"Double 11" is coming. Many people say it's Bachelor's Day(光棍节) because it's named after the 1 November 11th. For most young singles, it's such a special day that they usually 2 lots of shopping online to celebrate themselves. They are happy because they are free.
Whenever the day comes, I think of my parents. I once doubted whether there was 3 between my parents. Every day they were busy trying to make money for my brother and me. They never act 4 the romantic ways that I read in books or see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too 5 for them to say. Sending each other flowers on Valentine's Day is 6 more impossible.
One day, mom was sewing(缝纫) a quilt. I silently sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there love between you and dad?" Mom stopped working and raised her head with 7 in her eyes. She never expected that I would ask her such a question. She didn't answer at once.
I was worried because I thought I had hurt her and didn't know 8 to do. She thought for some time and said, "Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, then the love should be thread. It can hardly be seen 9 or anytime, but it's really 10 . Love is inside."
I couldn't understand her 11 the next spring, when Dad suddenly got sick seriously. Mom had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned, I read "love" in their hearts. After that, every day in the evening, mom 12 dad walk slowly on the country road. How 13 I was to see that!
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet 14. But from this experience, I know life a lot 15. Love is life. It is inside, making life strong and warm.
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Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee, go out for a walk in the middle of the day, and enjoy long lunches and dinners.
The family is important to Italians. They can't think of spending a day without talking about their parents and children, or a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country miss their family a lot.
Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family, football and politics(政治).
Sport is a very important part in lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds of football clubs with top football teams in Italy. Also, many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby, with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.
Every Italian province, city, town and street has a historical event that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate.
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Every year, when the Nobel Prize winner list is made public, there are some certain winners who are labeled as unexpected and surprised. This year, as an American musician, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Undoubtedly, he made full expressions of that label as he is the first musician winning this prize.
On the contrary, the modern Japanese writer Murakami Haruki felt sad again even though there is strong support for him. As a favorite candidate(候选人), Murakami Haruki just narrowly missed the Nobel Prize again. Luckily, he is very positive— readers are the most important and it doesn't matter whether winning a prize or not.
And Nobel Prize awards the words(授予颁奖词) for Bob Dylan—for having created new poetic expressions in the great American song tradition.
Up to now, Bob has released more than 30 albums. And he has won many other awards such as Oscar Award, Golden Globe Award, Pulitzer Prize and so on. Moreover, he is still a painter and poet.
Lately, the rumors(谣言)flew that Bob refused to accept the Nobel Prize in literature. But Bob doesn't officially respond on this matter. However, there is still time before the final Nobel Prize awarding day in December. No matter whether Bob will accept the prize or not, his music has already influenced many people across the globe!
The government in China ended his one-child policy and let families have two children instead in 2015.
A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate(出生率)and strengthen the country's labor force(劳动力). China, with the largest population in the world, started the one-child policy in 1980. But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born is a girl.
In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child.
Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react(反应) to the newest policy. "Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child," he said. "People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children." At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can solve this problem.
Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new-born brother or sister?
a. The government allowed all the families to have two children.
b. China had a population of 1.37 billion people.
c. Some families in the countryside could have two children.
d. Families could have two children if one parent was an only child.
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Do you enjoy eat nuts? Have you ever tired Chinese torreya nuts(香榧)? Zhuji is （广泛地） known for this special kind of nuts. Most of the Chinese torreya trees are grown in the （东部） of Zhuji. Every autumn, the nuts are picked by the （当地的） people and then sent for （加工）. Not everyone gets the （秘诀）of frying(炒制) the nuts. Only the experienced workers can make it. People in Zhuji take （骄傲）in the Chinese torreya nuts, and the nuts are usually （放置）out to treat ( 亲属 ) and friends. Nowadays, more and more people fall in love with the nuts. And it (创造) good business for Zhuji. What a great （影响）the Chinese torreya nuts have on Zhuji!
Every society has (it) special words, expressions and ways of saying things. One of the popular expressions in the United States is "Hitting the books". It (mean) studying a subject with great effort(努力).
One of the great challenges for students (be) taking tests. Students spend long hours (prepare) for a test. They read all their books carefully, and then read them second time and a third time. They prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are "hitting the books."
In the United States, most children go to school they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is fun. Children learn (read) and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason at such an early age for them to hit the books.
This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become (difficult). Students must learn world history, algebra(代数) and life sciences. Tests become more common.
Pressure is growing to hit the books, study hard, and advance(升级). , most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.
Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.
The Secret of Success
Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, "If money for free?" Then just do what you like to do.
Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or you're dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom.
Great ambition(目标) is necessary. An English student called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didn't stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars.
The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery(彩票) winners. You need a "can do" attitude(态度) and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success.
If you always say someone is successful, it doesn't mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.
A. Think big
B. Start small
C. Follow the leaders
D. Find the work you love
E. Be prepared to work hard
为促进全民阅读(Civil Reading)，我校对全体学生的课外阅读情况做了个问卷调查。请根据下表，以 "Let's Read More!"为题，用英语写一篇短文，说明课外阅读的现状和意义，并且就中学生如何更好地开展课阅读活动提出你的建议。
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调查数据 | 我校学生每天的课外阅读时间
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阅读的意义 | 1）. 开阔眼界，对世界有更多的了解 2）. 提高解决问题的能力 3）. 培养良好的阅读习惯，使生活丰富多彩 |
你的建议 | …（至少两条） |
注意：1.词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。2.文中不得提及有关个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
Let's Read More!
To go with the Civil Reading, our school has done a survey and we found that……
