Three months ago George was at the Red Sea and when he came back, brown and happy, he said that he had never had 61_________ a terrific holiday before. As he was very good at swimming and diving and was concerned with biology, he 62___________(manage) to join a scientific research group 63_________ was studying the sea life of the Red Sea coast at that time. The researchers allowed him 64________(help) them in their work and gave him a special diving suit, so he was able to stay deep in the sea for quite a long time. George was 65_________(amaze)at how beautiful the underwater world was. Millions of brightly coloured fish moved 66___________( busy) around him. Crabs, turtles, and sea snakes looked at him curiously and then hurried to do their underwater business. Once, when George followed a little crab, a huge fish appeared from behind a coral rock. Luckily, the shark took no interest 67_________ him and disappeared into the 68_______(deep) as if it had much more important things to do.

While George was working for the group, exploring the sea plants and animals in their natural conditions, he 69________(make) a firm decision to go on studying biology and natural sciences as research work became very 70__________(attract) to him.

      — No, you ___________ if you are busy.

        A recent survey shows that storytelling ranks before television or video games among pastimes（消遣）for kids. The survey was carried out among 500 children aged 3— 4 in Britain, of     (1)   over three quarters said they wished their parents could read to them more often. Almost two thirds of the kids said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep  (2)   （well） and more easily. According to the survey, there are two ways for parents  (3)   （become）good storytellers. They can use   (4)  （fun） voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story    (5)   （interest） and attractive. When Mum and Dad aren’t at hand, over 30％ of kids would like to hear  (6)    bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson   (7)  （welcome）by children, too.

         “   (8)  can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship   (9)  parents and children, and also can play an important part in their child’s   (10)  （develop）,” said child psychologist Woolfson.

One day, my friend showed his favorite book to me. He also said it was __61__ second part of the very famous book - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

   I borrowed the book from a young librarian and I enjoyed reading it __62__ (immediate).I realized __63__ wonderful books could be! Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is filled with adventures. The main character was Huckleberry Finn, a poor English boy, __64__ father was a low class drunk, and wanted to get his son’s fortune which Finn had gotten previously in another adventure with his friend, Tom Sawyer. __65__, Finn ran away from his father and met another boy called Jim. __66__ friends went to the sea and got on a ship. They also went to __67__    (variety) islands in the sea and had many adventures. Eventually Finn returned home, only __68__    (find) that his father had died. From then on he has no longer been in any danger. Jim also got his freedom __69__ Finn’s help.

This novel __70__(write) by the well-known English author Mark Twain who also wrote the famous book Tom Sawyer.

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      Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability

       Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes   (1)   (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we stick to it in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express   (2)   in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many   (3)   (difficult).Firstly, it often happens that we have trouble in   (4)   (find) proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there   (5)   (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English   (6)   (proper).

        As far as I am   (7)   (concern), my suggestion is   (8)  we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then refer to our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is __  (9)  ___ great use to keep a diary in English for   (10)   development of our writing skills.