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The whole village soon learned a lot of money hadbeen stolen.Sam had lost his wallet(钱包)while takinghis money to the post office.Sam was sure that the walletmust have been found by one of the villagers,but it wasnot returned to him.Three months passed,and then onemorning,Sam found his wallet outside his front door,in itwas half the Money he had lost,together with a note,which said,"A thief,yes,but only 50% a thief!"Twomonths later,some more money was sent to Sam with an-other note,"Only 25% a thief now."In no time all Sam'smoney was paid back in this way.The last note said,"I'm100% honest(诚实的)now!"     

Broken Wings,Flying Heart

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life-who was the main source of support for the family.Since then,he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother.For the sake of taking care of him,his younger brother became his shadow,never leaving him alone for years.Except for writing with his toes,he was completely unable to do anything in his life. One late night,he suffered from diarrhea and had to wake up his     

一个人和他的狗

Macquarie, the shepherd had had an accident. At least, that was his story. In fact, he had had a fight in the bar. He had several brok en ribs, and his head was covered with blood. His dog, Tally, had tried to defend him and one of its hind~3 legs had been broken.     

来自监狱的信Prison(英文)

I read of a man who was involved in a tragic accident,He lost both legs and his left arm and only a finger and thumbremained on the right hand.There was only enough left ofthe man that had been to Suffer and reinember.     

《综合英语》(二)练习题

P盯t one 1.语法、词汇 ComPlete eaeh of the following sentenees with the most 11卜ly an,wer· 1 .1 ean,t stand_mixed uP in the theft. A.him to get B.his getting C.that he got D.for him to get 2.The lawyer for the defense made the reeommendation to the judge that the trial_ delayed until the missipg witness was found. A.would be B.must be C .had to be D.should be 3.A eolleague of mine returned to his offiee after the 。ummer vaeation,only to find it_. A.be broken into B.had been broken into…     

An Australian''''s Perspective of an American University

Since high school I have always wanted to study in a country other than my own. However my parents always informed me that it was too expensive. This was until luck turned my way one day while I was at university. My advisor called me and asked me to go and see him as soon as possible. I just knew it had to be good news. I could barely stand the suspense and went to his office with a nervous happiness in my tummy My advisor told me that I had been offered a scholarship to study at Central W…     

与爱约会

Six minutes to six,said the great round clock over the information booth in Grand Central Station.The tall young Army lieutenantwho had just come from the direction of the tracks lifted his sunburned face,and his eyes narrowed to note the exact time.His heart was pounding with a beat that shocked him because he could not control it.In six minutes,     

Cloning

As we come near to the 21st century, it isclear than ever that science and technology arechanging the way we live and work. Thebreakthroughs in bioengineering science arehelping to uncover the mysteries of life, holdingout new hope for life-saving cures to some of ourgreatly terrible diseases. In 1997, the great news shocked the wholeworld that the British scientists made a lamb,named Dolly from a single cell. Surprisingly, thecell had been taken from the udder of an adult     

After the Thunder Came the Rain

1.Socrates,the great thinker in ancient Greece,had a rude wife,who often lost her temper with him.     

向着友谊迈进

Life with Mom,Dad,and two sisters had always been peaceful.But then came a news that would change my world.We were moving,before the beginning of my sixth grade,leaving the only town I had ever known.Not only would I not be able to graduate elementary school with my friends,but I also would have to start middle school with a class full of kids who had known each other since 1)kindergarten.     

茶道

Scientists at Harvard University have found a way to boost your immune system:a small cup of tea, five times a day. Tea contains, among other things, antigens. These antigens are also found in some bacteria, parasites and mushroom. Jack Bukowski, a scientist with Harvard medical school, tested antigens on human cells in the laboratory. He found that cells that had been exposed to the antigens were good at fighting infection by bacteria. Cells that had not been exposed were not so good at fighting infection.     

Friend, Enemy and Family

Harold, known as "The Jumper" by his old paratrooper buddiesfrom WWII, and his wife June had left their home in Louisiana andwere traveling to Germany to look up some long lost relatives, whichJune had discovered after joining a genealogy chat-room on the Inter-net. "The air feels good this time around", said Harold as he and hiswife disembarked from the airplane, which had just landed in Berlin.That same air had been somewhat bitter the last time he and his army     

英语平台(英文)

A Clever Dog A dog owner claimed that his pet,when given money,would go to the news stallto buy a paper.His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog somemoney.The dog trotted off.but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.“How much did you give him?”asked the owner.“Five dollars.”     

趣味完形填空

A shopkeeper in England was sent a telegram 1 him of the news 2 his 3 won 100,000 pounds in the Irish Sweepstakes(爱尔兰大马赛). He 4 to be home nursing a heart condition, and his wife opened the message. 5 that the 6 news might 7 a heart failure to her husband, she invited the family 8 to dinner and asked him to 9 on the good news with professional tact(策略). After dinner, the doctor 10 his patient to one side.     

英语之页(英文)

Sir Isaac Newton(1643-1727) (3)Newton entered his uncle’s old College,Trinity College Cambridge,on 5 June1661.Newton’s aim at Cambridge was a law degree.Despite some evidence that his progress had not been particularly good,Newton was elected a scholar on 28 April 1664 and received his bachelor’sdegree in April 1665.It would appear that his scientific genius had still not     

Winner

On the evening of July 13th, I heard the exciting news that the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.We are all wild with joy. China is the winner in the competition and it will be a rich prize for her.In modem times, there are more and more     

Unit 12 Art and literature课本要点精练

一、单词拼写根据句意和首写字母提示,写出句中所缺单词的完全形式。1.My grandpa has a h____ of closing his eyes when he tells a magic story. 2.He waited for the a_____ of the result of the competition with bated breath. 3.Following the national news we have the l____ news and weather.     

情人节魔盒(英文)

Roger had planned to send a great many valentines to the girls and boys he knew.There were beautiful valentines in the toy shop window,red satin hearts in little heart-shaped boxes,painted post card valentines,and little card-board figures holding baskets of flowers. Roger had been saving his allowance for four weeks and he was quite sure that he had enough money to buy a valentine for the little girl next door,and one for the little girl across the street,and one for the boy on the next block,and one fo...     

The Study of Coherence in a Speech by the ADM of Health Canada

A new leader in a department will face a lot of problems when reorganizing the department. After analyzing an informal speech made by the new leader, it is found that the speech is coherent and the coherence of this speech is achieved by using many cohesive devices and register. For the successful expression of his ideas, the new leader built a cooperative other than command-and-control relationship with his subordinates, which will make the great reorganization in the department successfully done.     

感觉好极了

A: I bumped into Nick at the barbershop yesterday. He looked great, but I noticed that he had a slightlimp when he walked.B: I guess you didn't know that he had an operation on his knee.