Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (1860­~1935)

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She provided shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907~­1964)

Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds' lakes and oceans.

Angela Merkel (1954­)

In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany's leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.

Sandra Day O'Connor (1930­)

When Sandra Day O'Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.

Margaret Thatcher (1952­~2013)

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990，which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain's Iron Lady.

Marie Curie (1867~­1934)

Polish­born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than beautiful or interesting or a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (鹰), the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by mice. Why? Because hawks eat mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the mice multiplied quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.

In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask "whys". If it is not well understand, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.

Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them I heart and do so.

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not knew that one's memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tell us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means —- practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can't read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.

So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.

Things don't always work out the way you think. Setbacks(挫折)come in all areas of life. How you deal with them can affect your study and life. So here some ways are offered to help you.

Breathe.

 It will allow you to think with a clear head, release some stress, and then give you time to figure out how to solve the setback. If you just jump in head first, you might miss something that could help you along the way.

Don't be afraid to reach out to someone.

 He may help you get back on track. Or he may just be there with a shoulder to lean(依靠)on and an ear to listen. It will make a difference if you can get the opinion of someone you trust.

Stop all blame(责备).

One of the worst things at the moment is to play the blame game. No matter who or what caused the setback to you, blaming won't help fix the issue. It doesn't get your back on the right path.  The best way is to stop playing the blame game.

Once you have experienced a setback, it is a lesson you shouldn't forget. The minute you allow a setback to take over your life is when you stop trying.  Always try to look in front of you and take every situation that comes up in life as a positive experience.

A. It is only a waste of time and energy

B. Learn from it and move on.

C. Focus on the future more than the past.

D. So ask yourself what you can influence.

E. You need to take a step back and look at the situation in front of you.

F. The greatest source of stress in life is lack of control over events.

G. You need to find a close friend that you can rely on.

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a 1 with a lot of rocks. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to 2 some color to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately 3. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either. We decided to let it continue 4 until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange 5, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 6 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 7. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It 8 had begun under a big 9 and grown under and around it to reach the 10.

That's when I 11 that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its 12 of developing, we also have the 13 to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we 14 to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to 15 ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the 16, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 17 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 18 of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to 19 us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to 20 our goals.

I studied medicine at college, and then I realized that it wasn't for me. I didn't know to do until someone told me (try) teaching English abroad. This way I could travel and take the time to find my passion (热情). And I discovered that (teach) was my passion.

I found a job in Qingdao in China. It's a(n) (wonder) city and is a great place to live in. Now there (be) six foreign teachers in my school, from the UK, America and Canada. I teach a large number of students. Most of my day (spend) teaching young children now.

My favorite class is one I've had for over three years. When they started they were three years old and didn't know much English at all. Now, they have talks English and can't wait to tell me about their day.

I love the moment when a child, who has worked on an article for a long time, (final) understands it. It always makes me want to improve my teaching.

Over the last three years, I (see) them all grow and change a lot, and for that I feel happy.

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Harvey had eight umbrellas but they were all broken. He decided have them repaired. He took the umbrellas to the shop and left them here. The shopkeeper said, "They'll be ready tomorrow." That evening Harvey went home from a office by bus. He sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor between the seat. When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and standing up. "Hey!" the woman said, "That umbrella belonged to me." "I'm so sorry," Harvey said, giving it to him. "Please excuse me by taking your umbrella by mistake."

The next day he was collected the umbrellas, got on the bus and saw the same woman. As he sat down, she said," You have certain had a successful day!"

1）鼓励她继续求学；

2）愿意帮助她克服各种困难；

3）愿意和她成为朋友。

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Dear Helen,

I have heard about your situation，

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I am looking forward to your reply

Sincerely yours

LiHua