We high school students do have some growing pains,but we can get rid of them correctly and (wise).First, some of us(be) upset about our appearance.I don't think it is important all and there is no need to care about it. Actually,it is one's inner beautymatters. Second, we sometimes cannot(understand) correctly by our teachers, parents and classmates.Faced with this, we can find a right time to have a heart-to-hear talk with (they), trying to remove the misunderstanding.Some of us have fewer friendswould like to listen to our deepest feelings and thoughts.I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others,which makes us( stress).Well, we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently, full of (determine). At last,some of us don't have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn't it strange?my view, as long as we have some, that's enough. And then, we can learn to be independent by (take) some part time jobs, earning some extra money.
In October, I told the eight-year-olds whom I taught about my plan. "I'd like all of you to do1 jobs to earn some money," I said. Then we'll buy food fora(n)2 dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise."
Early in the Thanksgiving week, the boys and girls arrived in class with their 3 money. They had set tables , washed dishes and looked after younger siblings(兄弟姐妹). And now they couldn't wait to go 4 .
I supervised(监督) while they5 up and down the supermarket aisles. At last we headed toward the 6 pushing a cart filled with a7 and other food. Then someone8 a "necessity".
" Flowers!" Kristine cried. The group ran toward the holiday plants.
I advised, "You can't9 flowers. " " But Mrs Sherlock, we want flowers." I was finally 10 .
With all those gifts, we went to visit an old woman who had lived11 for many years. When seeing the flowers, the woman seemed 12 . "Do you like them?" Michael asked. The woman brightened up and 13 .
[ After a happy moment, we had to leave. Sitting in the 14 , we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye , then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, straight to the flowers. She put her 15 in them. When she raised her head , there was a smile on her lips. ]
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A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
Genre: Fantasy
Number of Pages: 320
What's the basic story line?
Kai and Leila have never met, but their seemingly dull lives will be drawn together in unbelievable ways. Each girl is vacationing—Kai in Texas and Leila in Pakistan. Each girl finds a copy of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. Each book is blank, but when Kai writes a sentence, the book magically begins a story. When either girl writes another phrase, the book shows more. Whatever the girls are doing when they write—getting attacked by a dog, hunting for a rare species, accidentally buying a goat—helps to develop the plot of The Exquisite Corpse. It also makes reading A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic even more enjoyable.
Are the characters believable? Many aspects of the characters are realistic. Readers see that the characters, like all of us, can sometimes fail. Also, both characters have some unflattering (不讨人喜欢的) qualities, even though they're represented as "the good guys" in the story.
Who would like this book? Any lover of fantasy and stories about magic would enjoy this book. Readers who enjoy knowing things the characters don't, or who like being shocked by a huge plot twist (曲折的情节),will like this book.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate this book? I would rate A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic a perfect 10, because of the creative story idea and the crazy plot twists that keep the reader turning page after page. I, for one, did not want the story to end.
