【推荐2】Looking forward to the weekend? You are not alone in the world. People in the UK also get _________ about the weekend, as it is a time to go out and catch up with family and friends.

Saturday morning is sports time! For boys, football is the usual choice, _________ girls often go to dance classes. On a Saturday afternoon, the shopping malls get busy. Young people _________ with friends, looking for clothes, music or video games. Older people like to shop on Saturday too, and will certainly take a trip to the supermarket if they _________ something for their house.

Saturday night is the time people show off (炫耀) their new clothes. It’s common for people to _________ and go out. Some people go out for _________, to all sorts of restaurants--Italian, Indian, Mexican or Chinese.

It is _________ on Sunday to go to church. A lot of places _________ on Sunday because of stricter hours set by the government. Most people have a family day.

Sunday lunch is a big occasion (场合) with roast beef, roast potatoes, _________ and vegetables. This often leads to a __________ night in, since everyone is very full from lunch. By Sunday night, people wish they could have the weekend again.

【推荐3】Laura is my cousin. She works at a radio station. She thinks it’ s an interesting job. Today I will _______ you about her life.

Laura says she is very busy _______ Monday to Friday. She usually gets up at 6:30 and exercises for half an hour. She has a nice breakfast at 7:15. After that, she goes to _______. She has lunch at the radio station. She usually gets home at about 7:00 p.m. Then she _______ dinner and has it at about 8:00 p.m. Then she watches TV with her cat. At about ten, she goes to bed.

On weekends, she is _______. On Saturdays, she either plays pingpong _______ goes swimming. They are relaxing for her. What does she usually do on _______? She always goes to the art club. She is good at _______. I ask her, “You like art. _______ not be an artist (艺术家)?” She says, “I like to talk to people through (通过) the ________. I can help more (更多) people in this way (用这种方式).”