Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is     1     (challenge). I am a little     2     (confuse) in the first week.

Today I will introduce some new teachers in our class. Mrs Li is my English teacher. My first     1    (impress) of her was that she       2     (be) nervous and shy. But now, I find she’s kind, teaches     3    (careful), and explains grammar clearly. I’ve always hated making mistakes or       4    (pronounce) a word incorrectly when I speak English, but when I make mistakes, she just smiles,     5     makes me feel easy. With her help, I’ve learnt many useful     6     (way) for learning English.

Mr Chen is     7       experienced physics teacher, but he looks very serious. All of us are afraid of him, and no one dares to be late for lessons. Some of our classmates don’t like him,     8     most of us really appreciate him because his teaching is so well     9     (organize) and clear. I believe I’ll do well in the exam with Mr Chen teaching me.

Another teacher I will mention is Mr Wang. He teaches us Chinese. He is popular among us because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature. He has many ways to arouse     10     (we) interest in studying.

Hello, everyone. Welcome     1     senior high school! Today is the start of a new term; it is also the start of a three-year journey and the start of a       2    (promise) future. The path before you leads to a world full of     3    (challenge). However, when you work hard to get over the challenges, you have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge     4     enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open     5     door to your potential. Put     6     (simple), potential is your natural ability that can     7    (develop) when you try hard enough. To fully realize your potential, it is important for you     8     (make) the most of our school resources. Of equal     9    (important) are your good study habits, a positive attitude and useful skills. Last but not least, make efforts to improve the necessary communication skills and develop critical and independent thinking. In time you will find yourself     10     (grow) into a well-rounded individual.

My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong    1     August 15, 2015. He had dreamed about     2    (visit) it since his boyhood and it was the first time that he    3    (be) there. The following was what he had seen.

Arriving there, he was     4    (surprise) by its beautiful scenery and tall     5    (building). As we all know, Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he     6    (go), he saw many smiling faces. People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easy-going and ready to help others. Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places.     7    a great number of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such     8     low voice as not to bother others.

Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong. English is     9    (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.

Staying there for a week was a good experience for him,     10     he would never forget.

【推荐2】The house where I lived before was near a railway station. I had become so familiar with the sound and sight that I took little interest in     1    . However, when my father decided to take up a new    2    (appoint) in another town, he intended to travel by train. It was only then     3    I discovered how pleasant a journey by train might be.

We     4    (board) the train one afternoon. As the train moved out of the station, I began to think of the days I had spent in our old house, which soon went out of sight.

The train was now moving quite fast. The first thing that impressed me was the beauty of the landscape. There were green valleys. Tropical plants could     5    (see) everywhere, which reminded me of the geography lessons I had in the classroom.

About four hours     6    (late), it became dark. The moon appeared and the landscape looked romantic. I felt a thrill     7    admiration for the great artistry of nature.

After passing several stations, I felt    8    (sleep) and closed my eyes. When I opened them, I saw the dim light of the dawn. Looking outside, I saw mist-covered plants. The air was fresh, and birds     9     (fly) about.     10    a beautiful scene! I was lost in admiration of it.

At Wu shan we made a detour up the Daning River       1         (see) some of the smaller gorges. The next day we       2       (go) through the big gorges on the Yangtze River. It was a       3       (love) morning as we went through the Wu Gorge. We passed the Xiang River, home of Qu Yuan, the       4       (three) century BC poet. There was so     5     (many) history along     6     Yangtze River. Every rock looked like a person     7     animal, every stream       8     (join) the great river carried its legends,     9     every hill was heavy     10     the past.