My grandfather has a small farm. He also worked in a factory.

    One autumn, he ____(1)____ to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpaˈs little corn picking machine broke. At the same time, the factory where Grandpa worked began to require that all the ____(2)____ need to get back for overtime work. He had to leave the farm before dawn(黎明) and didnˈt get home ____(3)____ the sun set down. It now seemed ____(4)____ to help out his neighbor.

    One night, Grandpa decided that he wouldnˈt let his neighborˈs harvest rot(腐烂) in the field. Without a machine, he would harvest it by hand.

    "When do you think youˈd have ____(5)____ to do it?" asked my grandma. "Besides, it would be too dark."

    "I know of one night that I could do it!" he said. "Thereˈs still one more full moon ____(6)____ October. If the weather is ____(7)____, I think I can do it."

    And so a few days ____(8)____, after a long shift(轮班) at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold but clear, and the moon was glowing. He worked through the night to keep ____(9)____ word.

    Sometimes, when I want to put off responsibilities, I would see my grandfather cutting down corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks stand at attention (立正)in respect for a man who ____(10)____ his word.

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What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in, to speak and to share. It is important for others to get to know how we think and feel. In this way, we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren’t open with others, we won’t fully believe in ourselves or others.

  Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First, make your outside behavior the same as your inside feelings and thoughts. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements (陈述句) and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example, you might say, “I feel happy that you’re here.” instead of “Are you glad that you’re here?” Finally, try not to say, “I don’t know.” This usually means I don’t want to think about it any more.

  Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends, but not with people you don’t know well, because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides, some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them, they will feel very uncomfortable at times.

  In all, being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people, but we’d better keep the balance (平衡) between being open and not being too open.

Who is the most famous mouse in motion-picture history? Right, it’s none other than Mickey Mouse! After nearly 90 years, Mickey Mouse is perhaps the s     (1)  in the world.

Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse while on a train trip b     (2)  New

York and Los Angeles. Mickey’s first movie came out in 1928. Minnie Mouse

also appeared in the movie. The movie was called Plane Crazy, but it was a s    (3)  movie. Later the same year, another movie called Steamboat Willie was also made. It was Mickey’s first “talking” movie and was a rapid s     (4)  . Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey, and Mickey was a star.

Mickey played the violin and piano well. During his first few years in show business, his roles always s  (5)  him as a musician. Later the studio decided to show him in other roles. These i  (6)  a soldier, a cowboy, a hunter, and a fire chief.

There is no doubt that Mickey was popular. He was the star of 21 movies in 1930 and 1931. In the years that followed, he became f   (7)  around the world. However, stars come and go. Donald Duck rose q   (8)  to fame (名声) in the late 1930s, slowly pushing out Mickey. Then, in 1940,

Mickey  played  the  role  of  the  sorcerer’s  (巫师)  helper  in Fantasia. A    (9)  the  movie  and

Mickey’s acting were wonderful, Mickey’s greatest movie-making days were over.

That did not m   (10)  , however, that Mickey was not still liked. In 1955 the Mickey Mouse Club came to television. Also, for over 60 years, Mickey has greeted people at many best-known Disneyland parks in the world.

    Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture(手势)is putting both of your hands together to make a heart-shape. It is  (1)  "hand heart".

 Many young pop   (2)  _ in the US have done the move in recent photos. "The ‘hand heart' gesture means something  (3)   ' I love you' and ' thank you' ," said Taylor Swift, the country singer. "You can send a sweet, simple message without   (4)  a word. " Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to   (5)  it popular.

    Last month, Justin Bieber and   (6)  superstar friends did the" hand heart" and put the photos online. They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.

    It used to take much   (7)  _ for nonverbal(非言语的) culture to move. But now, it moves faster   (8)  we have smart phones and the Internet.

    In the Republic of Korea, the" hand heart" has been   (9)  for a long time, but in a different   (10)   . People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means "I love you".

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.

  Long long ago, an elephant and a monkey   (1)  （live） in the same forest. But both of them were very proud. The elephant thought of   (2)  (he) strong, and the monkey felt himself quick. So one day they went to ask the old bird. But the bird didn’t give   (3)  (they) the answer at once. Instead he let them get some   (4)  (banana) on the other side of the river and bring them to him. So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the monkey couldn’t swim, so the elephant asked him to get on his back and swim   (5)  (cross) the river. After they got to the banana trees, the elephant found it hard   (6)  (reach) the bananas, but the monkey quickly climbed up the tree and  (7)  (pass) the bananas to the elephant.

Then they came back   (8)  (happy) to the old bird and showed him the bananas. “Now, you see, you two   (9)  (can) do the work

  (10)  (good) only when you helped each other.”

It’s necessary to discover what you are good at or not and what you like or dislike.

    Many students would be unhappy if they f (1) in a very difficult physics exam, but in f           (2) they have known a lot about themselves. They r (3) that they should not become engineers or physical scientists in the future. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he or she draws something out of it. They may then decide on their aim（目标）and c (4) the kind of work that they would be fit for and they would like to do.

    You can’t be sure whether you like something u (5) you have tried it. If you

make a d            (6) that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more music classes b (7) you know if you are really interested in it.

    It is not e (8) to hope to be a violinist. You also have to stand（忍受）the hard practice before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist, but hate the hard and

b (9) work, just give it up.

    It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young. And then you will be able to find o (10) what your true interests are.

Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words in the box. Two of them are extra.

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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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 !

用所给词的适当形式填空。每空1词，每词限用1次，有两个多余选项

Using your time well

Maybe you think you will never be a top student. In fact, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can   (1)   your time well, you may improve your study.

Plan your time carefully . First, write down the time for eating,   (2)   and dressing. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying   (3)   not take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave   (4)   enough time for hobbies.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good place to study. It may be a desk or just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! The  (5)   you sit down to work,  think only about the subject.

    Make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to understand   (6)   the teacher says. The   (7)  carefully you listen in class, the less work you will do after class. You also need to take   (8)   in class, because it can make it __  (9)  ______ for you to learn well.

These are only a few ways mentioned here to help you   (10)   your study. I believe that you will find some other ways besides these.