【推荐1】It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. My friend, a father, Bobby Lewis was     1     (take) his two little boys to a park. He walked up to the assistant at the ticket counter and said, "How     2     is it to get in?"

The young man replied, "$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid who is     3     (old) than six. We let them in free if they are six     4     younger. How old are they?"

Bobby replied, "Joe's three and David's seven, so I guess I owe you $6.00."

The man at the ticket counter     5     (say), "Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or something? You could save     6     (you) three dollars. You could have     7     (tell) me that the one was six；I wouldn't know the difference." Bobby replied, "Yes, that may be true, but the     8     (kid) would know the difference."

In challenging times when ethics (道德规范) are     9     (important) than ever before, make sure you set     10     good example for everyone you work and live with.

When I was in Grade 5, I had a fight with a boy named Tony in my class.     1     I have forgotten what the fight was about, I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

At the beginning, I thought that I was right and he was wrong while Tony just thought I was wrong and he was right. Our teacher, Mrs Green, seemed     2     (worry) about us. Therefore, we     3     (ask) to stand on each side of her desk. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object (物体). I could     4     (clear) see that it was black. She asked Tony     5     (tell) her the colour of the object. “White.” Tony answered.

“Am I hearing things? Something is wrong with my ears, isn’t     6    ?” I couldn’t believe Tony said the object was white, when it was black! Another fight started between us. And this time, it was     7     the colour of the object.

Mrs Green then told us to exchange     8     (place). When she asked me the colour of the object, I had to answer, “White.” I then realized it was     9     object with two differently coloured sides. From Tony’s side it was white, but it was black from mine.

    10     an important lesson I’ve learned from it!

【推荐3】One day Helen found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She     1     after them carefully.

However, one bird looked so unhappy, and it was thinner and     2    . A few days later, it died. Helen was very sad.

The other bird was moving here and there in the cage. Helen knew the bird wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky.     3     she took it out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once,     4    , three times...

Helen enjoyed watching the bird     5     happily. The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it wings (翅膀).

Uncle Sam didn’t feel like eating anything because he had     1     toothache. So he went to the hospital in his village by     2     (he).

Uncle Sam told Dr. Smith that one of his     3     (tooth) hurt. Dr. Smith examined (检查) him     4     (careful) but didn’t find any trouble     5     Sam.

“Do you smoke or drink?” Dr. Smith asked. “I smoke before.     6     I gave up smoking for many years. I don’t drink wine. It’s not good for my health. I know the     7     (important) of health,” Uncle Sam said.

Dr. Smith thought for a while and then asked, “Do you like eating sweet food?”

“Yes, I like all sweet things. I am used to     8     (eat) a piece of cake every day,” Uncle Sam answered.

“That’s the problem. Now you should     9     (control) the amount (量) of sugar that you have every day. Take this medicine twice a day and you’ll feel better soon,” said Dr. Smith with a smile. Hearing that, Uncle Sam made a     10     (decide) to stop eating sweet food.

【推荐2】Danny has a hobby—playing games online. He is interested in solving puzzles (猜谜). He always waits     1     others to chat with him. Now Danny is sitting quietly in front of his computer. His mother thinks he is doing his homework,     2     she is wrong. Danny is surfing the Internet, solving puzzles and chatting with other games around the world. How interesting it is! Danny thinks.

    3     are games online so interesting? “Because I can pretend to be a different person. There are also many different     4     of games for me to play.” says Danny “Other people love to play the     5     because they can play at any time.”

Starting a game online is not always     6    . Some gamers don’t welcome new gamers but other gamers are helpful. When Danny has     7     question, he always says, “Excuse me, are you busy? I am new at this game and     8     some help.” Sometimes this works. At other times, however, the gamer at the other end makes you feel like a fool.

【推荐3】Cindy is a middle school student. She     1     (go) to school at 8: 00. Her favorite subjects     2     (be) English and P.E. Some students think math is very boring, but     Cindy     3     (not think) it is boring. She thinks it is cool. For lunch, she likes     4     (eat) vegetables and fruit, because she doesn’t want     5     (be) fat. So she looks really healthy. Her class     6     (finish) at 4: 50. After class Cindy can     7     (play) tennis with her friends. After that, she has a piano lesson. It is very relaxing.