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Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise in 2008. Its purpose is to make sure all children have a c1.to study better. In 2014, the organization b2.a new school somewhere every 90 hours. It has helped more than 22,000 children in Africa and Asia.
It started when Adam Braun studied in a college. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and a3.for money on the street. Mr. Braun asked the boy w4. he would want, if he could have anything in the world.
“I thought the answer was going to be ‘a house’ or ‘a car’ or ‘a boat’. His answer was ‘a pencil’. So I gave him my pencil and he was very h5. and excited. I realized he had never been to s6. before, and that was the reality (现实) for 57 million children around the world,” Braun said.
Adam Braun started working in finance (金融) after he graduated from college, but he n7. forgot the boy and the problem he realized.
“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education, because we have everything necessary already. We are a8. to educate every child. So I promised to help create that world,” Braun said.
Mr. Braun has r9. money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise School in Laos five years ago. S10. then, his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos and Ghana.
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Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy.
As the saying goes: When you smile, the world s 1. with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile will help you to w 2. lots of friends.
Life is full of u 3. and downs. We can’t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it’s good to know some of the factors that i 4. happiness.
One of the biggest factors is social r 5. . People who are close to family and friends are h 6. than people who don’t have those relationships. Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, e 7. if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you h 8. school, your negative attitude(态度) may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work.
A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study hard and should get a good m 9. . You can't stop blaming(责备) yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper c 10. , find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, "Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!" Your attitude makes a big difference.
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On the morning of March 8th , the Malaysian g _1. announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact with the Air Traffic Control. The flight t 2. off at 00:41 am. that morning and planned to a _ _3. in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. It carried 239 passengers, including 154 C _4. . The passengers come from 14 countries and a _5._ . Nobody knows w 6. happened to the plane. Over twenty countries took part in s 7. for it. On March 24, Prime Minister of Malaysia said that MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean and n 8.___ of the passengers survived. When we heard the b 9._ news, we were very sad. So far the plane wreckage(飞机残骸) hasn’t been found y _10._ .We hope they will find it soon.
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Six excellent students from the Liverpool City Academy celebrated their success after Prime Minister , Tony Blair , presented them with the t_1.____ award in the competition. Their idea of greeting cards impressed the judges(评委) and they w_2.___ a prize of £10,000 for their school and £500 for each member of the winning team. The judges p_3.____ the team members for “their excellent business plan, the quality of their greetings cards and their creative way of s4._____ ”.
The head of the City Academy was delighted by the team’s success. “ we are very p_5.______ of what the team has done. The students worked very hard, which l_6.____ to their success.”
One of the members told us ,” The best part about the business was working together a7.___ a team. That’s w_8.___ helped us to be successful. We all had different talents and strengths.” And the w_9.____ team agreed that running the business was a great way to learn and the e10.______ would help them when they were running their own businesses in the future.
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For thousands of years, poems have been the favorite types of literature in China. There were many f ___1___poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and most of their poems are s ___2___ read and enjoyed today.
To remind people of those classic Chinese poems, CCTV has p_____3_____a TV programme called Chinese Poem Competition. The final
of the show’s second s_____4_____was shown in February. A girl named Wu Yishu w___5___ studies at the High School Affiliated to Fudan University, came out to be the w_____6_____of the
competition. She recited lines from the Classic of Poetry: “In July, the crickets(蟋蟀) are in the field; In A ___7___, they are in the yard; In September, they are at the door; In October, the crickets enter and crawl under our beds.” “I really admire her k ___8___of poems. The first time I saw her wearing traditional Han clothing on TV, I was very impressed by her classical looks. She always appears so calm t ___9___the show, which is very unusual for her age,” said Huang Zijin after watching the final show.
Mr. Huang also said we would find Chinese cultures and t_____10_____the beauty of life by enjoying poems.
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For thousands of years, poems have been the favorite types of literature in China. There were many f ___1___poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and most of their poems are s ___2___ read and enjoyed today.
To remind people of those classic Chinese poems, CCTV has p_____3_____a TV programme called Chinese Poem Competition. The final
of the show’s second s_____4_____was shown in February. A girl named Wu Yishu w___5___ studies at the High School Affiliated to Fudan University, came out to be the w_____6_____of the
competition. She recited lines from the Classic of Poetry: “In July, the crickets(蟋蟀) are in the field; In A ___7___, they are in the yard; In September, they are at the door; In October, the crickets enter and crawl under our beds.” “I really admire her k ___8___of poems. The first time I saw her wearing traditional Han clothing on TV, I was very impressed by her classical looks. She always appears so calm t ___9___the show, which is very unusual for her age,” said Huang Zijin after watching the final show.
Mr. Huang also said we would find Chinese cultures and t_____10_____the beauty of life by enjoying poems.
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In our life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are s 1. , you may be very proud. When you fail, you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough(充分的) understanding of yourself, you may m 2. many chances in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak o 3. . You may hope for a wonderful f 4. , but be sure not to expect(期待) too much because not all dreams can come true. You may be confident e 5. to meet challenges(挑战), but first you should know what to do.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a q 6. place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are s 7. , tell your friends about it to change the mood into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how to look after yourself, you w 8. be able to stay away from illness.
N 9. can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and f 10. your life full of color.
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In our life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are s1., you may be very proud. When you fail, you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough(充分的) understanding of yourself, you may m2.many chances in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak o3.. You may hope for a wonderful f4., but be sure not to expect(期待) too much because not all dreams can come true. You may be confident e5.to meet challenges(挑战), but first you should know what to do.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a q6.place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are s7., tell your friends about it to change the mood into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how to look after yourself, you w8.be able to stay away from illness.
N9.can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and f10.your life full of color.
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In the animal world the colour is very important to nature’s animals. Often it can s1. their lives. Nature is beautiful and we can see its beauty everywhere. Nature is full of c2.. Plants and animals have many beautiful colours. The colour, h3., for animals, is not only beauty. It means life to them because it helps them hide when they met d4. animals.
One kind of butterfly (蝴蝶) is orange and black. Birds do not like e5. them because they have a bad taste. Once a bird eats this kind of butterfly, it remembers the bad taste. A6. that it will never eat another orange and black butterfly!
Some moths (蛾) use colours to make b7. afraid of them. A bird can remember the colours or the mark on moth’s body. The bird sees the colours or the marks and doesn’t eat the moth!
One kind of fish can change its colour. The colour is the s8. as the sea plants or rock around it. O9. fish can’t see it. Of course, the chameleon (变色龙) is the most famous b10. he can change the colour of his body as he walks from a tree to green plants. You can see him turn green as you watch.
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She was a student at a secondary school. The school was across the street from my house. Every day， I w 1. her play basketball after school from my house. She played very well， b 2. than any one of her classmate. And she never stopped. She practised over and over again， sometimes u 3. dark.
One day， I asked her， “Why do you practise so hard? You are playing very well.”
“That’s b 4. I want to play in the city basketball team，” She looked d 5.into my eyes and said. “But I’m still not good enough. I must work hard.” I was moved by her great c6..
Another day， I saw her crying on the grass， i 7. of playing basketball. I walked across the street and sat down by her side.
“Why are you crying， girl?” I asked.
“The c 8.of the city basketball team told me I couldn’t go on playing basketball because I was too short.”
But some days later I saw her playing basketball again， practising e 9.harder than before. I was curious and asked her the reason.
“My father told me if my d 10. is big enough， nothing can stop me.”
I was moved again.