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WesleyAustrey,1)

(50/fifty)

Who

yearsold,a2)

(constructionworker)

WhatWesleyAustreysavedCameronHollopeter.

Hollopeter3)

(fell)

tothetracksbetweenthetworailswhenatraincame.Wesley4)

How(jumpedonto)

thetracks,layontopofHollopeterand5)

(pressed)

himdown.

Yes,IthinkWesleyAustreyisarealherobecauseheshowedunusualcourageintimesofdanger.Fewpeoplewouldjumpontothetrackstosaveastrangerfromaracingtrain.

No,Idon'tthinkWesleyAustreyisahero.Hewasbehavingirresponsibly.Heshouldhaverealizedthathehadtwolittlechildrentotakecareof.Whatwouldhiskidsdoifhedied!IammostimpressedbyWesleytalkingabouthisownfearandwhathesaidtothestranger.FromthereportwecantellthatWesleylovedhischildrenandthathewasfullyawareofthedangerhewasfacing.Thisfurthershowshowcaringandhowcourageoushewas.

IammostimpressedwhenWesleysaid,"Idon'tfeellikeIdidsomethingextraordinary;Ijustsawsomeonewhoneededhelp".ThisshowsthatWesleyisawarm-heartedandcourageousperson.Whenitistimeforhimtoofferhelp,hejustextendshishand.Thisiswhywhenastrangerslippedofftheplatform,Wesleyimmediatelyjumpedontothetrackstosavehim,regardlessoftheextremedangerinvolved.

IdoubtifIwouldbecourageousenoughtojumpontothetrackstosavetheman.Iwouldprobablyshoutattheman,tellinghimtostaybetweentherails,lowerhisbody,andkeephisheaddown.AndthenIwouldaskthesubwaystaffforhelp.

Reference:

1.Todaybothvictimsandsurvivorsofallkindsofdifficultiesandtragediesaredescribedasheroes.

2.BecauseduringamassshootinginTucson,DanielHernandezcourageouslyranthroughthedangertosaveoneofthevictims.

3.ThepriestmeantthatDorywasaheronotjustbecausehegavehislifeforhiswife,butalsobecausehehadbeenknownforhisremarkablespiritandloveofhumanitywhenhewasalive.

4.Firstrespondersarepeople,suchaspoliceofficersandfirefighters,whosejobistorushtowarddanger.Theyaresupposedtobethefirsttoarriveatthesceneofaccidentsanddealwithemergencies.

5.Inthepast,heroeswerethosewhoactedcourageouslybeyondthecallofdutyorgreatleaders,whiletoday'sheroescanbeaveragemenandwomen.

6.EleanorMcMahonconsideredmanypoliceofficerstobeheroesbecausetheyrushtowarddangertohelpthoseinneed,againstthehumaninstincttorushtowardsafetyandawayfromdanger.

7.Theinspiringstoriesofheroeshelpremindusthatordinarypeoplecandoextraordinarythings,whetheritistofulfilltheirduties,oraspartofeverydaylife.

8.Wehonorheroesbyrecognizingtheirheroismand,moreimportantly,byworkingtochangethecircumstancesthatledtotheirdeath.Reference:

1.Inmyview,aheroissomeonewho:

isbraveorevenriskstheirlivesinfaceofdanger;

savesothersintrouble;

showsgreatcouragewhenothershesitateorfear;

sacrificesthemselvesforothers.

Yes,peoplewhogivetheirlivesforothersshouldcertainlybeconsideredheroes,nomatterwhomtheysave–whetheritisafamilymemberorastranger.Byrescuingothers,theydemonstrateextraordinarycourageandtherarequalitiesofahero.

3.Yes,Iagreethat"Heroismislatentineveryhumansoul."Ithinkeveryone,kidsoradults,menorwomen,wantstobeahero.Somewanttobeaherobecausetheywanttoberespectedorlovedbyothers;theywouldliketogainfameorattention.Somewanttobeaherobecausetheywanttofeelpowerfulforthemselves.Stillsomeotherswanttobeaherojustbecausetheywanttohelpthoseinneed,evenbysacrificingtheirowninterest,healthorlives.Nomatterwhatmotivatesthehero,itisagloriousfeelingwhenotherslookuptoyouasahero.

4.Yes,Ithinktheyshouldberegardedasheroeseventhoughtheireffortsfail.Theyareheroesbecausetheyarebraveandreadytosacrificethemselvesforothers.Theiractandsacrificewillsetagoodexampleforotherpeople,nomatterwhethertheireffortshavebroughtaboutdesirableresultsornot.Themostimportantthingisthattheyhavetriedwhilemanyotherpeoplewouldhaveneithertheintentionnorthecouragetohaveatry.

5.Itisheroeswhoprotectusfromdanger,andgiveusstrength,comfortandconfidence.Tohonorheroes,weshould:spreadtheirnamesandstoriesinlegends,themedia,songs,movies,etc.;putupmonumentsforcommemoration;nameplacesafterthem;

setupaspecialdaytorememberthem;takegoodcareofthemandtheirfamilies;givethemspecialhonors;and

callonsocietytolearnfromthem.

1.Fortunately,theaccidentdidn't

(involve)

manypeople,fortherewaslittletrafficatthathour.

(fulfilled)

herambitionofbecomingafashiondesignerafteryearsofhardwork.

3.Theykeptontryingtheirbesttodeveloptheirbusiness,butinsuch

(intense)

marketcompetition,theyhadnoideaifsuccesswouldcomealongoneday.

4.Asmusicplaysanimportantroleinourlife,manymusicteachersandeducators(advocate)

takingupamusicalinstrumentatayoungage.

(circumstances)

.

6.Mydaughterwasshy;shewasafraidtoaskquestions,

(respond)

toquestionsinclass,ortalkwithotherchildren.

7.Igotfromhimonlyaletter,whichwasputonmyofficedesk;

(subsequent)

tothereceiptofthisletterIhaveneverheardfromhim.

(confined)

tothelocalsocialservicesdepartment.

(reconciled)

andthatallpeoplearoundtheworldliveinpeace.

(distinct)

improvementonourformerplan;Ireallyappreciateit.

agree1)

(agreeable)

apply2)

(applicable)

desire3)

(desirable)

sustain4)

(sustainable)

compare5)

(comparable)

accept6)

(acceptance)

attend7)

-ance

(attendance)

assist8)

(assistance)

entertainment9)

(entertain)

assignment10)

-ment

(assign)

engage11)

(engagement)

1.Ifyouhavedifficultyfindingaparticularbook,pleaseaskoneofthelibrariansfor(assistance).

(comparable)

.

(attendance)

atpubliclectures.

(engagement)

withstudents.

5.Hisproposalsoundsattractive,butunfortunatelyitisnot

(applicable)

tothemanagementproblemsofasmallcompany.

6.Theyoungengineerhasbeenworkinghardtofulfillthetask(assigned)tohimbythedirector.

(acceptance)

tothecollegeoftheirchoice.

(entertain)

us,butalsohelpusunderstandalittlemoreaboutlife.

9.Heisdelightedtofindoutthatbothhisfatherandmotherare(agreeable)

tohisstudyingabroad.

(sustainable)

developmentintoconsiderationwhenusingtherichresourcesinourcountry.

11.Todothejobofthesalesrepresentativeforourcompany,itis

(desirable)

thatyouknowsomethingaboutmedicineaswellasaboutthemarket.

InJanuary2011,DanielHernandezsavedcongresswomanGabrielleGiffords'lifeinamassshootinginTucson.Hekeptheraliveby1)

(applying)

pressuretoherwoundsandspeaking2)

(tender)

wordsofsympathyuntilmedicalpeoplearrived.Hewas3)

(hailed)

asaherobythepublic.Althoughhisdevotiontopublicserviceis4)

(remarkable)

inhisbookTheyCallMeaHero:AMemoirofMyYouth,Hernandezinsiststhatheisnotahero.

Hernandezsaidthatheinitiallyresistedtheideaofwritingabookabouthisexperienceonthatdayofenormous5)(tragedy)

."Ihadbeen6)

(pushed)

byafewpublishersaftertheincident,"hesaid."Ithoughtheroesshouldbepeoplewhomakealifetime7)

(commitment)

tohelpingothers."

However,Hernandez,nowaschoolboardmember,hadcometorealizethathewouldbeinterestedinwritingabook8)(focusing)

onhispublicservice."Asayoungofficial,I'vefacedsomebigchallenges,andIwantyoungpeopletoknowthattheyneedtofacechallengesand9)

(involve)

themselvesintheircommunities."

Whenaskedifhehadanyplanwithasecondbook,Hernandezsaidhismajorpurposeatpresentwastocontinuetoservehiscommunityandpursuehispassionasa(n)10)

(advocate)

foreducation."ButI'mnotgoingtosayno,"hesaid.

1.Sheheldherhandabovehereyesto1)

(shield)

them2)

(from)

thesunsothatshecouldseemoreclearlythemaninfrontofher.2.Theboystudiedthesignsforoveranhour,butstillcouldnot3)(makesenseof)

them,soheturnedtohisteacherforhelp.

3.They4)

(calledon)

thedevelopedcountriestocommitmoremoneytoprotectingtheenvironment.

4.Wewillcontinuetocareforthose5)

(inneed)

andworktoestablishasocietythatisgenerousandprosperous.

5.Manypeople6)

(arecaughtupin/getcaughtupin)

careersandraisingkidssothattheyforgetthattheirmarriagesalsoneedtobetakengoodcareof.

6.Mymostfavoriteprogramistheonethatdealswithscientificsubjectsthatordinarypeoplecan7)

(relateto)

.

7.Finally,Iwouldliketo8)

(sumup)

bysayingthatithasbeenatremendouspleasuretoworkwithyouall.

8.Heisapersonthatyoucanalways9)

(counton)

whenyouneedhelp.

9.Bettylovesreading.10)

(Inherwords/InthewordsofBetty)

,"Readingisthemostwonderfulthingintheworld."

10.Thisrestaurantisverypopularbecauseithassomeseparate,smallerrooms11)

(reservedfor)

familieswithsmallchildren.

1.Question:

–insteadofwhattheyactuallymakehappen(Para.9)

2.Example:

thatit'snaturalformostpeopletorushtowardsafetyandawayfromdanger.Heroes,however,rushtowarddangertohelpthoseinneed.(Paras.10-11)

3.Conclusion:

Weexpectfirstresponderstorushforwardintimesofdanger.Sowhentheydiedoingthat,weshouldrecognizetheirheroicactioneventhoughweourselvesmaynotbethatbrave.(Para.12)

Reference:

WheredoeshappinesscomefromAnnwasafulltimeworkerwithalowincome,butshedevotedalotofhertimetohelpingpeopleinhercommunity.Oneday,Annwasdiagnosedwithasevereheartdisease,butshedidnothaveenoughmoneyfortreatment.Whenpeopleinhercommunityheardthenews,theyraisedmoneyforherandhelpedtakecareofherchildren.AlthoughAnnwasverysick,shefeltveryhappy.Shehadenjoyedhelpingotherpeople,whonowinturnwerehappytohelpher.Happinessisindeedtheresultofhelpingeachother.

1.November.

2.IntheDaltonRiver.

Jonda.

Sandy.

1.WhydidJonda'spulsequickenwhileshewasdriving

?

A.

Becausetheweatherwasterrible.

?

B.

Becausethecaraheadwasintrouble.

?

C.

Becausethecaraheadwasblockingherview.

?

D.

Becausetheroadwasdangerouswithmanybends.

?

A.

Becauseshewastooterrifiedtotakeanyaction.

?

B.

Becauseshewaspulledbackbysomeotherpeople.

?

C.

Becausetheroadwastooslipperytomoveforward.

?

D.

Becausethecarwasonfireandshecouldnotgetnearit.

3.Aftershefailedtosavetheteenager,Jonda____.

?

A.

triedhardtoavoiddealingwithsimilaraccidents

?

B.

decidedtoreceivetrainingtobecomemorecapable

?

C.

becameverysensitivetosignsofpotentialaccidents

?

D.

triedtogetridofthememoriesoftheteenager'saccident

?

A.

Thecardidnotslowdown.

?

B.

Thecarhadabrakingproblem.

?

C.

Thecarwasbarelywithinthelane.

?

D.

Thecarfailedtostopatthewarningsign.

5.WhatdidJondameanby"Thisistoomuch,toofamiliar"(Para.5)

?

A.

Shehadsavedmanypeople'slivesfromsimilaraccidents.

?

B.

Shehadseentoomanysimilaraccidentsonthisroad.

?

C.

Thisremindedheroftheterribleaccidentinvolvingthatteenager.

?

D.

Thisremindedherofanotheraccidentwhereacarfellintoariver.

?

A.

BecauseSandywasseriouslyhurt.

?

B.

Becausethecarwindowwasbroken.

?

C.

BecauseSandyhadalreadybecomeunconscious.

?

D.

Becauseshecouldcollapsesoon.

?

A.

Becauseshemissedhergrandchildren.

?

B.

Becauseshethoughtshewasgoingtodie.

?

C.

BecauseJondaremindedherofhergrandchildren.

?

D.

BecauseJondawouldcontacthergrandchildren.

?

A.

Becauseshesurvivedtheaccident.

?

B.

BecauseSandyisforevergratefultoher.

?

C.

BecauseSandyhasbecomeherclosefriend.

?

D.

BecauseshegotridoftheguiltyfeelingbyhelpingSandy.

Reference:

1.No,Idon'tthinkso.Althoughitisthedutyofpoliceofficerstosavevictimsinaccidents,theyshouldnotbeblamedforfailingtosavethevictimsonsomeoccasions.Itwouldbeunfairtoblamethemassituationsmaybecomeoutoftheircontrol.Sometimestheythemselvesmaygetinjuredorevendieintheireffortstosavethoseindanger.Sointhissense,theymayfailtosavevictims,buttheyarestillheroesandarerespectable.

2.Helpingotherssurelyhasitsbenefits.Whenwehelpothers,wecanderiveafeelingofhappinessandasenseoffulfillment.Wewillearnrespectfromotherpeople.Besides,byhelpingothers,wesetanexampleforotherswho,inturn,willhelpevenmorepeople.Ifweextendahelpinghandwhenevernecessary,wewillhelpbuildamorefriendlyandharmoniousworld.

3.Ithinkitdependsonthesituation.Ifyouknowyoursacrificewillsaveanotherperson'slife,itisundoubtedlyworthwhileevenifyouhavetoriskyourownlife.Nonetheless,ifyouclearlyknowthatyoureffortswon'tsavethemevenatthecostofyourownlife,thenitisnotagoodideatogiveupyourownlife.Maybeabetterandmorepracticalwayistoaskmorepeopleforhelp.Thisway,youwillnotonlysavethevictim,butalsoavoidunnecessarycasualties.

(collapse)

;now,noonecancrosstheriverwithoutboats.

2.Susanhasbeencryingalotsincehersisterdiedayearago;itseemsthatshecould

never

(heal)

fromtheheavyloss.

3.It'ssometimesconsideredbadmannersto

(lean)

onthetablewhileeating,sopleasebecarefulnottodoso.

4.Aftercryingforsometime,shelookedatherface(reflected)

inthemirror,onlytofindshewassuchasadandplain-lookinggirl.

Ihadtoholdtightlythehandrails(扶手)alongthehalltokeepmyselffromlosingmybalanceonthe

(slippery)

floor.

(identify)

therobbers.

7.Theimperialexaminationsystem,whichstartedintheSuiDynasty,was(abolished)

in1905.

(ignore)

thefactthatsmokingisharmfultohealthandrefusetostopsmoking.

9.Henolongerhada(n)

(aspiration)

forfurthereducationbecausehethoughtthecostsweretoohigh.

10.Althoughsheoftenseemedquitecoldandstrict,hersmilingeyes(betrayed)

hertruenature.

1.Almosteverybodyneedssomeoneto1)

(leanon)

intimesoftrouble.That'swhywevaluefriendshipsomuch.

2.Thetaxidriverhadto2)

(pullover)

tothesideoftheroadwhenapolicemanbegantofollowhimforspeeding.

3.Thegeneralmanager3)

(isgratefulfor)

thegeneroussupportthathasledtothissuccessfulresult.

4.Theditches(沟)were4)

(filledupwith)

mudandgarbageagainafterthepouringrain.

5.Whenthematchwasover,thefootballfans5)

(brokethrough)

thebarriersandrushedontothefootballfield.

6.Seeingachildrunningacrossthestreet,thedriverslammedonthebrakesand6)

(brought)

hiscar7)

(toahalt)

justintimetoavoidanaccident.

7.Thekeyistodoyourworkwithacertainskillandholdfastwithout8)

(lettinggoof)

yourtarget.

8.Theblindoldwoman9)

(heldon)

tothelittlegirl'shandtightlywhentheycrossedthestreet.

9.Iwasnotkeenonthestageplayatall,soIjust10)

(turnedoff)

andstartedtoexchangetextmessageswithmyfriends.

10.Theywantedtomakethepopularsciencefictionintoafilm,butanotherstudio

11)

(beatthemtoit)

.

Reference:

1.Itusedtobethatthereweremanyfishintheriverandpeopleswaminit.

2.ItusedtobethatTomwasafraidofheights,buthehasgotoverthefearnow.

3.ItusedtobethatJohnassistedhiswifewithhousework,butnowheistoobusytodoso.

1.

(Reference:Standingalongsidehiminfrontofafarmhousewas)

(和他一起站在农舍前面的是)awomaninanelegantdress.

2.

(Reference:Hunginsidethehutare)

(棚屋里面挂着的是)fruitsan