As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities of caring for the weakest members.

  "People look much happier and the cities become better in China," Professor (教授) Brantly Womack from University of Virginia said during a talk.

   Womack said that every Chinese city works in   (1)   ways and it's very interesting to watch these differences. He believes that visiting China is   (2)   for foreigners to understand China.

     (3)   is one of the biggest problems in the development of Chinese cities? Womack thinks it is the increasing   (4)  . Not just big cities but small cities will meet this problem because more and more people  (5)   the countryside want to live and work in cities.

   Housing and education (教育) for migrant (流动的) workers' children,  (6)   housing prices, are big problems, according to Womack.   (7)   he is sure that China notices these problems. And Chinese government is able to   (8)   them.

   Brantly Womack knows China very   (9)  . He has been to the country many times and has written some books about China. If you are   (10)   some of these books, you can buy or read them in bookshops or on the Internet. And most of them are in Chinese.

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You shouldn't be  (1)   if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they   (2)   you.

   Dinner parties usually start between 7 pm and 8 pm and end at about 11 pm. Ask your host   (3)   you are supposed to arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine.

   Usually dinner starts   (4)   drinks and snacks. If you want to be polite, say how   (5)   you like the room or the pictures on the wall. But remember not to ask about the   (6)   of the things.

   In many families, the host sits at one end of the table and the hostess sits at  (7)   end. They eat with their guests.

   You'll probably start the meal with soup or  (8)   small. Then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then desserts, followed by coffee. It's polite to   (9)  everything on your plate and to take some more if you want.

   Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host the next day, or  (10)   a short "thank you" letter to the family. British and American people like to say "thank you" all the time!

  Look at the picture. Do you know this   (1)  ？ His name is Sun Zijian. He is from Shaoyang, Hunan. Sun Zijian can do many   (2)  . He is really great. Let me tell you   (3)   he can do. He can do kung fu, play the piano, play the flute (笛子), sing   (4)   dance. Of all the things, kung fu is his favorite.

   His father   (5)  him kung fu. He learns (学习) kung fu every day when he is   (6)  . He is very smart (聪明的). After years of learning, he can do it   (7)  now. His family and friends always see him on TV. When he   (8)   his talents (才艺) in New York, the US, people there  (9)   him very much.

   Now Sun Zijian is 14 years old and he is a student  (10)   a middle school. We are sure that he will be better (更好的) in the future.

When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

  (1)   the morning of Halloween, I paid a visit to a pumpkin(南瓜) farm together with my classmates and teachers.   (2)   of us brought a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two big eyes and a scary mouth.

In the afternoon, we   (3)   the Halloween costumes(服装) and walked around our school. Some of the costumes were nice, but   (4)   looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.

I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the   (5)  . After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a bit nervous, so when I   (6)   the door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady cameout, and I said carefully to her, “Trick or treat.” My voice was so low that I could   (7)   hear it myself.To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars(棒棒糖), and I was soexcited, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited,   (8)   I could remember how many candies I got—I got 91 pieces of candy that evening, and I was   (9)   myself.

I had a good time that day. And I   (10)   we could have a Halloween every month!

May, Joe and Roy are talking about  (1)  they want to do when they grow  (2)  . May says,“ I want  (3)  a writer. I’m going to write a lot of books.” 

“I’m going to be a famous  (4)  ,” says Joe. “I’m going to play basketball in summer  (5)   football in autumn.” 

“Oh, yes,” says May.“ I also want.

“That  (6)  good.  (7)  I think I am going to be a doctor and a carpenter(木匠).I’m going to  (8)  a cabin (木屋) myself, and I can live in it in winter,” says Roy. 

“I am going to live in a lighthouse (灯塔) by the sea,” says Joe. “Then I can go  (9)  every day.” 

“I want to own a castle (城堡),” May says in the end. “Tennis stars always  (10)  a lot of money.” 

  Joan Phillips is a very race woman. At a party, she meets and knows a man. ___  (1)  ____ name is Humphreys.

   Humphreys wants Joan to be his good ___  (2)  ___. So he says to Joan. "I'll ____  (3)  ____ to England next week. Let's write letters to each other. I must be very ____  (4)  ____ when I get your letter." Joan says "____  (5)  ____" and they start to write letters to each other.

   But one day after six months. Joan gets a ____  (6)  ____. It says Humphreys is hurt (受伤) and he is ____  (7)  ____ a hospital (医院) in England.

   Joan goes there and says to the matron (护士长), "I'm here to see Humphreys."

   "Only his ____  (8)  ____ can see him here." the matron says. "Oh, that's ____  (9)  ___," answers Joan. "I'm his sister."

   "Really? I am happy to ____  (10)  ____ you." the matron says. "I'm his mother!"

Bill and David are brothers. They are at the ____  (1)  ____ school but in different (不同的) grades. They are very busy from Monday to Friday. In the ____  (2)  ____, they usually go to school at 7:30. ___  (3)  ____ start at 8:00. Bill's favorite subject is math because he thinks it is ___  (4)  ____. David's favorite subject is PE because he thinks it is relaxing.

   Today is Monday. They are very ___  (5)  ____ because they have their favorite subjects. Bill has ___  (6)  ___ at 9:00 in the morning, It's a little difficult ___  (7)  ____ fun. David has PE at 3:00 in the afternoon. He plays soccer with his ____  (8)  ___ and teacher.

   After the PE lesson, David's shoes are broken (坏的). He ___  (9)  ____ Bill to go to buy a pair of shoes with him. They go to a shoe store. The store sells shoes ____  (10)  ____ good prices. Bill buys a pair of blue shoes and David buys a pair of green shoes.

My name's Tom Smith. I'm an English boy. Now I am a student in Grade Seven in Changsha No. 2 Middle School. My school is very big ____  (1)  ____ nice. The teachers are good to me. I ____  (2)  ____ them very much. This ____  (3)  ____, there are a lot of fun things in our school.

   We ____  (4)  ____ a school trip on March 5th. All of us will take part in it. ____  (5)  ____ is the soccer game? Oh, it is in April. I am ____  (6)  ____ the school soccer team (队). I think my team will win (获胜). School Day is on May 12th. Our parents can ____  (7)  ____ the school. They can talk with the teachers about ____  (8)  ____ children. And on June 10th, we have a(n) ____  (9)  ____. Where is it? It is in our school hall. I love music. Oh! I can't wait.

   This is a really ____  (10)  ____ term! All the students will have a good time.

Mr Black is a teacher in a middle school. He likes his ____  (1)  ____ and helps them with their study every day. He is very ____  (2)  ____ and often forgets (忘记) the dates.

   Today is May ____  (3)  ____. Mr Black doesn't need to go to school. He remembers (想起) it's Mrs Black's ____  (4)  ____ today. He wants to buy a girl (礼物) for her. ____  (5)  ____ he goes to a store. In the store, he buys a nice ____  (6)  ____ and it's $50． "She must be ____  (7)  ____ when she gets it," he thinks.

   When he gets home, he says to Mrs Black, "Here is a nice bag ____  (8)  ____ you, dear. Happy birthday! May 2nd is your birthday, yes?"

   "____  (9)  ____ birthday?" Mrs Black says. "Oh, ____  (10)  ____, it's on May 3rd, tomorrow (明天). But thank you all the same."