As a child, what did you want to be when you grow up If you were like most children, you probably let your imagination run wild. Maybe you dreamed of flying into space or being a famous cook. Then perhaps over the years, your dreams became more realistic. Or you might have given up...
where the competition would take place. Marco was taken by an energy he never felt before. The hours and the obstacles no longer counted. The criticism from his father and his stepmother around his absence
Others believe Boxing Day started about 300 years ago when some rich people had Christmas feasts(盛宴). 3.___ Because many servants(仆人) were needed to make and serve the food, they could not celebrate Christmas with their families. To thank them, the rich people would put food into boxe...
When I was 12 years old, I worked as a newspaper delivery(投递) boy. An old lady who was my customer gave me an important lesson that I would never forget. On a___afternoon, it was sunny after snow. A friend and I were playing a game throwing___onto the roof(屋顶) of a house...
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked,"What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked up the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar sce...
There was a time when I had to count every penny I spent. I had to count the cost in my head while shopping. I would stand there and add up each item over and over. I remember one Christmas Eve when I was shopping at Trader Joe’s. I stood by the refrigerators and counted up ...
I counted the money over and over again and asked my father to order(订购) the dogs. Luckily, they were still for sale. And I finally had my own hounds.( )1. What did the writer tell his dad in their talk? A. He was badly ill. B. He saw a dog ad. C. He was losing ...
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I’d wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls surrounding the property. My parents would never approve. The wal...
of the United States, this typically happens in small jurisdictions with small numbers of registered voters. Hand counts, however, are commonly used as part of post-election tests to check that machines are counting ballots correctly, but only a small portion of the ...
During the next two years I sold dozens of , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks(剪贴簿) filled with my published works. I mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and ...