1 . Health is important to everyone. You should take care of your health. Many people ________ that they don’t need to take care of their health when they are young. Do they only need to take care of ________ health when they are old? The answer is “No”. Many young people die ________ they have health problems. Then, what should you do to keep healthy?

First, you must try to drink a lot of ________ every day. Doctors say that people should drink more than eight cups of water a day. It can ________ you away from illness. Remember to do ________ every day. Doing exercise can keep you healthy. It can make you ________. It is also a good way to help you ________.

Eat healthy food. This is one of the best ________ for you to keep healthy. You should try to eat a balanced diet (平衡饮食) every day.

Sleeping is also very ________. When you sleep, you can have a good rest. Getting a good sleep every night can reduce (减少) the chance that you fall ill.

2 . Most students want to study well. Different people study in different ______. Some Chinese students often study very hard for long hours, but it is not a better way to study. ______ is the best way to study? The key is to improve their study habits.

First, you need to make a plan ______. Many students complain (抱怨) that they cannot find proper time to read books or to do something. That’s ______ they don’t have a good plan to deal with their time. They should make a ______ of the important things: when to do the homework, when to do sports, when to have a rest and so on.

______, you should find a better place. Though students can find many places for study, a quiet and ______ place like a classroom or a library is much ______.

At last, you need to have some tests. Having a test can be a good way to know your ______ or weaknesses in study. Then you can make a better plan.

In a word, if you make a nice plan, find a right place ______ attention to your study and make good use of tests in time, you will become a better student.

Nowadays, people drink tea every day. But three hundred years ago in history, ________ of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. It is said that a small number of people had heard about it, ________ very few of them knew how to make tea or how to deal with it.

Here is a story about an English sailor (水手). He went to countries ________ the east, the west and the south. He had been to China. One day he brought some ________ as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and ________ them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman ________ out some tea leaves and asked them to eat. Of course, ________ liked to eat the tea leaves.

At that time the sailor came in. He was ________ when he looked at the table and saw the leaves. He asked his mother, “Mum, ________ have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled (煮) it as you ________”

“And what did you do with the water?”

“I threw it away, of course,” smiled the old woman.

The Teacher Tyler Henderson is color blind, and the world in his eyes is only black and white. When he directed a musical at school, his students discovered his _________. They wanted to do _________ to help him see the colorful world.

These student actors began to _________ money. With the donated (捐赠) money from their classmates, they _________ a pair of Enchroma glasses (色盲眼镜), which allow color blind people to see red color. The students believed the _________ would be a surprise to their respected teacher.

The day eventually came. Standing on the stage, Mr. Henderson was going to give instructions. Suddenly, the students broke out into a song from the musical and presented their teacher with a banner: “You helped us see our colors. Now we’re helping you see yours.” Then the Enchroma glasses were _________ to Henderson with a touching letter.

All the students in the theatre were holding their breath and eagerly watching Mr. Henderson as he _________ put on his new pair of glasses. One of the students couldn’t wait to ask if the glasses helped. “They _________ very well,” Henderson answered in amazement (惊讶地). As he had never expected to receive such a gift, he was speechless. He sat down on the stage with tears of joy in his eyes.

Hours after he received the gift, Henderson was still emotional. “I had trouble putting them on because my eyes were filled with tears.” Henderson said.

The students know that the ability to see colors is especially important for Henderson. “He has devoted himself to theater, but he hasn’t been able to see the red color on stage,” student Ariana Brown said. “And now he will lead a _________ life.”

“The new glasses not only color my world, but also light up my life.” said Henderson. The __________ in the glasses will inspire him to express his gratitude on his life stage.

Everyone wants to be healthy and live a long life. But ________ can we do it?

Some years ago, a 90-year-old American writer gave some ________ on how to live a long and healthy life.

Believe in yourself. ________ your mind active.

Be positive.

Love people and ________ helping others.

The women, of Okinawa, are ________ great example: they live a long life, they are very fit and they don’t have many diseases. What’s their ________? They do some exercise every day, they don’t have much ________ in their lives and, ________ they are positive and active.

But of course, diet is ________, too. The Okinawa women eat tofu, fish, green vegetables, carrots, fruit, spices and sweet potatoes. They eat some meat, ________ they don’t eat any fat from the meat. And they eat seaweed which contains many different vitamins and minerals and is good for people’s heart.

In a word, eat well, live an active and stress-free life, and you’ll live a long hand healthy life.

6 . Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers in the twentieth century. He was not only an excellent writer, __________ also a great modern novelist and dramatist (剧作家).

Lao She was born into a poor family in Beijing and his __________ name was Shu Qingchun. His family was poor after his father died. His mother had a very __________ time. Lao She worked his way through college. After graduating he started to work as a __________ in primary and middle schools. He liked __________ since he was a child. He was famous __________ his Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse shows the lives of the Chinese people between 1898 and 1945. Most people like to see __________.

Like __________ famous intellectuals (知识分子) in China, he had lots of great works. __________, he killed himself in a lake in 1966.

He was married to Hu Jieqing and they __________ four children, one son and three daughters.

7 . Paper cutting is an art form with a long history in China. Traditional paper-cuts were first put ________ windows for decoration (装饰 ). That is why paper-cuts are also called “window flowers”. Most paper-cuts are ________ of red paper, because red means good luck in Chinese culture. Today, people use paper-cuts to decorate ________ windows, but also doors and other furniture (家具). Sometimes, people use them as gifts.

Paper-cuts are popular because they express (表达) the good wishes ________ hopes. During the Spring Festival, for example, many ________ put up paper-cuts   of the Chinese character (汉字) “Fu” upside down on the door. They hope it can bring ________ good luck.

Paper cutting has ________ into different styles in different parts of China. Paper-cuts from the north of China ________ have interesting shapes. In Southern China, people ________ paper-cuts with the themes (主题) of flowers, fruit, birds and fish.

It’s easy to learn paper cutting. With a piece of paper   and a knife or a ________ of scissors, you can try to make your own paper-cuts. Although paper cutting is easy to start with, you need a lot of practice and imagination (想象) to become really good at it.

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the _________ quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely _________ our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, “No.” Then the man asked if we would like to _________ some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _________ and came into our house. He took out a _________ and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie _________ easily.

The man then tied my hands up and locked _________ of us in the kitchen.

Soon, he went upstairs to _________ money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, _________ the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man forgot to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the nearest pay phone to call the police.

Soon _________ came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were glad that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from opening the door to strangers. I learn a lesson on safety.

Traveling is a very good activity. When you get ________ of your work or study, or when you have free time, you can go to a place to enjoy the ________ of its nature. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make ________ with them. It’s good for your health to do so.

But sometimes, traveling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the ________ can be changeable (易变的) It may be rainy when ________ travel. You may be ill ________ traveling. The worst thing is that the thieves may steal your money. All these may ________ to a tourist.

When you go ________ a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you ________ you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely ________ your traveling.