I’m John. Today is my birthday. I want     1     (thank) my friends and my family for     2     (they) love. So I think about the food and cook the dinner     3     them. Tom likes hamburgers and salad. But Jack doesn’t like salad. I have     4     brother. He likes hamburgers, too. But he doesn’t like chicken or     5     (strawberry). I have a sister, too. Her name is Cindy. She likes sports and she plays volleyball     6     (good). She often (经常) plays volleyball after school and finish     7     (play) it at about 6: 00 in the evening. She likes apples and     8     (have) one apple a day. She loves ice-cream,     9    she doesn’t eat it. She wants to be     10     (health). I will buy all the things for the birthday dinner.

【推荐2】One day, Sue argued with her mother. She left home without     1     (say) a word. Because she left in a hurry, she didn’t take any money.   

When she saw a noodle shop, she     2     (sudden) felt hungry. The shop owner saw her       3     (stand) outside and asked her if she would like a bowl of noodles. She     4     (nod) but then she said that she didn’t have money.   

“Don’t worry. I     5     (treat) you,” the shop owner said. A few minutes later, he brought her a bowl of noodles. Sue cried.   

“What’s wrong?” the shop owner asked.   

“I am touched by your     6     (kind). Even a stranger can give me a bowl of noodles, but my mother often argues with me. I hate her!”

“Girl, why do you think so? Think again. I just gave you a bowl of noodles and you were touched. Your mother     7     (raise) you since you were born. Why aren’t you grateful and argue with your mom instead?”

Sue was surprised after hearing that.   

On the way home, Sue thought it over. She stopped in front of the door and saw her mother worried and tired after looking for her everywhere. When she saw Sue come back home, she was overjoyed. “Are you hungry? I cooked supper.     8     (come) to eat while it is still hot.”

Sue couldn’t control     9     (she). She cried and hugged her mother.   

In our life, it is easy for us to appreciate the small     10     (act) of a stranger. But for the relatives, especially our parents, we see their sacrifices (牺牲) as a matter of course.

Someone I admire is my cousin Sandy. She's five years     1    ( old) than me. She's very friendly and confident.

She likes modern dance very much. She     2    ( begin) dancing when she was six years old. She wants to be a professional     3    ( dance) . I often watch her performances i    4    my spare time.

Sandy is very busy because she is     5    university student now. She's a really good photographer and she often takes lots of     6    ( photo) of me and my family. Last year, one of     7    ( she) photos was in an exhibition at an art gallery in London. The photo also won the     8    ( three) prize in a photography competition.

Sandy doesn't have much free time,     9    she's still trying to learn German because she wants to go to Germany next year to take a photography course. I think Sandy is very hard-working and I hope she can make her   d    10    come true one day.

【推荐2】In England, people often talk about the weather because they can have four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains h    1    . The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to s    2    , and it will be summer at this t    3     of a day.

 In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should put on w    4     clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a r    5     with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

Let me tell you something about the weather in different countries. In our country, different     1     (place) have different weather. In Heilongjiang, the weather is always very cold in winter and hot in summer.       2       in Hainan, the weather is very warm in winter and also very hot in summer. Kunming is     3     city always in spring. The weather is warm all the time.

In London, the weather     4     (change) very often. You can see a     5     (sun) day in the morning, and then a rainy or cloudy day one or two     6     (hour) later. People often talk     7       the weather in London. They often talk to you. “If you don’t like the weather, it     8       (not) matter. You can just wait! It will change in a minute.”

Now people can do many things about weather. It’s     9     (call) man-made weather. We hope     10       decide the weather one day.

【推荐1】A strong rainstorm spread across Alabama last weekend. Before the storm, Ben helped his dad make full preparation for the coming bad weather. While Ben’s dad     1     (put) pieces of wood over the windows, his mom was checking the flashlights and radio. When the rain     2     (begin) to beat heavily against the windows, Ben’s family were enjoying their dinner. The following morning, the neighborhood was in a mess-fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.     3     the terrible storm broke many things apart, it brought us closer together.

【推荐2】What to do in an earthquake

Earthquakes always happen     1     (sudden), so it is difficult to     2     (warn) people about them. Usually people have little or no idea about what to do     3     (介词) an earthquake, so here is some     4     (advice) :

Inside

1).     5     (not) jump out of high buildings.

2). Hide under a table. Stay away from windows     6     (连词) heavy furniture. Keep clear of fires.

3). Leave the building quickly when the ground stops     7     (shake).

4). Keep calm, especially when you are with other people. Be brave and be helpful.

Outside

1). In the mountains,be careful of     8     (fall) rocks.

2). On a beach, run away from     9     (冠词) sea and move quickly to higher ground.

In short, follow what you learnt in school. You can     10     (be) safe and you can also help others.

Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can make people die and knock down homes. However, animals may help     1     save our lives.

Some animals aren’t     2     usual before an earthquake. Dogs like to howl (嚎叫). Horses on farms run around in circles. Mice leave their holes and run away. Cows give less milk. In a town in Italy, cats races down the streets in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept pet frogs (青蛙). One day, the frogs jumped around more     3     ever. They made louder noise. That night, an earthquake happened in the city.

People want to know     4     an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Now, there     5     no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe watching the animals is helpful.

【推荐1】I live in a noisy neighborhood. There is a post office     1     my house and a clothes store. But my favorite place is the library. It is very quiet and I enjoy     2    (read) there. When I read books, time goes     3     (quick)! You can get there easily. Just go down North Road and turn left. It is across from the park.

【推荐2】There is a free library in the street. It looks small but there are all kinds of books in it.

    1     (Child) can find their favourite books there. The library is not far away from Lily’s house.

Lily often     2     (walk) there when she is free. She thinks it is relaxing to read books there.

Today is Sunday, she doesn’t go to school. She gets up about at 8: 30 am. Lily and her sister walk to the library     3     (happy). They sit on the chair near the reading room. It takes them two     4     (hour) to read books. After that, their mother asks them to walk home on the phone. So they take some books away. These books are     5     (use) to them. Of course, they must look after     6     (they) well and give the books back next day.

The library brings great fun to kids. It is     7     (real) a great place.