Late onenight, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even theemperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___16___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activitiesduring the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the earlymorning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite,he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, myaunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___27___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___28___.It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lotof chances for things to go wrong.
All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (頑皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
I’m glad to receive your letter and know yourunforgettable(難忘的)experience.Now I’d like to share mine. Last Friday, I was cleaning my room and found anold photo in a drawer. While I was looking at it, the ___16___ memory of that day came back to me.
Paper cutting or tearing is a cultural traditionin China. For centuries, it has been passed down from one generation(一代人) tothe next, especially from mothers to daughters. This beautiful art created byskillful artists is used to decorate(裝飾) doors, ceilings, and bedsin people’s homes, or at celebrations such as birthdays and weddings.
Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___11___ in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in HongKong. He moved to Canada for work when he was 26 years old. Everything was goodtill COVID-19(新冠病毒)brokeout. Last year, he returned to China because the economy(經(jīng)濟(jì))inCanada began ___12___down.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (書房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
I lost mysmartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photosin it haven’t been uploaded(上傳)to the Cloud. They are very important to me.Please call me at 730-8607.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (國際折紙奧林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
①當(dāng)今社會(huì)是個(gè)看臉的時(shí)代,大多數(shù)人希望通過提升“顏值”來獲得更多的自信與機(jī)遇。然而顏值并不能決定一切。馬云,一個(gè)名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亞洲第一的男人,他并沒有很高的顏值。但他通過自己的努力,取得了如今的諸多成就。即使是在顏值時(shí)代,修心亦是很重要的。②一個(gè)沒有素質(zhì)的人,就算穿的多么華麗,一說話一個(gè)舉動(dòng)就能暴露自己。一個(gè)非常有涵養(yǎng)的人,即使穿著樸素,和他相處也會(huì)覺得清風(fēng)拂面。
故鄉(xiāng)味道還證明著你口味的正宗。如果你對(duì)自己故鄉(xiāng)的食物有著清晰的記憶,那么在一個(gè)飯局上,尤其是和你的口味正好吻合的飯局上,你就有絕對(duì)的話語權(quán)。故鄉(xiāng)甚至關(guān)乎個(gè)人的尊嚴(yán)。在我看來,沒有哪個(gè)地方的食物更好吃,但是一個(gè)故鄉(xiāng)感非常強(qiáng)烈的人,他能把故鄉(xiāng)的“口味正確”上升到信數(shù)的水準(zhǔn)。比如,哪個(gè)地方的辣椒最辣,這絕不是史高維爾指數(shù)能夠標(biāo)定的。羊肉更是這樣,甘肅、寧夏都聲稱自己擁有世界上最好的羊肉,新疆和內(nèi)蒙古更具體到南疆還是北疆、呼倫貝爾還是錫林郭勒。一個(gè)海南人過來插話,加積鴨、文昌雞、和樂蟹、東山一羊字還沒說出來,所有北方的網(wǎng)友不約而同地敲黑板:注意,我們?cè)谟懻撗蛉獾脑掝}。
一位食客說道:“怎么個(gè)比法?”小福子說:“我和師父各耍一趟面,要是我贏了,師父就得讓出得月樓總廚的位置?!币宦牬嗽?,眾人頓時(shí)議論紛紛,有人問:“那你要是輸了呢?”小福子一笑:“我要是輸了,就頭頂面盆,膝跪案板,向師父賠禮道歉,并永世不再耍面?!贝蠡镄睦镆惑@、這小子來真的了。得月樓的老板怕事情鬧大不好收?qǐng)?,?zhǔn)備過來勸勸。誰知,余師傅對(duì)著小福子一笑:“好,我答應(yīng)你?!?/p>