It is true that times are changing for the old people in Britain. But not all the changes are bad ones. Modern machine has made old people healthier than 1 . Besides,old people have a good social life 2 their own clubs and organizations. Old people,too,have more money than their own parents and grandparents 3 (have) .
The biggest problem of modern life is loneliness. The young leave their homes to another part of the country when they grow up. They have their own work 4 (do) and their own children to look 5 . They have not much time for the old 6 feel lonely.
The world 7 ( change) so fast since 1900 that it is difficult for old people to understand the problems of the young. And the world 8 (change) even faster these days than it 9 (be) fifty years ago. It makes you think,doesn't it? What will it be like 10 today's young are old?
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Tom raised objections at the meeting yesterday,but only after a few minutes he regretted (do)
Tom在昨天的会议上提出异议，但几分钟之后他就后悔那样做了。
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In the United States,when one 1 (become) rich,he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich,he wants people to think that he 2 . That is what
"keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone 3 tried to look as rich 4 his neighbours.
The expression was first 5 ( use) in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story 6 himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the 7 of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very 8 (wealth) neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses,Momand went horseback riding every day. 9 he saw that rich people had servants,Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race,but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no 10 (long) pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
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At one time no one can travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in the front of a car which could not go fast than the man. At night the man had carry a red lamp.
Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to English,but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble as the police,he had a talk with some of the police officer,who ordered their policemen to turn around after the car came along the road. This was an good plan in the country,but not so difficult to follow with in the busy streets of London.
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When you turn on the radio,you hear an advertisement. 1 If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine,again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street,you see one advertising board after another. All day,every day,people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result,advertisements are almost everywhere.
2 Many TV stations,newspapers,magazines,radio stations are privately owned in the West. The government does not give them money. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements,there would not be these private businesses.
3 Through the years,people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of " keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was " truth well told". Now more and more people describe it in this way：
4 Second,advertising is not personal. It is not face to face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you,in reality,it is directed at large groups of people. Third,advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it tells people to do something. 5 Fourth,the sponsor of the advertisement must be identified. From the advertisement,we can see if the sponsor is a company,or an organization,or an individual. Fifth,advertising reaches us through traditional and nontraditional mass media. Included in the traditional media are newspapers,magazines,radio,television,and films. Nontraditional media include the mail,matchbox covers,and billboards (广告牌) .
A. First,advertising is usually paid for.
B. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product,idea,or service advertised can do good to them.
C. Advertisements are very popular in Asian countries.
D. When you watch television,you hear and see an advertisement.
E. In the West,advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work.
F. Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is?
G. It takes a large amount of money to produce an advertisement.
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There have been many great inventions,which1 ( change) the way we live. The first great invention was one 2 is still very important today―the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things3 (travel) long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have made as much effect as the wheel. There was little unknown land4 (leave) in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions 5 (make) . Among them were the camera,the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century 6 more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movies in 1926. The computer in 1928,and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was made. Nylon came 7 in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th brought new ways to help people get 8 diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued 9 (make) . But man now had a wish to explore again. The world is known to man but the stars are not yet. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries,10 (include) China and Japan,have made their steps into space.
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The Internet changes the world and lifestyle as well. Meanwhile,have you been afraid of being let out? Worried about 1 will happen to your Facebook account after you die?
Worry no more as a new feature introduced by the social networking giant on Thursday allows users to choose a "legacy (遗产) contact" 2 will inherit your account after you die. "Facebook is a place where we can share and connect with friends and family. For many of us,it's 3 a place to remember and honor those we've lost," said a Facebook blog. Google was the 4 to introduce the feature back in 2013,5 ( allow) users to choose heir for Gmail,cloud storage and other services. Previously,Facebook accounts of deceased members6 (freeze) once the site noticed their owners had passed away. In its stead,a memorial page will be created. "By talking to people who have experienced loss,we realized there is more we can do 7 (support) those who are grieving and those who want a say in what happens to their account after 8 (die) ”，the blog added.
The memorialized profiles have also been redesigned to pay respect 9 the deceased by adding "Remembering" above their name. Legacy contacts will also be able to pin a post to the top of their timeline. The new policy will be first implemented (执行) in the US before 10 (expand) to other countries.
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After all the preparations,the big time come. I stood at the start line,taking deep breath and getting myself ready for the following 100-meter-run. "Bang!" I was dashed out. I had anything in my mind but the very word "run,run,run". When I had covered two third of the distance,I felt too exhausted that my legs could hardly move. However,I never thought about give up and kept telling myself to carry out. When I finally arrived at the finishing line,sweat dropped down my face and scarce could I even speak a word. Tired as I was,I knew it was worth it when I was told that I had passed the examination with flying colors.
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Once a dog was taking nap in the manger (牛槽) of an ox. It was full with hay. But sooner the ox came back for his work to the manger. He wanted to eat his own hay. Then the dog awoke,standing up and barked at the ox. The ox said to the dog, "Do you want to eat this hay,also?"
"Of course yes,”said the dog.
"Then,go away or let me eat my own hay."
"Oh,no. You go away and let me sleep."
"What a selfless dog!He will neither eat the hay himself,or let me eat it!" said the ox to him.
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