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Iceland shows off nature
Found just south of the Arctic Circle, it’s far from the northernmost country on Earth. But as a travel destinations, Iceland is on top of the world.
Known as‚ “the land of fire and ice”, the country has many natural wonders. As the Today website put it, “It is 1. nature choose Iceland to be its shop window to…remind humanity that nature is still the unstoppable force.”
As the world was reminded when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted six years ago, Iceland is a country “still in the making, and few other places offer the same opportunities to see the earth 2. action, ” commented National Geographic magazine.
Ice is Iceland’s other big attraction-to be exact, the huge glaciers which travel toward the coast, 3. (make) strange pools of water. Even better are the northern lights, which are 4. (good) to see from October to March.
On Sept 28, the country’s capital Reykjavik decided to turn off all streetlights for an hour at night to give people a unique chance to enjoy the northern lights. Thanks to the glaciers and the dark sky, the bright, colourful 5. (dance) lights became “a heavenly light display”, travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet noted.
And 6. Iceland’s unique natural features are the biggest attractions for visitors, the country also offers inspiration. Iceland has 7. higher percentage of writers in its population than any other country in the world, the BBC reported. And it is not surprising 8. the country publishes more books per person than any other country in the world, reported the NPR radio station, Iceland 9. (be) the birthplace of important literary works and authors-from the Vikings’ Iceland sagas(传说) to author Halldór Laxness, winner of the 1955 Noble Prize in literature.
“The beast in Iceland, with its harsh(严酷的) nature and bitter, ever-changing weather. We cannot escape it,” Haraldur Jonsson, an Icelandic artists, told the Observer newspaper while describing his inspiration. “So we find ways to live with it. We 10. have a rich life to fill the empty spaces.”
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A neighborhood watch is an 1. (organize) group of people who have volunteered to help prevent crime in their neighbourhood. They do this by 2. (keep) an eye on their neighbors’ households, patrolling the streets and contacting the police when they see wrong 3. (activity). Neighbourhood watches have 4. of history, but they 5. (introduce) to modem American cities after the public was shocked 6.( hear) how a woman was murdered in New York city while a number of witnesses stood by and did nothing. 7. (recent), however, some people have strongly objected to the organization after n neighborhood watchman shot to death a black teenager, 8. was on his way home in the evening. The shooting has led to a new suggestion 9. neighborhood watchmen shouldn’t carry guns while on patrol. Many neighborhood watch committees disagree 10. this idea, saying that it will discourage volunteers from patrolling more dangerous districts. Besides, since Florida state law allows the carrying of guns, such advice is useless.
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Recently a photo which shows a dentist knelt to carry out an operation for a 9-year-old girl spread online.
The operation 41.___________ (carry) out on Sept 5 by Qu Tiejun, a dentist in the dental hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University. He was somewhat surprised that he drew so 42.___________ attention after the photo spread online.
"It was my duty 43__________ (cure) the patient. It didn't matter if I was kneeling or standing during the procedure," said Qu. According to the dentist, the 9-year-old girl came from a village in Baoji in Shaanxi. She suffered an oral injury, 44.__________ required surgery.
"I had to do the operation by 45.__________ (kneel) because the mouth was only 5 mm and could not be seen with a common surgical microscope," said Qu.
The doctor put 46.___________ operation mirror on his head and had to kneel down in order to get a proper angle for him to see the 47.__________ (injure) part of the girl's mouth.
It took Qu 40 minutes to complete the operation. 48.__________ asked why he did not raise up the 49.__________ (surgery) bed to do the operation, Qu explained that it still did not give suitable angle for the operation once the bed was raised.
A nurse took the photo of Qu’s kneeling operation and put 50___________on her WeChat.
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I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 1. (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 2. (fix) upon me. I had no 3. (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, 6. (deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made7. ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 8. (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 9. success is our fear. Overcome it 10. we will be able to achieve our goals.
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Zoos are places 1. animals are kept. There are some reasons 2. keeping animals in zoos.
Firstly, zoos are entertaining and interesting places of children. Most children like to see animals in zoos. Zoos also offer people 3. (live) in big cities a chance of getting close to nature.
Secondly, it is easier for scientists to research animals’ lives when they are kept in zoos than they are in forests. Scientists can study animals’ 4. (relate), their life cycles, or their habits to learn how to breed animals, 5. can reduce animal 6. (extinct).
Furthermore, the risk of dying out of some 7. (endanger) animals is reduced because they are kept in safety.
8. , zoos also cause some problems for animals, such as restrictions on their freedom. They also lose their “wild” character. For example, tigers might lose their 9. (hunt) skills. Besides, zoos cost a lot of money for land, animals’ food and labors. This may charge 10. (expense) for people who want to visit zoos.
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New Year in Chinese eyes is a family reunion. However, in foreigners' eyes, it is not only a kind of homesickness, but a spring migration(迁徙).Every year 1. (see) the largest annual mass migration on the planet 2. one sixth of the world's population travel home to celebrate 3. their families. That is around a billion people 4. (make) 3.5 billion journeys in a 40-day period. Meanwhile, over 250 million rail joumeys are made across China during the festival.
Last year, 5.6 million rail tickets5. (sell) in a single day. Every new year in the heartland of industrial China thousands upon thousands of motorcyclists brave the weather and hit the road, determined to make 6. home.
The Chinese New Year 7. (celebrate) is also known as the Spring Festival. It lasts 15 days. It is the main holiday of the Chinese calendar. In modem China, 8. (search) for work, many people have to move away from home. And they will travel home to be with the loved ones during the Spring Festival. In Chinese New Year, modem and 9. (tradition) customs are brought together when the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival. Nowadays, not only does China have the 10. (fast) growing modem cities in the world, but the landscapes are also truly diverse.
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As a hiking-lover, I have climbed many famous mountains in China. I can still remember one of my happy and1.__________(难忘)hiking experiences on the Wuyi Mountain. It was the early spring when I decided to go hiking 2.___________my friends. Before our trip, I thought it a3.___________of cake to get to the top of the Wuyi Mountain. At first, we all felt rather happy, chatting and laughing. However, after4.__________ (到达) the middle of the mountain, we started to be tired out. We were thirsty and our legs were painful. All of us were unwilling to5.m___________ on. We were about to give up6.___________someone called out “come on, come on”.7.E______ by his words, we all climbed to the top of the mountain.
From this trip, I deeply feel8.w__________ makes me happy is not only those beautiful9.v__________ of the mountains but also the experience that we have overcome our mental and physical10.___________ (挑战) to achieve our final goals and enjoy pleasures from them.
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Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes 1. (protect). Crime goes up2. (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on 3.
holiday.
Always give4. (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow5. (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park6. cars in your driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. 7. (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor8. a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer in some of your rooms9. turns lights on and off during different times of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain times. Have motion (运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away10. you are not at home.
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The falling stars challenge, which began in Russia, invites participants1.(share) their best fake fall and recommend their friends to do the same, and people have been going to make their falls as dramatic as possible. At first, the falling stars challenge2.(regard) as a way for the wealthy to show their3. (possession). People were photographing themselves falling from cars, boats and even their own private jets,4.(lie) face-down with luxurious jewelry, expensive items from high-end brands surrounding them.
However, as the challenge spread, it transformed from being a way of showing off to a creative way to show5.people consider important in their lives. The social media craze soon made6.(it) way to Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. A major difference with the Chinese version of the challenge7.(be) that professionals from different industries participated to show their daily routine. These include a firefighter lying in front of a row of fire trucks and8.officer at an emergency call center on the ground with documents thrown in all directions.
While some pictures are intended9.fun online, Chinese authorities are taking it10. (serious). Some people who have participated in the trend have received tickets for breaking traffic laws to get the perfect photo.
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Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday, 1. is the start of the holiday shopping season,and 2. (be) the busiest shoppingday of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday.They open their doors quite early in the morning and try to attract shoppers 3. big discounts. Black Friday is a great time to go 4. (shop). However,there are problems. The 5. (big) one is 6. there are not enough low-priced items. These items are in great need,so people stand in long lines7. (get) them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a TV or computer at a low price, 8. not everybody can get one. Some people leave,9. (disappoint).
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large 10. (crowd). But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still,if you plan to go,you will expect a large number of people and a bit of pushing.
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