Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As father and mother thought it was a big occasion for me, they suggested that I should (61) __________ (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy (62) ________ (prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come (63) ________ a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal. We (64) ________ (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking (65) ___________ (happy). The most exciting moment was when mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began (66) ______ (sing) Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candle burning, I couldn’t keep back my (67)__  ___(tear). Without mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish (68) ___________ I blew out all the candles. After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness. I am 18 years old now, which means I’ve become an adult and have more responsibility. I’ll try (69)_____ (me) best to return my(70) ________(parent) love and live up to their expectation.
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Tony was born on a small farm near Yuma Arizona on March 31, 1931. Tony was ten years old  __  (1)  ____ he began working in the fields. He was forced to leave school after  ___  (2)  ___ (graduate) from the___  (3)  ___ (eight) grade in order to support his family___  (4)  ___ had very little money and often not enough food to eat. But Tony and his family never thought of __  (5)  ___ (them) as being poor. His mother would often tell him and his brother Richard to find homeless and hungry men so she could cook them a meal.

A few years _  (6)  _____(late), Tony met a man named Fred Ross. And his life__  (7)  ____(total) changed. Fred Ross believed that if people worked together, they could make their community(社区) better. Tony now worked to bring people together and find ways to address their problems. Tony, Fred Ross and the Community Service Organization helped people in the community learn how to vote. They also__  (8)  ____ (teach) people that community leaders should respect (尊重) voters. Tony worked in many communities __  (9)  ___ (help) people get respect_  (10)  ​_____ others.

People will do anything to see a free show, even   (1)   it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would   (2)  (give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．  (3)  lucky), the show was one of   (4)  boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _  (5)  ​ (disappoint), as many of the artists who should  (6)  (appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon   (7)   he opened his mouth, everyone burst out   (8)  (laugh)．We all know  (9)  the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: ˈThis is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and  (10)  (gentleman)!"

Nobody wants to be aged, but  (1)   it comes to visiting cities most of us want to visit the world’s oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most  (2)  (attraction) cities in the world that I’d like to recommend to you.

Luoyang stands out   (3)   the oldest continually inhabited city in Asia. The city is considered to be  (4)   birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There  (5)   (be) no other city in China that has seen so many  (6)  (dynasty) like Luoyang.

With such a long and exciting history, Luoyang has really a lot  (7)  (offer). The Longmen Grottoes, which  (8)  (include) on the World Heritage List in 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples   (9)   (constant) attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple  (10)   (establish) in China. Are you eager to visit the city?