3．It was September.2003and I was struggling to find work．Nothing wentwith me．I sat in the house and ——青夏教育精英家教网——

3．It was September，2003and I was struggling to find work．Nothing went（61）well（good）with me．I sat in the house and constantly worried I would（62）my（spending） the night in the street as soon as my savings ran out．
I decided to find some volunteer work to occupy my thoughts when I （63）was told（tell） not to be employed．The first （64）choice（choose） of mine was the Arizona Humane Society （AHS）．Being with all kinds of（65）animals（animal） was the only time when I （66）truly（true） felt I had a place in the world．That was where I found peace at a time when I was （67）scared（scare） and unsure of everything life was throwing at me．
I hadn't been around a horse for nearly 15 years so I found it（68）was（is） difficult for me to handle it．But （69）withthe help of other volunteers，I did well very soon．During my stay there，I had a great time working with humans and animals equally．
I believe the peace which comes from working with our animal brothers is something that can（70）make（makes） the world a more harmonious place!

2．How time flies!I am now a high school student and like many other teenagers，I am （61）suffering（suffer） lots of growing pains．I have to learn a large number of subjects and I （62）am pushed（push） to work hard at my lessons day after day．Frankly speaking，facing the （63）competition（compete） among classmates and the expectation from parents，I am under great pressure．
However，（64）compared（compare） with my growing gains，those growing pains are nothing．I have
（65）gradually（gradual） learned lots of useful things-to be kind，to be （66）friendly（friend） to others，to have confidence in myself，to be independent and so on．Also，I have made lots of true friends，with（67）whomI share my joys and sorrows．I have come to realize that both growing pains and growing gains play（68）animportant role in my life and make my life colorful．
Growing up might be boring，but we can try to find happiness while growing up．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and （69）its（it） delicious taste？（70）Withtime going by，our youth will leave us and will never come back．So it is what we have today that we should treasure and we should make the best of our youth．Let's fight，fight for our future!

1．It is I who is responsible for that car accident．is→am．

20．I was born in a town called Blackburn，in the north-west of England，and lived there till I left home （61）at the age of eighteen．My parents had moved to England from India during （62）the 1970s．
As a child，I went to my local school and，of course （63）spoke（speak） English （64）with a local accent．But home was very different：we lived a kind of"little India"，with a huge extended family of uncles and aunts．I remember （65）feeling（feel） part of this big thing called"family"，and an even （66）bigger（big） thing called"India"．I suppose my family （67）really（real） influenced me while I（68）was growing（grow） up．They used to talk about India as"home"-even if at that time I had never been there!
To me，it doesn't seem at all strange to grow up as part of two cultures．I am always thinking that growing up with two cultures is a gift，not a （69）disadvantage（advantage）．Now as a mother，I want my child to get in touch with her Indian roots too，so we are planning to visit there later this year．All her Indian （70）cousins（cousin） are looking forward to meeting her!

19．Not all memories are sweet．Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences．
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill，（61）which will help people forget bad memories．The pill is（62）designed（design） to be taken immediately after a frightening experience．They hope it might reduce，or（63）possibly（possible） erase （抹去） the effect of painful memories．
In November，experts tested the drug on people in the U．S．and France．The drug stops the body from（64）releasing（release） chemicals that fix memories in the brain．So far，the research（65）has suggested（suggest） that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced，not those memories are wiped out．They are not sure to the degree people's memories are affected．
The research has caused a great deal of（66）argument（argue）．Some think it is （67）abad idea，while others support it．Supporters say it could lead to pills which prevent or treat soldiers'troubling memories after war．They say that there are many people who suffer （68）fromterrible memories．（69）However，those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change people's memories but changing memories is very（70）dangerous （danger） because memories give us our identity．

18．Memories of my sophomore （高二学生）dance（61）are（be） still vivid in my mind．
It was 5o'clock in the afternoon，and I had put on my red party dress and my host mother was doing up my hair．My schoolmate Chris （62）showed（show） up at the front door （63）in his suit and tie．He handed me a red corsage （小花束）that （64）perfectly（perfect） matched my dress．We headed for school，and started our dance？To be honest，I am not sure（65）whether/if I should call what we did"dancing"．We jumped，yelled and laughed with people we knew or had just met for the first time．We twirled in circles，threw our arms in the air and，as my English teacher later put it，ran wild around the place．In those few （66）hours （hour），nothing seemed to matter（67）other than having fun．
With music playing and everybody （68）having （have） a good time，Chris asked me a question，"How is the dance different from dances in China？"
"Well，we don't usually have dances in China．"
"What？How do you express （69）Yourselves/yourself （you） then？"
（70）Lost（lose） in thought．I was silent for a while．
Now，I have an idea for everyone：Just dance．

17．It is well known that smoking isharmful（有害的）to the health．

16．The"cash for trash"program is adopted by companies thatpromote （促进） waste-sorting among householders．

15．We live in an age of information and whatever happens may be spreadnationwide （全国） through the interest within hours．

14．Online shopping is convenient and time-saving，appealing to more customers than physical stores．

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