Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself”.

When I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often    66    at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened,    67    it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it.    68     a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to    69   .” Then mother and I talked about many different    70   . At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my   71    to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother’s help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the    72    place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.  The classmates     73    once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried    74   . Since then, everything has   75    for me. When I do something, I try to believe in myself and I will succeed at last. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

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Accidents come in many different forms and at different times in people’s lives.

I had an accident that came on the bus when I was   76    my way home from school.The bus   77    to let two children get off and I stood up to throw some rubbish away.Behind the bus，there   78    a car driven by a young lady.I didn’t know   79    she was doing at that time，but she didn’t notice that the bus had stopped.  80   ，the lady’s car hit the back of our bus.Because I   81   up，the hit caused me to crash into the seat in front of me.I felt a   82  pain in my body and my heart started to beat quickly.

The accident   83   me realize that nothing was certain（万无一失的）.I used to regard the school bus as a completely   84   .But I had never considered others’ behavior could get into my life.

The car accident will always be a main memory in   85    life.It made me believe that everything has a reason or a hidden message.

1. Now more and more people are against________food ．

2.   This________bridge was built more than twenty years ago．

3.   Our teacher went out of the classroom_________and she didn’t say a word．
4.   It rained so_________that many streets were covered with water．

5.   The old man often goes swimming in the_________water in winter．

6.  Doing more exercise is good for your________．

7.   To tell the_________， I was afraid to go out at night．

8.   We________the floor just half an hour ago， so it’s clean now．

9.    It is very difficult to make a decision that could mean life or

10.   So far about forty students have entered for the singing________．

George and Adam were good friends. They __  (1)  ___ on a ship. One day, the ship broke down and they swam to a small island. There was no one on the island. So they decided to pray (祈祷) to God. They wanted to find out__  (2)  ___ prayers were more powerful(有力的), so they stayed on opposite sides of the island.

They prayed for food __  (3)  ___. The next morning, George saw an apple tree on __  (4)  __ side of the island, and he was able to __  (5)  ___ the apples. But there was nothing on Adam’s side.

Next, George prayed for a wife. The next day, another ship broke down and a __  (6)  ___ swam to his side. But Adam had nothing.

Finally, George prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave, and in the morning, he found a ship. __  (7)  ___ , Adam still had nothing.

George got onto the ship with his wife and decided to leave Adam on the island, __  (8)  ___ George thought none of Adam’s prayers worked. 

As the ship was about to leave, George heard a voice __  (9)  __ Heaven, “Why are you leaving your friend on the island?” “Because his prayers didn’t work,” George answered. “You are__  (10)  ___!” the voice said, “He had only one prayer. He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”

We are going to have a party in our house this evening. It is my (71) ______ birthday, and she has (72) ______ my uncles and aunts and some of her friends. Mother and I are (73) ______ to cook most of the food for the party, and father is getting the drinks. The living-room looks very pretty. Balloons of all colors are hanging from the lights. And we have taken the carpets away (74) ______ we are going to dance there after dinner.

    In the dining-room we have (75) ______ out the best plates and glasses and tablecloths, and it all looks beautiful. We are going to have soup, fish, chicken, fruit and cheese. We are going to dance (76) ______ midnight, and after that, we will have (77) ______ food, because we will be hungry after that dancing.

Last year my mother (78) ______ her birthday party in a restaurant, but it is pleasanter and (79) ______ at home.

When it is my birthday, I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden. I will hang pretty lights in the trees and we will grill our food in the garden and dance (80) ______ the grass.