Everybody got   (1)  when a parade of Disney characters began later in the afternoon. It was the best part of the day. I ran after them and couldn’t stop   (2)  photos. After the parade, we watched a 4-D film. We could even   (3)  the apple pie and feel the wind. Then we did some shopping. I bought a  (4)  of key rings for classmates. I’m sure you’ll love them. 

Once upon a time, there lived a brother and a sister called Hansel and Gretel.(A)Theirfamily was very poor, so their parents sent them into the forest to find some food. They walked for hours and were soon tired and hungry.

Then they saw a house. They could not believe their eyes.(B)这栋房子是由糖果制成的!Suddenly an old woman came out of the house. “Come inside,” the old woman said. “I’ve lots of cake and sweets for you!”

Hansel and Gretel were very hungry, so they(C)followedthe old woman inside. However, it was a trap. The old woman pushed Hansel into a cage and(D)_______ the door.

“Now you’ll work for me!” the old woman said to Gretel.

“And when you’re fat,” she said to Hansel, “(E)I’ll cook and eat you!”

Every day the old woman fed Hansel cake to make him fat. When she tried to feel his arm to see how fat he was, Hansel held out a stick for her. Her(F)______ were not good, so she thought he was still very thin.

Finally, Hansel got a chance to break out of the cage. He(G)tookhis sister’s hand and they ran home to their parents.

Friends are very important in people’s lives. No one can live alone in the world without friends. I think it’s easy to make friends with other people and build a friendship b  (1)   each other. H___  (2)  ____it is not easy to get true friendship, I think.

So what is true friendship? In my opinion, true friendship includes:

First of all, true friendship must t   (3)   their friends loyally(忠诚地) and help each other. In other words, you must not take advantage of(利用) your friends, and you mustn’t cheat them. For example, some unfriendly people make friends in order to cheat m  (4)   and feelings, or get a c  (5)     secret and so on. I don’t think these are true friendship.

Second, true friends must try their best to help each other. For example, i  (6)   a friend is indeed in need of money to escape from some t  (7)   , true friends might lend it and help him or her.

Third, friends must share their happiness and s  (8)   . One of the greatest men o     (9)  said,“If you tell your happiness to your friend, you will get double happiness. If you tell your sadness to your friend, you will get h  (10)   .”

Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf __66__ Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children __67__ (do) for fun long ago? They read books.

Some of you might ask, "Are books _68__ (real) fun?" Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words __69___ (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine __70___ the characters feel.

The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot __71___ (find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching __72__ they can bring tears to your eyes.

Books also help us to think harder and ___73___ (deep). As we continue to read, we ask questions to ___74___ (our) and try to find answers.

These are some of the __75__ (reason) why books are so fun to read.

Remember: the more you read, the more you grow.

China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and outlets（经销店）in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.

Every year, people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service（服务）to customers, the plastic bags pollute water, earth and air, and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.

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Mrs. Green is going to gives a                      81._______

birthday party for his daughter Jenny.         82._______

Jenny is going to is 12 years old. A              83._______

lot of Jenny’s friend are going to come        84._______

to the party.

  Mrs. Green is getting ready to the party.     85._______

Mr. Green is helping she. He is                     86._______

putting the big birthday cake over the         87._______

table. It’s a nice cakes.                              

  Now it’s five o’clock in the afternoon.

Everything are ready. The party is               89._______

going to begin on ten minutes.                   90._______

There are many colors in our life. Color is one of the most important    56    (礼物) from nature. Now the color also describes the culture of each country. Sometimes we can not    57  .

(理解) some English sentences, because every language has its culture. So we should learn the different cultures    58   (努力地).

   59   (首先) of all, let’s talk about the red in the    60    (西方). A lot of people like the color of red because it is a    61    (象征) of life, fire and love. For example, “to paint the town red” means to celebrate a party in some places, especially in a    62    (公共的) place. “Red ball” is another example of red. It means    63    (最快的) train in the country.

In China, red can bring us happiness and some good chances. At the same time, it becomes a kind of tradition. There are many different kinds of phrases in Chinese about red. It usually      64   (警告) people about some dangerous things. At the same time, red looks    65    (相当) good, so people often use it on some important days.

Each color has its own meaning in different nations.

　　You can find h__③__ of free yellow bikes in some U．S．cities．The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994．People saw a need for f__④__ transportation, and they wanted to help c__⑤__ pollution．So, to get citizens out of their cars and onto pollution free bikes, they s__⑥__ the Yellow Bike Project．
　　The public bike are p__⑦__ bright yellow a nd placed throughout the city．People can hop on a yellow bike and ride to work to school, or to run errands．They then leave the bike for the n__⑧__ rider．There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people obey the r__⑨__．What would be the point of stealing something that’s already free?
　　Portland’s i__⑩__ quickly became popular．Within two years of its start similar programs were set up in cities in six other states．