1. Mike was born in F________ and French is his mother tongue.

2. The lion is the k________ of the jungle.

3. Please ________ (数) the apples in the box.

4. On a clear day, you can see most of the city from the top of the ________ (塔).

5. Cairo is an a________ city with a long history.

6. My father decided to send me ________ (study) abroad.

9. My mother ________ (be) to Japan many times, and she likes Japanese food.

10. First ________ (mix) the butter and sugar together, and then add the milk.

12. —My sister isn’t at home. She ________ Australia on business.

—It’s a beautiful country. She ________ there twice.

15. — Have you found your bike?

— ________. I can’t remember where I put it.

16. 那个男孩可以从100倒数到1。

The boy can ________ from 100 to 1.

17. 去年他的老板派遣他去非洲工作。

Last year his boss ________ in Africa.

18. 我发现在五分钟之内记住这些单词很难。

I find ________ hard ________ these words within five minutes.

19. 生活中有许多物理变化。比如，冰可以变成水。

There are many physical changes in life. ________, ice can turn into water.

One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. There he met a little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside. The man stopped and looked very sadly at the birds in front of him. The birds were screaming in the cage, giving a high cry and trying to fly away.

After standing for a moment, he said to the boy, “How much does your bird cost? I want...”

“One, fifty cents, sir.” the boy answered quickly.

“I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is.” The man said, “I would like to buy all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them.”

Hearing this, the boy happily counted the number of the birds in the cage.

“Five dollars.”

“Here you are!” The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. Suddenly he was surprised to find the cage was empty!

“Oh, my god, for what reason did you do that, sir? You don’t even get a bird!” The boy asked the man who set the birds free.

“My boy, let me tell you why I did this.” The man said, “I have no right to keep them. Every life should be free and they are our friends. So we should let them free.”