There is a Little House in the countryside. She is beautiful and strong. “She will live to see ________ grandsons and granddaughters,” says Jack, who built her.

The Little House is very happy. She sits on the hill and watches the countryside change (变化) with the ________. The grass turns green in ________ spring. In summer, the apples turn red. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow. She also watches the children ________ every morning and come back from school every afternoon. In winter, the countryside becomes a white world in the snow. Year by year, the Little House doesn’t change, but the children grow up (长大) and go to the ________.

One day, the Little House sees steam shovels (蒸汽铲) coming through the hill full of flowers... Years later, more roads, buildings and schools are around her. Soon, a subway (地铁) comes and goes under her day and night. She can’t see it, but she can feel and ________ it. People are very busy and no one wants to live in her. Now she knows ________ she doesn’t like living in the city.

Then one fine morning in spring, Jack’s ________ comes. She thinks the Little House is the one her grandfather lived in many years ago, ________ she slowly moves her out of the city. She goes along the road, looking for a good place for the Little House. Finally, she sees a little hill ________ a lot of apple trees. “Yes, that’s just the right place.”

Once again, all is quiet in the countryside.

I like walking by Mr. Groll’s yard with Chó every morning but also hate (讨厌) it.

I like it because roses are very beautiful. I hate it because of Mr. Groll. “Hello, Mr. Groll.” I say to him every morning. But he does not answer me.

He likes roses. I like roses. Why can’t we be friends? It’s a mystery to me.

Maybe he’s afraid of me because I’m blind (失明). But he likes playing with my friend Jim. Jim is in a wheelchair (轮椅).

Well, why doesn’t he talk to me? Maybe he doesn’t like me because I’m a girl.

“Hello, Mai and Chó!” my friend Jane shouts. “Hi, Mr. Groll.”

I wait. But he answers, “Hello, Jane!”

Now I know something: Unfriendly Mr. Groll likes Jim and Jane. But not me and Chó...

Me and Chó! Chó! Maybe I know the answer!

I tie (系；绑) Chó to a tree and feel my way along the fence.

“Mai! Be careful (小心)!” Mr. Groll shouts at me.

I take a deep breath. “My Chó makes you afraid. It isn’t because I am blind or a girl that you don’t like me.”

“Yes, I like you, Mai. And Chó, too. But a German shepherd (德牧犬) is too big.”

“But friendship is bigger. Come with me.”

I hear a smile in Mr. Groll’s voice. “OK,” he says, “my friend.”

Friend, he calls me.

“Yes!” Mai smiled, “________!”

I lead (带领) him to Chó. Slowly, Mr. Groll touches Chó’s ears. Friendly Chó — good Chó shakes her tail.

And now I know the answer.

Our new friendship can begin.

Hello!     31     (欢迎) to my aunt Julia’s hotel. Let’s have a closer look.

It is a     32     (小的) hotel on River Wye in Wakemell. It is about ten kilometres from the city. You can go there by     33     (公共汽车).

The hotel is beautiful. Many trees and flowers are around it. There are     34     (三十) rooms. And you can see nice     35     (家具) and lovely pictures in each room.

    36     (每个人) can have fun there. You can have a picnic and take     37     (照片) on the grass. You can go fishing by the river and I     38     to birds singing. You can sit under     39     (那些) tall trees and read an interesting book. If you have any ideas about the hotel, you can w    40     them down on the blackboard in the hall of the hotel.

What a great place for holiday!

Cats are cute and clever. They are popular pets     41     the world. Cats are also naughty. They jump on sofas, break glasses and fight with     42     (dog). Here are more facts about cats.

※ All cats are born with blue eyes. However, the colors red, orange and brown all look     43     same to them.

※ Black cats are bad luck (运气) in the USA,     44     they are good luck in the UK and Australia.

※ Cats sleep for about 13—16 hours a day and most cats live for about 15—20     45     (year).

※ Milk, raw eggs, potatoes and fish     46     (be) bad for them.

※ Cats can jump high and     47     (run) fast but they hate the water. They don’t like     48     (swim).

※ Cats don’t like to be with people. So your cats may sometimes run away from     49     (you). But when they hear you, they turn     50     (they) ears and heads to look for you. They really love you.

56. 假如你是李华，你的班级打算举办“Happy Family, Happy Life!”的英语主题交流会。请你选择符合主题的图片，对你的家庭成员和家庭活动进行介绍，可以适当拓展。

Hello, my name is Li Hua. This is my family. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Most people have a favourite colour. I think green is the best colour. Here are some reasons.

So many things in nature are green! Grass is green. Leaves on trees are green. Animals like frogs, snakes, and turtles are green. That’s why I think green is the color of nature. When I see the colour green, I think of the beautiful nature and feel really relaxed.

The word “green” isn’t just about colour. It can also describe (描述) things that help the environment. We use old plastic (塑料) bottles to make new “green” bottles. This way is called “recycle”. In this way, we can use plastic bottles for many times. And these green things are safe to throw in the trash, because they won’t harm the Earth.

Also, the colour green is fun to make. All you have to do is mix yellow and blue together. Yellow and blue make green! You see, yellow and blue are primary colours. You can mix primary colours to make new colours. These are called secondary colours. Art makes my life colorful. Even though green is a secondary colour, it’s still number one to me!