U1I _______(arrive) in Penang in Malaysia this morning _______ my family.It was sunny and hot,so we decided _______(go)to the beach near our hotel.My sister and I tried _______(paraglide).I _______(feel)like I was a bird .It was so exciting!For lunch,we had something very special——Malaysian yellow noodles.They were delicious!In Weld Quay,a really old place in Georgetown,we saw the houses of the Chinese traders _______ 100 years ago.I wonder what life was like here in the past.I really enjoyed _______(walk) around the town.What a ___________(different) a day makes!My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today.We wanted_______(walk) up to the top,but then it started raining a little so we decided to take the train.We waited over an hour it was raining really hard .We didn't have ____umbrella so we were wet and cold.It was terrible!And because of the bad weather,we couldn't see __________〔something〕below.My father didn't bring enough money,so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish.The food tasted great because I was so hungry!U2Last month we asked our students about their free time ____________.(activity)Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here are the _______(result).•We found that only fifteen percent_______ ou r students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise four _______ six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all.•We all know that many students often go online, but we were surpri sed that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it_______least three or four times a week. Most students use it for fun and not for homework.•The answers to our questions_______ watching television were also interesti ng. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week. Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day!Although many students like _______(watch)sports, game shows are the most popular.•It i s good _______(relax)by_______(use) the Internet or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is through exercise. It is healthy for the mind and body. Exercise such as playing sports is fun, and you can spend time _______ your friends and family as you play together. And remember, “old habits die hard.〞So start exercising before it’s too late!U3My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I’m _______(quiet) and more serious than most kids. That’s why I like ________(read) books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy _________(study) together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books-you don’t need a lot of ______(they) as long as they’re good. It’s not n ecessary ______(be) the same. My best friend Larry is quite different ______ me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring ____ the best in me. So I’m _________(get) better at tennis. Larry is ________(many) less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, ____ maybe I should help him more.I don’t really care if my friends are the same ___me or different. My favorite saying is, “A true friend _______(reach)for your hand and touches your heart.〞My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she’s _______(funny)than anyone I know. I _______(break) my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares _______ me because she’s always there to listen.U4Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting_______(watch)other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more_____ more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.All these shows try _______(look)for the best singers, the most exciting magicians, The funniest singers and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing ____________(beautiful)? That’s up ____you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in__________(decide)the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.However, not everybody enjoys _______(watch)these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but ___fact they are just actors._______, if you don’t tak e these shows too__________(serious), they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way _________(make)their dreams come true.U5When people say “culture〞, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse_______two large round ears ―Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first__________(appear) in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came_______ in New York ___ November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. ___ the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Some people might _______(ask) how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons____(be) that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried _______(face)any danger. In his early films, Mickey was_______(luck) and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he___(be) always ready_______(try)his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man〞win. Most of them wanted_______(be) like Mickey.On November 18, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character_________(have)a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple ____little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still_______(know) and loves him. Who has a pair ___ears more famous than Mickey’s?U6Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises 1.______ other people. For example, “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room2._______ I get back from school.〞However, promises you make to yourself3.______ (be) resolutions, and the most common k ind is New Year’s resolutions. The start of the year is often a time for4._______ (make) resolutions. When we make resolutions5. ____ the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going6._______ (improve) our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans7._____ the coming year. This helps to remember their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends8.______ their wishes and plans.There are different 9.________ (kind) of resolutions. Some are about physical 10.________ (healthy). For example, some people promise 11._______ (them) they are going to start 12.____ exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do 13._______self-improvement. These are about 14.______ (make) yourself a better person. Some people might 15._____ (say) they are going to take up a hobby like painting or 16._______ (take) photos, or learn to play 17.___ guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan 18._______ schoolwork. For example, a student may 19._____ (have) to find more time 20.______ (study).Although there are 21.________ (different), most resolutions have one thing 22.____ common. People 23.______(hard) ever keep them! There 24.______ good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult 25.______ (keep). Sometimes people just forget about them. 26._______ this reason, some people say the 27.______(good) resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you — will you make any next year?U7We always watch robots in movies 1.______the future. In the movies, robots will have many different 2.____ (shape). Some will look 3.______ humans, and others might 4.____ (look) like animals.Today there are already robots 5._______ (work) in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over 6.______ over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future 7.______ they are boring, but robots will never get 8._____(bore).Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.They are fun 9.______ (watch). However, Mr. White believe that 10.________ we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult 11._____ (make) them really 12.______ (think) like a human. 13.________ many scientists disagree 14._______ Mr.White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans15.______ 25 to 50 years.16.____ India, scientists made robots that look like snakes. 17.____ buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look 18.____ people under the buildings. This 19.____ (be) not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed 20.______ (possible) 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!In 20 years, I think I will be a newspaper 1.______(report). I will live in shanghai, 2.__________ there will be more jobs in that city. 3.______ a reporter, I think I will meet lots of 4._______(interest) people, so I will have more friends. I will have fewer 5.________(pet), though, because I will have less free time. And my apartment will be no good 6.________ pets because it will be too small. So I will 7.__________(probable) just keep a bird. During the week, I will wear smart clothes. On the weekend, I will look 8._______(little) smart but I will be more comfortable. In 9.______ future, people will work more 10._________ they will probably have fewer vacations. But I think I will take 11._______ holiday in Hong Kong when possible. One day I will even 12._______(go) to Australia.U8In most 1.________ (country), people usually eat 2.________(tradition) food on special holidays. 3._____ special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always 4._____ the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time 5._____ (give) thanks for food in the autumn. 6.____ this time, people also remember 7.______ first travelers from England who 8.________ (come) to live in American about 400 years ago. These 9._______ (travel) had a long, hard winter, and many of them 10._____ (die). In the next autumn, they gave thanks 11.______ life and food in 12._____(they) new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of 13.______(give) thanks by 14._____ (have) a big meal at home with their family.The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.Here is a way 15._____ (make) turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.First, mix together some bread 16.____ (piece), onions, salt and pepper.Next, fill the turkey 17._____ this bread mix.Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it 18._____ a few hours.19._______ it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it 20._____ gravy.21._______(Final), cut the turkey into thin pieces 22.______ eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.U9Dear classmates,As I’m sure you know by now, 1._________(we) favorite teacher, Ms. Steen, is 2.________(leave) soon to go back to the US. 3.______(show) how much we’re going to miss her, let’s have 4._____ surprise party for her next Friday the 28th! Because I think the party is the 5. ______(good) way 6._______(say) "Thank you and goodbye."Can you come to the party? If so, please bring Ms. Steen to the party without 7._____ (tell) her so that she can be 8._____(surprise).Please tell me 9._______ this Friday.I look forward to 10.________(hear) from you all.Hi, David,What 11.___ good idea. Thanks so much for 12._____(plan) this. I’d love to come to the party, 13._______ I＇m not available. My family is taking a trip 14._______ Wuhan at the end of this month 15._______ (visit) my aunt and uncle. 16.______, I’d still be glad 17.________(help) out with any of the party 18.______(prepare), like 19._________(plan) the games. I already have a great idea about 20._____ to do that. Let me 21._______(know) if you need my help.JakeU10Students these days often have a lot of 1._____(worry). Sometimes they have problems 2._____ their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people think the 3._____(bad) thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, 4.____ teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries 5.______(be) normal in life,〞6._____(say) Laura. “But I think talking to someone 7.______(help) a lot. 8.____ we don’t talk to someone, we’ll9._____(certain) feel worse.〞Laura once 10._____(lose) her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid 11._____ (tell) her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day 12.______ she didn’t have any money. She just kept 13.______(think). “14._____ I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!〞But 15.____ the end, she talked to her parents and they 16._____(be) really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made 17._____(care) mistakes 18._______(he). They 19.____(get) her a new purse and asked her 20.____( be) more careful. “I will always remember 21.______ (share) my problems in the future!〞Laura says.Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way 22.____ Laura. “It is best not 23._____ (run) away from our problems. We should always try to solve them.〞He thinks the first step is 24._______(find) someone you trust to talk to. This person doesn’t need 25._____(be) an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have26._____(much) experience than them, and are always there 27.____ (help) them.28._____ English, we say that 29.________(share) a problem is like cutting it 30.____ half. So you’re halfway to 31.______(solve) a problem if you talk to someone 32.____ it!。
