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TimeIsMoneyTotal:161words“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisveryvaluable.Buttimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutair.Despitebeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillnight.Peoplecanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”Howmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiod?Henceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.1.neglect[n??glekt]vt.忽略;疏忽2.invisible[?n?v?z?bl]adj.看不见的;不易为视线所见的，隐匿的3.unconsciously[?n?k?n??sli]adv.未意识到地;不知道地;失去知觉地;神志不清地‘WeHaveOnlyOneWorldTotal:160wordsWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.4.established[??st?bl??t]adj.已建立的;已设立的;已制定的;确定的;5.measure[?me??(r)]n.措施6.hazard[?h?z?d]n.危险MyViewsonLargeModernCitiesTotal:144words\nSinceeverycoinhastwosides,livinginlargemoderncitiesoffersusmanyadvantages,simultaneouslycausesmanytroubles.Bettereducationandbetterjobsareeasytoget,andbettermedicalcareisconvenienttoreceiveinlargemoderncities.Peopleareusuallywellinformedduetotheadvancedmedia,suchastelevision,newspaperandnetPC.Largemoderncitiesalsoprovidevariedentertainmentforthecity-dwellers.Thepublicplaceslikecinema,bar,disco-ballareeverywhere.Ontheotherhand,largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol,sothetrafficjamsandtrafficaccidentsoftenhappen,andthesocialsecurityisaheadacheproblem.Andcity-dwellershavetofacethehousingproblem.Usuallyahouseistooexpensiveforthesalaryearningclasstobuyandtherentisalsohigh.Moreover,noiseandpollutioninlargecitiesbringharmtopeople’shealth.7.simultaneously[?s?m?l'te?n??sl?]adv.同时地8.varied[?ve?rid]adj.各种各样的9.dweller[?dwel?(r)]n.居民，居住者TopMealoftheDayTotal:143wordsArecentstudyshowsthatnearly50percentoftheschoolkidsinBeijingdonothavebreakfast.Theytendtofeelsleepyalldayandhavebadmemories,soitishardforthemtogethighmarksinallkindsoftest.Somestudentswhostudylateintothenightchoosetomissbreakfastsothattheycanhaveafewextraminutesinbed.Othersaregivenmoneytobuytheirbreakfastonthewaytoschoolbecausetheirparentsaretoobusytoprepareitforthem.Inaddition,afewschoolgirlswanttostayslimandoftengotoschoolwithoutbreakfast.Infact,themorningmealplaysanimportantpart.Itcanprovide30percentofthewholeday’senergy.Foracreativemindandbetterjudgment,schoolkidsshouldstarttheirdaywitharegularbreakfast.10.slim[sl?m]adj.细长的;苗条的，纤细的YouthTotal:243wordsYouthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife. Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals. Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrust\nbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust. Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteforwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.? When?theaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyou'vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.11.rosy[?r??zi]adj.玫瑰色的12.supple[?s?pl]adj.灵活的13.predominance[pr??d?m?n?ns]n.优势;主导或支配的地位14.timidity[t?'m?d?t?]n.胆怯，羞怯15.wrinkle[?r??kl]vt.使起皱纹16.enthusiasm[?n?θu:zi?z?m]n.热情，热忱;热衷的事物17.wireless[?wa??l?s]adj.不用电线的，用无线电波传送的18.infinite[??nf?n?t]n.无限，无穷19.aerial[?e?ri?l]n.天线20.cynicism['s?n?s?z?m]n.玩世不恭;愤世嫉俗21.pessimism[?pes?m?z?m]n.悲观;悲观主义;悲观情绪22.optimism[??pt?m?z?m]n.乐观;乐观主义