Yesterday was Sunday. The ________ was hot. “Let’s ________ the beach!” Dad ________ Polly. Polly was very happy because she could ________ there. Polly went to the beach ________ Mom and Dad.

When they ____________ there, they saw many people on the beach. Some people swam in the water, ________ some played with a beach ball. Polly ran ________ “Let’s swim!” she said to Dad. Polly and Dad were ________ and thirsty after ________ . They drank some water and had a rest. Mom bought ________ some ice-cream. “It is ________ ! Thank you, Mom," said Polly. Then Polly ________ some beautiful shells on the beach. When it became dark, Polly and ________ parents decided to leave. On their way home, they went to a ________ and had dinner there. “Today is great!” said Polly.

David's Sunday

David got up at eight o'clock and then had his breakfast. His mother cooked his favorite food — chicken noodles for him. After breakfast, David began to do his homework. He didn't have too much homework, because teachers wanted them to have a good rest during weekends.

At thirty past nine, David read his favorite book Harry Potter. It was really a great book. After that, he listened to Jay's songs. At eleven, he went to his friend Mike's party at KFC. They were very happy because they ate their favorite food — hamburgers.

Lunch was over at about one thirty in the afternoon. Then they all went to see a new movie.

This was David's Sunday. He really had a good time.

Folding Paper on Weekends

Boys and girls, what did you do last weekend? There are many things you could do. Some boys went out to play soccer or tennis and some girls just stayed at home and did some reading. Now it’s time to do something new on weekends. A French young man Eric Joisel has his own idea about that.

Eric Joisel in Paris, France, is interested in paper folding (折纸). Not like others, he doesn’t think it is just for children. He spent many weekends in folding paper. Then he held his first origami show in Paris. The word “origami” is from Japanese. It is the art of folding paper into different shapes (形状) like flowers and animals.

Paper folding is now very popular around the world. Many people love doing it. Would you like to have a try next weekend?

Most American families like to have vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August. Children do not go to school in those two months. Some like to stay at home, read books, stay with their families or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or near a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel (旅行) to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys (山谷).

What great weather it was     56    ! It was sunny and cool all day. We went to a quiet mountain     57     the city. We sat down under a big tree, took out our     58     and started to enjoy it. We felt relaxed and happy. We found a little     59     shouting at us. I gave some food to it. But it didn't eat     60     ran away.

Last Saturday I went to Long Bay with my parents. We     61     up at 6:00 a.m. We ate breakfast at 6:30 a.m. 8 and after half an hour we     62     for Long Bay. My father is a good driver and he     63     very fast. But I have to say the trip was a little long. When we got out of our car and got to Long Bay, it was already (已经) ten o’clock!

First we swam in the water for an hour. Then we played cricket (板球) for an hour. It was time     64     lunch. We ate a big lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon my mother and I enjoyed the sunshine on the beach. My father went fishing. He wanted to eat fish. Soon it     65     time to go home. My parents and I left Long Bay. We had a great day last Saturday.

Do you like weekends? What do you usually do on weekends?     66     They are Jim, Gina, Grace and Bill. They do different things on weekends.

Jim plays computer games.     67     Gina watches TV at home.     68     Grace likes taking a walk in the park. She thinks it’s relaxing.     69     He thinks reading books can help him learn a lot.

What do I usually do on weekends?     70     I want to keep healthy.

76. 根据提示，以“The Jacksons’ Sunday”为题，写一篇短文。60词左右，要包含下列要点。