In the United States, Monday is the beginning of the workweek. Most Americans like that day _____. And it is certain that they like Saturday most. Saturday is the _______ of the workweek, and it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is ________ at weekends. Most Americans take care of their houses, cars and gardens. They _____ the feeling that time seems to move slowly. The workweek is for things you have to do, but the _______is for things you want to do. Some people may get in a car and go for a _______ in the country. They like to take part in outdoor activities. They _______ go to a public eating place or a film on Saturday night. The ______ of weekends is a recent invention (近期的发明). In the 1870s, rich people began to talk about _______ weekends visiting friends in the countryside (乡村). For most people back then, however, the workday was six days ______.

These are all the messages that Helen got yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers to the questions.

A well-dressed man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits down at a table near the window.

A waiter comes up to him and says, “Can I help you, sir?”

The man says, “Yes, please. Can I see the menu(菜单)?”

“Sure.” answers the waiter. The man wants a good meal, so he orders(点) a lot of nice dishes. After a moment, the waiter brings them to him. The man is having his meal happily. At this time, a boy comes in and sits down beside the man. The man asks the waiter to give the boy an ice-cream. The waiter does so. When the boy is eating his ice-cream, the man says, “I will be back in 5 minutes.” Then he goes out. After the boy eats up his ice-cream, he stands up and goes to the door. “Excuse me, your father does not give the money for the meal and your ice-cream,” the waiter stops him and says.

“Father? You are wrong. He is not my father. I do not know him. I meet him in the street. He says he will give me an ice-cream if(如果) I come here at 12 o’clock.”

This is a photo of my family. Look! This is     71     (I) father. He is 40. He     72     (exercise) every day. He likes     73     (swim) very much, so he is in good health. That is my mother. She can dance very well. I’m a student from No. 1 Middle School. There are a lot of r    74     in my school. I have to get up e    75     and can’t arrive late     76     school. I can’t wear hats and I must wear school u    77    . After dinner, I must do my homework     78     (one). I can only watch TV on weekends. And I like English because I think English is really     79     (importance). So my favorite subject is English.     80     I don’t like math. It’s difficult for me. What about you? Please remember to write to me soon.

Yours,

Tom