The earth is the only planet that scientists are certain has life. What does the earth have that the other planets don’t? For one thing, the earth has just the right temperature. As     1     third planet from the sun, the earth seems to be just the right distance away. The planets that are closer to the sun are     2    (extreme) hot and their surfaces are baking in the sun. The farthest planets are cold balls.

When the earth developed, it     3     (cover) by many gases. The gases caused the earth     4     (become) hot. But something amazing happened. The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form. It rained very hard     5     a very long time . This gave the earth its oceans. Water made     6     possible for plants to grow. Then the plants created oxygen in the atmosphere which is the gas that humans and     7    (animal) breathe.

Mars (火星) is the only planet in the solar system     8    seems to be something like the earth. It is smaller than the earth and it is quite a bit     9    (cool) than the earth. But it is not too cold for humans. The most unexpected sight on Mars is dried-up river beds. It is believed that Mars was once much wetter. Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars? Scientists are not sure, but there     10    (be) no sign so far.

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life.     1     is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person     2     can share all our sadness and double all our     3    (happy).

Knowing how     4     (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character     5     our friends, but we must try to avoid     6     (make) friends with a bad man.

A true friend can always     7     (trust) and respected. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are     8     trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad.     9     most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion,     10     you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.

Let’s ride bicycles

Good morning, everyone! I’m Jack from Honor Senior high school. The topic of my speech is “Let’s ride bicycle”.

As is known to all, with the     1    (improve) of people’s living standards, cars have become a popular means of transport,     2    (bring) great convenience to our life.     3    , they have also caused some problems such as air     4    (pollute) and traffic jams.

How can we solve the problems then? As far as I am concerned, riding bicycles is a good solution. For    5     thing, bicycles don’t need     6    (some) petrol and they are energy-saving. For another, bicycles are environmentally     7    (friend) because they won’t give off waste gas. What’s more, riding bicycles is a good way for us     8    (exercise) and it is beneficial to our health.

Therefore, let’s take the responsibility to build up a low-carbon city by     9    (ride) bicycles. Come on and     10    us !

Thank you!

Last December my mother and I     1    (fly) to London. The first thing we did was to go on a bus sightseeing tour.

This is the best way to see all the sights and learn all about the history of a city. By the time the tour was over it was dark. The Christmas lights were very colorful. And     2     really impressed me was how so many people made     3    (they) way home through the heavy traffic on bicycles. I was looking forward to spending the next day in Oxford Street with all its     4    (amaze) shops. And what     5     experience that was! We bought a ticket for the underground and could go everywhere very quickly.

We spent all morning shopping and admiring the Christmas displays inside the shops and out in the streets. Then we went to a wax museum     6    (call) Madame Tussauds (杜莎夫人蜡像馆), which had a lot of wax     7    (figure) of famous people. My mother took a picture of me     8    (stand) between Prince Charles and Prince Harry. From there we took a taxi to Buckingham Palace, the home of the two princes, to watch The Changing of the Guard but     9    (fortunate) we couldn’t really see well as there were thousands of tourists waiting     10    (take) photos of the ceremony.

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan not only are masters in their sports     1     also set good examples for others.

Lang Ping,     2     is loved by fans at home and abroad, brought honour and glory to her country.Once, Lang Ping’s     3     (determine) was tested because the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. But Lang Ping didn’t lose heart.     4     (final), Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold.

Michael Jordan,     5     (know) as Air Jordan, changed basketball with his graceful moves jumps. Jordan's skills were     6     (impress) but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. Jordan said that the secret     7     his success is learning from his failures.     8     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give     9     trying. Jordan     10     (learn) to share his success with others in the past few years.

They are our pride and their legends continue .

What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult    1     you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang Lang     2    (be) two years old, he saw Tom playing    3    piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him     4    (learn) the piano well. His talent for the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang Lang's performances are     5    (energy). He is well-known for    6    (make) facial expressions and moving around while playing.

The road to    7    (succeed) has never been easy. Lang's father stopped his job to look after him with his mother    8    stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers    9    (him) lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the     10    (child) in poor areas a lot.