People send birthday greetings by using cards in both eastern and western countries. It is not known when and where exactly the tradition of 1.(send)birthday cards began. It is believed that it 2.(begin)in England in the early nineteenth century. In those days people sent birthday cards 3.(连词)they couldn't wish somebody a happy birthday in person.
In 1840 the first stamp was used in Britain and sending birthday cards became easier, 4.(cheap) and more popular. The development of color printing processes(工艺流程) in the 1930s also helped to increase sales of birthday cards.
Today cards are often 5.(give)with a present, even when people can express their 6.(wish)face to face. In recent times e-cards have also become popular. Many people are starting to use e-cards instead 7.(介词)traditional cards because they are free, environmentally 8.(friend) and easy to arrive. So will e-cards take place of paper cards completely in ten or twenty years? Probably not. For example, for kids and old people, they don't use e-cards very often.
If your birthday is coming soon, do you wish that at 9.(little)one person could congratulate you with 10.(冠词)beautiful card then?
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When I was in high school, I wasn't good at my schoolwork at the beginning. B1. I really wanted to go to college. I went to talk with my teacher. He told 2.(I) that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very upset.
But I still did my 3.(good). I might not be able to get into c4., but I wouldn't stop trying. Then I found that my problem in the past was spending too much time 5. science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn't working hard on all 6.(subject).
So in the next term I 7.(change) my plan. I spent more time in 8. (study) English, geography and other subjects.I worked hard by listening to the teachers 9.(careful) in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.
If you are not good at schoolwork at the moment, don't give up. Forget 10. past years and restart now! I believe all your dreams can come true.
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How to relieve pressure
Nowadays, no matter how young or old we are, we have to deal with many different kinds of things in our daily 1.(life). Some of them can make us feel pleased or relaxed, while others can make us feel stressed out. As students, we also have2. (deal) with a lot of pressure from school work, interpersonal relationships(人际关系)and other aspects.3. (learn) how to cope with(应对) pressure is important.
First, we must be confident enough to face pressure. 4. we don't have enough confidence, we will feel too stressed out to know how to deal with it.
Second, we can do something we like, such as drawing pictures, singing songs or playing games. Doing these things not only helps us relax, but also5. (develop) our interests and hobbies.
Last but not 6. (little), we should keep good relationships with our families and friends. When we are7. pressure, our family members or friends can give us a hand and teach us how to face pressure with a positive and optimistic attitude. At 8.same time, we should have conversations with our families or friends as often as possible to share the things in our hearts and opinions in our mind. This can help9. (they) understand us better and get along with us better.
Too much pressure is not good for our10. (grow) and development. Let's relieve(缓解)the pressure together to make us stronger and better.
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You have to be careful when throwing away wet rubbish, which may include food or other kinds of rubbish. Maybe these kinds of waste have made a big mess when you've thrown 1. (they) away before.
Shi Yuan, 14, from Shanghai Wenlai Middle School, has made a special plastic bag to solve this problem.2. plastic bag has a band of adhesive tape (粘贴带). When one end of the tape is open, the bag can 3. (turn) upside-down. You can hold the bottom end and throw wet rubbish into a trash can 4. (easy).
Shi came up with the idea after an unpleasant experience in which he got wet waste all over his pants while throwing it away. He found that many other people had the same problem. He decided to solve this problem and 5. (invent) his special bag.
He first thought about using a gunny (麻布) bag or placing a bag break on his trash cans. But 6. of these ideas worked. So he decided to just design his own rubbish bag. "I didn't want to put any extra burden (负担) on the bag, so I used adhesive tape." Shi said.
7., the bag he made first was a one-off product and not environmentally friendly. So Shi kept on improving his design.
He remembered 8. (read) about the adhesive used for Post-it notes (便利贴). Shi thought this weak glue could be used for the adhesive tape and allow the rubbish bag to be reused.
So far, he 9. (sell) 2 million bags online. His bag has become popular in many communities. His father is quite proud of him.
"10. (child) like to play. Shi just changed the way he 'plays' and put his mind toward looking for a way to make life easier," Shi's father said.
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What should we do1. (keep) our friendship?
First, remember even between friends freedom is very important. Don’t think your friends are only 2. (you). Each 3. (have) the right to live their own life. They can make friends with others of they like. Then, please always share both 4. (happy) and hardship among friends, 5. “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.
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Chinese New Year begins in late January 1. early February.
Chinese years are named after 12 different animals. Some people believe that a 2.(person) personality and future may be predicted according to the animal related to the year he or she was born.
Many things are done to get ready for Chinese New Year. The h3. is cleaned in the days before the holiday. No sweeping is done on the holiday because people worry that good luck will be cleaned away. Happy 4. (wish) are written on red paper and hung around the house.
On the 5. (one) day of Chinese New Year, children are given red envelopes(红包). Food is 6. important part of the holiday season. Special foods are eaten on certain days. Many foods have special meanings. For example, fish stands 7. success.
Chinese New Year is 8.(certain) regarded as a time to be with one's family. Many visits are done d9. the 15 days. Many traditions are to honor family members who 10.(die).
What an interesting festival!
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Some people often dream at night, and dreams make 1.(they) surprised or confused. I stayed up too late last night and I felt 2.(sleep) in class. A tiny girl came into my dream, and she asked me to follow her across several 3.(field) full of flowers and wheat. At the end of the fields, we entered the gate of4. ancient castle(古堡) and saw many children having a party inside, and they looked so happy. 5. the girl's help, I managed to go across the wall and 6.(attend) the party. Suddenly, a stranger began to run after me. I had no 7.(choose) but to run. I couldn't run very fast, though I tried my best.8.(final) I was caught and lifted high and then landed. They surrounded me, 9.(laugh) and shouting. They were very excited to see a person they had never seen there. B10. I was so scared that suddenly I woke up and found that I was in the classroom, which was a real relief.
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Yesterday, as I was coming near the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back 1. (hold) the door for me. With a stick in my hand, it is not strange 2. people to do so. However, I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic (自动) opener, and that it can open by 3. (it). He said, "I thought would have a chance to be helpful." On 4. (hear) that, I stepped back, let the door close, and 5. (allow) him to reopen the door, not using the automatic control this time. That act of 6. (kind) not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel 7. (good) about himself.
Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act. It can bring warmth to others whether you are at home 8. at work. Open the door for others and they will thank you. Those around you will 9. (certain) appreciate (赞赏) your good manners. Keep in mind that small deed makes 10. big difference.
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This story is about Li Bai, Li Bai was a great poet in Tang Dynasty.
Li Bai disliked study when he was a child. One day, he played by a river with some other 1. (child). He suddenly saw an old woman grinding something on big stone. He came up to the woman 2. (quick) and found that it was an iron rod (铁棒).
Li Bai was very 3. (surprise) at what the old woman was doing. He asked the old woman why she did that.
"I want to make sewing needle (绣花针) by 4. (I)," answered the old woman. Little Li Bai couldn't understand. He didn't believe the old 5. (woman) words. He said, "What? You want to grind so big a rod into a needle? It will take you so many years to do it."
"It doesn't matter. As long as I don't give up, there is nothing I can't achieve in the world. I can certainly make a needle from the rod."
Li Bai 6. (move) deeply by what the old woman said. Then he decided 7. (study) hard. Finally, he became one of the greatest poets in China.
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Dear Mom and Dad,
I haven't seen you for a long time since I came to China as an exchange student. I 1. (real) miss you now. This is the 2. (one) time you haven't been with me on my birthday. Thanks for your birthday gift 3. England. I like it very much.
Because of COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), I can't go home, but you don't need to worry about me. I am safe here. Yesterday I 4. (have) a birthday party with Li Hua's family. Li Hua's mom made a big chocolate birthday cake for me, and she made much Chinese food that I loved best. We couldn't go out, 5. we enjoyed ourselves at home.
Li Hua and I have been busy with our studies since this Monday. We have been having online 6. (class) for several days. Sometimes, when I felt a little upset, Li Hua always told some jokes 7. (make) me happy or taught me how to make Chinese dishes.
Now people here are living a 8. (peace) life. On one hand, they stay away from others, and on the other hand, they try to help those in trouble, including us foreigners.9. kind Chinese people are! This is a country full of love.
Dear Mom and Dad, please take good care of 10.. I love you.
Yours,
Peter
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