The bicycle is one of the ___  (1)  ____ yet most useful inventions in the world. The surprising thing is that it was not ____(  (2)  ____ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci(利奥纳多·达·芬奇)had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced ___  (3)  ____ long after he died.

   A person riding a bicycle uses very little energy(能源)to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding ,Even so, in developed ____  (4)  ____, most people don't travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel ____  (5)  _____ if they ride to work. It's because ___  (6)  ____ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___  (7)  ____ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work in their cars and, in this way, the situation(情形) is made worse.  ____  (8)  ____ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to build road only for bicycles, and to make ____  (9)  ____ so difficult and expensive ____  (10)  ____ drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bicycles.

There were no classes last Saturday afternoon. Mary went to a clothing shop near her home. The shop   (1)  many skirts. She looked through them and   (2)  last chose a very nice one. She   (3)   it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a bag. At that time her friend Rose came into the shop. They   (4)   so happy to see each other that they   (5)  everything   (6)  . Soon they were busy   (7)    on and on happily.

It was nearly seven, so they decided to go and   (8)   dinner. Mary took the bag, and walked towards the door of the shop. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Mary to pay for the skirt. Mary looked at him in   (9)  at first, but soon she remembered that she didn’t pay for it. She said sorry, gave him the money and then left the shop   (10)  her friend.

One day, a woman sat next to a man in a park.   (1)   pointed to the boy who was swinging(荡秋千) and said, “What a nice boy!”

“Yes, he’s a   (2)   boy. He’s my son.” The man said. Then, he   (3)   his watch and called to his son, “Shall we go, Todd?”

Todd answered, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man   (4)   and Todd continue to swing.

Five   (5)  passed and the father stood and called again to his son. “Time to go now.” Again Todd said, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes, please.”

The man smiled and said, “OK.”

“You are   (6)   a patient father,” the woman said.

The man smiled and then said, “My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year   (7)    he was riding his bike near here. I never spent   (8)   time with Tommy. I’ve promised that the same mistake can’t happen   (9)   Todd. He wants to have five more minutes to swing. The   (10)   is that I also have five more minutes to watch them.”

The Internet is useful. It is becoming an important   (1)   of our lives. We can use the Internet to get information, make friends, send emails, watch movies and so on. Now,   (2)   children are using the Internet, too. But I think parents or teachers should always   (3)   the children when they use the Internet.

There is   (4)   in charge of（负责）the Internet. It’s easy to get wrong information on the Internet. Someone may cheat people on the Internet. Some information and pictures are  (5)   for children. Also, it’s dangerous to let children   (6)   chat rooms by themselves. Parents should know who their children are talking to. What’s more,   (7)   in front of a computer for a long time isn’t good for children’s eyes. So children shouldn’t spend

  (8)   time on the computer.

In a word, the Internet can change our lives   (9)   the better. But I strongly believe that it is   (10)   for parents to watch their children when they use the Internet.

My friend Jack always had accidents. He did not ____(1)____ attention to what he was doing or where he was going. A few months ago, ____(2)____ car hit him while he was on his way home from school. The driver was tired, ____(3)____ he did not see Jack. And Jack was talking on ____(4)____ mobile phone and was riding in the middle of the road. The car hit him. He ____(5)____ his leg and was in hospital for over a month.

   Last week, he was not looking ___(6)____ he was going as usually. As a result, he fell ____(7)____ a hole in the park. Some ____(8)____ people in the park helped him climb out of the hole and then took him to hospital. ____(9)____, he did not break an arm or a leg this time. At the hospital, the ____(10)____ gave him some medicine and then he went home.

After the two accidents, Jack changed a lot. Now he is very careful.

That’s Not My Problem!

A mouse looked through a hole in the wall. He saw that the farmer and his wife had a mouse trap (鼠夹) in the house. Wow! The mouse ran into the yard and   (1)  , “There’s a mouse trap in the house!” The chicken, the   (2)   and the cow were sorry for him. But they didn’t take it   (3)   and thought that it wasn’t their problem. That night, a sound was heard   (4)   the house. “  (5)   was caught in the trap? The farmer’s wife wondered. She   (6)   and ran to have a look. In the darkness, she didn’t see that it was a snake’s tail that was caught. And the snake bit her. The farmer took his wife to the   (7)   right away. Later she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that chicken soup is   (8)   for a fever. So the farmer killed the chicken and made some chicken soup for his wife. But   (9)   that the wife was becoming worse and worse, so her friends and neighbors came to see her. To serve   (10)  , the farmer killed the pig. The farmer’s wife didn’t   (11)   well at last and died. And so many people came for her funeral (葬礼).   (12)   the farmer killed the cow to get meat for the visitors to eat.

So what are you   (13)   now? The next time when you hear that   (14)   around you is facing a problem and you think that it’s not your problem, remember that when he gets into trouble, it really means that you are also   (15)   the way to trouble! So give a hand if you can! You are just helping yourself!

Everyone is good at   46  , but some people are truly talented.   47   always interesting   48   other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting   49   popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows   50  the world, such as China’s Got Talent.

 All these shows have one thing   51  common. They try   52 the best singers, the most talented dancers. The most exciting magicians, the   53  actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing   54   beautifully? That’s up to you   55  . When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.

  When I was thirteen 46 old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a 47 school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely 48 I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I 49 talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to 50 me.

     Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk 51 as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, 52 came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked 53 me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became 54 to everyone in my class.

      55 the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

On a Friday night, a young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was     36    wonderful that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat. The next day, the violinist came here again. He     37    his hat as usual. Beside the hat there was a piece of paper. It     38    , “George Sang has put something important into my hat by mistake. You are welcome to claim (认领) it.” Soon people went to see   39  guessed who it could be. After a while, a man came up.“ Did you     40    something?” the violinist asked. “A lottery ticket (彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery with George’s     41    on it. “I bought the lottery and won $500,000. I was going to fly to Vienna for my education.     42    , when I found the lottery ticket, I couldn’t find it. When I gave $50 to the violinist     43     his wonderful music last night, the lottery ticket was thrown into his hat, too.”

   Later, someone asked the violinist     44     he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay for his higher education. He said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live    45    . But if I had taken the money, I would have lost honesty, and my happiness.”

People can find bears in many places in the world . They have large bodies and thick legs but    21     tails. Bears are not real meat-eaters because they almost eat    22      Bears are not so dangerous

23        people think them to be . Bears are very brave. Many   24      were killed by bears when they ____25_____ to kill bears .

Bears have very good smell but very poor    26     So they usually find something ___27___ their noses, not with their eyes . They live __28___ on  root , fish and small insects. Sometimes they kill deer and    29   animals . __30___ fact ,they like   31     animals better like rabbits . Adult bears are   32   than most other animals because they can think of something . Have you seen how   33    they beg for (讨要) sweets and food in the zoo ? They are our friends   34   we should try our best __35___ them.