Many kids like to read comic books in their spare time. It worries many parents and teachers, because they do not think the comic book is a great r    1    . They think kids are just looking at the pictures and not putting them together with the words. But some experts’opinions are the o    2    , they say reading comics can help them a lot.

Comics are fun to read. The general reason for choosing something to read is for p    3    . Comics just do that! They p    4     stories that people of all ages can have fun with. Comics are not just silly cartoons. They’re also important works of art, and people can get a lot of k    5     from them. For example, looking at comics from around the world is also a great way to learn about different cultures.

While reading novels, children might find it h    6     to guess the mearings of unknown words. But when it comes to comics, it is different. Children can easily m    7     to do that according to (根据) the pictures. What’s more, even kids at p    8     school can understand the plot (情节) when they read comics, as pictures can help them in some ways.

All in all, comics are a great way to relax and get kids to fall in love with reading. As a parent, you shouldn't just stop your kids reading comic books, p    9     some good ones for them is a good choice instead. When you help them develop a good habit of reading, you put them on a path to s    10     both in the classroom and in life. Reading is a really powerful tool for children's growth.

【推荐3】I like reading. I love many different kinds of books, because they not only open my mind     1     also give me courage.

Up to now I have     2     a lot of books, such as magazines, novels and storybooks. But one of the books that I like best is The story of My life. It was     3     by an American writer named Helen Keller in 1902. She was a blind, deaf and dumb(哑的) person. In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or     4     since she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very sad.     5    , she met her good teacher, Miss Sullivan     6     the age of seven. Helen was getting happier every day. Then, Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English words. At first, Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen’s hands with     7     own fingers again and again.

Helen was a very hard-working girl. She tried as much     8     possible to remember words. After that, she     9     many famous works. The Story of My Life is one of them.

The Story of My Life describes her hard struggle(奋斗) to become a good writer and educationist of the world. It shows us     10     important truth: Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it! This is why I like it best. What about you?

Last week, my father and I went back to my hometown-Zibo     1     (try) Zibo barbecue (烧烤). Recently, the local food has become     2     popular that people all over China travel there to taste it.

One the way to Zibo, my father told me     3     unusual story. Last year during the COVID-19 pandemic,     4     (thousand) of college students were stuck in Zibo. The local government helped students and offered a great barbecue dinner when the quarantine (隔离) was over. The government officers also invited the students to come     5     to Zibo again when spring came. They would give the students a warm welcome. I     6     (move) when I heard this.

At 5 p.m., we arrived at the restaurant. My father had booked a table two days     7     (early). Or there wouldn’t be any seats for us. People in the restaurant didn’t know each other before. But we just talked     8     (natural) about daily life and sang together. Some local people even put off     9     (they) orders when they heard there weren’t enough seats. They wanted tourists from other places to have the chance to eat.

After eating the delicious food, I kept thinking why Zibo became popular. Is it the promise     10     the government and the college students? Or the special tasty food, or the warmhearted people?

Last year I went on an amazing trip by boat along the west coast of Canada. It was my brother Harry’s idea. He’s a     1    (记者）who’s also a great fan of boats. But I’d dreamed of visiting the area. So I kept asking Harry if I could go, too,     2    (直到)he agreed at last!

A few weeks before we left home, there was much     3    (雨）in the area we were going to. But luckily the weather was OK at last. However, I was     4    (忙碌的）at work so I didn’t think about what needed doing. But Harry promised he’d take care of everything, so I knew everything would be all right.

After arriving in Canada, we packed our     5     (工具)into small boats and set off.

Since very few people now lived along that coast, the only other living animals we saw for the first few days were dolphins and birds.

We often stopped for hours to explore the     6    (岩石）pools on the beaches. And we never     7     (忘记)lunch or dinner, though, which we all made together over camp fires.

When we     8     (最后)fell sleep on the boats each evening, even though the beds were hard, it really felt like stress-free living!

When the time came to leave, I was sad. How could I return to     9    （正常的)life again? But I knew if I stayed, I would     10    （想念)my family and friends. I was also looking forward to telling everyone at home about our experiences.

On Monday morning, my family     1     Penang in Malaysia. It was     2     (sun) and hot, so we     3     (决定) to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I tried paragliding. I felt like I was a bird. It was so     4     (excite)! In Georgetown, there are a lot of new     5     (build) now. We also saw the houses of the Chinese     6     (trade) from 100 years ago. I really enjoyed     7     (walk) around the town. On Tuesday, it started     8     (rain), so we took the train to the top of the mountain, and we couldn’t see anything below. We had one bowl rice and some     9     (fish). I was     10     (hunger), so the food tasted great.