I checked my purse but had no coins. I always give money to cancer research- I had   lost dear friends and family members to the disease and wanted to do my little part to help find the cure（治疗）. 

“I will bring you some money when I come back,” I (41)the little boy. 

“Thank you!” he smiled and sneezed.

 I looked at him. If you have ever seen little children who refuse to come out of cold

water, you know the (42)of his lips. He was frozen. I went into the mall and did my 

shopping quickly. Now I had(43) to give go him. I also(44) a pair of mittens, blue    ones. The boy stood right where he had(45). 

“OK, now give me your list, ”I said to the boy and he handed it over with a pen. I looked at the (46) lines. A few signatures were
​ there and I could see others had given a few coins too. Nothing much, but at least he had (47) some money. 

“Do you need to get all these lines(48)?” 

“Yes. Or no, I don’t have to, (49) I want to.” 

“In this cold weather? Why would you want that?” 

“Because my best friend Pete has leukemia(白血病). I want to help him,”he

  said (50). 

I took the blue mittens out of my bag. 

“Here I got these for you,” I said and pushed the mittens into his hands. “Please take them. I noticed you had (51)yours at home.” 

“Thank you! Very kind of you! ” he said and actually bowed. “Now I (52)stand 

here a lot longer than I thought.” 

“Well, what do you get for yourself? Will they give you something as a (53)for 

doing this?” 

“Oh yes!” the boy said(54). “They sure do!” 

“What do you get then?” I asked, hoping to (55)he got some nice toys. He was 

smiling broadly now. “I get a new, empty list!” he smiled. 

Resolutions are promises to 31  .They can help you to make you a better person and make your your life  32  . Kate’s brother Danny 33  some New Year’s resolutions yesterday. This year, he is going to learn 34  the guitar. She is going to take the guitar lessons and  practice every day. Next, he wants to get good  35. He is going to study  36 and he is going to do all his homework  37 .The third resolution is about 38  his relationship with his family and friends.He is going to be friendlier 39  them.Finally,he will also learn 40  to do better at school.   

 I have a big family. Here is a photo ____  (1)  ____ my family. These ____  (2)  ____ my grandparents.Those are my ____  (3)  ____. My father's name is Ben, and ____  (4)  ____ mother's name is Jenny. We are in Beijing now. The boy is my ____  (5)  ____, Scott. He is in Sun Middle School and ____  (6)  ____ am in the school, too.

   I am tidy, ____  (7)  ____ Scott is not. In my room, my pens, pencils and rulers are in my pencil box, and my ____  (8)  ____ are in my schoolbag. His books are ____  (9)  ____- on his bed, on the sofa and in the desk. Oh, a baseball is under the bed. What ____  (10)  ____ is it? It is white.

Man has a big brain (大脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals ____  (1)  ____ they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys, and birds can learn, too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid, angry or unhappy. Apes (类人猿)can understand something ____  (2)  ____ than humans, one or two of them have learned a few ____  (3)  ____. But they can't join words to make sentences. They can't think ____  (4)  ____us because they have ____  (5)  ____ language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man ____  (6)  ____ build a modern world because he has language. ____  (7)  ____ child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, ____  (8)  ____ no animal learns to speak. ____  (9)  ____ do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. ____  (10)  ____ happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.

Everyone is good at   46  , but some people are truly talented.   47   always interesting   48   other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting   49   popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows   50  the world, such as China’s Got Talent.

 All these shows have one thing   51  common. They try   52 the best singers, the most talented dancers. The most exciting magicians, the   53  actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing   54   beautifully? That’s up to you   55  . When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.

  When I was thirteen 46 old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a 47 school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely 48 I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I 49 talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to 50 me.

     Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk 51 as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, 52 came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked 53 me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became 54 to everyone in my class.

      55 the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

People can find bears in many places in the world . They have large bodies and thick legs but    21     tails. Bears are not real meat-eaters because they almost eat    22      Bears are not so dangerous

23        people think them to be . Bears are very brave. Many   24      were killed by bears when they ____25_____ to kill bears .

Bears have very good smell but very poor    26     So they usually find something ___27___ their noses, not with their eyes . They live __28___ on  root , fish and small insects. Sometimes they kill deer and    29   animals . __30___ fact ,they like   31     animals better like rabbits . Adult bears are   32   than most other animals because they can think of something . Have you seen how   33    they beg for (讨要) sweets and food in the zoo ? They are our friends   34   we should try our best __35___ them.

We are learning English, not learning about English. A student can ___11___ all about English, but he ___12___not be able to speak English. There is a ___13___ between “learning English” and “learning about English”. If you want to learn it well, please ___14___the following things. ___15___, learn the expressions(表达) by heart. Learn the ___16___sentence, not single words. At the same time, don’t ___17___ about mistakes. It is important ___18___ a good habit from the very first lesson. Just try to say ___19___you want to say and don’t care if people laugh at you. Keep on trying and you’ll make ___20___ mistakes.

Sounds are everywhere on the Earth. The world__36__many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while__37__are very pleasant to hear. In a single day, you probably hear __38__ sounds. All sounds are different. Some__39__loud while others may be low.

   Some sounds are useful. __40__sounds we can’t talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hoot(鸣笛声) of a car warns people of danger.

  Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low__41__the land, the very loud sounds can even make people deaf.

  We know sound travels about one kilometre in three__42__. In a thunderstorm, you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels__43__than sound.

Next time you see lightning, count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder.

Divide（除以）this number__44__ 3. This will tell you__45__kilometres away the thunderstorm is.