【推荐1】If you read a newspaper or listen to a news report recently, you may hear or read a strange word “staycation”. Staycation is a new word. The American people use it to ________ a vacation very close to your own home, or simply staying at home during your vacation. It is the combination (组合) of the word “stay” and “vacation”. In recent years, staycation has become very ________ because of the heavy traffic during the vacation. The word has already been ________ to the Oxford English Dictionary.

This summer, I had a staycation in my own town. During the staycation, I didn’t go anywhere far away, ________ I still had a great time. The ________ thing I did was to improve my ping-pong skills. I ________ a ping-pong club. I had to get up at 7 a.m. and then got to the club for training every day. The coach taught me many ________ skills. I also made many new friends there! The second thing I did was relax myself. I went to a nearby ________ with my parents.

We stayed inside a wooden house for about a week. We could see the wonderful sea and the beautiful beach with golden ________ outside the windows. We played ball games on the beach and swam in the sea. We really enjoyed _________ .

Now I understand why a staycation is so popular. Sometimes, you don’t need to go far away. As long as you make good plans, you can relax and have fun nearby. Why not have a try?

【推荐2】Moon-cakes are a Chinese traditional food. They are very popular among Chinese people. To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese people usually do two things: enjoy the_______moon and eat delicious moon-cakes. The Mid-Autumn Festival_______usually on the 15th of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is the time when the moon is said to be at its_______and fullest.

And the moon is what this celebration all about. In the_______of the Chinese people, a moon-cake is the shape of a round_______and takes the meaning of the reunion(团圆)of all family members.

Now the Mid-Autumn Festival is regarded_______one of the most important festivals to the Chinese people. It’s a good time for the whole family_______together. So_______that day, everyone would try his best to get home. A big family_______would be held in the evening. People express the best love to each other while________the bright moon in the sky and the moon-cakes of all kinds at the table.

【推荐3】The summer holiday is coming. Lin Tao and his classmates Wang Hai, Zhang Mei are making their holiday ________.

Lin Tao is a football fan. So he is going to ________ his favorite football team play. He is going to cheer the ________ on. It’s going to be great fun and he hopes that his favorite team will ________ the best score and win the match. Wang Hai is going to do something helpful with his family in July. There’s a lot of rubbish in the park, ________ they’re going to collect it. They hope to do something to make their hometown ________. Besides, they want to be volunteers and ________ farmers with some farm work. Zhang Mei is going to a summer camp abroad and will stay with ________ Australian family. ________ does she plan to do so? Because she wants to improve her spoken English ________.

Lin Tao and his classmates are all looking forward to their summer holiday.