Ashalookedoutofthewindowontheplane.Whata_______!Thebuildingsweresotall.Thecitywaslargemuchlargerthanhersmalltown.
AshawasonvacationinNewYorkCity.Shewasvery_______asshehadalwayswantedtocomesinceshewasyoung.Shereadstoriesaboutitandstudiedits_______.SheknewhowtheislandofManhattanwasboughtfromnativeAmericans300yearsago.She_______knewpeoplefromallovertheworldcametolivehere.Thesepeople,likeAsha,_______anewlifeinNewYork.
ButAshawasonlystayingforfourteen_______.Shethoughtofthesetwoweeksasatimeto_______herselftomovebacktoNewYork.Shewouldreturntohersmall_______,stayforoneyear,andthencometoliveinNewYorkforever.Soshehadtoplanthisvacation_______.
InNewYorkAshawantedtodo________things.First,shewantedtolookforajob.Next,shewouldfindaplacetolive.SheknewitwasexpensivetoliveinNewYorkandthatfindingagoodplacetolivewas________.Andthethirdthingshewantedtodowasto________herEnglish.ShehadstudiedEnglishfor12yearsbutdidn'tknow________shecouldunderstand"real"English.
Beforeleaving,herfriendstoldherthatNewYorkwasa________place.ButAshawasn'tworried.ShehadstudiedNewYorkcarefully.Shebelievedshewouldbesafe.
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Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmaninastoreandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeverysurprised,gentlyshakinghisheadandsaying,“Youdon’tsay!Youdon’tsay!”
Iwaspuzzled（困惑的）,andIthought,“Perhapsthisisnotarightthingtotalkabout.“SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWallHaveyoueverbeenthere”“Certainly.WhenI’mbackhome,everyonewilllaughatmeifIleaveherewithoutseeingit.TheGreatWalliswonderful!”heanswered.“Yes,itisoneofthewondersintheworld.Andpeoplefromallovertheworldhavecometovisitit,”Iadded.AsIwastellinghimmoreaboutit,hesaidagain,“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit”“Well,Ididn’taskyoutodoso,“heanswered,greatlysurprised.“Didn’tyousay‘Youdon’tsay!’”Iaskedagain.Hearingthis,theforeignerlaughedloudly.Hebegantoexplain.“‘Youdon’tsay!’means‘Really’.PerhapsyouknowlittleaboutEnglishidioms（习惯用语）.”
Wow!HowfoolishIwas!SincethenIhavebeencarefulwithEnglishidioms.
Somepeopleliketocollectstamps.Otherspreferpostersorcoins.ButPinkyBhutiaisdifferent.Shecollectschildren.Inhermountainvillage,inSikkim,sheisknownasthewonderfulyoungwomanwhoadopts(领养)allthechildrenshecan.
Pinkywas14whensheadoptedherfirstchild,aNepalibabygirl,whosepatentspassedaway.Pinky’sparentsdidnotmind.Pinkyleftschoolandstartedworkingfulltimebecauseshehadababytofeed.Today,shehastwelveadoptedchildren,andtwosonsfromhermarriage.
Pinkyisabout30yearsoldandshecomesfromacommonfamily.Ifyoupassedheronthestreet,youwouldn’tgiveherasecondlook.Shelivesinabrownmud-washed(泥刷的)house.Thereisavegetablegardenoutside.Redhenswithnoisychicksrunalloverthegardenlookingforfood.
Ifyouaskherwhysheprovidesahometosomanykids,shesmilesshyly.Buthereyesareserious.“Iknowwhatitistobepoorandhungry.”Asachild,heronlydreamwastoeatafullmeal,andherfavoriteamusementwaswatchingpeoplewithshoesandimaginingwhatitfeltlike.Byadoptingpoorandhomelesschildrensheismakingsurethattheyneverfeelthathopeless.
Pinkyfeelsveryproudwhensheseesherchildrenhappyandbright.Heroldestbaby,AaritaRai,isnow20yearsold.Then,thereis19-year-oldNimbewhocametoPinkybecausehermotherwasunabletolookafterher.Shestartedtoworkinagovernmentofficetwoyearsago.Ten-year-oldBhimand14-year-oldKumarcametoPinkyfiveyearsago,aftertheirfather’sdeath.TheystartedlivingonapatchoflandgivenbyPinkyandgrewvegetablesforsale.
“Ilikechildren.It’snotonemoremouthtofeedbutonemoresoulsaved,”Pinkysays.
Ithappenseveryspring.Flowerscomeouteverywhereonthesameday.Buthowdoplants“know”whentoflower
Foryears,ithasbeenadifficultquestionforscientists.ButaUSresearchgroupmayhavefinallyansweredit—thesecretliesinaprotein(蛋白质)calledFKF1.Thishelpsplantstoknowwhenthedaysbecomelongandwhentheygetshort.Thentheycantelltheseasons(季节)arechanging.
ResearchersfoundtheFKF1proteinwhentheywerestudyingaplantcalledArabidopsis.Itissensitive(敏感的)tosunlight,andcanbemadeactivebysunlight.
Plantsproducethisproteineverydayinthelateafternoonallyear.Ifthereisnolightatthistime,forexample,inwinterwhenthesungoesdownearly,theproteinwon’tbeactive.Butwhenspringcomesandthedaysgetlonger,theFKF1proteincanbemadeactivebydaylightandtheplants“know”itistimetoflower.“Ifthereislightinthelateafternoon,plantswillknowthatthedaysaregettinglongerandthatitisthebesttimeforflowerstocomeout,”explainedTakatoImaizumi,leaderofstudy.Butwhenconditionsarepoorforgrowing,suchasduringautumnorwinterwhentheweatheriscoldanddaysareshort,plantswon’tflower.
AlthoughresearchershaveonlystudiedhowtheFKF1proteinworksintheArabidopsis,theybelievethatitisthesamewithmanyotherplants,includingcropssuchasriceandwheat.
“Ifwecancontrolwhenflowerscomeout,wemightbeabletoincreasecropproduction,”Imaizumisaid.
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Whenweseeacigarettebox,we’llsee“Smokingisharmfultoyourhealth”onit.Childrenarenotallowedtosmokebytheirparentsorteachers.Butinmanycountriessmokingisbecomingabiggerproblemforyoungpeople.Mostsmokersstartintheirteensorearlier.
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Somestudentsthinksmokingisverycool,andtheycanseemanypeoplesmokingaroundthem.Theywanttohaveatry.
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“Butyoungpeoplestartsmokingearly,theywillprobablygetaddictedtonicotine（尼古丁）.Anditwillbeveryhardtogiveuplateron,”saidaprofessor.
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WhatcanwedotomakethemstopsmokingSomepeoplethinkwecanmakealaw.Teenagersunder18arenotallowedtosmoke,ortheyshouldbefined(罚款).Parentsshouldgiveupsmoking.Theycansetanexampletotheirchildren.
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“Everyyearabouteightmillionpeopledieofsmoking.Andifpeoplekeepsmoking,thenumberwillincrease（增长）10millionayearfromnowon,”saidtheWorldHealthOrganization.Sowemustlearnandtellothersaboutthedangerofsmoking.
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Everyonewearsshoes.Wewearthemeverydaytoavoid61ourfeet.Wecanbuyshoesinmanyplaces.Butmaybemostofusdon’tknowabouttheprocessofshoemakingbecausenowmostshoesareproducedby62.HereIwilltellyouhowtomakeapairofshoes.
Thefirststepisdrawingadesign.Next,theshoemakerwillusepapertomakeapattern.Thentheshoemakerdrawsthepatternonsome63likeleather（皮革）andcloth.Afterthat,hecutstheleatherwithscissorsandthenhewillsew（缝）andgluetheleatherpiecestogether.
Thentheshoemakerconnectsthepiecestotheinsole（鞋内底）.Theinsoleisthepartoftheshoethat64yourfeet.Next,theshoeisheatedtomaketheleathersoftsoitcanbeshaped.Thentheshoegoesinanoven.Thishelpsitkeep65form.Atthesametimetheshoemakerworksonthelower（较低的)partsoftheshoe.Whenallthepartsareready,theshoemakergluesandsewsthemtogether.Afterthesesteps,apairofshoesiscompleted.
IwaslookingthroughmyoldphotoslastSunday.Onephoto66(catch)myeye.Inthephoto,Iwassittinginachair,huggingDuke,mybestfriendinthewholeworld.
Dukewasaninterestingnameforsuch67littledog.ButhewasmyfriendfromthemomentIcouldwalk.HestayedwithmeinthatchairwhenIread68(book).WhenIwentoutside69(play)games,hewoulddriveourcatsuptothetreesandthenwalkofffeelingproudof70(him).Whenhewashungry,hewouldcarryhisfooddishinhismouthanddrop71atmymom’sfeet.WhenIwassick,herefusedtoleavemybeduntilIgot72(well)thanbefore.
IlearnedalotfromDuke.Ilearnedthatashortsleepatnooncouldbegood73you.Ilearnedthatsimplestdinnercanbedelicious74youeatitwithgreatenjoyment.Ilearnedthatlifecanbegoodwhenyouliveitwithloveandjoy.75(sad),Ialsolearnedthatlifeisshort,especiallyifyouareadog.
Tome,Dukeislikeateacherwhohastaughtmehowtoloveandtobeloved.
76.假如你是李华，David听说你现在与过去相比有很大的变化，他特地来信询问有关情况。请根据下面提的信息，写一封回信告诉他的变化。
提示：1.过去性格内向且腼腆，现在个子高了并且活泼；
2.过去喜欢打篮球，踢足球，现在对电脑科学感兴趣；
3.以前想当医生，现在想当电脑程序员，可以挣许多钱，并使家人过上幸福生活。
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