When Mr. White left the airport (机场), he saw many taxis outside. He asked every ________ name and he took the third one. It ________ him $5 to go from the airport to the hotel. Then Mr. White asked the driver to show him around the city for a whole day. For this task, the driver wanted $100. It was too much, but the man said ________ and agreed (同意). The driver took Mr. White to many places ________. In the evening, they went back to the hotel. He gave $100 to the driver and ________ another day of driving. It was another $100. The driver was very happy to be getting ________ money than before.

The next day, they went to the same places again. In the evening, the driver got his money, ________ he felt guilty (内疚的). He liked Mr. White and 100 dollars a day was ________. Finally, Mr. White’s trip was coming to an end. “So you are going home. ________ are you from?”

“I come from Penang in Malaysia.”

“Penang?” said the driver. “I have a sister there. Her name is Susan Miller. Do you know ________?”

“Yes, she asked me to give you 200 dollars!”

Danny was a little boy, and he didn’t like washing his hands. Every day his mother said to him, “Danny, your hands are very dirty again. Go and wash them.” But Danny never washed them very well. He only put his hands in the water for a minute and then took them out again.

Danny’s aunt lived in another street. She’s a doctor in the hospital. One day, she came to visit Danny’s parents, and she came with her little son, Tom. Tom was six years old. Tom was one year younger than Danny, and he didn’t like washing his hands, either.

First, the boys were with their parents, then they went out to play. When they were sitting, Danny kept an eye on Tom’s hands and said, “My hands are dirtier than yours!” “Certainly they are,” Tom answered angrily (生气地), “You are one year older than I am.”

Do potatoes play a small role on your dinner table? Maybe it’s time to make a big change! Potatoes have become China’s fourth staple food (主食) after rice, wheat and corn. Using potatoes as a staple can make our diets healthier and more balanced (均衡的). They are good for us in many ways.

Potatoes are nutritious (有营养的). They are rich in vitamin C. A potato’s vitamin C is as rich as 10 apples. Potatoes are also low in calories (卡路里)—they have just 75 percent of the amount of calories that wheat and corn have.

Also, potatoes are easy to grow. People can grow them in almost every part of China. Potatoes don’t need much water to grow. China is facing water shortage (不足) problems, so potatoes are a good choice.

Many Chinese people think potatoes are only vegetables. They cook potatoes along with other ingredients (材料). But as a staple, potatoes can be cooked differently. Scientists have found ways to make potato flour, noodles and other staple foods, just like how we use rice or wheat.

Larry is a 15-year-old high school student. He has lots of     46     habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, so he usually     47     up late. When he feels sleepy (困的), he drinks some coffee. Because he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives at     48     late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food like hamburgers. And he     49     exercises. He doesn’t like to exercise at all. Those habits are not good for     50     health. He often feels tired and sometimes he can’t think     51    . He is worried about his health and decides to do     52    . “I’ll try not to     53     too much time playing computer games,” he says. “I’ll get up early and exercise in the park at least three     54     a week. And I’ll try to eat     55     food. Although people say ‘old habits die hard’, I must make my old habits die.”

56. 假如你是Li Hua，因为疫情，你和你的美国笔友Eric已经有三年时间没见面了，他想了解你这三年的变化，请你从下面几个方面写一封信介绍一下自己吧！

I’m glad to tell you some changes about me. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What about you? Can you tell me something about your changes?

Yours,

Li Hua