2 . It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the world’s population _________, there will be _________ people in the cities tomorrow.

It may be _________ for any family to live in a house with land around it. There _________ enough space for them. _________ to solve this problem may be the skyscraper city (摩天城).

The highest building in the world today is in Dubai. It’s about 509 metres high. The skyscraper cities in the future will be many times _________.

In a skyscraper city about 250,000 people will live. Nearly a million people can _________ in four of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will have ten villages. They will live, work and _________ their free time in them. They won’t need to leave the city _________ they don’t want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport controlled (控制) __________ computers. Let’s imagine how the life will be then!

My dad really likes gardening (园艺), so he built a ______ in our yard. He plants a lot of ______, and this year we have beans, cabbages, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. Now, we are starting to grow fruits, ______ grapes, strawberries and pears.

Growing plants isn’t easy. First, we have to ______ seeds (种子) at a store called “Garden Nursery”. Next, we turn the soil (土壤) over, and then ______ the seeds. We then wait until the seeds come out from the soil and grow into little leaves. My father and I water them every day. We have to do this ______ vegetables are just like us-they need water, air and food, so they can grow better and more ______.

Autumn is the season to ______. The garden gives us a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits to eat.

We may ______ get some vegetables that we can’t get at the supermarket.

With time and hard work, I have learned to take care of the plants in our garden. It is really a great ______.

5 . What did you do last weekend? Let me tell you how I ________ my weekend.

On Saturday I drove to Dallas to see my sister Alice. Alice is a(n) ________. She gave a concert (音乐会) that day and it was excellent. After that, we walked to a ________ for dinner with her friends. We had a good time together. After I went back home, I found I ________ my bag in the restaurant. It was ________ and I was really tired. ________ I had to drive back to Dallas. Bad ________!

The Sunday was relaxing. ________ I got up, it was half past nine. After having a quick breakfast, I ________ to clean the house. Then I found a ________ under my bed. I bought it last year and it still looked nice. So in the afternoon I took it to the park and flew it.

Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted, “Who did this?” She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who _______ the window?” She seldom (不常) became angry. But this time she was.

I broke the window. I had done that by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it _______ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that. “My father will be _______,” I thought. At first I didn’t _______ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up. “I did it,” I said honestly. How difficult it was for me to say that!

My teacher _______ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking _______ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish me.

“I know you like collecting _______ very much,” she said, looking down at my _______ face. “Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is yours and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you _______ the truth.”

I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t ________ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!

As time goes, the book is gone, so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

7 . For some kids in Barcelona, Spain, their Friday trip to school has become a little ________.

In September, five children in Barcelona, started a “bike bus” programme. Each Friday, they ride their bikes to ________ with their parents. Each time before doing so, they post their route (路线) online so that other people could ________ them. The group has quickly grown to include hundreds of riders.

The bike bus begins at about 8 a. m. every Friday and ________ for about 25 minutes. At first, it has only a few students and parents. And soon more and more people join them. There are several schools along the route. When students ________ their school, they leave the “bus” and park their bikes. Instead of riding only in bike lanes (车道), the bike bus takes up the whole street. With music playing and bike bell (铃) ________, it feels like a party. The local police support (支持) the programme. They make sure the safety of the kids and parents by riding in front of the group and ________ it.

Before the bike bus programme, it wasn’t totally safe for kids in Barcelona to go to school by bike. The bike lanes are not wide and the traffic is ________. Parents hope that the bike bus programme will change people’s ideas about getting around. They say biking is a great form (形式) of exercise. It’s ________ more environment-friendly than driving.

How do you like this programme? Would you consider ________ it if there happened to be a bike bus in your hometown?

I’m Bill. I live in a small ________. It has no name. There aren’t ________ tall buildings, buses or cars in it. I like it ________ it’s very beautiful. There are also many lakes, fields, trees and small animals all around the village. The water in the ________ is very clear. In summer, I often go swimming. And there are many kinds of fishes in the lakes. I usually go to catch ________. I can catch a lot every time. How interesting it is! In the ________, there are many birds. They are lovely. I like ________ best, because in spring, everything begins to grow. Leaves and flowers begin to come out too. The land turns ________. The birds begin to sing. Children come out to play. The weather gets ________. I often go on a field trip at this time of year and I enjoy myself. I think my home town is nicer ________ any other place. How about your home town?

Anna and Jack were staying at their grandpa’s house for the weekend. They were looking at some old photos when they found a photo of a ________ with a fantastic new bike. “Who’s that boy, Grandpa?” asked Anna. Grandpa looked at the photo and smiled.

“That’s me over fifty years ago,” he said. “I really loved that ________. It’s in my shed (棚), but it’s old and broken now.”

Grandpa went shopping. ________ he was out, Jack had an idea. “Grandpa doesn’t have a bike. Let’s mend (修理) his old bike!” he said.

Then Anna and Jack ran to Grandpa’s shed and ________ that bike. “It’s a great bike,” said Jack. “But the wheels have fallen off.”

Anna and Jack found some tools (工具) and mended the wheels. They also cleaned the bike so it looked ________ again. They worked very quickly because they did not have much ________. After a few minutes, they heard Grandpa come back.

“Anna! Jack! Where are you?” “It’s Grandpa!” said Anna.

Anna and Jack went outside and ________ Grandpa the bike. He was very ________. “That’s my old bike,” he said. “But it looks new now.”

“Yes. We mended it,” said Jack. “We put the wheels back on and cleaned the bike for ________.”

“Let’s ride our bikes ________ to the park this afternoon,” Grandpa said happily. Anna and Jack were very happy. They all rode their bikes to the park that afternoon.