Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for help. That's what the story I've heard recently tells me.
The young man was born in1982 in a1 family in a small town. When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned(被遗弃的) baby girl. A year later, his mother left home with his younger brother because she couldn't2 hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to3 his whole family: he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. At the same time, he didn't give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and finished her education4doing part-time jobs.
After the young man's story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior5 his life was hard, he didn't abandon his father and his sister because they needed his help very much. And he 6 donations from others. He said he felt encouraged because of kind 7 but he could depend on his own work. With his hard-won money, he 8helped other students in trouble.
Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man's behavior reminds us of 9we don't usually pay attention to: love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live without these.
Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a10 in people's eyes. So when facing difficulties, don't complain bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you'll find the world smiling back.
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Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns' children don't care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It's hard work but she is diligent(勤奋的). She is ready to work on Sundays and Saturdays if she can get other days off. It's not very well paid. But who cares much about money?
Tom is a middle school student. He is 12. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr. Brown's brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be restful.
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“Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!” My mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh dear! It's a quarter past eight already.” I'll be late for school again,” I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. “I'm sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one.” “I couldn't wait. The school isn't far. I'd better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to rain hard.
I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering with cold. The math teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was very strict with his students and the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his math lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.
“It's you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily, “I've told you not to be late, but you...” he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, “I'm very sorry, boys and girls. ” With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put on this one or you'll catch cold,” he said kindly.
I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, math was so interesting and how well I could understand it!
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Height is just one of the features your genes(基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. But if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.
But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
It's natural that you're wondering how fast you should grow. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 6 cm a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty.
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height you're at now. How have you been growing up to this height? What other changes may your body be going through?
Don't be amazed if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt(高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later — between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
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Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. The most universal facial expression is the smile. People usually smile to show happiness and make people feel comfortable. But sometimes it does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry.However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings. From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning. Making a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry and threatening another person.
There are many ways around the world to a show agreement, but nodding the head up and down is used for agreement almost worldwide
Being respectful to people is based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher position.
With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language. We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!
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A. Most people also understand that shaking the head from side to side means disagreement and refusal.
B. There are unhappy smiles，such as when someone “lost face” and smiles to hide it.
C. It is often even more powerful than spoken languages.
D. Standing at a little distance with open hands will show that I am willing to listen.
E. In most places around the world, frowning and turning one's back to someone shows anger.
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A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people's weight. The man wanted to try the machine he could make a lot of them.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a train station. There always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was Indian woman. She on the machine. The machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak.
“Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 62 kilos. That's three kilos. If you eat more fruit and you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.
The one to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight.
“Good morning, Miss,” the machine said in Chinese. “weight is 48 kilos. It's all right for your age and height. Go on to eat you eat every day. Please have a nice day.
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”
A：Hi, Ann! You look unhappy?
B：0ur English teacher Mrs. Li is ill and now is in hospital.
A ： What is wrong with her?
B：She has a terrible headache.
A：?
B：Since 3 days ago. She is too hard-working to see the doctor. We'd better see her now.
A: Good idea. But do you know the hospital's address?
B：No. Let's ask the policeman over there.
(They walk up to the policeman.)
A：?
B：Sure. Go down Jiankang Road and then turn right. The People's Hospital is right in front. You can't miss it.
A：?
P: No. 2 or No. 9 bus.
A&B：Thank you very much.
P：You're welcome.
