1. Sue is as _________ as her twin sister Susan. They both like making friends. And they are popular with everyone.

2. —Are you relaxing yourself here?

—Yes. It is _________ to walk slowly along the river. Because we can enjoy ourselves during the time.

4. Friends should ________ the best in each other. That is true friendship.

5. —Sorry, Miss Chen. I missed the early bus. So I was late again.

—It doesn’t matter this time. You _________ leave home 10 minutes earlier than before next time.

6. The volunteer spoke as _________ as she could to make the visitors understand her.

8. Chinese people often shake _________ and smile when meeting visitors.

9. We can’t judge whether a student is good or not only by his or her _________.

10. Li won the first prize in the singing _________, because everyone there agreed he has the most beautiful voice and he is the most skillful singer.

11. That’s the worst news that I have heard. I think no one can _________ understand my sadness at that moment.

13. To break the silence, the teacher told a joke and all students _________ right away.

14. Smoking has _________ damaged your health, so you should give it up as soon as possible.

15. Look! The window is _________ by someone. Let’s go and see what is happening.

16. —There is always a smile on your face. Isn’t there any trouble in your life?

—Yes, there is. But life is like a _________. If you smile at it, it will smile back.

17. Li Bai and Shakespeare were _________ very important poets. Their poems are very moving.

18. The charity walk was very successful, _________ the terrible weather made it hard for the members to finish the long walk.

My good friend Laura is my cousin. She is one year     19     than me. I’m fourteen years old, so she is fifteen now. She lives in Bristol. She is more hard-working than me and she usually gets     20     grades in the tests. We both like reading and swimming. Though we have the same hobby, we have some     21    . For example, she is more outgoing and likes telling jokes. She is talented     22     singing. She practices     23     every day. She often sings in shows and I watch her sing many     24    . We talk about everything together and always share     25     happiness and sadness with each other. My favorite     26     is “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart”. Laura is a friend like this.

Laura is very busy because she also     27     photography (摄影) in her free time. She takes a lot of wonderful photos. Last year, she     28     the first prize in the city photo competition.

I am lucky that I have so good a friend.