【推荐1】Hello，my name is John. I am going to show you a    1     my hometown.

First，here is my house. I live in a small house. We have a garden. My mother grows v    2    and flowers in the garden.

O    3    the garden is a bus stop. It t    4    about twenty minutes to get to the nearest town. There are lots of buildings there. There is a shopping mall，a youth center and a cinema. There is also a park near the centre of the town My f    5     place is the youth centre. I often go there after school with my friends. There are lots of things to do there and I am always busy.

I like going into town on my b    6    The town is near the sea. I sometimes go swimming in summer when it's warm and s     7     There is not much pollution in the town b    8     cars can not go into the centre of the town. I have lots of friends here. I think it is a w    9    place to live. I hope you can come and visit s    10    ！

【推荐2】Many people like living in a city,     1     (尤其) young people who like something new and modern. Most people think it is much     2     (更容易的) to find a job in a big city. They think there are a lot of     3     (有乐趣的) things to do and places to see in the city. There are also many     4     (选择) of entertainment. When they feel tired, they can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to cinemas and go to parks.

    5     (然而), in my opinion, living in the city will     6     (花费) more. Also, the population of the city is     7     (变成) bigger and bigger. So it's really a pity that the city is always     8     (拥挤的), noisy and busy. It is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy the     9     (和平) and fresh air. So we should help improve the serious     10     (形势).

There are many cities in most countries. But every country has one special city—the capital. For example, China’s capital city is Beijing.

The capital city is very important. It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府).

Leaders of a country w    1     and live there. It is often the centre of a country’s economy (经济) and culture too.

The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia is going to b    2     a new capital on the island of Borneo. Jakarta, the capital is sinking into the sea now. The city has taken out too much groundwater.

People cannot change the capital city easily in a few m    3    . It will take around 10 years and cost about $32 billion.

There are some interesting things to know about capital cities around the world.

◎   Capitals are usually large cities, but not a    4     the largest city in a country. For example, Canberra is the capital of Australia, but the largest city in Australia is Sydney.

◎   Some countries have more than o    5     capital. For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two.

◎   Some s    6     countries take the whole country itself as the capital, such as Singapore in Asia. It just has an area of 719 square kilometers, while Beijing is 16410 square kilometers.

Thank you for coming to attend the graduation ceremony. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here     1     （今天）. When you were just starting Grade 7 at this school, you were all so energetic and thirsty for knowledge. But now I see a room     2    （满的) of talented young adults who have great hope for the future. You       3       （长大） up already and I’m so proud of you.

Although you’ve all worked very hard over the last three years, none of you could have succeeded by     4     （你们自己）. Along the way, I’m sure many people have helped and supported you. I’d like you     5    （记得，想起）to thank all of these important people in your lives. Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.

Lastly, the end of junior high school is the beginning of a new life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior high school will be     6     （困难的，辛苦的） and that you have more trouble ahead of you. You’ll make     7     （错误） along the way, but the key is to learn from them and never give up. But along with trouble, there will also be many exciting things waiting for you.     8     （在……后面） each door you open are chances to learn new things, and you have the     9     （能力，才能）to make your own choices. Choose wisely and be responsible for your decisions and actions. Although you have to go your separate ways now,     10     （无论何时） you want, you can come back. As you set out on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget where you came from. The future is yours.

Good luck and hope to see you again soon sometime!

【推荐3】Doctors have some advice for people with cough. They are telling people not to visit a doctor but     1     (drink) water with honey or get some medicine from a drugstore instead. Doctors say if we do this, it     2     (work) most of the time. Doctors add usually a cough will get better     3     its own in two or three weeks, even without medicine. Many of us go to see a doctor     4     we have a cough. Doctors in England say this is usually     5     waste of time.

Doctors say we use antibiotics (抗生素) too much. This can be bad for     6     (we). Many viruses (病毒) are becoming stronger, so medicine are working     7     (little). These can be dangerous to our     8     (healthy). Doctors say a hot drink with honey is a     9     (tradition) way to fight cough. Also, honey may be good for children with cough     10     they love the taste of honey.