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We high school students do have some growing pains， but we can get rid 1 them correctly and wisely. First， some of us are upset about our body styles and looks. Its unnecessary and its not important at all. We neednt care about it. It is ones inner 2 （beautiful） that matters. Second， we sometimes seem to 3 （misunderstand） by our teachers， parents and classmates. 4 （face） with this， we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them， 5 （try） to remove the misunderstanding. Some of us have fewer and fewer friends. I think being open-minded and 6 （friend） will do you good. Third， we may fall behind others， 7 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 8 （we） to work efficiently， full of determination. At last， some of us dont have much pocket money， 9 they feel unhappy. Isnt it strange？ If we study hard now， we 10 （be） rich in future.

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I was always told that the three Ps， patience， positive thinking and perseverance， were a sure path 1 success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school math exam is one example. The exam， which was originally to be held in our classroom， 2 （take） place in the library instead at the last minute. This， 3 ， didnt bother me because math had always been my 4 （strong） subject. I patiently walked to the library， took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5 （I）. But my mood changed 6 （quick） when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered till I finally found 7 solution. With the problem 8 （solve）， I felt proud of my 9 （achieve）. Unfortunately， I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 10 （complete） the test.

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In order to know a foreign language thoroughly， four things are necessary. Firstly， we must understand the language

1 we hear it spoken. Secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves 2 （correct） with confidence and without 3 （hesitate）. Thirdly， we must be able to read the language， and fourthly， we must be able to write it.

There is no easy way to success in language learning. A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only 4

（memorize） rules from a grammar book. It is no much use 5 （learn） by heart long lists of words and their meanings. We must learn 6 using the language. If we are 7 （satisfy） with only a few rules we 8 （understand）， we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those 9 are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and 10 （write） the language whenever we can.

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Weve heard of people being reunited with their wedding rings after 1 （lose） them， and one UK womans story may take the cake.

Brenda Caunter lost her wedding ring 41 years ago while gardening in her yard. She and her husband Dave searched for the ring 2 in vain， and Dave ended up replacing the ring， according to The Daily Mail.

But this week， more than four decades after the ring went missing， it was reunited with its 3 （own）. Dave spotted one of their 4 （neighbor） using a metal detector and asked him to check the area 5 Brenda lost the ring， on the off chance that it might still be there. And sure enough， it was.

“When we got the phone call to say it 6 （find） I didnt know what to say， ”said Brenda， pictured above with Dave and the ring.

It seems 7 lost wedding rings have a way of turning up， 8 （especial） when theyre lost in 9 （someone） yard. In November 2013， a woman was reunited with the ring she lost in her sisters yard 17 years ago. And in 2012， a Swedish woman found her wedding ring 10 （grow） around a carrot in her garden 16 years after she lost it.

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Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities， 1 people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology. Nowadays， can we find a person who has not experienced online shopping？ Definitely not.

Online shopping 2 （welcome） by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumers， it can save some time for people who dont have much spare time. Just click the mouse， they can get whatever they want while staying at home. 3 the retailers， it can cut some costs for those who dont have much circulating funds. 4 （compare） with the traditional trade mode， they dont have to spend money in renting a house. 5 ， there are still some disadvantages of online shopping. First， a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less 6 （rely） and trustworthy. Second， people will lose the fun of bargaining.

7 is undeniable that shopping on the internet 8 （become） an irresistible trend in modern society. Its of great urgency that we need to make the relative laws in accordance with the rapid 9 （grow ）of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and convenience of online shopping without the concern of 10 （cheat）.

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In his heyday pop star Rod Stewart had thousands of girls 1 （scream） and crying at his concerts. And years later his emotive power still existed as a little girl cried and laughed when her mother sang one of his 1988 2 （song） to her.

A video 3 recorded the moment was posted on YouTube and showed the 10-month-old baby going through a range of emotions as her mother sang My Heart Cant Tell You No. It started with the smiling baby 4 （sit） in a baby chair as her mother asked， “Do you want mummy to sing a song？ Let me know 5 you feel about this song.”

As the mother began to sing， the baby looked 6 （puzzle） and then broke into a wide smile as she continued. But then her eyes started to fill up with tears and she frowned. Salty tears rolled 7 her cheeks into her mouth and she paused 8 （taste） them before looking more upset. But just as suddenly she then smiled wide and looked as if she 9 （enjoy） the song again. When the mother finished and told the little girl “Its just a song，” she then laughed 10 （ happy）.

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If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer， you can hear frogs singing 1 （joy） here and there. It seems as if they were performing a field symphony.

The frog is a good and useful creature that 2 （ benefit） human beings. They can catch fast-moving insects. Each frog eats a large number of pests that are 3 （harm） to crops. This little creature is regarded 4 “ the natural enemy of pests”.

But now frogs are getting 5 （few）. This is because they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy—human beings. It is a shameless and cruel act， isn t it？ Another cause responsible for the rapid reduction of frogs is 6 farmers use insecticides （殺蟲劑） to kill pests and frogs get killed as a result of drinking poisoned water or 7 （eat） poison-killed insects.

Something must be done without delay 8 （save） frogs. If we dont punish those 9 sell and kill frogs to make money， then one day all of us 10 （punish） by nature for failing to keep the balance of nature.

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Many kinds of music can stir the 1 （imagine） and produce strong feeling. For some people， romantic composers such as Chopin enhance （提高） feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace. 2 one musician seems to have a unique ability of healing the human body—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Scientists 3 （find） Mozarts music to be remarkable in its ability 4 （calm） its listeners. It can also help them express themselves more clearly.

Many amazing cases have been documented using Mozart as a healing aid. For example， a tiny baby 5 （name） Krissy， who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth， was on total life support. Doctors thought she had little chance of survival. Her mother insisted 6 playing Mozart for Krissy， and thought it saved her daughters life. Krissy lived， but she was very small for her age and 7 （slow） than the average child. At the age of four， she showed 8 interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons.

To 9 （they） astonishment， Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory that were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old. 10 （play） music helped her improve in all areas of her life.

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Crying marriage？ 1 （surprise）， isnt it？ Actually， the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest Chinas Sichuan Province， and remained in fashion 2 the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before， the custom is still observed by people in many places， especially Tujia people， who view it as a 3

（necessary） to marriage procedure.

It is very much the same in different places of the province. According to elderly people， every bride had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise， the brides neighbors would look down upon her as a poorly cultivated girl and she 4 （become） the laughingstock of the village. In fact， there were cases 5 the bride was beaten by her mother for not 6 （cry） at the wedding ceremony.

In 7 word， crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the 8 （happy） of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However， in the 9 （arrange） marriages of the old days of China， there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their 10 （satisfactory） marriage and even their miserable life.

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I sold a company in 2012. Everyone was 1 （extreme） proud of me， but no one knew the exact amount I made. In fact， I only made just over a hundred thousand dollars. I hid the amount 2 purpose because I wanted to use all the money 3 （buy） my parents a house， and I knew that my parents would never allow me to buy them a house with the money from my sale. So with no one 4 （know）， I used up my money and bought my parents a one-storey house. I did this 5 they had been living in a small two-storey house which could no longer suit my sick dad who 6 （increase） used a wheel chair.

Everyone guessed I had made much money and that this was one of many things I bought. In 7 （real）， this was my dream gift. This gift allowed my dad to live through 8 rest of his life in dignity. Since then， I 9 （make） more money. My dad passed away， and my mom lives in that house， now full of great memory. We look back with great joy at those last few years with my dad， and Im glad I could make him as 10 （comfort） as possible.

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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting 1 my car broke down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune， I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who 2 （gather） around me were arguing as to who should have the honor of receiving me 3 a guest in their house. 4 （final）， I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 5 （settle） into a tiny but clean room， the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car 6 （pull） it to a small town some 20 kilometers away where there was a garage.

I had noticed three hens 7 （run） freely in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought 8 （ I） goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 9 （merry） till far into the night.

When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village， I wanted to reward the old woman 10 the trouble I had caused her.

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If the population of the earth keeps on 1 （increase） at its present rate， there will eventually not be enough resources 2 （leave） to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century， if present trends continue， we 3 （use） up all the oil that drive our cars， for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race， the 4 （crowd） conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to look for somewhere else. 5 none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible 6 （solve） to the problem， however， has recently been suggested 7 an American scientist， Professor Carl Sagan. Sagarn believes that before the earths resources are completely exhausted， it will be possible 8 （change） the atmosphere of Venus and therefore create a new world almost as large as the earth 9 （it）. Something is difficult. Venus is much hotter 10 the earth. Besides， there is only a tiny amount of water there.

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