Many got to know Emma Watson when she was only ten for playing smart Granger in the Hurry Potter movies. Now in her late twenties, she continues to shine as a successful actress.

Even though she grew up in the UK, Watson is able to speak in a US accent when she needs to, 当她还是小孩子的时候,她常常跟着收音机唱美国歌曲。Later, when Watson started her acting career, she found a coach to help with her US accent, “I worked with a dialogue coach and I just put in the time to listen and practice it again and again until I felt comfortable speaking American English.” she told The New York Times.

Watson’s hard work won her many roles in Hollywood. “Her accent in the movie. The Bling Ring, from what I heard, is perfect,” US dialect expert Eric Singer said. “It’s a very perfect accent.”

Yet, as a famous actress, Watson faces many challenges, especially followed by paparazzi (狗仔队). But being in showbiz (演艺圈) for year, the star has learned to keep her private life to herself, “I don’t want to be changeable: I can’t talk about my boyfriend in an interview and then expect people not to take paparazzi pictures of me walking around outside my home. 你不可能同时拥有二者。” She once told in public. “Always looking on the bright side is what really matters if you want to succeed. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade,

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When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t _______ lives in the hospital, he was planting as many trees as possible in his yard. And his life’s goal was to make it a _______.

The good doctor had some _______ ideas on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _______ his new trees, which was different from many people. Once I asked him why. He _______ that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow _______. He talked about how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots (根) in _______ of water.

However, I didn’t buy his words then. A few years later. I planted a couple of trees and I took good care of them. Two years’ caring had resulted in trees that expected to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blew _______, they trembled (颤动) their leaves and branches. The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that the lack of water seemed to benefit them in ways comfort and ease never could.

Now I am the father of two sons. I used to wish that my sons’ lives will be easy. But lately when I think of Dr. Gibbs and his trees, it reminds me that it’s time to change my attitude (态度). I know my children are going to meet hardship, and they can’t be too dependent to live on. _______ I need to do is to pray for deep roots, ________ when the winds blow, they won’t be swept away.

1.A.making B.valuing C.saving

2.A.street B.forest C.farm

3.A.perfect B.terrible C.difficult

4.A.watered B.raised C.loved

5.A.wondered B.answered C.doubted

6.A.weaker B.taller C.straighter

7.A.face B.honor C.search

8.A.quickly B.strongly C.hardly

9.A.How B.What C.Why

10.A.so B.or C.but

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