11．　　Do you like pets?Having a lovely(1)      can make one's home life better. It can affect(影响)one's(2)      life as well. According to a survey, people(3)      have owned pets maybe more successful in their jobs. (4)      the CEOs surveyed, 93% grew with pets in their homes. And 78% of them said that growing with a pet helped cause their success as an adult. Their pets helped to teach them lessons like responsibility, empathy(同情)and discipline(纪律), which all have been(5)      in the business world.

12．　　A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to(1)      the arms of his younger brother. Except that he wrote with his toes(脚趾头), he couldn't do(2)      in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of (3)      and they often argued. Then one day, his younger brother (4)      him. So he was very sad and didn't know what to do.
　　A girl lost her hands(5)      a fire. Though her elder sister who was studying in another city wanted to take care of her, she(6)      to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition(作文), "I am(7)      . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly. "
　　One day, the boy and the girl were both invited(8)      a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote"My younger(9)      arms are my arms", while the girl wrote:"Broken wings, flying heart".
　　So if you decide to be (10)      , the difficulty will be good fortune(运气)from which new hopes will come out. People can be broken in health but not in spirit.

13．　　If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called"Discover Brisbane"free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane:the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about on page 49:

14．　　In Chinese lunar calendar, there are 24 solar terms(节气)in a year. Start of Summer means the coming of a new season﹣summer. And it begins on May 5th this year. The temperature rises quickly during this time. Here are three things about how Chinese greet the Start of Summer.
　　Checking one's weight
　　The habit of weighing people at the Start of Summer is still popular in some places of China today. It's said that this practice will bring health and good luck to the people weighed.
　　Eating eggs.
　　In the old days, Chinese people believed a round egg was a symbol of a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a good wish for good health. People put tea into the boiling water together with eggs to make"tea eggs". Today it has become a local snack in many places of China.
　　Taking care of the heart
　　According to the Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to protect the heart. When it grows hot, heat can affect health. So people prefer food such as fruit and vegetables.

15．　　Little stream(溪流)ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. "I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert, "she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. "Maybe I can't reach the ocean, "she said sadly to herself.
　　At this time, a deep voice said, "If a breeze(微风)can cross the desert, so can a river. "It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, "That's because a breeze can fly, but I cannot. ""That's because you can't give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the breeze, and it can take you across, "said the desert. "Give up what I am now?No!No!"The little stream could not accept this idea. "The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again, "said the desert. "And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes. "Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze.       carried her to the next stage of her life.
　　The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.

16．　　According to a report, over 22, 000 plastic bottles are thrown away every second, and the number is still growing. Most plastic bottles end up in the oceans. They break into small pieces. Fish and birds often mistake them for food.
　　Now Robert Bezeau has come up with an idea. It may not solve the world's plastic woes, but will at least make a difference﹣﹣He plans to use the plastic bottles to build a village in the jungles of Bocas del Toro, Panama.
　　Robert Bezeau is a Canadian. He has been living in the Central American country for many years. One day, he noticed there was so much plastic waste on the beautiful beaches. During one year and a half, Bezeau and his volunteers collected over a million plastic bottles!
　　 In 2015, he came up with the idea of using the bottles to build homes, and Plastic Bottle Village was born. So far, only one two﹣story house has been built. But if Bezeau has his way, there will soon be 90 to 120 homes that will make up Plastic Bottle Village. Depending on the size, each home needs between 10, 000 to 25, 000 bottles.
　　 Interestingly, the bottles are good insulators(绝缘体)and help keep the home at a comfortable temperature. Even better?The homes are also resistant(抵抗的)to an earthquake.
　　Recycling plastic bottles is good for our environment﹣﹣﹣So be sure to do your part!

17．　　There you are in your favorite clothing store. Everything is so cheap and stylish(时尚的)!(1)      .
　　This doesn't seem so bad. However, there are a lot of hidden costs behind the cheap price tags(标签). (2)      . It not only uses a lot of resources(资源), but also pollutes the environment with chemicals and waste.
　　"Fashion is one of the least sustainable(可持续的)industries on the planet, "said Michael Stanley﹣Jones, who works for the United Nations Environment Program. "We've all become our own waste managers, collecting fashion waste in our closets(衣柜). " (3)      .
　　(4)      . It's cheaper and you can also find rare vintage(复古的)clothing by doing so. According to online reseller ThredUp, the value of the second﹣hand market is predicted to reach ＄80 billion by 2029, an increase of 185 percent compared to the value at present.
　　In fact, there is still an even better choice out there. "The only true sustainable way to shop is to not shop at all, "Rachel Kibbe, a fashion brand consultant, told Insider. (5)      .

28．　　With smiling eyes, a quick wit and a good sense of humor, Jia Ling was born in Hubei Province. She is famous(1)      a female comedian(喜剧演员).
　　(2)      she recently has got another title, a film director. Jia directed the film Hi, mom, which came out on Feb. 12th. By Feb. 23rd, the movie had earned more than four billion yuan. Jia became the top box office female film director in China and is likely to become(3)      international name in the film industry. So what is the secret behind Jia's(4)      (successful)? On the one hand, she has a passion(激情)for comedy. In the past 18 years she has(5)      (perform)crosstalk in many kinds of (6)      (compete)and shows. She has also played comedic roles in many comedies on the big screen, which led to the connection(7)      the stage and film at last. On the other hand, she never gives up(8)      (achieve)her dream to be an actress. When she felt tired of chasing, she kept telling (9)      (she)"Cheer up, I can move(10)      (close)to my dream than before, we need to believe that God will bless a girl who likes smiling".

29．近年来, 国家提出了将劳动教育(Labor Education)纳入中小学国家课程的方案．某校报英语专栏就如何在校园内开展劳动教育发起英语征文．请你以"Some Advice on Developing Labor Education"为题并根据下面提示, 写一篇不少于80词的征文稿．
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