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陕西省宝鸡市岐山县2024年中考二模英语试题
If you're hungry, drawing a picture of a hamburger will not make you feel full. However, thanks to a new product from a Japanese printing company, you can eat the paper that you draw on!
Moeka Hoda and Kanako Murakami work for this printing company. Not long after the two had joined the company, they took part in a project. They were asked to find a problem that people always meet with and then try to solve it.
Hoda and Murakami searched the Internet for ideas. One complaint (抱怨) caught their eye. "We're not allowed to eat anything during class," wrote one student. "Whenever I get hungry, my stomach makes a big noise!"
To help people with the same problem, Hoda and Murakami made a special set of notepads and pens. They used paper made from potato starch (淀粉), oil and water. The pen's ink was made from water, citric acid (柠檬酸) and coloring.
The two young men posted a video of their products on the Internet. To their surprise, many people liked it. Soon, the company started selling these notepads and pens. Within three weeks, more than 500 sets were sold. Hundreds of customers have probably already eaten these!
Many people often meet such a difficult situation. It's that they don't know the way in new places, and they are too shy to ask people the way.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
First, we must know some useful expressions, such as "Could you please. . . " "Excuse me" and "Thanks a lot". For example, when we want to ask a stranger the way, we should say "Excuse me" first. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}"Could you please. . . " is often used while asking for the direction. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}It's also polite to shake hands with the strangers.
Second, we often need to take some useful things with us. They usually include pens, special maps. phones and so on. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can write down the keywords about the place and then we can show them to the strangers who we want to ask for help. Of course, the phones can help us find our correct way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then we can show the pictures about it to the strangers when asking for directions.
A. Sometimes a pen can help us get to the right place. B. In the USA. people also use it in many different situations. C. Here are some tips on how to ask somebody the way politely. D. After we know how to get to the place, we should say "Thanks" to others. E. Before we go to a strange place, we can download some pictures about it. F. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly. |
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True friends are hard to find. Often you thought you could believe in someone, but later he or she may let you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. A true friend is sometimes a person who will always be there for you. Through good times or {#blank#}2{#/blank#} times, they will stand by your side. They will not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you alone when things get difficult. They will accept you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} trying to change you. A friend will bring new and exciting things into your life and make it richer. True friends will keep your worst secrets as you will keep theirs. They will {#blank#}5{#/blank#} honest and you can always believe in them. If you talk to someone who you believe in, you don't have to worry about what you may say. We can enjoy this freedom only with {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Friendship is a two¬way street. To find a true friend and keep the friendship between you, you must do the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} thing as well. Be there for your friends when {#blank#}8{#/blank#} are in need and share the good times with them. Offer them the same things they give to you. Friendship will break quickly if only one person is giving and putting effort into it. You will find that there is nothing more valuable (有价值的) than having {#blank#}9{#/blank#} true friend by your side to share life with, just {#blank#}10{#/blank#} someone says, "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized (珍惜) than true friendship".
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