The winter holiday is coming soon. Our favorite teacher, Ms. Steen, is leaving to go back to the US. We’re very sad that she’s leaving     1     she is a fun teacher. To show how much we’re going to miss her, we’ll have a     2     (surprise) party for her next Friday. I made an invitation and here are some     3     (reply).

Jake would like     4     (come) to the party, but he is not available. His family     5     (take) a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month to visit his uncle. However, he would still be glad to help with the party preparations like     6     (plan) the games.

Another classmate He Wei likes Ms. Steen a lot. She     7     (help) He Wei to improve his English so much over the last two years. This party is the     8     (good) way for He Wei to say “thank you and goodbye”. He can help to buy some of the food and drinks. He can also help to bring Ms. Steen to the party     9     telling her so that she can be surprised. He already has a great idea about it. I hope his idea will come     10     (truth).

【推荐3】Early in the morning we went to the Future Hall to have our graduation ceremony(典礼). Our headmaster made a wonderful     1     (speak), and most of us were moved to tears. We will leave school soon. I think we should say thanks to our English teacher—Ms. Li. She is a friend of     2     (we). She has a great effect     3     us. She provides help for us w    4     we face difficulties. She always     5     (find) ways to praise and encourage us. She also teaches us to behave     6     (proper). We have won many     7     (victory). We are     8     (satisfy) with our progress. I'll move on to the next level but I'll never forget my best friends. Nothing is     9     (valuable) than a friendship. I want to be a police officer in     10     future to keep our society safe. I will work hard to achieve my goal.

【推荐1】I had a meaningful day today. It was the     1     (three) day of the new term. It rained when I was     2     my way home after school.     3     (lucky), I took my umbrella.

When I passed a corner near my house, I saw     4     old man. He was     5     (carry) an umbrella and a basket of apples. Suddenly, I heard a cry “Help”. Then I saw the old man fall down. The apples     6     (drop) to the ground. I helped     7     (he) stand up right away, picked up the apples and put them into the basket. After that, I walked the old man to his house. When we arrived at his home, my     8     (foot) were both wet in the rain. He said, “Many thanks to you! You are such a     9     (help) boy!” I was very happy     10     I helped someone in need.

Once my mom told me a story. Ten years ago she and my dad were newly married (结婚).     1     (Sudden), one day, she got a phone call from an elderly lady. The lady wanted to speak to someone named Donna. My mom     2     (explain) with great care that she was not Donna, but the lady would still say my mom was Donna.

At least once a week, the old lady would continue to call for Donna—sometimes more! Every call started     3    , “Hello, Donna! How are you?” She never cared     4     it was the wrong number. She talked about her daily life, her cat, her garden, and the newspaper. From her stories, my mom guessed that Donna was a childhood friend of the lady. She could only spend 10 or 15 minutes on the phone before getting     5     (tire) and ending the communication with goodbye.

The whole thing lasted for about a year. Then the calls just stopped. Why didn’t she call? Did     6     (something) unexpected happen? At first my mom felt worried and had trouble     7     (fall) asleep. Now she still thinks of that lady sometimes and wonders     8     happened to her. Perhaps that woman knew there was no Donna and was just lonely at that time. She had nobody else     9     (talk) to.

So my mom’s small act of     10     (kind) might make a difference to someone in need.

【推荐3】In the past, children didn’t have computer games     1     (play), TVs to watch, or books to read, so they often created     2     (they) own games. They spent a lot of time in their classrooms or     3     (do) housework at home. A lot of them thought outdoor games were the most important things to do.

One of the most popular outdoor     4     (game) was rolling the hoop (滚铁环). Children took a big hoop and raced each other with their hoops from one place to another in a park. The one who could get to the finishing point     5     (quick) was the winner. It sounded like     6     easy game, but in fact the hoop was quite difficult to roll.

Another fun game was nine pins (瓶柱). Nine pins were placed three in a row.     7     one person knocked down all nine pins with a ball, he would be the winner.

Children also     8     (fly) kites and went fishing and swimming. Even some simple games like taking a photo were popular if they had friends to play     9    .If the weather was bad, such as rainy or     10     (snow), children often read or drew indoors.