题目内容
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were hopeless to be alive. But the two frogs didn’t believe it. 1. . The other frogs kept telling them to stop and wait for their death. Finally, one of the two frogs gave up and fell down. Soon he died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him and told him to stop and just wait to die. 2. .
When he got out, the other frogs said: “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog explained to them that he was deaf. 3. .
The story teaches us two lessons. 4. . An encouraging word to someone who is down can cheer him up and help him make it through difficulties. Secondly, a destructive (消极的) word to someone who is down can make him give up and die. So be careful of what you say.
Speak life to those who cross your path. It is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. It is great for a person to take the time to encourage another.
A. Then the two frogs began to stop jumping B. But he jumped even harder and finally he made it C. Firstly, there is power of life and death in the tongue D. So he thought they were encouraging him at that time E. They tried to jump up out of the hole with their efforts |
Lang Lang is only 27 years old, but has already been called “the most popular pianist on the planet” by American television network CNN.
Like every successful person, Lang went through years of hard and lonely practice before making his name. 1. With great talent(天赋), he won his first competition at the age of 5. Lang’s father pushed little Lang very hard to succeed. When he was nine, Lang went to learn music in Beijing. 2. But Lang got fired(开除)by the piano teacher six months later. 3. Hearing about his son’s failure, Lang’s father was so angry that he told Lang to jump off a building!
4. His big break came at age 17, when he gained worldwide fame at “Gala of the Century”, a well-known concert in Chicago, US. Lang said it was his true love of music and piano that made him keep working.
A. However, Lang didn’t jump, and pressure(压力)soon changed to power. B. He has performed in almost every big city around the world. C. It totally destroyed(毁灭)his piano dream. D. He began to take piano lessons at the age of 3. E. His father even gave up his job and moved to Beijing with his son. |
When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. Here are some good reading tips.
1. Read something that you can understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. 2. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly（定期地）. 3. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. 4. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it.
A. So, choose an interesting book. B. Try to read at the right level. C. For example, read for a short time once a day. D. But you don’t have to write them while you read. E. You should read as much as you can. |