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陕西省咸阳市2019届高三英语高考模拟检测(二)
Those working for the poor and the physically-challenged might be inspired by a 72-year-old British famous woman doctor Rachel Pinniger. She has devoted 40 years to 1 primary doctors and treating patients in 2 areas of Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet of China.
Many patients there made a 3 by making traditional products. They could 4 pay those for medical fees, but for Rachel that was enough. In 2012 Rachel 5 from cancer. But whether it would be cured 6 or not, she decided to help the patients 7 being poor and live better.
To further her 8 in China, Rachel, in 2013, 9 her Blue Sheep Shop in Chengdu.
"I named the shop Blue Sheep 10 a blue sheep The first time I was going to Tibet, a beautiful sheep jumped down from a hill and 11 me and my friends with its horns (角). Seeing this, I happily 12 to him! It turned out that the sheep wanted us to stay." She said.
The shop offers a wide range of handmade ethnic (民族的) 13. Although small, it has 14 600 or more poor families living in rural areas. All the goods in the shop were made by the hands of those healthy and 15. However, other people thought it was much too 16. Thus she never asked anybody else to 17 money in it. "I'm well aware of the fact that my money may 18 but I'm happy to 19 at least." said Rachel.
As is always her 20, "one person may not change the world, but we all can change the world for one person."
Following My Dream
I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.
My dream was athletics. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me "The dream is priceless." However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular thing happened, which almost ruined (毁坏)my long-held dream.
It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect (前景)of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, "If you make your bed, you have to lie in it." I decided to talk to my coach by myself. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. I gathered my courage and knocked at his door…
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