This is Sally Smith reporting World News from Los Angeles,California. California is still battling 1 huge fires that are sweeping across the states. Thousands of people have 2 their homes although 3 . 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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This is Sally Smith reporting World News from Los Angeles,California. California is still battling 1 huge fires that are sweeping across the states. Thousands of people have 2 (lose) their homes although 3 (thank) ，no one has been killed. Firefighters are trying new ways to help save people's homes. This includes using helicopters to bring water 4 the sea. It is thought that some teenagers 5 have started the fires. About three hours ago,the police arrested the two 6 ( suspect) . I can see from here that damage to the environment is very bad. The fires have already damaged two hundred and sixty square kilometers of forests. These are mainly old redwood trees 7 are very important to the ecological environment of the area. Some of the trees are hundreds of years old and will be damaged or lost 8 ( complete) if the fires are not brought under control quickly. High winds in the area are helping the fires 9 (spread) . I will bring you another update in an hour.

This is Sally Smith,reporting to you 10 (live) from Los Angeles,California.

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5. I want them all sorts of people with different values and beliefs.

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我希望他们和各种持有不同的价值观和信仰的人接触。

6. The children were eagerly the party. (forward)

孩子们热切地盼望着那个聚会。

3. I suggest that we should take part in more such activities in future . (do)

我建议我们应该多参加一些我们上周参加的那样的活动。

10. The boys in the classroom. I saw them playing football just 5 minutes ago. (do)

那些男孩现在不可能在教室里做作业,五分钟之前我看见他们正在踢足球。

More than any other American holiday,Thanksgiving celebrates family and home. On Thanksgiving,many people enjoy a long day of cooking,talking and eating. The traditional meal often includes a turkey with a bread mixture cooked inside.

Like other Americans,W. L. Stokes is excited about the holiday. 1 They include country ham,collard greens,and corn bread. Other foods commonly served on Thanksgiving are sweet potatoes,cranberries and pumpkin pie. 2 And many people eat more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year.

3 All across the country,thousands of groups provide Thanksgiving meals for older adults,poor people and the homeless. Many Americans give turkeys or other food to these organizations;schools organize food collection drives for Thanksgiving. 4 Since becoming president,Barack Obama and his family have volunteered one day before each Thanksgiving at an organization that helps the needy.

5 And that travel can be pricey. The website Travelocity says the average price for a flight in the United States over Thanksgiving is around $ 400 this year. Gasoline prices can also increase around Thanksgiving. Last year,gas prices were especially high after Superstorm Sandy hit the eastern United States. But the American Automobile Association says trips by car were still responsible for nearly 90 percent of all Thanksgiving travel in 2012.

A. Some people spend part of the holiday helping to prepare and serve meals.

B. Because so many people visit their families over the holiday,Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel times of the year.

C. Over the years,Americans have added traditions to their Thanksgiving celebration for entertainment.

D. It says New York City remains a popular place to visit over the holiday.

E. Thanksgiving is also a time when Americans share what they have with people who do not have as much.

F. Mr. Stokes is looking forward to a big meal of turkey and some of his favorite foods.

G. American supermarkets are reported to sell more food at Thanksgiving than at any other time of the year.

One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill.

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A man and his son were driving their donkey along a country road. They saw some girls 1 (draw) water at a well.

One of the girls said, "Oh,look!2 silly they are!A man and a boy are walking along beside their donkey,and 3 is riding it."

The man heard this and said to his son, "You had better ride our donkey. You are light,4 you will not tire our donkey. " 5 a little while they met three old men. One of them said , " See here!The boy is riding a donkey and his old father is walking 6 his side. The young boy does not take care of his old father."

And the man got on the donkey and his son walked along beside it. Then a mother with her child saw them. The mother said, " 7 a terrible father!He rides the donkey,and his little son walks."The man then told his son to climb up on the donkey with him. The two passed by a field. A farmer saw them.

The farmer said , " Look at that poor donkey!How selfish those two are!They have strong legs. They should be 8 (shame) ."

The two then lifted it to their 9 (shoulder) and carried it along to the town. When they came to a bridge,everyone laughed at them. And the donkey did not like the noise and began to kick. It broke the rope,fell into the water and 10 (drown) . So the old man had to take his son and go home. The man said to his son, "He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody after all."

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Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases,whatever you believe is what you will become. If you believe that you are a loser,that you never get a break in life,and that you can't accomplish anything,these things will be your reality. 1 that you can do anything you determined to do,and when you do,your accomplishments will know no bounds. You control your beliefs,and that is how you unlimitedly control your life.

This is a very important point. 2 Many of our beliefs come from our environment,the world we live in on a daily basis. If your environment is limiting your beliefs,then work very hard on changing it. If you are constantly around people who are negative and limiting,find other people to hang out with.

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4 That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis. Set small,achievable goals,and then try your best to reach them. "I will finish this project by early afternoon.""I will make six calls on the phone in the next hour. " "I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight."When you start to experience success,then you start to believe in success,and that leads to more and bigger success.

5 The more you learn,the more things you will know to be possible. Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new. It will bring new possibility into your beliefs and your life. Most importantly,you can develop new beliefs by setting and imagining goals for your life. Define your goals clearly and accurately. Then,in your mind,see yourself achieving them in all of their sensible details. Mentally live the experience,see the sights,hear the sounds,smell the aroma (芳香) ，feel the feelings. Your broughtup beliefs will lead you to their reality.

A. Beliefs come from knowledge.

B. So how do you develop beliefs that will enable you?

C. Contact with positive and successful people.

D. Beliefs also come from past experiences.

E. Never give up your dream and work hard to realize it.

F. Believe that you are unlimited

G. Don't let the positive surroundings influence you.

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Poinsettias (—品红) are native in Mexico but this colourful plant has become part of the Christmas tradition all over North America. The red part of the poinsettia plant are leaves and not flowers. The leaves that have turned red called bracts (苞) .The weeks before Christmas are a busy time for poinsettia sales. More poinsettias are sold in North America in the six weeks before Christmas than all other weeks of the year combine. This year about 65 million potted poinsettias were sold at cost of more than 250 million dollars in total. More poinsettias are sold than any other kind of potted plant.

Poinsettias are sometimes said to be poison but they are not. Eat the leaves might make you slight sick. However,even a small child must eat about 500 leaves before they would be dead.

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