When we moved to California, I stopped________.

某英文报纸正在举办题为"My Favorite Job"的征文活动。请就此题目写一篇英文短文应征。内容包括以下两个方面:

·你最喜欢的工作是什么

·你为什么客欢它

The Power of Language

Language is something that defines (define) us as humans. When language is 41___ (use) well,it can bring out very deep feelings in others, and encourage others to take 42___ (act). Sometimes in poetry a certain phrase can bring 43___ (tear) to the eyes and move us deeply. When we use language to express our true feelings to someone, it can open and 44___ (deep) the connection between us. Language is a very 45___ (power) tool. How we use language shapes our world. How we use self-talk 46___ (direct) shapes our experience of both ourselves and the world. How we deliver 47___ (communicate) shapes the way the world 48___ (respond) to us. We can use language more 49___ (effective). And this clearly influences the Health and power of our 50___ (person) relationships and business relationships.

Protecting the Few

How we live our lives affects the environment. The environment is all the things around you. All across Earth, humans are 31____ the environment in small and large ways. We cut down trees to build houses. We plow fields to 32____ crops. We pour waste into rivers,lakes and oceans. We use larger nets and bigger boats to catch 33____ numbers of fish. Activities like these affect plants and animals. They 34____ affect things like the soil and water.Sometimes our actions make the number of a 35____ plant or animal get larger. For example, if you planted roses in your yard, there would be more roses in your area.Our activities can also 36____ to a smaller number of plants and animals. If a park were turned into an apartment building, what would happen to the plants and animals there? Well, they would 37____ die or move to other 38____ . There would be fewer plants and animals.Pollution and other activities sometimes cause the number of a species (物种) to become so 39____ that it cannot survive. A species that is in 40____ of dying out is called an endangered (瀕危的)species.

A. changing

B. grow

C. lead

D. either

E. huge

F. places

G. certain

H. also

I. increase

J. small

K. survival

L. danger

Living on campus can save you the trouble of.

Grandpa My Hero

My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened. 26____ When my mom got pregnant,he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born. Grandpa was very happy.He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited. 27____ It was my pride and joy.When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I wanted to play another. 28____ I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player, but a better person. 29____ Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often,but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. 30____ I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.

A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.

B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teach him to play baseball.

C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.

D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.

E. He was named our baseball team's number one fan by my coach.

F. My grandpa is still working at a store.

Those who live off campus cannot use.

Dormitory life means.

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Task 2

21. If you make no effort, you will.