Yu Lai was a 12 years old boy in a small village in north China. Like most of his friends, Yu Lai was a _________ lover. He was so good at swimming that he almost got everyone’s _________ and admire. He often played with his friends in the water in summer.

Later on, Yulai went to the night school. During the classes, his teacher taught him the following common _________, “I m a Chinese. I love my motherland.”

In the autumn, the Japanese invaders began to conduct the mop-up operations (sweeping attack) once more. One day, When Yu Lai was _________ his book on the bed, he heard someone running on the road. _________ he planned to go out and see what happened, someone rushed into his room. It was Uncle Li, an anti-Japanese soldier in his village. It’s obvious that the Japanese were searching for Uncle Li. At that dangerous time, _________ doubt Yu Lai helped Uncle Li hide himself into the tunnel.

Then he pretended to _________ reading his book in the room. Short while, the Japanese and the translator came in. The translator gave him some sweets and asked _________ he had seen someone rush into. Yu Lai replied _________.

The Japanese got angry at once, then, they hit Yu Lai hard on his face and beat him badly. In that case, our ___________ little hero didn’t say any word about Uncle Li’s location.

The Japanese were so angry that they planned to ___________ him by shooting beside the river. After a few gun shoots, the invaders left away. The villagers and friends came to the river with tears. They thought Yu Lai was killed by the invaders.

At that time, a little __________ broke the surface of water and asked whether the Japanese had gone. All the people __________ screamed, “Yu Lai hasn’t died!”

So that how it was. When the Japanese carried him beside the river, Yu Lai __________ a favourable situation. He jumped into the water and swam to the __________ distance from the bottom of the river. The invaders shot at the water at once, but our little hero had already swum far away.

John and Mary want to buy an e-car to drive their daughter to school, but they have a big problem. They are short of money. So they decide to find part-time jobs to save money. Here’s what they do after work.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Carry bags of rice. (6 dollars)	Plant strawberries. (7 dollars)	Take out the rubbish. (2 dollars)	Milk the cows. (4 dollars)	Collect eggs. (3 dollars)	Cut the grass. (9 dollars)
	Sweep the floor. (3 dollars)	Do the laundry. (5 dollars)	Clean the bathroom. (8 dollars)	Do the dishes. (6 dollars)	Feed chickens. (6 dollars)	Go shopping. (2 dollars)