[素材改编自外新教材 (七) 上 Unit 3]
Last week, there was a school bike race. John and Robert Taylor took part in the school bike race and finished it. Although they didn't win, they smiled happily. To John and Robert, some things are 1. ______ important than winning.
John and Robert are brothers. They are always close to each other. But Robert has a 2. ______ disease that makes him unable to walk or move on his own. He has to 3. ______ at home every day and he often feels lonely. "I wish I could join them too," he often said to 4. ______. He really wanted to go out and 5. ______.
John 6. ______ Robert's sad face and decided to do something to help him. One sunny afternoon, John had an idea. He found an 7. ______ trailer and carefully fixed it up. He put Robert in the trailer and pulled it along with his bike. For the first time, Robert felt 8. ______ the other kids. The wind brushed against Robert's face, and he laughed 9. ______.
From that day, the brothers often take part in bike races together. It is hard for John to pull Robert's trailer, but John refuses to race without his brother. They enjoy spending 10. ______ together. "We are family," John says.
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重点短语
1.·take part in 参加
2.·more … than 比…… 更……
3.·be close to each other 彼此亲密
4.·on one's own 独自
5.·stay at home 待在家
6.·feel lonely 感到孤独
7.·say to oneself 自言自语
8.·want to do sth 想要做某事
9.·decide to do sth 决定做某事
10.·fix up 修理
11.·for the first time 第一次
12.·feel like 感觉像
13.·spend time together 一起度过时光