“I’m going shopping in the village, ”George’s mother said to George on Saturday morning.“So be a good boy and don’t get into trouble. And don’t forget   (1)   good care of Grandma.”Then out she went.

 Grandma  (2)   in the chair by the window when she opened one lit tle eye and said , “Now

you heard  (3)  your mother said, George.”

“Yes, Grandma,” George said.

     George was bored to tears. He didn’t have a brother or a sister. His father was a farmer, and   (4)  farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere,   (5)  there were never any children

to play with. He was tired of staring at   (6)  pigs , hens, cows and sheep. He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma. Looking after her all by himself was hardly   (7)  way to spend a Saturday morning.

“Go and make me a cup of tea for a start,   (8)  sugar and milk.” Grandma said.Most grandmothers are lovely , kind, helpful old ladies, but not this one. George’s grandma was a woman   (9)  was always complaining about something or other. She spent all day  (10)  on her chair by the window. George  (11)  that Grandma used to be a gentle lady, but as she grew older, she was not able to look after herself and even worse, she was easy to get angry.

“We  (12)  _be nice to the old, George,” His mother always told him.

Thinking of this, George  (13)  into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag. He put one spoon of sugar and  (14)  _ milk in it. He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room_  (15)  .

This year is the Year of the Dog. So dogs are the most popular animals of this year. They are our ______  (1)  __________ friends. There  ________  (2)  ________ many different dogs in the world. Dogs can live for about 15 years. How  _______  (3)  _________ is your dog? Two years? That is about 14 years old in human years. Dogs have very great ears and noses. ________  (4)  ________ they can't  ________  (5)  ________ as well as men. They're colorblind (色盲的). They're also great and can do  _______  (6)  _________ of jobs. They can be police dogs, sniffer dogs, rescue dogs, shepherd dogs and guide dogs.

    Norman is a superstar dog  _______  (7)  _________ America. This year he is 10 years old. He can ride a bike (骑自行车) very  ____  (8)  ____________. Norman's owner, Karen Coob, is a dog trainer (训练师). She ________  (9)  ________ Norman how to ride a bike. She really loves the good dog. Norman is her ________  (10)  ________, just like her son.

  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.

Welcome to the world of Kikoriki (开心球). It is a  (1)   land. It has snow-covered mountains and a blue  (2)  .

Jumpy the rabbit and his friends live   (3)  . They are honest, brave and hardworking. They are happy to help   (4)  . Jumpy is a happy and cute rabbit. He is  (5)   of energy.

Jumpy and his friends live together   (6)  . They help each other. They love each other.   (7)  they get in trouble with each other often. They always  (8)  a way to solve the problem.

How do they live in Kikoriki land? What  (9)   there? Let’s see the cartoon Kikoriki on CCTV-kids.

    Kikoriki is  (10)  among the children in Russia. Russian President Medvedev gives it high praise (赞美).

My name is Sam. I have a good Chinese ____  (1)  ____. Her English name is Mary. She is in Class1 and I'm in Class2.

    We like___  (2)  ____ sports. After school we often play happily. Mary plays ___  (3)  ____very well. She says she___  (4)  ____to be a volleyball player.

    Today is Mary's birthday. There's a big party ___  (5)  ____ her house. I go to a store and ___  (6)  ____ her a volleyball as a gift (礼物). She is very___  (7)  ____ to have it. All her other friends come to___  (8)  ____ house, too. We eat a lot of food. We eat some fruit like bananas, apples and oranges. As for___  (9)  ____, we eat carrots and potatoes. Mary likes rice very much, but she doesn't eat ___  (10)  ____too much, because she doesn't want to be a fat girl.

Most children like _______ TV. It's very interesting. By ________ TV they can______ and learn a lot and know many ________ about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn many things ________ the radio. But they can learn better with TV. Why? ________ they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see ________ on the radio. TV helps ______children's eyes. TV helps to open children's minds, too. They can learn knowledge and better ways of ________things. Many children watch TV ________ Saturday and Sunday. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can't have a good rest. How about you, my young friends?

Life is short, so you have to make the most of it. Has anybody ever told you that? Maybe they just said “YOLO” to you instead. It   (1)  “You Only Live Once”, and is a very popular saying on social media.

Having a YOLO attitude means that you make the   (2)   of every day. It means you enjoy your life   (3)   you only get one. Someone who has a YOLO attitude is always open to doing new and fun activities.

Now, thanks to a US study, YOLO might be more than just a popular   (4)  . The study found it might be   (5)   to have a YOLO attitude!

A research team did an experiment with two groups of students   (6)   different US universities. One group pretended (假装）they only had 30 days left before moving to a new city. They did lots of activities and  (7)  time with people they loved. In other words, they had a YOLO lifestyle. Another group continued to live   (8)   normal lives.

At the end of the experiment the students did a survey to   (9)   how happy they were. It showed that the first group was much happier.

“The study shows that being and making close friendships are important to   (10)   life,” the research group told The Washington Post. However, they also called on others to do experiments with different groups of people and see if their results were similar.

　Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers(金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake   (1)   her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a    (2)   life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough money to buy food.

　　The swan was sad to see that. She said to    (3)  “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and    (4)   a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was   (5)  better than before.

　　But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪). She said to her   (6)  “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”

　　“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will    (7)  the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the swan came as   (8)  , the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers    (9)  chicken feathers.

Then, the golden swan said, “Poor mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these   (10)  , the swan flew away.

Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was very young, he knew that it was very important to love and   (1)   kind to others. Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn’t know   (2)   he wanted to study. He knew the   (3)  people didn’t have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy  (4)   the white people. He wanted to work   (5)   the black people and help them.

Later he really became a famous man. He was   (6)   for the men’s rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man   (7)  the Nobel Peace Prize.   (8)   most famous speech was in Washington, on August 28, 1963. “… I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the   (9)   of their skin(皮肤) but by the content of their character.”He was murder  (10)   Martin Luther Kingˈs dream is still a dream.

Mrs. Smith is a doctor. She has a son. ____(1)____ name is Bruce. She and Bruce like ____(2)____very much. So Mrs. Smith often goes to the ___(3)____ to see animals with Bruce on Sundays.

   Today is Sunday. Mrs. Smith ____(4)____ have to go to work She gets up at seven She wants to go to the zoo with her____(5)____. They have breakfast at a quarter ____(6)____ seven. Then they take a bus to the zoo. The zoo is near(近的). They ____(7)____ there at half past eight.

   Bruceˈs favorite animals are ____(8)____, so they go to see the Panda Show first(首先). The pandas ____(9)____very cute and funny(滑稽的). Bruce takes some photos of the pandas. Mrs. Smith and Bruce are in the zoo for about two ____(10)____. They have a very happy time in the zoo.