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.

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.

Today, we all know that air pollution is bad for people's health.   (1)   not all people know that noise is also a kind of pollution and is bad for humans' health. People who work and live in   (2)   conditions may go deaf. For example, many of the workers who  (3)   newspapers and books go deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also have  (4)   problems. Recently it was reported that many  (5)  in America can hear no better than 65-year-old people do, because these young people always listen to  (6)   pop music. Making a loud noise in  (7)   is also a kind of pollution. R not only disturbs (打扰)  (8)   but also is bad for people's hearing. Cars and machines also produce too much noise. Such pollution makes people feel uncomfortable and unpleasant, and it can even cause them to become   (9)  or deaf. Nowadays, many countries are trying to solve all kinds of environmental problems,   (10)   noise pollution.

Mr. Smith works in a hospital. His medical skills(医术) are   (1)   and he is a great doctor in the hospital. And he is often   (2)   in the daytime. So he    (3)   to have a good rest at home. He lives in a building outside the city. All his neighbors keep   (4)   except (除了) Mike, who moved there last month. The young man lives just upstairs. He likes music and a   (5)   last week. He always plays the piano after supper. He can’t play well, so he   (6)   a lot of noise. Mr. Smith can’t stand that. 

Two weeks later, Mike is ill. He   (7)   go to the hospital. Mr. Smith looks him over and says, “If you stop   (8)   the piano at night, you’ll soon be all right. ”

After the young man left, a nurse asks, “Does playing the piano have   (9)   to do with his recovery (康复), Mr. Smith? ” “Yes, ”   (10)   Mr.  Smith, “He’s one of my neighbors! ”

The US is a very big country. It is about 3,000 miles from the east coast to the west coast, so choose  (1)   the places to see and the time to go. Bring a  (2)   because you may want to travel around.

New York and Washington DC are good places  (3)   in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of snow.

The best time to visit New England is in September. The weather gets   (4)  , and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.

California is   (5)   the Pacific coast, and the weather is fine all year round. Take your swimming clothes   (6)   you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.

 In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it   (7)   a lot, so bring an umbrella. In Alaska, the days are long and warm in summer, but   (8)   cool in the evening. In winter, Alaska can be very cold. If you want to visit Alaska, you had better   (9)   in summer.

In Texas and the southeast, it is usually very hot and sunny   (10)   other places. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.

So when is the best time to visit the US? Any time you like!

 Barry is an English boy. He is my new ____  (1)  ____. He teaches me many ____  (2)  ___ songs (歌曲). I ____  (3)  ____ Barry and his songs. That's a good way for ____  (4)  ___ to learn (学) English. After class, he plays games with me. He likes ____  (5)  ____. We often play basketball in the afternoon.

   Today is November 2nd. It is ____  (6)  ____ birthday. He doesn't tell (告诉) me but I ____  (7)  ___ it from his sister. I ____  (8)  ___ him a present (礼物) and a birthday card. He is very ____  (9)  ____. He likes the present very much. ____  (10)  ____ the present? It's a basketball.

A poor girl _  (1)  __ flowers in the street on Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she __  (2)  __ get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped _  (3)  __ a beautiful house. The girl knocked _  (4)  __ the door and a man came out. She asked __  (5)  _ he needed some flowers. The man said he didn’t want _  (6)  __. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the __  (7)  __ of a tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers _  (8)  __very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them __  (9)  __ her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn’t stay at home. The girl told her that she had to sell flowers to get money because her parents were ill. Granny told her not to worry and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed _  (10)  __.

 It snowed heavily that night. The girl died with a smile on his face. At the same time, people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and enjoyed themselves.

Lu Xun was a great ChineseLiterate(文学家). Once he spoke to the   (1)   people about the study of foreign languages. He said: “You must not   (2)   studyingforeignlanguages for even one day. To master a language, words and grammar are not enough. You must do a lot of reading. At   (3)   time,consult(查阅)   (4)    and memorize(记住) grammar.

After reading a book, it is only nature that you won’t understand it all. Never mind. Put it aside and start another   (5)   . In a few months   (6)    go over the first book again, you are sure to understand   (7)   than before. Young people have good memories. If you memorize a few words every day and keep on reading   (8)   in four or five weeks, you will   (9)   be able   (10)   in the foreign language.”

A few days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked about something, I found  36  differences in school life between the US and China. For example, in  37  , each class lasts (持续) fifty minutes. It is a little  38  than that in China. We usually have a class for forty or forty-five minutes. Another difference is that they have  39  break (休息) time at noon (在中午). Although most schools in both countries finish their  40  classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have a one-hour-long break, so they  41  to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at around 3:00 pm. Then they join in club activities or play sports.

 Many Chinese students don’t  42  during their high school years, but the US students like to find a part-time (兼职的) job in  43  free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think there is no difference between  44  . Working is a useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take full-time (全天的) jobs for a year  45  they leave high school. Then they go to college.