An earthquake may   (1)   some places at any time. Do you know what to do when it happens? Please let me tell you.

   When a quake begins and if you are outside, you must get into the open air and stay   (2)   buildings, trees and other dangerous things. If you are inside, you must stand in a corner,   (3)   get under a heavy desk or a table. If you are driving a car, or a bus, you must drive to   (4)   of the road and stop.

After an earthquake, you must try to talk to everyone in your family to see if they are   (5)   and see if gas, water, and electrical lines are   (6)  . Please don’t smoke or use lights. A gas line may be broken. You must keep the telephone lines clear. Don’t use your phone or drive your car  (7)   you are sure everything is all right.

Sunday   (1)   the favorite day for our family. My parents   (2)   not   (3)   work. My sister and I   (4)   go to school. We   (5)   at home and   (6)   in the morning. In the afternoon, my sister and I   (7)   out to buy some different things. My sister likes songs. She   (8)   some new DVDs. I buy some story books, a doll, a bike and things   (9)   that. We also buy some small gifts（礼物） for our parents. We   (10)   them. They love us very much. We live in a happy family.

China has changed so fast that it is hard to know when to start. I came to China in 1994 and _（1）_ here ever since, so I have seen the changes in China. Take one city, Shenzhen for example. When I first saw this city, it   (1)  _ beggars (乞丐) and lots of low rise buildings. Many of the _  (2)  _ had shack (窝棚) buildings on top of them.

   There were no birds and other little wild life. It was like entering a   (3)  _ planet. But in the past 20 years Shenzhen has been a rather modern city   (4)  _ huge high rise buildings and a stock (股票) exchange, also a very large shipping industry.

   Now the city is very green, _  (5)  _ the wildlife has returned. Finally I can hear the birds _  (6)  _ and this brings hope of a better China in the future.

   As China moves from being the "workshop" of the world to a more acceptable service industry and people live _  (7)  than before. The present leader is taking the country in the best possible direction and   (8)  _ is admirable (令人钦佩的).

   China has changed for the better and I've enjoyed every minute   (9)  _ I've spent there. I think the country will become more beautiful in the future.

Life in the year 3044 is very different__(1)__ life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you did，but we do them __(2)__．For example，we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just __(3)__ a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost __(4)__ we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have __(5)__ fun together. She helps me __(6)__ my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything __(7)__，so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me messages，just like old-fashioned e-mail，and I can download information from her memory. It's great __(8)__ an e-friend. I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk __(9)__．

I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044，but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room.Maybe__(10)__ I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

One day, a woman sat next to a man in a park.  (1)  pointed to the boy who was swinging(荡秋千) and said,“What a nice boy!”

“Yes, he’s a   (2)  boy. He’s my son”. The man said. Then, he  (3)  his watch and called to his son,“Shall we go, Todd?”

Todd answered,“Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man   (4)  and Todd continued to swing.

Five   (5)  passed and the father stood and called again to his son.“Time to go now.” Again Todd said,“Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes, please.”

The man smiled and said,“OK.”

“You are  (6)  a patient father,” the woman said.

The man smiled and then said,“My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year  (7)  he was riding bike near here. I never spent   (8)  time with Tommy. I’ve promised that the same mistake can’t happen  (9)  Todd. He wants to have five more minutes to swing. The  (10)  is that I also have five more minutes to watch him.”

A school boy wanted to ask for two days off（请假）, but he only learnt the phrase（短语）" have a day off". He thought and   (1)  , then he had an   (2)  .

He came to the teacher's office and said," Mother is ill. May I have a day off, sir?" "Of course, you can," replied（回答）the teacher at once.

The boy walked away. And then he   (3)  turned back and knocked（敲）  (4)  the teacher's door   (5)  , "May I have a day off again?" he said.

The teacher was very   (6)  . "Didn't you say it   (7)  ?"

"Yes, sir. But I can't be here the day after tomorrow, either（也）."

The teacher understood him and could not help laughing（禁不住大笑起来）. He said   (8)     (9)  smile, " Why   (10)  you say, 'May I have two days off?' "

Hello! I’m Sandra. I’m looking at family photos. Here is a photo ____  (1)  ____ my aunt’s family. This is Cindy. ____  (2)  ____ is my aunt, my mother’s sister. Cindy is a teacher. She is very ____  (3)  ____ every day, but she likes her work. ____  (4)  ____ is this man? His name is Paul. He is my ____  (5)  ____ husband(丈夫). He works in a hospital. He thinks his work is fun. They have ____  (6)  ____ children(孩子). Oh, look! They are here. Jason is their son and Joanna is their daughter. Jason and Joanna ____  (7)  ____ my cousins. They are students and we are in the same ____  (8)  ____. They always come to my house and we ____  (9)  ____ games and volleyball.

 It’s a ____  (10)  ____ family. I love it.

When learning new vocabulary(词汇), don’t just memorize(记忆) a list of words（单词表）.  (1)  , try to make five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can the first day you learn it. This way you will remember new words   (2)  longer.

Practicing sounds(语音), you know, is difficult---the“th”sound， for example. Choose words that   (3)  “th”and repeat (重复) them over and over until you are comfortable with them. Let’s try! This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin….

Read, read, read in English, of course! Reading is one of   (4)   ways to increase your vocabulary and   (5)  your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be sure to choose topics or books you are interested in.

When someone   (6)  in English, listen to the main point(要点). If you  (7)  a word you don’t understand, ignore (忽略)  (8)   and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will miss   (9)   the person is saying.

Always remember practice   (10)   perfect.

This year, we have met a once-a-century drought(旱灾 )in Yunnan. It makes us  (1)  water is the “life blood” of our earth, like air and sunshine. It is very important to living things. Without water, there can be  (2)  life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook and to clean_ （3） . It even_  (3)  two thirds of our bodies.

Water is almost everywhere. Even in the_  (4)  places of the world, there is water in the air. However, we can not drink sea water  (5)  fresh water.            

However, people often_  (6)  to keep the water clean. They throw rubbish into rivers, lakes and seas. So not all the fresh water is_  (7)  for us to drink. _  (8)  a member of the earth, we mustn’t waste water any more. We must do something to   (9)   water.