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| The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his most important inventions was the train. He 1 his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the steam engine (蒸汽机)on the train, he met the 2 from other fields, the newspaper journalists and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would 3 cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst (爆炸) and that hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. At that time, 4 people believed what they said. George Stephenson 5 the people that the train could go on small 6 , and could pull carriages of goods and passengers but there was no great danger to them. It was a very 7 matter for him to make them believe. However, after 8 he was able to do it and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself 9 what he had said. The first day when the people along the way heard the noises of the train in the distance and saw it 10 quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors for they thought of it as a monster (妖怪). They did not dare to come out until it had passed. | ||||
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1 her pretty face and her talent (才能) attract many sports fans. Because Sui is one of the top basketball 2 in Asia (亚洲), she was chosen to play in the WNBA (women's NBA) in the U.S.A. It's the 3 time she has worked abroad. She said she was ready for the challenges ahead. She finds friendship and help from her teammates and fans. So she always has confidence in 4 . Much of her confidence comes from her good 5 English. "My best point is that I enjoy speaking-I'm never afraid 6 my mouth!" She likes speaking English to 7 . Off the sports ground, she is a good writer. She reads 8 , from foreign novels to Chinese Kungfu stories. That makes her love writing very much. She writes for many newspapers, and she enjoys 9 diaries. She feels free to put her 10 down on paper. This is Sui Feifei, a popular new star. |
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| As we know, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did wonderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Now many people are crazy about these two persons. But how much do you know about them? Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor peasant family which is in difficult family conditions. His real name is Shen He. He is an actor. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan. He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very active in many activities. He looks like a simple man, but he never stops pursuing (追求) his artistic aspiration (渴望). More and more people like his style of performance, and we hope he can make great progress in the future. Liu Qian is a young magician from Taiwan. At the age of 7, Liu saw a cute magic toy in a shop. At that moment he began to love and decided to learn magic. Liu didn't go to any magic school. he practiced tricks every day to improve his skills, until one day he was able to put on a show for his class. He saw the surprise on everyone's face, and he felt it was cool. He often does street shows for passers-by, police and farmers. He worked hard at it. Now he is a famous magician.
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| Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman. When Helen was a baby, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her mother and father were very sad. After a few years, things got worse (更糟糕). There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything. Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright girl and soon she learnt to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college (大学). Helen was very famous (著名的). She helped many blind (盲) and deaf (聋) people. 阅读短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空一词。
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