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Today is Father's Day. I make a card for my dad. It has a big heart on it. Inside the card, I write, Dad, I love you.That's all from Qicai website editor Xiao Wu, who collected this beginner English reading practice daily short text with listening content. We hope you gain something after listening!
noun
1. the supreme effort one can make
e.g. they did their best
2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent
someone who tops all others
e.g. he could beat the best of them
Synonym: topper
verb
1. keep busy with
e.g. She busies herself with her butterfly collection
Synonym: occupy
noun
1. one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
e.g. he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
2. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
Synonym: circuit boardcircuit cardboardplug-inadd-in
3. a card certifying the identity of the bearer
e.g. he had to show his card to get in
Synonym: identity card
4. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
e.g. the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
Synonym: batting orderlineup
5. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
e.g. the menu was in French
Synonym: menubill of farecarte du jourcarte
6. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
e.g. you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
Synonym: scorecard
7. a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
e.g. they sent us a card from Miami
8. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
Synonym: calling cardvisiting card
9. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
e.g. a poster advertised the coming attractions
Synonym: posterpostingplacardnoticebill
10. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
Synonym: wagwit
11. thin cardboard, usually rectangular
noun
1. the head of an organized crime family
Synonym: don
2. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
e.g. his father was born in Atlanta
Synonym: male parentbegetter
3. a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
e.g. the tennis fathers ruled in her favor
the city fathers endorsed the proposal
4. the founder of a family
e.g. keep the faith of our forefathers
Synonym: forefathersire
5. a person who founds or establishes some institution
e.g. George Washington is the father of his country
Synonym: founderbeginnerfounding father
noun
1. a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
e.g. the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight
2. a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
e.g. they are having a special on pork chops
3. a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant