My favourite club is the football club. I like it best because I'm interested in    9     (A.play   B. playing) football and I want to be a famous football player in the future. Besides, I can make new    10    (A. friends   B. friend) there and understand the true meaning of teamwork. In the club, we practice twice a week and we all work hard in our training. We often have football matches with other teams.

Is juice a healthy drink? Many people think it is, but scientists don't. They say it is not good       11     (A. to drink     B. drink) too much juice. Why? That's because it has too    12     (A. much   B. many) sugar and little fiber（纤维）. They believe it is better to have some real fruit.

Bicycles are still very popular in Beijing. It is easy to go to school and go to work     13    (A. by   B. with) bike. But now     14     (A. more and more   B. fewer and fewer) people buy cars and it makes air dirty and causes air pollution. People can keep healthy by riding bicycles. I prefer riding a bicycle because it is cheap and it can also keep air clean and keep me fit.

"Are you listening, Simon?" Simon's teacher asks.

Simon smiles and shakes（摇晃）his head. He doesn't often______ or try hard in class. Talking is so much better. He wants to be heard. That evening, Simon starts to feel a bit sick. By bedtime, his throat（咽喉）feels really bad. He has cakes and hot chocolate to make his throat feel better, but he isn't sure it'll ______ .

The next______ , when he opens his mouth to say, "Good morning," nothing comes out.

When he gets to school, Mrs. Jacobs says "hello" to him, and he just nods（点头）. When his friends start to ask him what TV shows he watches, he just can't say anything. By the time they start _______ , almost everyone is looking at him as if he's got a third eye.

Simon sits in class, bored（无聊的）_______ he can't talk to his classmates. He watches them talk to each other, but he can't even do that. You know what? It isn't that bad. He can really do his homework that night. It gives_______ more TV and game time because ________is all finished.

The next day, his voice is ______ back, but he stays quiet(安静的) again. The third day, he can talk______, but he doesn't talk. He listens and puts up his______to speak.

What a difference that one day makes!