My family's favourite food

    My parents and I like different kinds of food.

    My father's favourite meat is beef, and he likes ____  (1)  ____ best because they are healthy. But my mother and I don't care for potatoes and pears because they taste terrible.

    My mother likes tomatoes and fish best. Apples are her favourite fruit and she always says "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." ___  (2)  ____ hate ice cream. Because they think it tastes too sweet and it's bad for their teeth. But I love it, especially ____  (3)  ____.

    My favourite fruit is kiwi fruit, which is high in vitamin C. And in fact, kiwi fruit ____  (4)  ____ China! My favourite meat and vegetable are chicken and carrots because chicken is delicious and carrots ____  (5)  ____ our eyes.

Once there was a beautiful red rose in a forest. Many kinds of trees and plants (1) there, too. But the rose thought she was the most (2) flower in the forest. She often laughed (3) a cactus (仙人掌) and said, “Look at that (4) plant!” After hearing that, the cactus only smiled. It (5)got angry.

Summer was coming, and the weather (6)hotter and hotter. The plants and animals needed (7) but no rain fell. One day the red rose saw some birds (8)on the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked a small tree (9) the birds were doing. The tree told her that the birds stopped on the cactus to get water from it. “Does the cactus have water?” “Yes, you can also drink from it if you (10)the cactus for help.”

The red rose said nothing. She felt so sorry.

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Small talks refer to light conversation for social occasions (社交场合). It is the starting point for friendships. You can use small talks to (1) a conversation in many different ways.

First, asking open questions is one of the (2)ways to make small talks. For example, you are at someone’s birthday party, but you know (3)people. How do you (4) the ice? You can start a conversation with,“This is a great party. How do you know the host?”This way is also (5) in many other situations, such as school clubs or picnics.

Second, a simple introduction can also work, (6)to help find common points with others. For example, when going into a new environment, you can (7) yourself by saying, “I am in Class 2. My math teacher is Mr. Black.” The other person may say,“Oh, really? He is also my math teacher. He is very strict...”See? A good conversation can begin.

The (8)way is to mention something you’re good at to others. This is useful when you want to join a group. For example, you see some kids playing soccer on the school (9). Just say, “Do you need more players? I am a very good goalkeeper (守门员).”

So next time, don’t be (10) when meeting strangers. Just try small talks. A stranger may become your next friend.

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A: You’ve been to Australia, haven’t you?

B: Yea, I have. I was working in Australia for a year and I traveled   (1)   the country.

A: What kind of work were you doing?

B: I was teaching Chinese   (2)  things – Kung Fu and paper cut in a school.

A: Did you see kangaroos?

B: Yes. One weekend, I was driving in the countryside. I saw a kangaroo jumping right to my car! When I stopped the car, it stopped jumping and  (3)  me. Then I saw it was carrying its baby in its front.

A: What was the best place you visited in Australia?

B: Uluru! It is a red mountain in the desert. It’s very special  (4)  for Australians.

A: Did you miss your family  (5)   you were in Australia?

B: Yes, I missed them, but I never forget the experience in Australia!

One day,I took my two kids to the local playground.As soon as we got there,my daughter　(1)　to the swing(秋千)and asked for a push.When I was helping my daughter,I　  (2)  　another girl trying to make her own swing go high by herself.Her old grandmother was　  (3)  　on the chair nearby and smiled at me. 

I gave my daughter one big push and then walked towards the little girl.I asked if she wanted me to give　  (4)  　a push.She smiled and said“Yes”.For the next two hours,I pushed the swings,and played with my two　  (5)  　and the little girl.When we went home,I was very tired.But my heart was flying much　  (6)  　than the swings. 

One day two years later,after a　  (7)  　work,I was a little tired.But I needed to pick up my kids before going home.While I was waiting outside the school gate,a little girl came over and smiled　  (8)  　at me.She gave me a big hug(拥抱)before catching her school bus.As I watched her running away,I didn’t　  (9)  　tired anymore. 

In life,the love we give others will find its way back to us.It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom(开花)in the heart which it was　  (10)  　in.The love we share,the kindness we give,and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise. 

 Jenny Lee is my aunt. She   (1)  (live) in Canada now. She is a doctor of children in a big hospital. She likes kids very much. She often tells    (2)   (story) to them. But she is always very busy. She doesn’t have much time   (3)   (play) with her children. But today is Sunday. she doesn’t need to work, so she   (4)  (take) her children to the zoo.  There are many   (5)  (kind) of animals in the zoo. Pandas are   (6)  (they) favorite animals. They stay there   (7)  two hours. After lunch, they go   (8)  (shop) for clothes. But the clothes are not cheap. They don’t buy anything at last. Then they walk back home. It is quite a   (9)  (relax) day. They have   (10)  good time today.

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下列素材选自现行牛津英语教材。阅读短文，然后根据其内容选出可以填入空白处的短语

used to   went to hospital     bad for   give some advice   for too long

Good afternoon, parents and teachers. Thank you for attending this meeting. Last weekend, one of our students   (1)  . The student played computer games on the Internet all day Saturday, without stopping to drink, eat or sleep. Finally, he became very ill. Some students play computer games   (2)  . This is a serious problem. In the past, students   (3)   play outside more often, but now they spend more time in front of computers. This is (4).their health. Tomorrow weˈll have some experts here to talk to the students about the bad effects of playing computer games. Theyˈll also   (4)  on how to use computers for studying. I hope we can all work together to stop students from spending too much time playing computer games. Thank you for your time

 At once, the sky went dark. Black  (1)   came from the fire , and the ground under the fire began to   (2)  . Then the smoke went away, and in the ground there was now a big white stone with a ring in it.

      Aladdin was very   (3)   . He began to run away, but Abanazar took his arm and   (4)   him on the head.

      For a minute or two, Aladdin could not speak   (5)   move. Then he cried, “Why did you do that, Uncle ?”

Dear Mary,

How are you ? It’s Sunday today. My sister Sally, my brother Tom and I don’t go to school. My parents don’t go to work,   (1)  (也). We are all at   (2)   (家). Now what are we doing? Mom and Sally are in the  (3)   (厨房). Mom is making dinner. Sally is helping her  (4)   (洗) the vegetables. Dad is in the living room. He is  (5)  (阅读) a newspaper. Where is Tom? He is  (6)  (听) to music in his room. Tom loves music and he plays the  (7)  (吉他) well. What about me? Ha, I’m using the computer . I’m   (8)  (写) an e-mail to you. What are you doing now? Are you having a good time in  (9)  (澳大利亚)? Please send an e-mail to  (10)  (告诉) me.

                                                                                                       Your friend, Lisa.

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It was a very special day because Dylan Terry came to the West End Children’s Home! Dylan Terry is one of my favorite _  (1)  _(sing). I like him because he sings really  (2)  _(beautiful), he’s cute and he helps the kids a lot.

   We  (3)  _(stand) near the door, waiting for him. Everyone was very excited. Finally, he arrived   (4)   shook hands with us. He was so nice! He sang some songs for us. Some of us even started dancing   (5)  he was singing. We were having a great time!

      (6)   our surprise, Dylan joined us for lunch. He brought us  (7)   big cake. Everyone ate some and   (8)  _was delicious. Dylan told us many interesting   (9)  (story) about himself. I never thought I could talk to my favorite pop star. It was just like a dream. So I write down this passage   (10)  (remember) this unforgettable experience forever.

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