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Passage 1Children sometimes get sick(生病) and need to go to hospital. Some of 1.__them__ (they) have to stay there for a few days. 2.__It__ is not good for them to think about their sickness all day long. They need some other things to think about. So people ask animals 3.__for__ help. In some places, workers from zoos often take animals 4.__to_visit__ (visit) children in hospital. They may bring a little dog or a cute monkey with them. Children are 5.__excited__ (exciting) to see them.6．__But__ some children cannot get close to the animals. The animals may make their sickness get even 7.__worse__ (bad). 8.__How__ can we help those children? The hospitals get another good idea. They work with zoos to make movies. The movies are all about 9.__lovely__ (love) animals. Children in hospital can watch these movies and learn the animals' living habits. A man 10.__called__ (call) Denny Sanford made a TV network(网络) to show these movies. It is used in many hospitals in the US today.Passage 2The School Art Festival was coming. Cathy's class made a show for the theatre near1.__their__ (they) school. Cathy played a princess(公主). That was one of the2.__most_important__(important) characters in the show. Cathy got some3.__tickets__ (ticket) for her family. She hoped they4.__could__ (can) come to watch her show.On that day, Cathy looked out from the backstage(后台). The theatre was full of people. She looked for her family 5.__carefully__ (careful) and saw they were all on their seats except her father. Her father was 6.__an__ actor and he was very busy. Cathy 7.__felt__ (feel) a little sad that he couldn't come.It was time for Cathy 8.__to_get__ (get) on the stage. She looked down again and found her dad was there! Everyone in the show did a very good job, 9.__so__ their show was successful. Cathy was glad to share the happy time 10.__with__ her family.Passage 3A ten－year－old boy Danny from Michigan, the US saved the life of an old neighbour (邻居) because of a look.It happened on a Saturday evening. Danny's father was 1.__driving__ (drive) him back home after doing sports. On 2.__their__ (they) way home, Danny saw a dog in an open garage(车库) near his house. He got 3.__a__ feeling that something was not right because no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather. That feeling 4.__stayed__(stay) after they arrived home. Danny asked his mother to go with him to see 5.__what__ was going on. So Danny's mother walked outside with him 6.__to_see__ (see) if there was something wrong.She saw someone on the ground of an open garage, 7.__so/and__ she got closer. It was their neighbour Mr King. The 80－year－old man fell down in his garage two 8.__hours__ (hour) ago and was waiting there for help. Then Danny's mother asked Mr King's family and the neighbours 9.__in__ a hurry to help him.10.__Thanks__ (thank) to Danny and his family, Mr King was alive(活着的)．Passage 4Ann had a car accident when she was a child. She lost her arms because of that. What' worse, she lost her parents when she was 20 years old. Her sister, who is ten years older 1.__than__ her, told Ann she would look after her.However, Ann didn't want 2.__to_live__ (live) with her sister.So Ann said she could look after herself 3.__well__ (good). She tried to go to university and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated (毕业) and was offered work. Once she 4.__wrote__ (write) in her diary, “I am quite 5.__lucky__ (luck). Though I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”Ann lost her arms, but she chose to face it 6.__in__ a positive (积极的)way. Instead of 7.__feeling__ (feel)sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens, we have two 8.__choices__ (choose). One is to complain (抱怨) all the time and 9.__the__ other is to face it bravely. Just choose wisely and new hopes will come 10.__when/if__ you decide to be brave and strong.Passage 5Last summer vacation, I went on 1.__a__ trip to the sea with some of my friends.2.__When__ we arrived there, it was already afternoon. We quickly found a hotel and finished lunch there. After that, we went to the sea3.__by__ boat because the weather was very beautiful.Everything was OK in the beginning, but about one mile out, it became very 4.__windy__ (wind). We decided 5.__to_go__ (go)back. As we changed the boat's direction (方向), the oarlock(桨) was broken. We couldn't do anything for ourselves but wait 6.__for__ help in the boat.At the same time, the wind blew 7.__harder__ (hard) and the waves (波浪) got higher, so our boat kept 8.__shaking__ (shake). Three hours passed, but nobody came to help us.9．__After__ we waited for five hours, we became very tired. Luckily, two big boats 10.__appeared__ (appear). What a bad experience! If the boats hadn't come to us, we would have lost our lives.Passage 6My good friend Harry is 15 years old. He likes all kinds of sports, such as swimming, running, 1.__jumping__ (jump) and playing ball games.On weekends, Harry 2.__gets__ (get) up early every morning. He runs for about 3.__an__ hour around the park. He thinks running is a good way 4.__to_keep__ (keep) his heart and lungs(肺) healthy. Then he goes to school 5.__by__ bike. After school, he plays football with his 6.__classmates__ (classmate) in the playground. Then he goes home. After finishing his homework, he enjoys 7.__watch－ing__ (watch) the NBA games on TV. Harry says, “I'm going to be a football 8.__player__ (play) like Messi.”At weekends, Harry usually goes to play baseball 9.__at__ the stadium, and he can play basketball very well. He also goes to the swimming pool. He swims 10.__faster__(fast) than many other boys. He is busy but happy.Passage 7Dear Tom，I'm very glad 1.__to_share__ (share) my ideas on how to learn English well 2.__with__ you.I think we should often listen to the radio 3.__in__ English and watch English 4.__films__ (film). When we are free, why not 5.__learn__ (learn) to sing more English songs? It's good for our listening 6.__and__ speaking. When we are having an English class, we should always speak English, and after class, try to speak to foreigners. 7.__It__ is also a good idea to read newspapers and magazines in English. We can make 8.__a__ pen friend from England or America and write emails 9.__to__ each other.Wish both of us can improve our English.That's all. Thank you for 10.__listening__ (listen) to me.Yours，MaryPassage 8Many people think that 1.__animals__ (animal) in the zoo are happy and lucky, but most 2.__of__ them are sad. Do you know why? Animals 3.__like__ tigers, lions and bears usually live in the forests or mountains. They jump, run, play with their 4.__children__ (child) and catch small animals 5.__for__ food. But now they have to 6.__stay__ (stay) in cages or small rooms in the zoo. They do not have to find food by 7.__themselves__ (they), because the zoo keepers will 8.__feed__ (feed) them. They do nothing 9.__but__ eat, walk and sleep every day. Their life in the zoo is quite different from 10.__that__ in the forest because they are not free.Passage 9Dear Mayor，I am a student 1.__from/of__ Hangzhou No.2 Middle School. I am very proud that great changes 2.__have_taken__ (take) place in our city but I am still 3.__worried__ (worry) about one problem. It's the 4.__increasing__(increase) population. As you know, there are more and more people in our city. Now the population is over 300，000. 5.__Because__ of the large population, it's very 6.__crowded__ (crowd) in the city. And the increasing number of private cars also 7.__causes__ (cause) noise pollution, transport problems and air pollution.So, I think we need 8.__to_control__ (control) the population of our city and the number of private cars. The government should stop factories 9.__pouring__ (pour) dirty water into rivers.Thank you for reading.I hope our city can have 10.__a__ bright future.Yours，Li HuaPassage 10Recently, earthquakes 1.__have_happened__ (happen) in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. It's 2.__reported__ (report) that many houses were destroyed and many people 3.__lost__ (lose) their homes. All the Chinese people are quite sad.What can we do for them? We can donate money 4.__for__ them. And, writing letters or sending emails to them can cheer them 5.__up__．An earthquake is terrible. So we should think of the ways 6.__to_keep__ (keep) safe during an earthquake. First, 7.__stay__ (stay) calm and do everything the teacher tells you. Second, hide under a desk 8.__quickly__ (quick) and do not move. Third, don't stand near high buildings. If possible, you'd better 9.__go__ (go) to the playground, and stay where you are until the earth stops 10.__shaking__ (shake)．Passage 11As we know, there are four seasons in a year. When spring 1.__comes__ (come), it's getting warmer and 2.__warmer__ (warm). Everything comes back 3.__to__ life. Trees turn green. There are beautiful flowers and grass here and there. Children can fly 4.__kites__ (kite) in the sky. In summer, the weather becomes hot. But people can take part in more activities outside, such 5.__as__ running in the morning, 6.__taking__ (take) a walk in the evening, going camping, swimming in the river, travelling with family and so on. Autumn comes 7.__after__ summer. It's a harvest season. We can taste lots of fresh fruits. The weather is neither too hot 8.__nor__too cold. People feel comfortable. It usually snows in winter in my home town. Snow makes us 9.__excited__(excite). Children are interested in making snowmen outside. A heavy snow willpredict a good year. The four seasons bring 10.__us__(we) happiness and pleasure. We should love and treasure them.Passage 12Health is very important. How can we stay healthy? Here are three 1.__children's__ (child) ideas.Lucy: Well, I was not healthy last year. I 2.__ate__ (eat) ice－cream, hamburgers and French fries a lot. I was often ill. But now I'm much 3.__healthier__ (health). I love to eat fruit and vegetables. I'm on the school basketball team. I practise 4.__playing__ (play) basketball every day. And I go to the sports centre 5.__twice__ (two) a week. It's interesting and exciting.Eric: My father helps me 6.__with__ my health. He always wakes me up early and runs with me. And he hardly lets me use the computer. He thinks it's bad for my health. He wants me 7.__to_do__(do) some housework with him. Sometimes I don't like that, but it keeps me healthy.Rosa: I always have many friends. I think friends are another important part of our health. Maybe it's 8.__the_most_important__ (important) of all. They always make me happy. I don't watch TV too often. I read books instead. 9.__Although/though__ my home is far from school, I usually walk to school. Because I think walking is a kind of exercise. I think these good habits are good 10.__for__ my health.Passage 13There was no rain for a few months. The plants all 1.__turned__ (turn) brown. They needed water so much. Two birds, Pooky and Sooky, looked for 2.__a__ river or a pond (池塘)．“Look, Pooky. I see a pond.” Sooky said.“I see it too, but all the animals are around it. That crocodile(鳄鱼)will eat us，” Pooky said.“But I 3.__really__(real) need some water. Maybe it won't eat us，”Sooky said.“4.__Although_/Though__ the crocodile doesn't, then maybe the big cat will，” Pooky said.“OK. We'll look for some other places.”But they couldn't see any water after 5.__flying__(fly) around for hours. Both of the two birds were tired and they fell asleep in a tree.Boom! Crash! Boom! The thunder (雷声) woke Sooky and Pooky up.“What is that？” Pooky looked 6.__at__ the clouds in the sky.“I think it is going 7.__to_rain__ (rain)．”“You are right. It's going to rain.”Sooky smiled 8.__when__ it began to rain.9．__It__ rained all night. The trees turned green. The ponds and rivers were full of water. The ponds got deeper. Sooky and Pooky drank until they were full. Sooky started singing，“10.__Finally__ (final), we get water. I'm so happy.”Passage 14In Britain, people usually begin their talks with weather. For example, they will say “It's a fine day, isn't 1.__it__ ？”“Do you think it will rain？”Many people believe that they are able to tell 2.__what__ the weather will be like. But they never agree 3.__with__ each other. One man may say，“How 4.__cloudy__ (cloud) it is now! It's going to rain.”5.__Another__man will say，“No, it's going to be fine 6.__later__ (late)．”People always hope the weather they want. For example, when a farmer 7.__needs__ (need) water, he looks for something to tell him it's going 8.__to_rain__(rain). When a man wants to travel, he is sure the weather will be fine quickly.Now almost everyone 9.__listens__ (listen) to the weather report. It doesn't always tell usthe weather we want. It only tells us what the weather will be like. But sometimes it makes 10.__mistakes__ (mistake)．Passage 15In a large house lived a lazy(懒惰的) young man. He woke up in the afternoon, ate 1.__his__ (he) meal and then lay in the bed again. He had a parrot(鹦鹉) 2.__named__ (name) Polly. She watched the lazy man and was angry(生气的) with him.One day, Polly asked the young man, “Don't you get tired 3.__of__ lying in bed all day and all night? The sun rose(升起) hours ago. Other people are busy working. 4.__Why__ are you so lazy？” The young man answered, “Every morning, before I wake up, 5.__two__ friends speak softly in my ears. One is Hard Work and the other is Laziness. Hard Work says, ‘Wake up! There is a lot of work 6.__to_do__ (do) today. Time is passing by, so don't waste it by 7.__sleeping__ (sleep)．’ But Laziness says，‘Why do you wake up? Sleep some 8.__more__ (much). Why do you have to work when others are 9.__working__ (work)hard? ’”The young man continued, “ I listen to both of my friends. All my time goes by like that, 10.__so__ I keep lying in bed for a long time.”Are you like the young man in your life? Just talking doesn't help. We should get up and work.。
