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        一个孩子，因为有了期盼，就变成一朵金色花，让妈妈生活得更加温馨；一只丑小鸭，因为有了期盼，就蜕变成一只白天鹅，绽放出生命的美丽；一场春雨，因为有了期盼，就化作春的使者，满怀深情的祝福儿童……
        要求：① 请以“因为有了期盼”为题写一篇文章。
        ②文体自选（诗歌除外），字数不少于500字；
        ③不得出现真实人名、地名、校名。

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    My grandfatherJack is 96 years old,and he has had an interesting life.He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East.He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt.He hunted （狩猎） lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert.He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

    Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was32.He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France.They have been married for 50 years,and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

    Jack says that he has never been ill in his life.The secret of good health,according to my grandfather,is exercise. He goes swimming every morning.He has done this since he was a boy.He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret！

——Of all the skirts, the red one looks as ______ as the others.
——I think so. And it's _______ than the others.