1 . When I first came to America, my English was pretty bad. I only knew some easy words such as the names of some fruits, animals, ________ sports. The first day I went into my classroom, I was very ________ to find that there were no Asian faces in my class. And no one ________ speak any Chinese.

The first class I had was science. ________ teacher Mr Hass was talking about how a TV works. He used many big words that I had never heard about. I felt so bored that I almost ________ asleep. At the end of the class, I ________ a question, but I couldn’t answer it. Mr Hass found I couldn’t understand the class. During the 10-minute break, he walked to me ________ an iPad in his hand. Then he sat down and showed ________ the photos of different TVs. At the same time, he did his best ________ everything in easy words. When there was something I still couldn’t work out, he used the iPad to translate (翻译) ________ he said into Chinese. Finally, I was able to understand everything.

Technology really makes our life easier, doesn’t it?

Today is my first day in school. My mom is afraid that I can’t make friends. She tells me her ________ daughter Kate is in my class.

She knows Kate very ________ and asks me to talk to Kate a lot. I don’t know Kate at all, ________ Mom says she is a great girl and asks me to be friends with her.

When I get into my classroom, I find my name ________ the front row（排）in it. I sit down and look to my right. ________ name on the table is Kate. Two minutes later, Kate gets into the classroom and ________ down. I introduce（介绍）myself and start talking to her. I say, “My mom likes you very much. She wants ________ to be good friends.” Kate asks, “What is your mom’s name?” I say, “Jane.” Kate says, “I don’t know ________ Jane in my life.” Then I ask again, “Isn’t your full name Kate Stuart?” Kate says, “Sorry, I’m not Kate Stuart. I’m Kate Stafford. I’m sure there ________ another Kate in our class. Then we start laughing（大笑）together!

________ good time I have in my school days! Thank you, my dear friend, Kate!

I noticed a dad and his son at the park. The son was playing happily in the sand and the dad just looked at him silently _______ a smile. As we talked, the dad _______ to me that his son could only make some sounds but his _______ for his little boy is to live a happy life. Suddenly, the son stopped _______ his fingers in the sand, looked at his father and said, “Hi.” Seconds later, the boy went back into _______ own world. The dad said nothing _______ had tears (眼泪) in his eyes. Those tears showed how proud he was of his son. A father’s love to his child more than words will never _______ express.

Although they were _______ to me, I am honored to have shared this _______ moment in that boy’s young life. This event touched me deeply and made me ________ my relationship with my own father. I believe the feelings held by all great fathers-their hard work, their love, their pride, and their tears of love-are all the same.

4 . Village head of Xiazhuang village, Wushan county in Chongqing

The 1,000-meter-high cliffs (悬崖峭壁) around Xiazhuang village made it hard ________ to the outside world. It ________ take three days to walk to the nearest town. But now the village has a road. It just takes one hour to ________ the town by car.

Mao Xianglin ________ the villagers to build the eight-kilometer road. ________ it was a hard job that took them seven years, they didn’t give it up. They hung from ropes (绳子) and used hammers (锤子) and drills (钻) ________ the road.

After ________ was built, Mao encouraged the villagers to grow oranges. Tons of oranges ________ to different parts of the country. By the end of 2019, the villagers’ per capital income(人均收入) reached 12,670 yuan, 40 times more than in the 1990s.

Ordinary (普通的) people made this ________ possible. On Feb 25, President Xi honored (给予荣誉) people who have done their part ________ to fight poverty (贫困) and places that are good examples in the fight.

5 . I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is _______ American girl. She is eleven. She _______ with her family in China. There _______ four people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself. She has a cat. _______ name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They _______ at home. Look! Kate _______ with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing _______ homework in his study. Kate _______ Chinese very much, but she can’t _______ it very well. Jim likes ________ soccer. He can play it very well.