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V olvos are known as safe cars, so that's what Amanda looked for when she was buying a used car. However, what she didn’t know was that finding parts or repairmen for Volvos isn't always easy. When the twenty-five-year-old V olvo started to cut out when Amanda was driving, even without knowing anything about the car, she knew it was a pretty big problem. But it started up again right away, so she ignored it. However, she might not have made the best choice. And then one day, it wouldn’t’ t start. Amanda had it towed (to) to a garage that specializes in Volvos, and they got it up and running- for a week or so. Still paying off the first bill, she thought she'd ask a neighbor who fixes cars out of his garage to give it a try. He's a Chevy repairman, but a cars a car, right? Amanda soon found out that. in fact. Volvos are V olvos and Chevys are Chevys- and never shall the two meet!
Given that Amanda lived on an island. she was completely stuck at home without a car. She had no money to take taxis everywhere, and she certainly didn't have the money to buy another car. So Amanda finally did what any other fiercely independent- or desperate- woman would do:She ordered a Volvo manual(说明书) and started learning.
You should know that Amanda’s father never fixed cars in his spare time when she was growing up, so she knew nothing about cars. After reading through the manual she just flipped through (快速翻阅) and looked at the pictures,but it was a start, right?- she searched online. There are Volvo-fixing websites, V olvo boards, and V olvo groups. Who knew? She posted questions, always apologizing for her complete ignorance, and got answers, which just led to more questions. But she made a little progress by checking the gas tank and replacing the cheap gas with the high-grade one
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The more she learned, the more confident she grew.
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She knew she was not giving up repairing the car, no matter how depressed she felt at times Finally she had a breakthrough. She fully understood how all the parts of the car work together and found out the real problem. She spent a full month and a bit of money replacing the broken part. In the end, she got it up and running again. That is to say, she fixed the car. To this day
she's still pretty proud. The car has already travelled half a million kilometers, and she wants
to make it get through the next half a million.
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Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure .When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday the Labor Day. Enjoy your extra day off, said the teacher to her class
An extra day of fun suited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily. How was school, Kayla? asked her mom .It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday.
You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh? asked Kayla's mom with a laugh Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday washer favorite day of the week. It rained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing video games inside .On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours. Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn't believe it. This was a holiday. A day where she was supposed to
be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped her eyes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream."Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let's get a move on,” said Kayla’s mom.
As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents, "Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?"
"Yes, Kayla. It is, replied her dad. "But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place
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At first, Kayla felt disappointed at her parents' plan for the holiday. How eagerly she wanted to go out to play with her friends! She was against the annoying plan from the bottom of her heart, but she had no choice. First, Kayla was arranged to wash the breakfast dishes. After that, she was asked to give their puppy a bath. She knew it was a hard task, which needed a lot of tiring, careful and patient work. She began the work with great unwillingness
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But things began to change as she was doing the chores. Brushing the puppy, she found it was a lot of fun with so many soap bubbles on the puppy as well as on her hands. Then it was on to yard work where Kayla helped to pick up sticks. She pretended the small sticks were basketballs, and shot them into a large trash can. So the work was done with great pleasure. Kayla felt proud to see how much better the yard looked. When she finished her meaningful chores, Kayla enjoyed relaxing in her tree house. The lemonade tasted wonderful after a hard day of work。
My father bought a motorcycle years ago. He said we could use it wherever we wanted to go because he wasn't always able to get around to shuttling(接送)us .However, nobody could ride except him in our family, so he decided to teach me how to ride the motorcycle. Young as I was, I longed to learn it because it could help our family a lot. Living in a remote area we had a hard time in terms of transportation.
Although I had to experience lots of bruises(擦伤) before I mastered riding, it was worth it. The motorcycle was a really big help. I could send my younger brother Ryan to school early. I could take Mom to town for our little business. Sometimes I even could ride to the farm, up in a steep mountain, to lend my father a hand. As time went by, these strengthened my determination to ride and I was no longer afraid of riding whatever road I would take One afternoon, my father called me and asked me to take the empty bucket(水桶) ,he left at home to the farm. He had hung up before I could tell him the situation at home. Mom had gone downtown to meet a customer and left Ryan to me. so I couldn’t go to the farm.
I took Ryan to our neighbors and had them help me look after him. But when I was about to leave for the farm, Ryan ran to me, crying for going with me. I told him to stay there because the mountain road was so rocky and it was too dangerous for him to go up there. Still, he continued to cry aloud and insisted on riding with me Having tried in vain to persuade him and considering that my father urgently needed the bucket, I gave in. So after placing Ryan at the back of the motorcycle in a hurry, I started to take the road, going to the mountain with him and the bucket.阅读上面材料内容,并结合所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
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While we were on our way, I found the road was wet because of the previous day's rain. It was so slippery that I had trouble riding. Suddenly the front wheel of the motorcycle hit a big rock, throwing Ryan and me away. And I looked for Ryan immediately. When I saw him lying on
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As soon as we got home, I dealt with his injuries immediately. Seeing his injure knees. I felt ashamed for my failure to protect him as an elder sister. I knew the road was dangerous, and the accident could have been avoided if I had forced him to stay at home. But I hadn’t. After my parents came back home. I told them what had happened with great regret. However, instead
of blaming me, they gently comforted me, saying that I was just eager to offer help This experience made me painfully aware that I should love our family in a better way.
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It had been a long, hard week, and I was heading home one day in 2019. I was a computer teacher and my work week normally started on Sunday morning when I caught a flight to wherever I would teach the next week, and ended with a flight home on Friday, arriving home around midnight.
By Friday evening I was pretty well worn out .One of the few perks(特别待遇) of flying as much as I did was getting an upgrade to first class without much difficulty. This flight was non-stop from Kennedy airport in New York to LAX in Los Angeles As I settled into my seat, I noticed two young, unaccompanied children being seated by the flight attendants(空乘服务员) in the front row of the coach section. They appeared to be brother and sister, about 6 or 7 years old I felt upset, as I thought of five hours with two young children talking loudly right behind me
and no parents in sight. I wanted to have a nap but found it was impossible. I wondered where the kids were from and why they were alone. I realized I couldn’t have a satisfying trip this time Luckily, the flight attendants tried to keep an eye on the kids, bringing them coloring books and crayons. But it's hard for children of that age to be all alone on a six-hour flight. The flight attendants had a full plane to deal with. The noise level from the seats behind me was rising.
Then a woman in first class stood up, spoke briefly with the flight attendant, then went back and sat down with the chin in coach. For the next four plus hours, until the flight landed, that lady talked and colored, and told stories, and generally kept those kids occupied, happy, and quiet She seemed to be totally enjoying herself. I was amazed and grateful. She gave up her seat in first class. went sit in coach, and entertained two nervous, bored children on a long trip. It was right her kindness that made me comfortable during the whole flight.
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When we finally arrived in LA, she turned the two children over to the flight attendant
Before she walked down to the exit, the girl of the two children ran towards her."Thank
you, Madam! This is our first time to take a flight alone. My brother and I were really
nervous after getting on board. It's really kind of you to talk with us and tell us stories
The woman replied, “I have a son of your age and I can't travel with him sometimes. But
he has received much help from warm-hearted strangers. My girl, would you like to help
others in need in the future?
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Of course, Madam. I'm happy to do so, said the girl. The woman waved goodbye to
her with a smile. Seeing this, I was greatly moved by the woman and the children Although I didn’t t know who the woman was, what she had done- giving up her sseat in first class and accompanying the two kids- really made others thankful rather than just amazed. I realized thatone person can make a difference. and it doesn’t matter who you are.
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When one of our regular customers named Violet entered the store where I worked, I immediately greeted her with a big smile. She wore her usual sweater and her white hair was combed in its natural wave. The only thing missing was her bright smile.
You may remember my husband passed away two months ago, "she said. "Our grandson feels really sad without him. Violet told me her husband had played and shared many interesting stories with their eleven-year-old grandson and they had built a very close relationship. So she was looking for something to make her grandson happy again.
We searched the store shelves for a right gift to help reduce her grandsons pain. "What about this?"I suggested, pointing to a painting of a boy walking through the darkened forest. Violet and I stood side-by-side and stared at this painting for a long time.
“ That would be perfect” Violet said. If only I had that much money.” I hesitated(犹豫) Though we had no discount, I told Violet that there was a special twenty-percent discount for her."“That’ s kind of you, but it’ s still more than I can afford, "she said with her head down. "I only have twenty dollars to spend. "We were silent for a while, then, a thirty-something man entered the store. I greeted him and said, “I’l l be right with you No hurry, " said the man. He slowly stood behind us. Nice painting, "he said to Violet. " Are you going to buy it?”“wel l,” Violet answered and then went on to tell him her hesitation After listening to her story, the man said," I' Il pay the balance. Violet raised a gentle protest (反对).“ I couldn’t let you do that.” The man said, I simply enjoy helping people. Besides, this painting is perfect for your grandson
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Paragraph 1: The man reached up to remove the painting from the wall and asked me to wrap it up. With tears in her eyes, Violet stood in front of the counter next to us and watched me wrapping this painting “It’ s so kind of you," she said to the le man. I gave the painting a discount as I had promised. And Violet set her twenty-dollar bill on the counter Then the man paid the rest of the money. After thanking him again, Violet left the store。
Paragraph 2 I turned to the man and asked if I could help him. He thought for a moment and took a casual walk around the store shelves. Finally, he took magazine from the bookshelf,
merely giving it a quick look. After paying for it, the man left with a big smile. I was moved by him, because I knew his only purpose of visiting here was to help the old woman buy a gift to cheer her grandson up
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Outside my kitchen window, there are people all over the place. We had lived in this house for a year and I knew everyone on the block, except Mrs. Miller, the old woman who lived by herself two doors down. She almost never left the house .
I thought it was time to get to know her. I carried my baby and set out to meet the neighbor. As I came to her house, Mrs. Miller's black dog looked at me. The dog was old, but she was always standing guard. I thought at least Mrs. Miller had someone to look after her. She needed more than a dog to rely on. I knocked on the front door
“Come in! "Mrs. Miller said when she saw us, feeling a little surprised. "Have a seat here in the living room. "I had only just sat down when her phone rang. Mrs. Miller received two phone calls .
When she answered and came back, she said, I' m sorry, dear. It's just the neighbors calling to check in. Susan on the street was asking if she could pick up my groceries(食品杂货)The boys next door offered to take care of my garden “ How nice it is," I thought.“ Do you have children?"I asked."No. It was just Mr. Miller and myself, until he passed away. ”“I' m so sorry, “I said."You must have family. She replied, “A sister. But were both in poor health and it's difficult for us to visit each other. She pointed to her painful legs .
“ Can you get to a doctor?” I asked. She said, “Oh, there’ s a nurse who usually comes to check on my health. Then her face became serious. She added, " Margo used to pick up my medicine every Monday. But she has just moved out of town I knew what she was thinking: What would she do without Margo.
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paragraph1 I could take over for Margo,” I said Picking up your medicine would be no trouble at all. Mrs. Miller was glad about it In the coming months, I made Mrs. Miller my part-time project. I knew more about her, and also the other neighbors who helped her. There were the kids who cleaned her garden, the lady who came to cook and the girl who walked the dog. The stream of help never stopped. Not once did I see Mrs. Miller have to ask for a favor.
Paragraph 2 When Christmas arrived, I decided to help Mrs. Miller prepare for the festival. So one morning I knocked on her door. " Merry Christmas! Mrs. Miller said when she let me in. I was surprised that her house had been decorated with lights and presents."We'd like to invite you to our Christmas dinner, "I told her. "I wish I could come, "Mrs. Miller said.“ But I already promised one of the other neighbors I'd go there. Although I was a little disappointed, I was happy that Mrs. Miller had so many friendly neighbors, who treated her like a family member.
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Mom and I walked side by side through the town. I was twelve years old, and dependent on her. She raised me by herself, and except for when I was at school, we were almost always together.
She was a nurse, but after my birth she quit her job to care for me. It was said that she was once one of the best nurses in a big local hospital Recently she had returned to work there. She said she wanted to spend more time being with me. but she couldn't .
I didn’t like her going back to work. She left at 5: 45 am, which made me responsible for waking myself up, fixing breakfast and walking to the 7:30 am bus.
I hated being left home alone in the mornings, but I especially hated having to take the bus Once I had missed it, I wasn’t only late to school, but I had also caused Mom to scramble to find someone else to drive me. After that. I was so worried about missing the bus that I left for the bus stop too early every day. I stood by myself before the other kids arrived, in wind rain and snow, having to bear the embarrassment when crowded by adult passengers sometimes.
Mom worked the day shift so she could pick me up after school. Every time she didn't go to the hospital, she would drive me both ways Those were the best days.
On such a day, as we walked on the sidewalk, I saw an old man coming close to us. When he saw us, he suddenly showed a wide smile, but I didn't recognize him. "Leigh! Leigh! "he said, calling my mother's name My mother also greeted him cheerfully. He asked me whether I was the daughter of my mom. I said yes'" I didn’t know him and just looked at him, unsure of my role. "Well, it is very nice to meet you, young lady. I hope you know how lucky you are he said Paragraph 1 Not knowing why he said so, I looked at him uncertainly.
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Paragraph 1: Not knowing why he said so, I looked at him uncertainly. He didn’t know my situation at all, and how could he say that? I didn’t think I was lucky at all. I was unhappy with his words. The man sensed that, but just smiled and patted me on the head tenderly. He told me that when he was in hospital, helpless and alone last month, it was my mom that took the best care of him. He said Mom made every day better for him, and that he would never forget her help Paragraph 2 Mom said there was no need to thank her, but the man insisted. I looked into this strangers which were filled with gratitude to Mom. I was greatly moved. Right then, I realized what it meant for my mom to be a nurse, and what it actually meant for her to be busy with her job while I was at school. She was serving, caring for, and loving unfamiliar strangers, often duringsome of the darkest times in their lives. It was the first time that I had understood why I stood at the bus stop every morning.
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In the 1970s. when I was a new teacher at a school in Detroit, I was arranged to teach a particularly talented class. The students included a little girl named Mary Kay, who had spent only one year at our school- the year that I had her in my third-grade class.
Her father was Billy Kim, a quite famous man He was from South Korea. His daughter Mary Kay could speak beautiful English, and loved smiling. She had great respect for learning and never made trouble in class.
In one class, I asked Mary Kay to read an article in our book out loud. To my surprise, although Mary Kay could speak beautiful, flowing English she was poor in reading. She even mispronounced many words. Immediately, the kids in the class laughed at her.
Then I said to Mary Kay, Why don’t you go and write some words in your native language on the blackboard for everyone? Mary Kay's eyes suddenly brightened, and she walked with a smile to the board, full of new-found confidence.
The other children watched as she wrote word after word along with her name in her native language. The whole class immediately watched with a bit of respect and amazement, not pity. Then one of the students said, "Write my name Mary Kay.” And she did. Then more students asked. Soon, the whole class had their names on the board, and Mary Kay became a heroine. She could do something the others could not. She went from feeling inadequate(能力不足的)to feeling proud. In the following days, I still often encouraged Mary Kay .
After Mary Kay finished her third grade, I had never met her and lost contact with her. About 30 years later, I happened to meet with her father in a local church. And I decided to ask him about Mary Kay, so I introduced myself first.
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Paragraph 1: Hello, Mr. Kim, I'm Sophia Brown, "I said." was your daughters third-grade teacher when your family was living in Detroit. Do you remember me? I added. All of a sudden, his eyes were filled with surprise. Then he said excitedly, “Yes. Mrs. Brown. Mary Kay has been looking for you for thirty years! Then he sent my phone number to Mary. Not long afterward, my phone rang. It was Mary Kay, who had become a grown woman and also a teacher. I was so glad that we were connected again .
Paragraph 2 She told me how much my class had influenced her life. It increased her confidence in herself, and most importantly, it led to her later determination to influence her students as I did on her. Not long after that talk, Mary went to further study at Harvard Universityand became a professor. She continued to influence lives for decades to follow. I had never thought one action mattered so much. Meanwhile, I was glad that she kept encouraging and supporting her students who might face what she had faced. I was proud of her.
