1 . Museums have changed. They are no longer places where people “should” go. Now they are places for people to ______.

At a science museum in Canada, you can feel harmless electricity (无害电流) passes ______ your body. At the Children’s Museum in New York, you can play the African drum ______. There are no “Do Not Touch” signs in some other museums in the USA.

While people are experiencing what they see in the museum, they can learn knowledge in the best ______. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen and experiment by ______.

The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also to help people ______ at home in the world of science. If people don’t understand science, they ______ be afraid of it.

One reason of these changes is that people have more money and time. Another ______ is there are more and more young people interested in museums. Many of them are college students and they see things in a new and different way. They ______ to take part in art, science and history activities.

The old museums are changing and the government encourages to build new and modern museums. In the US and Canada, there are more than 6,000 museums, almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago. ______ in the museum is changing.

2 . It’s nice to have friends. Well, how can we have friends?

First, spend _______ time with people. If you want to make friends, you need to meet people. You can go to places _______ coffee shops or clubs to meet people.

Then, _______ your friend. Once you _______ to make friends with someone, you must care about him or her. “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” _______ it’s not necessary for you and your friend to be the same, you need to know him or her. You should help him or her when he or she has _______ problems.

Next, be a good listener. It’s important to show that you’re interested in others. Listen _______ to what people say and take time to learn more about _______ .

At last, encourage (鼓励) your friends. Good friends will _______ both good and bad times. Never laugh at your ________ in front of others. If someone is laughing at your friend, you should stop him or her.

3 . Last month, I joined a club called “Passing Help”. Why did I join it? Let me tell you the reason. One afternoon in winter, my old car ________ on my way home. It was 30km from my home. It was a ________ way to go home on foot. I decided to take a bus home. I waited at a ________ nearby. It was cold and the ground was covered with ________. Everything looked white. After a while, a bus came, but it didn’t go to my town. The bus driver was ________ and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. ________ a car came to me and a woman walked out. She was just the bus driver.

“When I reached the bus station, I knew that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t ________ you here,” she said. “Get in my car and I will take you back home.”

I felt really moved. On the way she told me a ________. A few days ago, there wasn’t gas in her car. An old man ________ her and drove her up to a gas station and then back with some gas.

When we arrived, I wanted to give her some money to ________ her but she didn’t accept it. “I only want to help somebody and pass the help along,” she said.

Once there lived a king in a small country. Every summer, the king went to his palace near a _________, and then returned to his palace in the city center in autumn.

One afternoon, the king went _________ in the forest. He didn’t tell anybody else where he had gone, so he was very happy to enjoy the peace as he swam. _________, he heard a loud noise. Looking around, he saw a big bear coming towards him. The king was very _________. He jumped out of the water and _________ at once. He ran and ran until he was completely _________. He couldn’t find his way back. Finally, he found an old house in the forest. He _________ on the door and an old farmer opened it. “I’m your king,” he said to the old man. “I’m hungry. Bring me something to eat quickly!”

The old man lived a poor life and his _________ was not good enough for the king. He had only four eggs, but since the king was so hungry, the farmer cooked the simple food and gave it to the king. The king ate the eggs and felt much better. “Thank you, good man,” the king said. How much should I _________ that?”

“Nineteen pounds.”

“How __________ they are! Are eggs rare (稀有的) here?”

“No,” answered the old farmer, “but kings are!”

7 . Li Siying, a 28-year-old woman from Changchun, tried very hard to realize her dream and support a family by collecting and selling rubbish.

She used to live in a ________ family. But when she was 15 years old, misfortune (不幸) fell upon her and ________ everything. Her father experienced a business failure (失败). Their house, car and savings were all gone. It was a huge disaster (灾难) to her father and made him ________ and leave them forever. Her mother’s condition had not been well before and it became ________ at that time. Since then, Li and her family lived a very hard life. Li and her brother had to ________ their study and tried to find some jobs to support the family.

Li once came to a restaurant and begged the owner to give her a job. But the owner ________ and told her that it was illegal (违法的) to let a 15-year-old girl work. She was very upset and ________. One day when she walked along the street, Li kicked a bottle. Looking at the bottle, the idea came to her that she could collect and sell rubbish to earn money for her family. In summer, the garbage bin had a strong and unpleasant ________. In winter, the cold weather hurt her hands. Besides, she was often ________ by others. In the face of all these difficulties, Li was ________ afraid. “Life is hard for me but tears cannot help either. A day will pass no matter how you feel about it so why not live with smiles?” she said.

10 . He was 50 years old when I was born. I didn’t know why he was home ________ mom, but I was the only one of my friends who had their dad around.

Dad did so many things for me during my school years. He would always make lunch for me to take to school. There would be a napkin that ________ “I love you”. He always had some silly saying to make me ________ and let me know that he loved me. My friends all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of ________. I was so proud to have him as my father.

When I ________ home for college, I thought the messages would stop. But my friends and I were glad that his messages ________. I called him a lot and we started a ritual that stayed with us. After I said good-bye, it would always be, “Angie?” “Yes, dad?” “I love you.” “I love you, too, dad.”

My friends used to call him “________ Dad in the Universe.” And when they learned that he had cancer, they sent him a card that they all signed. He taught all of us about a father’s love. I wouldn’t be surprised if my friends started sending napkins to their ________. He encouraged them to express their own love.

As he was growing ________, I decided to come home. Those were the hardest days to ________. I was alone with him in the hospital a few days before he died. We held hands and watched TV. As I was getting ready to leave, he said, “Angie?” “Yes, dad?” “I love you.” “I love you, too, dad.”