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.
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.
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.
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.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____the correct action to help.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (勝利) itself.
If youthink you have walked into a library with a ____11____ likethat, you are exactly wrong. ____12____, you’ve entered the workplace of CourtneyHolmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理發(fā)師).
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).
There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (頑皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
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?
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (國際折紙奧林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
①當(dāng)今社會是個看臉的時代,大多數(shù)人希望通過提升“顏值”來獲得更多的自信與機(jī)遇。然而顏值并不能決定一切。馬云,一個名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亞洲第一的男人,他并沒有很高的顏值。但他通過自己的努力,取得了如今的諸多成就。即使是在顏值時代,修心亦是很重要的。②一個沒有素質(zhì)的人,就算穿的多么華麗,一說話一個舉動就能暴露自己。一個非常有涵養(yǎng)的人,即使穿著樸素,和他相處也會覺得清風(fēng)拂面。
故鄉(xiāng)味道還證明著你口味的正宗。如果你對自己故鄉(xiāng)的食物有著清晰的記憶,那么在一個飯局上,尤其是和你的口味正好吻合的飯局上,你就有絕對的話語權(quán)。故鄉(xiāng)甚至關(guān)乎個人的尊嚴(yán)。在我看來,沒有哪個地方的食物更好吃,但是一個故鄉(xiāng)感非常強(qiáng)烈的人,他能把故鄉(xiāng)的“口味正確”上升到信數(shù)的水準(zhǔn)。比如,哪個地方的辣椒最辣,這絕不是史高維爾指數(shù)能夠標(biāo)定的。羊肉更是這樣,甘肅、寧夏都聲稱自己擁有世界上最好的羊肉,新疆和內(nèi)蒙古更具體到南疆還是北疆、呼倫貝爾還是錫林郭勒。一個海南人過來插話,加積鴨、文昌雞、和樂蟹、東山一羊字還沒說出來,所有北方的網(wǎng)友不約而同地敲黑板:注意,我們在討論羊肉的話題。
故鄉(xiāng)的風(fēng)之所以氣勢恢宏,是其中的沙塵充當(dāng)了風(fēng)的武器。那時的風(fēng)與沙塵,像是從未分開過。風(fēng)力助推沙塵漫天席卷,掀翻了街口擺著糖果的攤板,刮跑了老爺爺頭上的帽子。偶爾看見騎自行車的人,在風(fēng)里歪扭一陣之后,不得不屈尊下駕,吃力地推車前行。有時在教室里正聚精會神地聽講,風(fēng)猛然用力,讓玻璃飛出窗框,在書桌上和地上“嘩”地破碎。我和同伴們對風(fēng)的防御,最早使用的是風(fēng)鏡。顧名思義,風(fēng)鏡就是防風(fēng)的眼鏡。玻璃鏡片鑲在細(xì)細(xì)的鋼絲框上,四周有密織的布罩,兩端用皮筋連接,套在頭上拉至眼部,風(fēng)便吹不著眼睛了。每副風(fēng)鏡五分錢,后來有了塑料的鏡片,價格要高出很多。戴風(fēng)鏡并不完全是為了防風(fēng),重點是防風(fēng)里的沙子。
農(nóng)諺有“小滿小滿,麥粒漸滿”的說法。此時,小麥度過一冬的休眠期后,經(jīng)過返青拔節(jié),抽穗開花,亟須熏風(fēng)暖熟,雖然仍是一片青綠,但有著一股蓄勢待發(fā)的勁頭。麥穗已經(jīng)抽齊,麥粒鼓著腮幫一般,泛出一層透明的綠色。等到這晶瑩的嫩綠變?yōu)辄S綠,麥子也即將成熱了。農(nóng)諺又云“小滿未滿,還有危險”。小麥成長的最后階段灌漿期十分關(guān)鍵,籽粒才剛剛盈實,若碰到災(zāi)難天氣或病蟲害,麥粒未經(jīng)過充分的乳熟期,小麥的品質(zhì)便會大打折扣。
那位教師立刻用這束樹枝朝她頸背上狠狠抽打了十幾下。彭斯的眼里沒有涌出一滴眼淚。我目睹著這一場面,不由得升起了一股徒勞無益的怒火,氣得雙手直發(fā)抖,只得停下手中的活兒,可是她那張若有所思的臉上,卻神色如常,沒有一點變化。“倔脾氣的姑娘!”斯凱契德小姐嚷道,“你那邋遢習(xí)慣怎么也改不了啦。把掃帚拿走!”彭斯遵命照辦了。當(dāng)她從藏書室里出來時,我仔細(xì)朝她打量著。她正把自己的手絹放回口袋,瘦削的臉頰上還有一絲淚痕在閃閃發(fā)光。