1 . Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Zhu Hui’s family are at home in Shenzhen. But Zhu Hui isn’t there. Where is he? He is     1     in the United States now. He is living in New York with an     2     family. What are Zhu Hui’s family doing?     3     mom and aunt are making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching TV. What are they watching? They are watching the boat     4    .

Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi? No, he’s talking on the phone with his little brother that is     5     than him. It is the night before the festival in the US. But there isn’t a Dragon Boat Festival in the US. So Zhu Hui’s host family are doing usual things. The mother is telling     6     story to her other children. The father is watching a soccer game on TV.

Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family very much. But he still     7     his family and wishes to have zongzi made by his mother. His mother is good     8     making delicious zongzi. Zhu Hui likes zongzi     9     it is a symbol of his hometown, but there’s still “no place like home”, just as the old saying goes, “    10     or west, home is the best.”

I am very busy on Friday. At 8: 00 a.m. I have     1    . It is not fun. The teacher says it is     2     and it can help me know more about numbers, but I think it is difficult. Then     3     9: 00 a. m. I have science. It is difficult but interesting. At 10: 00 a.m. I have history. After that, I have P. E. at 11:00 a.m. It is easy and fun. Lunch is from 12: 00 p.m. to 1: 00 p.m. and after that I have Chinese. It is one of my favorite     4    .     5     Chinese teacher, Mrs. Wang, is great fun. My     6     finish at 1: 50 p.m. But after that I have an art lesson for two     7    . It is really relaxing! How about you? When are your classes?

What is your     8     subject?

Your friend,

Yu Mei

3 . Hello, boys and girls! I’m Ms. Green. Here are     1     lost things. They’re in the Lost and     2     box. This morning, Mike found a school bag in the school library. It is black. Three books, a pencil box, a dictionary and a jacket are     3     it. The pencil box is big. It’s black, too. A pen, an eraser and a ruler are in it. Is it     4    ? Are you looking for your ID     5    ? They’re here, too! Jack     6     a set of keys. He     7     find it. Can you help Jack? Boys and girls, if you lose something, you can ask me for     8    . You can e-mail me     9     Green 20@126.com. You can also     10     me. My telephone number is 238-9026.

5 . Mary used to be a music teacher. When she was a music teacher, she     1     got up late and was always the first one to get to school. On weekdays, she usually got up at five twenty in the morning. After she     2     her teeth, she often played games     3     her sister. Then she ate her breakfast. After that, she often played     4     guitar. At about half past seven, she took the No. 7 bus to     5     school.

She had no lessons on Tuesday and Thursday. She usually went to the guitar club. There she helped children play the guitar. On weekends, Mary never got up late,     6     . She got up at five     7     in the morning. At five forty, she ran. She had breakfast at about half past six. Then she went to visit her grandparents. Her grandparents     8     a healthy life. They always took a     9     in the park after dinner. On Sundays, Mary usually     10     her room because she didn’t have time to clean it from Monday to Friday.

Betty lives in a big city. Her grandparents live     1     the countryside. They are     2     and have a big farm. Last summer, she went to the farm. There     3     saw lots of animals and beautiful flowers. What did she do on the farm every day? Let’s have a look! In the morning, Betty had breakfast first. After that, she went to feed     4    . She liked     5     white horse very much and she rode it sometimes. Then she went to     6     vegetables with her grandma.

In the afternoon, Betty went to the bank of the river and painted there. She is very     7     in painting. Sometimes, she went fishing by the river. It was really     8     for her to see many kinds of fishes.

In the evening, it became     9    . Betty read books in the house.     10     was quiet. The night in the countryside was beautiful. She could see many stars in the sky.

7 . Most people like to make some New Year’s resolutions at the     1     of the year. Billy is a school boy from Wenzhou. He made     2     New Year’s resolutions yesterday. He     3     lots of junk food last year. It made him a little heavy. He knows     4     health is important. So this year he is going to do more exercise and eat something     5    . He likes playing soccer and he is good at it. He is going to make a soccer team. He wants to be the captain of the soccer     6    . He also wants to     7     his English. He is going to have a pen pal in England or Australia. He wants to write letters or emails in English to his pen pal. He says he is going to be an English teacher     8     he grows up.

What is your New Year’s resolution? Are you going to look after yourself well? Are you going to do something for your parents? Are you going to communicate more     9     your teachers? Work hard after     10     your resolution, and you should try to make sure that your dream will come true.

8 . Jane went to Penang in Malaysia with her family on July 15th and July 16th. They arrived there in the morning. The weather was hot and sunny on Monday, so they     1     to go to the beach near their hotel. Jane and her sister     2     paragliding (滑翔伞运动), which made them feel like     3    . For lunch, they had the delicious special—Malaysian yellow noodles. In the afternoon, they rode     4     to Georgetown. There were still many old     5     there. They saw the houses of the Chinese traders     6     100 years ago in Weld Quay. It was enjoyable to walk around the town.

But the next day was not as good. Jane and     7     father went to Penang Hill, but the weather was really bad and rainy. They     8     a long time for the train and they were wet and cold because they forgot to bring an umbrella. And they couldn’t see     9     below from the top of the hill because of the bad weather. How terrible! And that was not all! They didn’t bring enough money with them, so they only had one bowl of rice and some fish. But it tasted great because Jane was so     10    ! What a difference a day makes!

9 . Our town is a comfortable place to live in. It’s the best place to enjoy     1     free time.

There are three movie     2     . They are all good, but the one near my house is the best. Because it has the best     3     and people are nice there. The most popular place for people to hang out is the Shopping Street, so it’s really     4     .

    5     is very convenient in our town. There are many clothing stores and most of them are     6     fashion. Also they are much     7     than those in other cities. Last year, these stores had a big sale, and many clothes were    8     at a low price. There are also a lot of video and music stores. They are very popular     9     students.

Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they are boring, but I think they’re quite     10     . I want to be a street performer, too.

10 . Leisure (闲暇) activities are very important now. They are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy     1     when they are not working or going to school. Leisure activities play     2     important part in people’s lives.     3     the past, there were few leisure activities. Children often got together to play hide-and-seek. People usually played cards or chess in the street. It was     4     for most people to travel. Watching operas and listening to the radio were the main activities in their spare time.     5    , since the reform and opening up (改革开放), China has developed rapidly. Chinese people have had more time to     6     on many kinds of leisure activities. A lot of people love to watch sports shows on     7     such as basketball and football shows. Many people stay at home, having a rest, reading     8     and watching TV programs. Young people like to play games on computers or chat on the     9    .

In recent years, more and more people love to travel during vacation. They go to visit some places of interest, and some people even have a tour abroad to see the world at     10     once a year. Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of leisure activities than before.