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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    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.

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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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.

根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。

Next time youˈre in a public place, take a look around you. And     (1)   how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether youˈre on a bus, in a car,    (2)    simply walking down the street.

     Iˈm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it .   (3)   mazes (使惊愕) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without    (4)    to others. Has it gone too far?

     Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be       (5)   off for repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and    (6)  . All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being   (7)   from the Internet, and I really didnˈt mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed    (8)  to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people    (9)    me and really see what was going on.

     However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those   (10)   once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

How do you turn interests into a business？Mohammed Ali，15，a teen gamer from UK，is a good example． At the age of 12，he learned how to code （编程）  (1)  using YouTube and even made his own video game．Users have to pay 5.99 pounds per month to play the game．He has already made 30.000 pounds．He also makes websites，which will be   (2)  to the public in August． Ali has saved lots of money for his future university costs and  (3)  bought two sofas for his familyˈs living room．"When I first started  (4)  money．I thought Iˈd just spend it all．

A: You’ve been to Australia, haven’t you?

B: Yea, I have. I was working in Australia for a year and I traveled   (1)   the country.

A: What kind of work were you doing?

B: I was teaching Chinese   (2)  things – Kung Fu and paper cut in a school.

A: Did you see kangaroos?

B: Yes. One weekend, I was driving in the countryside. I saw a kangaroo jumping right to my car! When I stopped the car, it stopped jumping and  (3)  me. Then I saw it was carrying its baby in its front.

A: What was the best place you visited in Australia?

B: Uluru! It is a red mountain in the desert. It’s very special  (4)  for Australians.

A: Did you miss your family  (5)   you were in Australia?

B: Yes, I missed them, but I never forget the experience in Australia!

Hangzhou is a beautiful city in eastern China. It is well-known as a wonderful sightseeing place  (1)   people from all over the world. Some people thought the G20 Summit (G20峰会) should be held in Beijing or Shanghai. But Hangzhou won the  (2)   of the governmemt. It held the G20 Summit on September 4^th, 2016 sucessfully. The G20 Summit   (3)   for two days.

   The expert from Moscow said, “ The G20 Summit is held in China. It shows the respect for China’s great success.” Some countries   (4)   that China has become a main economic country. It largely helps the economic development of the world.

   The G20 Summit is a forum (论坛) that 20 countries, such as America, Japan, Russia, German and Australia, get together and  (5)   some issues. As the  (6)  largest economic of the world, China has a strong influence on the global development. China is an example to many developing countries, including Russia. These developing countries are  (7)   learning from China’s footsteps.

  (8)  __   the global financial crisis (经济危机) in 2008, G20 members have taken many measures to develop their economy. This time, China is expected to come up with some good ideas for the global economy. China has said, “Strong world trade and investment (投资) are  (9)   for development.” China has lots of good   (10)   and won’t let the world down.

More and more people are_____(1)_____ the life with computers. Using computers you can send E-mail____(2)____ and easily. You are able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, ____(3)____in the world without putting a stamp. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world____(4)____ seconds(秒). E-mail is easy to use and it____(5)____ time and money. It serves(服务) for twenty-four hours. So it doesn’t matter if your friends are in bed when you send E-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send E-mail____(6)_____.

Can you imagine(想象) the future without teachers_____(7)_____ computers? Students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. Computers help students develop their own ways of____(8)_____. Students will follow the learning programmes by looking at online libraries and____(9)_____ lessons by world-class teachers. If they don’t understand something, they will ask other students____(10)_____ or E-mail their teachers. Computers are becoming more and more popular indeed.