【推荐1】It’s Saturday. I don’t have     1    classes at school. My mother take me to a     2     near my home. We can see many     3     (人) there. There is a lot of food, all     4     (kind)of drinks and fruit from different countries. I like a     5     of pants, but my mother doesn’t want to buy     6     for me. She says she’s window shopping. What does it     7     [mi:n]? Oh, she’s     8    [dʒʌst] looking, and she will not buy     9    ['enɪθɪŋ] today. Oh, my god! I     10     to walk here and there with my mother. I am unhappy and tired.

【推荐2】Hello, everyone! My name is Sarah. I’m a girl. I’m thirteen     1     old. Those are my family. Look! Those are     2     grandparents. My father is     3     art teacher in a middle school.     4     likes painting very much. He also     5     doing sports. He likes playing(打) basketball. He often plays     6     with his students after school. They usually have a good time together. My     7     works in a factory(工厂).     8     is a great mother.     9     are these little boys? They’re my little brothers. They’re very cute. They like playing games     10     me very much. I love my family.

My name is Helen. This is my room. It’s tidy.

What’s on the wall? It’s a photo     1     my family. These are my     2     (parent). The girl between (在……中间) them is       3     (I). You can see a yellow desk. Some tapes and a tape     4     (play) are on it. You can see a chair, too. On the chair, you can see a computer game. It’s not mine. It’s my brother’s.     5     is my schoolbag? Oh, it’s under the chair. What’s in my schoolbag?     6     ID card, a pencil box, two notebooks and three books are in it. Here     7     (be) a baseball, but it isn’t mine. I     8     (find) it in Classroom 2C. Is it     9     (your)? If so, please     10     (call) me. My phone number is 237-7901.

【推荐1】We can get presents in many situations. Do they disappoint you when you receive them? When I     1     (be) a boy, the night before my birthday I would keep awake all night. It     2     (drive) me really excited. When the time     3     (final) came to open the gift, I opened it like a wild tiger.

As I got     4     (old) and had my own children, there was something different. I found something that has more power than receiving gifts. After my children opened the gifts, it would be rather exciting. And the happiness in     5     (they) eyes was fantastic. Neither receiving a gift     6     getting much money could bring me as much joy as giving them happiness.

In this world, though we may be     7     (give) so many gifts once a year, they were all with special meanings. The     8     (role) they played were all love and wishes from the family.

I realized we should not ignore (忽视)     9     gifts that others gave us. They keep sending love     10     us in this way. Learn to use and share them, and you will finally get an unexpected surprise. And remember one thing—giving is receiving.

My father was strict and serious. He never hugged me or said “I love you” to me in my childhood. He didn’t know how     1     show his love. I used to hate him, but when he became seriously ill four years ago, my feeling     2    . I felt sorry and helpless.

One day he needed to shave (剃须), but he was so weak that he could hardly move. I felt that I had to help him. At the beginning he     3     because he was very proud, but he accepted my help in the end.

We were both quiet while shaving. The     4     (silent) started to be unpleasant, so I asked him, “How am I doing it, Dad? Am I hurting you?”

He     5     (reply) slowly, “You’re doing it perfectly.”

I wanted to say something interesting and I asked him again, “Am I good     6     [ɪ'nʌf] to open a barbershop (理发店)?”

His answer made me really surprised, “Of course. You can do everything in your life, because you always put love in     7     [wot'tevə(r)] you do and never give up.”

That was the first and the last time he spoke highly of me. It was like he was trying, at the end of his life, to     8     [kə'rekt] his mistakes. His words stayed deeply in my heart. They helped me have a     9     (good) relationship with my dad.

My dad died not long after his     10    . This last moment with him was a valuable lesson to me: we should all learn to forgive (原谅) and let go of hate.

Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a beautiful place to travel. It lies in the southeastern part of China. She r    1     to our motherland in 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was build out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong. The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an i    2    . You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the w    3     travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese f    4    . You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is d    5     from that in other areas of China. If it’s your first time to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the l    6    . So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

St Patrick’s Day（圣帕特里克节）is one of the most important festivals in Ireland. It is on March 17. It is not only an important holiday in Ireland but also a day when everyone wants to be Irish. It b    7     a public holiday in 1903. The first St Patrick’s Day celebration took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. The first American celebration of St Patrick’s Day was in Boston in 1737. St Patrick’s Day is a t    8     to wear green and hold parties.

People will usually think of the color of green when they talk about St Patrick’s Day in m    9     times. Green is the color of spring and Ireland. People wear green and carry little green leaves. They b    10     that these can bring themselves good luck. Some people even color their hair green for the celebration. And they look really funny.

It’s a t    11     for families to go to church in the morning and celebrate the festival in the afternoon. Today, people celebrate St Patrick’s Day in America, Canada, Australia and some other countries.

B: Yes. But you know, holiday season usually     1     to a lot of waste——including holiday cards, decorations, the tree and gift wrap (包装纸)。

A: It worries me, too. It’s time to think about using the materials the that can be     2     to decorate for the holiday.

B: I can’t agree more. But I never come up with good solutions.

A:     3     do I. Luckily, experts recently gave some ideas to cut down the amount of waste we create. For example, people can look at other choices for wrapping a present.

B: Like what?

A: Reusable bags. You can also wrap gifts in old maps, pages from magazines, and art paper. And     4     receives the gift could use the wrapping for something else.

B: So many new ideas! How     5     they deal with the problem! We could also wrap gift in a colorful scarf or tablecloth. This makes the wrap     6     become part of the gift perfectly.

A: See? Everyone can make a difference if he thinks carefully. As for holiday cards, experts advise digital, or electronic cards.

B: But sending handwritten cards on holiday has become a     7     in many countries, because it started thousands of years ago and was passed down generation by generation.

A: Comparing to the paper cards, I think people may get     8     joy out of e-cards, because they can read with nice music and beautiful background images.

B: Yes, and on the other hand, it’s good for     9     protection and the wishes can be kept for long! By the way, do the experts say anything about the Christmas tree?

A: Yeah! The greener choice would be buying a     10     one from a local farm. Although some trees are cut down, new ones are typically replanted every year. So, the cycle continues.

B: The experts really inspire me. If we do buy a false plastic tree, we can plan to use it for many years.

A: You said it! But before all these, expert Ozawa says that now more than ever we should be asking ourselves: Do I really want this? Will I use it a second time? And how will it affect the planet?

Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the     1     (four) Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People     2     (make) short speeches and give thanks for their food.

They have celebrated the festival since     3     (冠词) first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by     4     (eat) a dinner of the new food.

They still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a     5     (tradition) dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in their house because they all help prepare the food     6     (happy). They lay the table, and then before they begin dinner, their father gives thanks for the food,     7     (连词) they remember why they celebrate the festival. They usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! They often talk a lot and tell     8     (story) after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.

The festival is a very busy time. During the festival, there are plenty     9     (介词) other things to see and do. Like many Americans, they usually watch the games on television. They enjoy     10     (they) very much.