If we don't have classes or exams, summer vacation is a good time for every kid. To me, it means  (1)  more than not going to school. It is also a golden opportunity to   (2)   time with my family because 1 have  (3)   time with them during the school year.

    Last summer I traveled with my family to the Hawkesbury River in Western Sydney. It was one of the most unforgettable summer   (4)   of my life.

    Staying by the river helped us escape  (5)   the hot weather and noise of the city. Every day, my family and I got up early to go   (6)  in the cool water. In the morning, we all took part in a big game. Everybody played,   (7)  my grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters. We enjoyed water-skiing, wakeboarding (水上滑板) and other activities. These activities   (8)   our family closer together.

    In the afternoon, we peacefully read a favorite book under a tree by the river, The days always ended with a campfire (篝火). Everyone sat around the fire, talking and laughing.

    The river is a great place for you to forget about all the   (9)   of everyday life and simply enjoy the moment. To me, it is the perfect place to spend time together with my family. I can't   (10)  thinking about those days again and again, even so many months later.

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep   (1)  , happy and to live long.

People play   (2)   games in winter and summer.   (3)   is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.

Some sports are very   (4)   and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men,   (5)  , boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.

Running and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are very   (6)   People began to play   (7)   not long ago. And people are   (8)   new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of the newest.

People   (9)   different countries may not understand each other,   (10)   after a game they often become friends.

—Could I have _______ cup of tea?

—Sure. Here you are.

    It was Sunday yesterday. Steve   (1)   a relaxing weekend.   (2)   Sunday morning, he played computer games with his friends at home. It   (3)   pretty good. In the afternoon, he   (4)   with his mother. They bought many kinds of food and vegetables. It was really relaxing and exciting. In the evening, he   (5)   a talk show with his parents and listened to some songs by a   (6)   singer.   (7)   Ann had a busy weekend. She   (8)   stopped working. On Sunday morning, she cleaned her bedroom and did her homework. In the afternoon, she went to visit her uncle and   (9)   him do some farm work. In the evening, she cooked dinner for her parents. After dinner, she washed the dishes. Then she went out   (10)   a walk with her dog.

    What about your weekend?

Long long ago there lived many __  (1)  __ in an old house. They were free to do everything. They ate up a lot of food. So the owner of the house wanted to stop the mice _  (2)  __ food. He got a cat. _  (3)  _, some of the mice were killed. One day one of the oldest mice said, "All the mice __  (4)  __ come to my hole tonight, and weˈll decide _  (5)  __ next about the cat. "

Each of the mice arrived. They thought __  (6)  __ and did what they could to find a way to save their __  (7)  __ . They spoke, sitting face to face, but none of them had an idea. Finally a young mouse stood up and said, "Why __  (8)  __ tie a bell round the cat’s neck? Then, when the cat comes close, we will hear the bell and run away. Then the can wonˈt __  (9)  __ catch any more of us. "

"It sounds good! Who can do that?" the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet and no one answered. At last he said, "Itˈs __  (10)  __ to say than to do. "

Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very ____  (1)  ____. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____  (2)  ____ his mother because she could not always earn (赚的) enough money to buy food ____  (3)  ____ his little family.

    One day a man gave him a dollar for ____  (4)  ____ the pocketbook which he had lost. Henry could have kept the pocket - book ____  (5)  ____ no one saw him when he found it. But his mother had taught him to be ____  (6)  ____. So he gave the pocketbook back to the man.

    With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some shoe polish (擦亮剂). He then went to the ____  (7)  ____ of the street, and said to everyone whose boots (靴子) didn't look nice. "Polish your boots, please?"

    He was so ____  (8)  ____ that gentlemen (绅士) soon began to notice him, and to ____  (9)  ____ him polish their boots.

    Henry worked after ____  (10)  ____ every day. He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister.

What would you do if you found a wallet on the street? Maybe you say quickly that you want to  (1)  it back to the owner．But what if there’s lots of money in it，for example,$50，000？You may spend time deciding  (2)  to do．But Pakistani hotel cleaner Mr Khan showed us how to be  (3)  .

Mr Khan is a cleaner in a  (4)  in Pakistan．He only makes less than$240 a month．But he handed the$50，000 over to the hotel as  (5)  as he found it．He said he never considered keeping the money  (6)  ．“Although times are hard for everyone，that doesnˈt mean we should start stealing and  (7)  things which don’t belong to us，”Mr Khan said．

Mr Khan is a father of five and he hopes his act of kindness will  (8)  his country．“I want people around the world to know that there are many good people in Pakistan—not  (9)   is a terrorist(恐怖分子)here，”he said．

Mr Khan has been  (10)  as a national hero．The government was proud of him and said that this is the face of Pakistan that people donˈt see normally．He was also given a $220 award by the hotel．

We often say that lions and tigers are kings of animals. They’re the best hunters (猎手) and they’re at the top (顶端) of the food chain (链) on land. But the best hunters in the sea are sharks(鲨鱼). Sharks are bigger and swim   (1)   fasterthan other sea animals. They have wide mouths and sharp (锋利的)   (2)  . They are at the top of the sea food chain.

What’s at the top of the world’s food chain? Human beings (人类)! We’re not strong, but we’re the   (3)  . We can’t run fast, but we   (4)   cars; We can’t fight better, but we invented guns (枪),… Many inventions are useful to us.   (5)  , they’re also harmful. People ask the   (6)   for too much. For example, we ask for food, wood, fur and so on. As a result, forests are becoming    (7)  . Rivers are dirty and some animals are in danger of dying out.

Don’t forget that we’re part of the food chain. We should leave enough   (7)   for animals to live in. We should do something to stop people from   (8)   animals. We must know that protecting animals is just to protect   (9)  .

A beautiful red-haired girl is shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. It was   (1)   outside. We all stood there under the   (2)  , just outside the door.

Her voice was so sweet that it  (3)   the dull (沉闷的) surroundings (环境). “Mom, let’s run through the rain.” she said. 

“What?” Mom asked. “Let’s run through the rain!” She said again.

“No, honey. We’ll wait   (4)   it slows down a bit,” Mom answered. 

This young child waited about another minute and said, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.” “We’ll get wet if we do.” Mom said. 

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning.” the young girl said as she  (5)   her Mom’s arm. 

“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his serious illness, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  (6)  !’”

People near them became   (7)  . They could hear nothing but (除了) the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. 

Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. “Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll   (8)   need to get a wash.” Mom said. 

Then off they ran. People all stood watching and smiling as they   (9)   past the cars and through the puddles (水坑). They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But a few people  (10)  them like children all the way to their cars. 

People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories. So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.

What will our life be like in the future？Each family will have a   (1)    (2)    (3)  in the future.You can ask it to do everything   (4)    (5)    (6)  you.It will serve you   (7)    (8)    (9)  hours a day.The robot will   (10)    (11)    (12)  like a human.It can talk with you and make you happy when you are   (13)    (14)  .You wonˈt know whether it is a human or a robot when you meet it on the street.People will have    (15)    (16)    (17)  time to work and    (18)    (19)    (20)  time to travel.The vehicles (交通工具)in the future will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings with it.Theywill   (21)    (22)    (23)  __you to any place you want to visit.You can go to    (24)    (25)    (26)  during your travel when you feel tired.All vehicles will be   (27)    (28)  because theyˈre driven by robots.