Online shopping is very popular in the world. Almost 85% of Internet users in America like to ________ online.

Online shopping is easy and ________ because people can do their shopping on a computer at home. When you visit an online shop, choose things and then pay ________ them. Several days later, you can receive it by ________.

There are some ________ of shopping online. Online shopping is popular during the shopping season because people can ________ things online at any time of the day, and they don’t need to ________ in long lines in big supermarkets. That is to say, online shopping can save ________.

But you must be careful when you buy clothes online. Not everything online is worth(值得) trying. ________ the color doesn’t look the same as on your computer. And you don’t ________ which are good without trying them on.

My favorite day is Sunday. On Sunday, I always have ________ at 9:00 in the morning. Then I go to the library to ________. It’s fun. In the afternoon, I meet my friends. We play sports like tennis, basketball and soccer. After dinner, I play computer games or watch movies at home.

This Sunday is November 11th, the Double Shopping Day in China. It is ________ good time to buy things. My mother   _______ me to stay at home with her and go shopping online. She says the shops sell a lot of things ________ very good prices, and she buys a lot of things for ________. My grandfather’s birthday is in December and she buys a ________ for him. It looks very nice on the head. She buys a pair of ping-pong bats for my brother. Ping-pong is my brother’s favorite sport. My father’s shirt is old, so she buys a ________ one for him. ________ is it? It is only 120 yuan. I get two model planes. ________ are very interesting to play with and I like them very much. This Sunday I have a great time with my mother.

【推荐1】Mobile phones are becoming ________ with students. They become a problem for middle schools these days.

Many people like SMS (短讯服务) because it’s easy and ________. Some parents feel happy ________ they can get in touch with their children. But mobile phones can ________ students much trouble in their classrooms. Sometimes students may use phone ________ to cheat (作弊) during exams, and usually sending messages in class may hurt ________ fingers.

Many teachers think that students can’t be allowed (允许) to have phones at school. ________ if there’s a necessary (必要的) reason, they can ________ their phones at their teachers’ office. Many people understand ________ parents want their children to have them, but school should let the students ________ the time they can use their mobile phones.

【推荐2】One day, Sally went home and told her mother her story. “I had a fight with Alice. She is too bad, and I hate her,” the girl said ______.

The mother listened to Sally carefully and then said, “My dear, let me tell you a story of mine. When I was young, it was easy for me to be angry. As a result, it just made me feel ______. Do you know why?”

Sally looked at her mother’s eyes and shook (摇) her head.

The mother continued ______, “Because nobody wants to make friends with people who get angry easily. I realize I must learn to ______ myself. I tell myself to count from 1 to 10 every time I get angry. And I find it happy to do nice things for people, which brings me a lot of good friends.”

“Mom, I’m wrong. But what should I do now?” Sally asked.

“Maybe you could call her now and tell her what you are thinking,” replied the mother.

“Thanks for your ______,” Sally said happily.

At present, it is more difficult for most Chinese children to live without the help of their parents. They hardly know how to do _________ because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a worrying problem. Maria is 15 years old. One day her parents attended an important meeting, _________ she had to stay at home by herself. At first she thought she would be happy _________ her parents were out. She could do everything that she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt _________, “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I have my food?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she _________ know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her _________ very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and _________ some food to eat.

Many teenagers are _________ as Maria. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up _________ rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn’t depend too much __________ their parents.