期末考试背诵默写复习

1. A lot of people are determined to become a millionaire. They spend half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable things they would do once they got rich. But do all millionaires find the happiness that they thought they would get when they achieve their goals? Some millionaires continue to be concerned about money when they become millionaires. They are hardworking to get all that money. Then they are hardworking to make sure they never lose it! But there are people who have turned their backs on their millions and found different ways to be happy in their lives.
2. Cervantes’ book is still appreciated today because it’s a t ruthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficulty distinguishing reality from imagination. Readers laugh at him, but when we laugh, we laugh with recognition.
3. Cervantes’ novel has given us a word that sums up the character t ype of Alonso Quijano: ―quixotic‖. In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals. It was Cervantes’ genius to see this common trait and invent a great comedic character. We should salute him for it on the 400th anniversary of his death on April 22.
4. This evening my family, those who live here, joined us for dinner to celebrate birthdays for my sister and our cousin. There were 16 of us, the surviving remnants of a family that used to swarm to Sunday dinners at
my grandparents’ house like honey bees to a hive.
5. It’s never easy to leave my family – my sister and brothers, nieces and nephews, cousins and dozens of friends. But I’ll carry them with me the same way I carry this lake, in memory and heart and soul. You don’t need to be physically in a place or with someone to feel how they make you feel. It’s enough to know you are better for having been in their presence, and hope to see them again in this world or the next. That’s what I’m doing on this porch tonight. Hope is like light. It shines brightest in the dark.
6. However, not all advertising is about selling products and services for a profit. Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim to make contributions to society. There are public advertisements which encourage citizens to participate in improving their neighbourhood, protecting the environment, and helping other people. Over the last decade, the government has worked hard at using advertisements to educate the public on fighting AIDS, saving water, helping the poor, giving up smoking, etc. These advertisements have helped to increase public knowledge, which has made our society a better place for everyone.
7. I can't believe I've been in London for 6 months already! I certainly owe you an apology for not writing more often. I've just been so busy studying and trying to absorb all the new things around me — I think I'm still experiencing culture shock. There is so much here that is different
from home. But you'll soon experience it all yourself! I wish your visit wasn't going to be so brief but there's a lot we can do and see in a week. I'm just so glad you can afford to visit me and I refuse to let you pay for anything while you're here!
8. What did I learn about Chinese customs from my exciting exchange to China? Well, the Chinese are extremely welcoming. One evening, I was invited to a Chinese family dinner. I had a good appetite and the food was yummy. But my host kept on putting more food in my rice bowl. They didn't seem to hear me saying ―No, thank you‖ in my poor spoken Chinese. This was a very special experience I had in China. In my culture, you don't get more food if you don't ask for more.。