Henry’s family had a picnic over the weekend. They asked their friends, Nancy and Tom, to go     1     them. On Sunday morning, Henry’s wife, Kate, got up     2     to prepare（准备） sandwiches for the picnic. She told Henry to get the picnic basket ready. She     3     told him to put paper plates into it. At 10 o’clock in the morning, Nancy called Henry and told him that she wanted to     4     something to the picnic. Henry advised her to bring     5     bottle of wine（红酒）. At     6     , Nancy and Tom went to Henry’s house. Then they went to a nearby park together. There     7     tables and chairs under the trees beside the river. The weather was cloudy but it didn’t     8     . Everybody enjoyed the     9    . And all of them had a     10     time.

I’m Billy. My favorite day is Sunday. My father doesn’t go to work     1     Sundays. We often do some     2     /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ things. Sometimes we go to the countryside(乡下) to see my grandfather. My mother often makes some vegetable     3     (hamburger) and asks us to take them to my grandfather. The vegetable hamburgers are very nice. My grandfather likes     4     (they) very much.

Sometimes we go to museums(博物馆). In the museums we learn much about     5     /ˈsaɪəns/ and history. We     6     (usual) go there in the morning. We go to the Hong Kong Space Museum last Sunday. And we have a happy morning there.

Sometimes my father and I take my dog Frank to play in the     7     /pɑː(r)k/. I like Frank very much. He is     8     clever dog. My father helps me train him. Now he can play soccer and dance.

Sometimes we go on trips. My father     9     (drive) my mother and me to Beijing. We visit the Great Wall     10     the Palace Museum. We also take many nice photos. We have a great time there.

【推荐3】John is my good friend. He studies in a middle school. He always     1     his bike to school. It’s about eight kilometers from his home to the school and it takes     2     about twenty minutes. John likes riding to school. He says it’s good for his     3    . But when it rains, he goes to school     4     bus. It takes him about eight minutes.

He doesn’t go to school on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday he     5     goes out. He has to stay at home to do his homework, and it often takes him over three hours. On Sunday he often goes to park with his parents. He has fun on weekends.

My family and I like to travel. We visited many     1     （difference） places.

Last night, my mum and I     2     （arrive） in Shanghai. I’d like to say Shanghai is a good place for     3     （travel）. It is one of     4     （large） cities in China. In summer it is very hot here. The temperature can get up       5     40℃ or even higher. In winter, however, the weather is cold, near 0℃.

Today we     6     （visit） the Jade Buddha Temple（玉佛寺）, one of Shanghai’s most famous temples. After we left the temple, we went to the street market（市场）. There I bought a beautiful jade necklace（玉项链）. It had     7     tiger carved（雕刻）on it. I got it     8     I was born in 1998, the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is one of the twelve     9     （animal） that go with the Chinese calendar（历法）. At the market, I also found a red silk skirt. It was just right on me. I took it     10    （glad）. It was made in a silk factory right here in Shanghai.

【推荐3】Last winter holiday, I visited a village with only 11 houses. T    1     the village was very small, I s    2    a whole day in it.

The village became well-known because of Grandpa Huang's hard work. He bought a house there over 30 years ago, but in 2010 the village was to be pulled down. In o     3    to save the old village, Grandpa Huang painted on the walls of his own house and other houses. He painted things that he liked. In the village, there were many paintings of animals, such as cats and birds. The most p    4    paintings for visitors were famous people. One of them was a picture of Andy Lau, my favourite singer. I liked him very much. It is said that Grandpa Huang painted the super singers because he is also a great fan of them.

I really had a   w    5    time in the village and wished to visit it again.

Last month, a new bridge was first opened to the public. It’s     1    (long) hanging bridge for walkers in the world. Guess how long it is. It is 516 meters—over     2    (fifth) football fields long.

Workers started to build the bridge     3    May, 2018. It cost $2.8 million and     4    (take) over two years to complete. The bridge runs between two mountains. At its highest point, it is 175 meters of the ground. Far below is a big rushing river. Along the river, there’s     5     eight-kilometer-long wooden walkway. People could enjoy the scenery and watch birds there.

Now, the city is hoping that the bridge     6    (bring) lots of tourists to the area. The website for the bridge describes the walk across the bridge as “the most     7    (excite) 516 meters of your life.” They believe that many tourists will come     8    (enjoy) the fantastic experience of walking across.

Some people checked out the bridge     9    (careful) before the opening. Jerry was one of them. He said, “I was a little afraid,     10     it was worth(值得) it. There’s no other bridge like this one in the world.”

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect the country and people, the emperor decided to rebuild the Great Wall. However, building a wall with huge stones seemed to be     1     (possible) at that time.

Meanwhile, the building of Jiayuguan     2     (require) millions of stones of the same size. People found that neither men     3     horses could carry the stones because they were too heavy.

Winter was coming. The workers were     4     (worry) about whether they could finish the work on time. Every day they had a     5     (discuss) about the way to carry them. One day,     6     worker accidentally poured water onto the road, and he found the water quickly became ice. He stepped on the ice and almost fell down. Thanks to this “mistake”, he came up     7     a perfect way to build an “ice” road. In the end, this way was quickly put into practice. On the ice road, every stone was carried to the mountain     8     (easy). They finally solved the problem with their wisdom and diligence (勤奋).

Today, the Great Wall is not     9     (use) to protect the country any more, but it is always the symbol of our nation’s spirit. It gives us the power to create and the courage to move on and get over all difficulties. We’ll be fearless, and we’ll work together     10     (create) the new “Great Wall” of our time.