【推荐1】Mike and I are good friends. This year, we will     1     （参加）a 1,000-metre long distance     2     （竞赛）. So I am     3     （骄傲） of it. Have you     4     （曾经）taken part in sports meeting? We have     5     （邀请） some exchange students to join us. They are from     6     （法国）. Every year their schools send 20 students to study here for one week and some of     7     （我们）can also attend their courses.

We are also     8     （感兴趣） in space. This term we join the space club. We hope     9     （成为）an astronaut. We are going to make a     10     （模型）of the solar system because we have just learned it in class. They are all familiar with the sun and the earth, but we still know little about the other seven     11     （行星）.

【推荐2】Last week our school     1    (hold) a sports meet. Everyone in our class     2    (感到)very     3    [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] because we won. In the boy’s relay race, Michael ran very fast and our class won the     4    (one) place.Yu Ting is good     5     the long jump and she also won. We’re sorry that we did     6    (bad) in the high jump, but we’re sure we will do better next time.

I took part in the     7    (boy) 400-meter race. I did my best and was the first to     8    (穿过) the finishing line. Now I love sports more. I want to be a soccer player. I will do more exercise every day and I hope some day，I will be     9    [ˈeɪbl] to take part     10     the Olympic Games.

Li Ping and Liu Wen are the students of Hope Middle School. They are good     1     (friend). They want to join the clubs. There are many clubs in     2     (they) school. They are the English club, the music club, the     3     (swim) club, the chess club, the art club and so on.

Li ping     4     (want) to join the music club. She can sing and     5     (dance). She wants to     6     a musician（音乐家）. Her favorite     7     (sing) is Peng Li yuan. And she can play the piano and the guitar well     8     she can’t play the violin.

Liu Wen can play chess and swim     9     (good). But she isn’t good at     10     (speak) English. She wants to join the English club to learn English.

Dorothy finds the road easily and then she starts the l    1     trip to the Emerald City with Toto. She knows it will take a lot of time to get there，b    2    she doesn't feel sad any more.

It's a s    3    day and the birds are singing. In the sun，the blue fences（栅栏）along the road look very pretty. The yellow corn（谷物）in the f    4    around is growing happily. Dorothy can see the small，round houses of the Munchkins everywhere. They're blue，t    5    .

They walk for a long time along the yellow brick road. They don't see a    6    except some scarecrows

（稻草人）. Dorothy is very t    7     . "Let's stop and rest for a few minutes，Toto，”says she.

They sit down on the grass next to a field of yellow corn. A scarecrow on a pole stands in themiddle of it 1    8    a boy. It's w    9     an old blue hat，old blue clothes and a pair of old blue boots. Dorothy looks at it and it looks b    10     at her. Then it winks（眨眼）at her slowly.

Dorothy's very surprised. She stands up and walks towards it.

【推荐3】Now the students are in front of the South Gate of Sunshine Zoo. They     1     (follow) a tour guide in the zoo for the next three hours.

Go straight from the South Gate, the     2     (one) they see is the Panda House. Pandas eat bamboo and enjoy     3     (lie) down all day long. What’s interesting is that their eyes are different from     4     (we). Pandas are cute. Every year, lots of     5     (visit) come here to see them.

To the north of the Panda House, they find the lions. Lions are the kings of the animal world and they are dangerous. Remember     6     (not go) near them. Turn left into the World of Birds, birds make beautiful sounds when they sing.

Then they come to the Monkeys’ Forest. A baby monkey is jumping around and makes them     7     (laugh). To the east of it, they see the giraffes. The     8     (giraffe) long necks help them eat the leaves from the trees.

Go     9     (cross) the bridge, they see the elephants. An elephant     10     (own) large ears like open fans.

Here you can see all kinds of animals. Have a nice trip!

【推荐1】Confidence, which means you believe you have the ability to do things well, is very important in our daily life. It can help you develop a healthy attitude. A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier. They may have more     1     to become successful. But how can we become more confident? Here is some advice for you.

Speak louder.

When you are not confident, it’s hard to do what you want to do well. You speak in a voice so     2     that other people can hardly hear you. Speaking loud enough is a helpful way to make yourself     3     by other people. Your voice can help you become more confident.

Play sports.

Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of     4     for a whole day, and at the same time confidence is also built in this way.

Encourage     5    .

Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well. Did you finish your homework on time? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise     6     the good things you’ve done.

Get rid of (消除) fear.

Fear goes along with failure. But it’s easy to overcome if you understand that failure is part of life. Don’t hide just     7     you’ve said something stupid once. Try to start again and believe you can do better next time.

Pick up a hobby.

    8     as much as you like if you enjoy singing. In some ways, a hobby gives you a sense of achievement, and that will make you feel happy and confident.

The building is shaking. A woman with a baby in her arms is trying to open the door, but f    1    . Finding no way, she rushes into her bedroom and there they survive the earthquake.

In a factory building, as the workshop floor swings under the terrible shaking, workers run for safety. Some hide under the machines and survive, but others who try to run o    2     are killed by the falling ceilings.

These scenes, played by actors and actresses, are from a film of science education Making a Split Second Decision shown in 2016 on China Central TV in m    3     of Tangshan Earthquake.

By studying both actual cases in the earthquake areas and s    4     experiments, experts find that buildings remain untouched for the first 12 seconds of an earthquake.

In this short time, one has the best chance of surviving an earthquake by staying near the inside walls, in bedrooms and under beds, experts concluded in the film. Their advice was proved in the film, “Take a hiding place where you are rather than run, u    5     you are sure you can reach a safe open place in ten seconds.”

We all want to protect our environment, but most of us are too busy or too lazy     1     make big changes that will improve our lifestyle and save the environment.

Here are some suggestions for     2     (protect) our environment.

Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. It’s true that these bulbs are more expensive, but they last much     3     (long) and they can save energy. So in the long term your electricity bill would be     4     (reduce).

Donate. You have lots of clothes or things you want to throw away. If they are still valuable, give them to someone who     5     (need) them. You may also choose to give them to organizations. These organizations may sell them and collect a little money. Not only will you protect the environment, but you’ll also help people     6     need.

Turn off you devices. When you don’t use a house device, turn it off. For example, if you don’t watch TV, turn it off. Turn off the light when you leave a room. It’s     7     easy habit to keep and you can save energy and money.

Walk or cycle. Driving is one of the biggest     8     (cause) of pollution. If you want to use your car, ask     9     (you) the following question: Do I really need my car? Walk or use your bike if the journey is short.

Rainwater. Rainwater is very     10     (use) in our daily life, so try to hold it when it rains. This water can be used for different purposes.

These suggestions above are good for the environment, and they help you save some money.