ____22____.
Excitedly, he went to draw water(抽水), ___15___ he couldn’t pump water no matter how hard hetried. He sat on the ground ___16___.Just at that time, he saw a small bottle with a cork(瓶塞).
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, myaunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___27___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___28___.It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lotof chances for things to go wrong.