Zhou Liang is the     1    (good) friend of mine. He’s sixteen. He is not very tall, but he is very smart. He has many different    2    (interest). He is fond of music. He    3     (like) sports very much. He is     4    member of our school football team. Zhou Liang also likes     5    (surf) the Internet. He works hard at his lessons so he does well     6     all the subjects. He can work out the math problems     7    (easy). He is kind and ready     8    (help) others. He has helped me     9     my English . It is he     10     has helped me make progress and catch up with my classmates.

Whether it is a child, a teenager, a middle-aged person or an old person, everybody needs good friends.

During childhood, friendship helps us understand and develop the habit of sharing and caring. Small kids develop friendship     1     (fast) than adults and they enjoy the company of their friends. They play and learn together. Friends are important for their proper growth and     2     (develop)

As teenagers, friends become more important for us. We go     3     many changes during our teenage life. Many of the problems     4     (face) during this age cannot be discussed with our parents and other family members.     5    , we are quite comfortable communicating with our friends. Having good friends     6    can listen to our problems and offer us support and guidance is indeed a lucky thing during this age.

More and more people these days     7    (suffer)from mid-life crisis (中年危机). Their family, job, kids and almost everyone and everything around begin to appear as     8    burden to them at this age.     9     (have) good friends around at this time can help a lot.

Friends are    10     (equal) important for old people. If they have friends around, their life remains joyful and interesting.

Hangzhou, a paradise on earth

Hangzhou,    1     is now in the spotlight as the main host of the 19th Asian Games, is one of the seven ancient capitals of China, ever     2    (serve) as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty. As a core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou    3    (be) one of the most prosperous cities in China for more than 1, 000 years    4     is home to a large number of natural attractions and historical heritages.

Marco Polo, the famous 13th century Italian traveler and merchant, described Hangzhou    5     “the finest and the noblest in the world”.

Now was Hangzhou has grabbed the world’s attention, tourists from    6    (vary) places have gathered to this heavenly city to enjoy its slow life pace and beautiful natural    7    (surround).

The West Lake is    8    (definite) a place people can never miss when visiting Hangzhou. The lake    9    (it) covers 6 square kilometers, and includes some of Hangzhou’s most famous scenic places. Situated in the center of the city, it has convenient public transport access. The Hangzhou government also offers free public bikes for tourists     10    (travel) around the lake. The parks around the lake are all free to visit.

Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America,     1    includes three main areas: narrow, dry, flat land     2    (run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. In the high plain area is Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, on which boats can travel. Peru has abundant plants from desert grasses     3    vast areas of jungle.

Peru     4    (rule ) by Spain from the 16th century to 1821. So Spanish is     5    (official) spoken in Peru. The ancient Inca capital, Cusco, is a popular destination for the     6    (tour) as it is close to the famous Inca ruins of the city of Machu Picchu.

There are two especially interesting things for us     7    (admire) about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads and paths they built to connect     8    (they) important cities. Second, the Inca built wonderful cities,     9     there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting     10    (question) of history is how the Inca lived without shopping.