One night, 6-year-old Charles and his mother were watching a program through the ipad. It was about a hair donation(捐赠) charity.

“What does it __  (1)  __, Mom?” he asked.

His mother said, “It means people can give away their hair to sick ones. Those people lost their hair _  (2)  ___ medical reasons.”

“Then I want to do that,” Charles said.

It surprised his mother . But she knew he would __  (3)  __ change his mind and really follow the decision. Then Charles began to keep his blonde hair long.

However, as his hair grew _  (4)  ___, he looked different. Sometimes his classmates _  (5)  ___ him. “You look like a girl,” they said. His mother was used to hearing “Your ‘ _  (6)  ___’ is so pretty” when she was out with Charles. Sometimes these words made Charles upset, but _  (7)  ___ mother always tried to cheer him up.

After two and a half years, the big haircut(理发) day finally came. _  (8)  ___ his mother’s help, Charles had his hair cut. And then they sent it to the charity.

Charles said he felt good to have __  (9)  __ hair again. Somewhere, __  (10)  __ child would feel good, too, because of Charles’ hair.

  I’m Huckleberry Finn. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of me. You will hear a lot about me and my   (1)  Tom Sawyer.

Some days ago, Tom and I found a pile of gold that robbers had hidden in a cave.   (2)  got ＄6,000 each. That’s a lot of money!

Judge Thatcher put that money in the bank for us and gave us one dollar a   (3)  . That’s enough for me to spend in one day, but Tom can always think of something to spend money on.

I lived by myself for some time   (4)   my father ran off. I had no idea where he went. But the Widow Douglas took   (5)   on me and took me in to live with her. She thought I didn’t behave like a gentleman. She always reminded me of my   (6)  . “Huckleberry,   (7)   behind your ears when washing your face.” “Huckleberry, don’t eat with your fingers, use the knife and the fork   (8)  .” “Huckleberry, clean your shoes before you come in.” It seemed that she could never say my   (9)   without some reminder.

And she made me wear new clothes. They were so small that I could   (10)   breathe in them. I didn’t like the way she was trying to make a   (11)   of me. So I   (12)  in my old clothes.

I didn’t go far before my best friend Tom found me. “You have to  (13)  ,’ Tom said, “I’m thinking about starting a band of robbers. We need you to be a part of it. Only respectable people can join us.” I didn’t much like that plan,   (14)   I went back anyway.

The widow cried when she saw me. “Oh, Huck, I was so   (15)   when I couldn’t find you. My poor boy!” She put fine clothes back on me.

Mr Black is my uncle. He is 30 ____  (1)  ____ old. He likes ____  (2)  ____. He is good at ____  (3)  ____ basketball. He works in a sports club. His job is to teach the students ___  (4)  ____ to play basketball. He ___  (5)  ____ far from the club. He has a car, ____  (6)  ____ he doesn't drive his car to work. Usually, he goes to work ____  (7)  ____ bike. He thinks it is good exercise and be can ____  (8)  ___ there early when many buses and cars are ol1 the street.

    Every morning, Mr Black ____  (9)  ____ at 6:30. Then he takes a shower and eats ____  (10)  ____ good breakfast. At 7:30, he ____  (11)  ____ his bike to the club. It usually takes him about an hour ___  (12)  ____ to the club.

    Mr Black doesn't come home ____  (13)  ____ lunch. He has ___  (14)  ___ at the club. Lunch is from 11:30a.m, to 1:30 p. m.

    He begins his work at 2:30 in the afternoon and ____  (15)  ____ it at 5:30. Then he goes back home. He cats dinner with his parents at home.

Everyone must have experiences of setting off fireworks and firecrackers（爆竹）during the Spring Festival, but this year, stricter  (1)   on fireworks and firecrackers have been made by many cities and provinces. Since air pollution is   (2)  more and more serious all over China, the government has taken action.

Different cities have taken   (3)   measures to prevent that. For example, Beijing has told citizens that if there is someone who   (4)   the rules again, setting off fireworks and firecrackers will be completely banned. Shanghai even asks people to write down their   (5)   names and addresses on their ID cards when they buy fireworks and firecrackers.

The more fireworks and firecrackers, the  (6)   serious the air pollution will be. Although many people are quite sure of it, tradition is still popular in some areas. People believe that fireworks and firecrackers are useful for  (7)  away evil spirits（恶魔）. And people  (8)  live and work in cities follow the tradition when they go back to their rural homes for the Spring Festival. In big cities, however, citizens are ready to give up the pleasure of setting off fireworks and firecrackers to   (9)   some fresh air.

All in all, people should think twice before they  (10)   a choice between practicing customs and enjoying a healthy life.

Tom and Matt cleaned their house last night, because their parents are  (1)  for a visit the next day.

However, when they come home from  (2)  today, the house is very untidy. The books and magazines they left on the sofa are now on the floor, and the shoes are in pieces!  (3)  , Tom and Matt think a thief（小偷）breaks into their house when they are at work. They go to their bedroom to see if  (4)  is stolen, but nothing is  (5)  . Matt’s money is  (6)  on his desk, and Tom’s  (7)  watches are in his bookcase.

They can’t understand  (8)  nothing is missing and the house is so untidy. Tom and Matt  (9)  calling the police, but they don’t  (10)  nothing is missing. They walk around the house one more time to  (11)  everything is there. Then Tom looks closely  (12)  the floor--- there are four muddy paw prints（泥爪印）! The paw prints are headed towards the balcony（阳台）. When they  (13)  them, they see an open door and a very  (14)  dog hiding（藏）in the corner. Tom realizes that he forgets  (15)  the balcony door before he leaves for work in the morning. The mystery（秘密）of the untidy house is solved!

  Children all over the world like to celebrate their birthday. American children are of no difference. American ___(1)___ usually celebrate it with a party. They invite their friends to join the celebration. The party may not be held on the exact date of their birthday if it comes on a school day. It may be held on the _(2)__ weekend instead.

    Today two kinds of parties are the most popular. One is held at home. Parents make the house  _(3)__  with balloons and colored paper. They _(4)__  a special birthday meal. The children play games. Another kind is held away from home. Some are at a special  _(5)__ . The children eat pizza and ice cream. The waiters, who serve the food, also sing and tell jokes to the children. Other parties may be held at a park, or a movie theater, or some other places.

    Every birthday party has a birthday cake with  _(6)__ on top. One candle is for each year of a birthday boy or girlˈs age. When the candles are lighted, everyone sings the special birthday   _(7)__  : HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

     _(8)__   Americans grow older, their birthday parties change. In fact, many people  _(9)__ having them. They say they would like to forget how  _(10)__    they are. Yet they do like to remember the happy birthday parties of their childhood.

This is my classroom. 　(1)  do you like it? I like it very  (1)  . It’s bright and clean. 　  (2)  　the walls you can see a map of China and some paintings. Many students can paint. We have a 　  (3)  　 soccer in our classroom, 　  (4)  　 you can’t see it. It’s under the teacher’s desk. I can play it 　  (5)  　. 

At school the teachers and students are always (总是) wearing (穿) school clothes. Our teachers are very friendly. We have our lessons 　  (6)  　 eight o’clock in the morning to four o’clock in the afternoon. After class we 　  (7)  　 playing games. We can also join different kinds of 　  (8)  　. For example （例如）, I want to join the chess club. Do you want to play chess   (9)   me?

Sydney is in the southeast of Australia. It is the oldest   (1)  largest city in Australia. People from all over the world come and   (2)  this city.

The city’s most famous   (3)  is the Sydney Opera House. Lots of people come to visit it. So, if you are visiting Sydney, you know   (4)  to go first. A visit to Sydney is incomplete (不完整的)  (5)  a visit to the beach. The Bondi Beach is famous in the world. You can   (6)  a day there. The restaurants, bars, and cafes are near the   (7)  . From the beach, you can visit the Darling Harbor.  

The Sydney Aquarium is a long tunnel (隧道) about 160 meters. It is made of glass, so the visitors can see the sea animals  (8)  above and around them. Nearby, there is the Sydney Tower（塔） Skywalk that offers（提供） a 360-degree (度) view of the  (9)  . Do not   (10)  to take pictures.

If you want to learn about the history of this city, the Art Gallery of South Wales will be a good place to visit.

Have you ever   (1)  a fantastic experience? Hello, My name is Mary. I have been all over China  (2)  . My father is a captain, so we often go to different places for our holiday. My favourite place is Hainan. I like the beaches there. My friend Tom   (3)  San Francisco in the USA. His grandparents live there and he visits them every Spring Festival. He often says “I like San Francisco very much because there’s a lot   (4)  and do there. I’m at home in Chinatown!”

    My another friend Lily has been to a Jay Chou concert in Beijing with more than 2,000 people. She told us that Jay Chou has given   (5)   all over China and the tickets have always  (6)  . Fang Wenshan has written many songs for him.     

My brother went to a Beijing cinema to see The House of the Flying Daggers because he has always liked Andy Liu. And he has always wanted to meet him. At the end he   (7)   , and Andy Liu was   (8)  the seat beside him. My brother was very happy, because his dream   (9)        

My friend, what about you?   (10)  sending a email to me?

    When Charley gets up one morning, he looks from the window and  (1)  the ground covered with snow. The snow is piled (堆积) higher than Charley’s  (2)  .

    “We must have a path (通道) through this snow,” says his father. “I will make   (3)  if I have time, but I  (4)  be at the office early this morning. “Do you think you could make the path, Son?” he asks little Charley.

    “Me? The snow is higher than my head!   (5)  could I ever cut a path through that snow?”

    “How?  (6)   doing it little by little. Believe in yourself,” says his father, then he   (7)   for his office.

    So Charley gets the snow shovel (铲子) and begins to work. He takes first one shovelful and then another; but it is   (8)  work.

    “I don’t   (9)  I can do it, Mother,” he says. “A shovelful is so little,   (10)  there is so  (11)  snow.’’

    “Little by little, Charley,” says his mother. “That snow falls in tiny bits, flake by flake (一片片), but you see, it  (12)  a great pile.”

    “Yes, Mother, I   (13)  _,” says Charley. “If I do it little by little, it will soon be gone.” So he   (14)   on.

    When his father comes home to dinner, he is  (15)  to see the fine path. The next day he gives little Charley a fine blue sled (雪橇), and there are some words on it-“Little by Little.”