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Are you looking forward to the weekend? You are not the only one who enjoys it. People in the UK a     (1)     get excited about the weekend, as it is a time to go out and get together with family and f      (2)    .

Saturday morning is time for s       (3)    . For boys, football is the usual choice(选择), while girls often go to dance or fitness classes. On Saturday afternoon, the shopping malls become   b     (4)     Young people go out, looking at clothes, playing music or video games. Older people like to s      (5)    on Saturday,  too. They take a trip to the supermarket if they need s     (6)    for their house. It’s time for people to show off(炫耀) their new clothes on Saturday n      (7)    . They usually dress up and go out for fun. Some people go out for dinner, to all kinds of r      (8)     — Japanese, French or Chinese.

Many shops, banks and companies c      (9)     on Sunday. Most people don’t work and they usually have a family day. They have a big l      (10)    .

With roast beef, roast potatoes, gravy(肉汁) and vegetables. This often leads to a quiet night, since everyone is very full at noon.

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One day, Laurie saw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden. He followed

t  (1)  . They went to some trees and sat there drawing and r  (2)   and sewing(缝纫). Laurie hid b  (3)   a tree and watched them, feeling sad he had no brothers or s  (4)  . A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up. She saw Laurie and asked him to join them.

  He read to them while they drew and sewed. They talked about their d  (5)  .

  “I want to travel around the world and see lots of places. Then I’d like to become a famous musician,” said Laurie.

  “I’d like a lovely house, full of nice things---good food, pretty clothes, handsome furniture and pleasant people,” Meg said.

  “Wouldn’t you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house?” asked Laurie, with a bigs  (6)  on her face.

  “I said ‘pleasant people’, you know.” Meg c  (7)  tied up(绑好) her shoes as she spoke, so that no one saw her face.

  Jo continued, “I want to write books and get rich and famous. My works should be as f  (8)  as Laurie’s music.”

  “M  (9)  is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother, looking after the family. Nothing else. Since I had my little piano, I am perfectly satisfied(满意的),” said Beth quietly.

  Amy’s modest(谦虚的) wish was to go to Rome, do fine pictures, and be the best artist in the world.

  “Every one of us, but Beth, wants to be rich and famous. I want to k  (10)  if any of us will ever get our wishes,” said Laurie.

  They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams came true.

 Mrs. White has a shop in the town. There are all kinds of fruit in her shop. She’s friendly to the customers and n_（1）fool(愚弄) anyone. So the customers like to buy fruit in her shop, and she g_（2） more and more money.

   One day, the apples in her shop w_（3）all fresh and nice. She remembered her son Frank liked them best, so she brought some home for her son. After lunch, she went out and left the a（4） on the table. That afternoon Frank came back from school, he felt very hungry.  He looked for s（5）to eat and found some apples on the table. “Great! They are my favourite,” he screamed and ate a lot. Mrs. White got home after she c_（6）her fruit shop. When she saw Frank, she asked him, “Did you have the apples?” Her son answered, “Yes. And I a_（7） lots of them.” “Did you wash them?” “Oh, I forgot. I was too h_（8）. What should I do?”

   A few minutes later, Mrs. White found her son kept on d_（9）water.

   “Are you thirsty? Why are you drinking so much water?” asked the mother.

   “No, mom,” answered the boy, “I want to w（10） the apples in my stomach with the water.”

Last summer was Ann’s trip to Russia. She was very excited. But when she  ______  (1)  ____(arrive) at the hotel, she found that her Russian money wasn’t in her handbag. She looked for it carefully in all her bags, but she  ______  (2)  ________ (not find) it. She  _____  (3)  ___(have) only a ten-pound note with her. She found a place _____  (4)  _____(change) her English money. On her way back to the hotel, Ann  ______  (5)  _____(buy) some cheese, some bread and some oranges. When she saw the manager, she said, “ I don’t  _____  (6)  ____(eat) Russian food except for (除了)breakfast”. Because she knew the price of the hotels include(包括)breakfast.

  Other tourists visited places of great interest in Russia, but Ann always _______  (7)  _____(say) she wasn’t well. In fact her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry. After all(毕竟)， a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper aren’t enough, especially not for two weeks.

  On the last day of her holiday, Jane, one of the tourists  ______  (8)  ______(ask) Ann. “ The food ______  (9)  _______(be) delicious. Why do you never have lunch or dinner with us in the hotel restaurants?”

  Ann told her all about her money problem. Jane looked at her for a moment, and then said, “ I thought you enjoyed _____  (10)  _______(eat) outside. But didn’t you know the price of this hotel includes everything?” Ann couldn’t help laughing.

Hello! Have you ever read Journey to the West? It is one of the __(1)__ popular stories in China . I used to read it with excitement _(2)__ the moonlight . Nowadays, I can read it ___(3)__/wen'evə/ it is convenient（方便的）. W__(4)_children are also interested in the wonderful story. I hope all the children can keep __(5)__ （fight）bad people to help the weak and never give up .

As f __(6)_ as we know，reading is the bridge to language learning success ，but it’s hard for us _(7)__(read)as much as we need. ___(8)__（luck）, Both teachers and students are thinking more about reading now. __(9)_ is well-known that reading is one of the most important ways of information input(输入), especially for the students w___(10)__ learn English as a second language learning . Let’s do more reading !

On the （1）s________ Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give something special to their （2）m________. It is the day when children, young and old, try to show their love to their mothers. It is the day to （3）c________ motherhood and to thank her for all small and big things she has done for her children. （4）H________, do you know that the celebration of Mother's Day isn't a recent thing?

   The UK was the first country to set a day for mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official （5）h________ in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked her governor to set a （6）f________ for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

   On the morning of Mother's Day, some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. （7）O________ children will give their mothers presents which they have made themselves or （8）b________ in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers passed away, they may bring （9）w________ carnations to their grave sites (墓地). This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On her （10）s________ day, family members do not want Mum to cook dinner!

   Tom was a poor boy, he made a living by   (1)  (clean) shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy. One day, a very rich man  (2)  (name) Miser appeared in front of Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a while, and then looked at Tom. "Let me clean your   (3)  (shoe), sir" Tom said. "For nothing?" the rich man asked. "Only two pence(便士), sir." Mr Miser  (4)  (shake) his head and then walked away. Tom knew this kind of people well. They loved money very much and hated to spend it. He   (5)  (think) for a second and then called, "I'd like to clean it for nothing." This time Mr Miser  (6)  (agree). And soon one of his shoes was shining   (7)  (bright). When the rich man put the other before Tom, Tom said, " I won’t clean it for you if you don’t pay two pence for my work." Mr Miser was very angry. He refused  (8)   (pay) anything and went away. But to his surprise, the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one looked even   (9)  (dirty). The people in the street laughed at him. He didn’t walk on farther. Finally the rich man returned and  (10)   (give) Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.

 Today people can u   (1)     the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are t  (2)   with. That may c  (3)   in the near future.

 Today some people are using a kind of telephone c  (4)   ‘picture phone’ or ‘vision phone’. W  (5)  it, two people who are talking can see each other.

Picture phones can be useful when you have s  (6)   to show to the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a l  (7)  and ask to see a book. T  (8)  you will be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may go shopping t  (9)   your picture phone. If you see something in that you think you want to buy, you will go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you are i  (10)   in just over the phone. You can shop all over town and never even leave your room!

Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads d  (1)  . These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe（低头族）”. Heads-down Tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

 There are more and more traffic accidents h  (2)   because more drivers use mobile phones while driving. In order to make drivers pay more a  (3)   to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.

 As we can see above, using mobile phones may c  (4)  traffic accidents. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his w  (5)   home. As a r  (6)  , he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid t  (7)  he turned around and ran away as q  (8)  as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have problems c  (9)   with others on the phone.

 Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. W  (10)   they are good or not depends on how people use them. Let’s be healthy users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.  

Life is filled with regrets(遗憾)。Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid(避免) future regrets?

Make better plans

If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The e___(1)___, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes l__(2)____. You will also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. When changes h____(3)____ , you can have more time to deal with problems.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you r___(4)___ and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “Sorry” and don’t be a__(5)___ with others.

Find the right friend

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to think t___(6)_____ when you choose a friend. Good friends will always better your ideas.

N___(7)__ fear failure(失败)

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the e___(8)__ of the road. We must r____(9)____ failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do h___(10)___ that we can plan better, live better, work better when we have the chance to do so.