That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son. The father     1    (兴奋地告诉儿子) that he was given a blue ribbon by his manager，which made him surprised. He said,“It’s amazing that    2    (他解释道) how he admired me,thinking me a creative genius.”The boy     3    (低声含糊地说着什么) , as if he had heard nothing.“As I was driving home,I thought I should honor you with the blue ribbon,”the father raised his voice in a certain tone.

“My days are really busy and I don ‘t pay a lot of attention to you,”     4    (爸爸继续道).“I really shouldn’t have ignored you.”    5    (爸爸叹着气说) and put the ribbon in the boy’s hand.The boy hugged his father and started sobbing(啜泣).“You really make a difference to me, which is from the bottom of my heart,”    6    (爸爸说着鼓励的话).The boy raised his head and     7    (喃喃地说了声谢谢) with tears in his eyes，“Dad,I was the boy who gave your manager a ribbon.”

As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared. At the sight of the mess and the kids’ gloomy faces, he immediately realized what they were up to. “Need any help?”     1     (爸爸微笑地看着双胞胎，温柔地问), who felt discouraged at being found screwing things up. Jeff     2    (结巴地说出) their failed plan,     3    (他羞红了脸). “That’s a great idea. May I join you?” At this the twins cheered up and rolled up their sleeves to clean the stove before they learned to fry the bread following their father’s instructions. Soon came the delicious smell of French toast and chicken porridge, at which the twins felt a great sense of achievement. With everything settled, father left the kitchen,     4    (承诺道) to keep their secret.

The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. Sitting up in confusion, mother was greeted with the kids’ smiling eyes and happy giggles. Before she could realize what was going on, the twins presented the breakfast tray,     5    (大声喊道), “Happy Mother’s Day!”     6    (惊讶地盯着精心准备的食物，妈妈饱含深情地说), “Thank you, darling. That’s the biggest surprise I’ve ever had!” It was then that father entered,     7    (回应) mother “That must be the best breakfast ever!” Mother bit into a piece of toast, nodding her head approvingly with great satisfaction. Exchanging glances, father and the twins beamed brightly with pleasure.

Learning the children’s idea, Mrs. Meredith was so     1     (高兴的)that she smiled brightly. Then, the children got down to preparing popcorn     2     (高兴地). With a basket of popcorn, they left for the Bernard’s       3     (高兴地) to share with Bernard the good plan. Hearing what they said, Bernard     4     (高兴地雀跃), with tears filling his eyes. At the sight of the basket of popcorn, his parents were also     5     (非常高兴). Later,       6     (另他非常高兴的是), the popcorn was so tasty that it soon sold out. He soon returned, his whole face     7    (高兴得满脸通红).     8    (笑声在房间里萦绕)

Anne’s father     1     (眯起眼睛), wondering what had happened. Then, he     2    (转向)the door when he heard the handle turning.Eyeing Anne come in, her father     3    (上下打量), confused. Though her blue eyes were full of tears, she     4    (注视)her father’s expression. Anne     5    (直视着父亲) and told him the truth. When learning the truth, he     6    (紧闭双眼)and bit his lip, with tears running/rolling/streaming down his cheeks.

Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother Kelly was driving through rural Alabama. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck     1    (盘起双腿). Suddenly, the truck turned over down to a valley. Rocky moved out from under Kelly,    2    (溜进) through the open window and tried to pull his mother out. But she didn’t move. Rocky     3    (爬行) back into the truck and managed to push Kelly out of the crashed truck. He then told her they had to    4     (攀爬) up to the road and stop a car to get help. Hearing the encouragement from Rocky, Kelly picked up the hope and    5     (摸索着前进) in the dark. It was midnight when they reached the road. Due to tiredness, Rocky fell down at the moment he    6    (迈步) on the ground. However, he     7    (颤抖着站起来), yelling out aloud for help. Fortunately, a car stopped and the mother and son were rushed to the hospital. It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. Rocky     8    (踱来踱去), waiting worriedly outside the operation room. 5 year-old boy just couldn’t stop crying his heart out. No sooner had the doctor told Rocky his mother was fine than he     9    (冲进) the room. Until his mother was asleep, then he    10    (蹑手蹑脚) quietly out of the room.

Danny was nearly knocking into a passing car when a passer-by pushed him to safety.    1     (他眼里含着感激的泪水，哽咽着感谢这个过路人), “Thank you so much!”   But the passer-by just smiled warmly.    2    (彼得在寒冷的天气里，感到一阵暖意), he began to believe there was kindness in every corner.    3    (看到陌生人之间这般彼此关照，实在令人感动).    4    (深受感动), the crowd clapped their hands loudly. Later, knowing what had happened,     5    (母亲流下喜悦和感激的泪水).

I used to be a lazy student who often fell asleep in class. Worse still, I associated with bad friends. As a result, I was     1    (落后的) in my studies. It was not until the beginning of the new term that I     2    (开始) to behave well because my English teacher, Miss Yang, a beautiful and attractive lady, kept encouraging me not to give up studying. Under her influence, I was aware of my mistakes and decided to change my     3    (态度) entirely. Every day I     4    (上学) school on time and pay attention to my teachers in class. To     5    (避免) making the same mistakes, I usually attach a note to my desk as a reminder. Knowing that my studies are     6    (糟糕的), I want to improve it badly by making an effort. First, I     7    (醒来) early in the morning to do some reading aloud and attempt to learn the basic knowledge by heart. Also, my teachers are ready to assist me with my studies. With their help, it is not long before I make progress and catch up with my classmates. Not long ago, I participated in an Spoken English Contest on     8    (代表) of my class and I held the firm belief that I would     9    (打败) the other competitors. What astonished everybody was that I attained the championship and was     10    (授予) a gold medal. Now, not only do I go all out to study but I often exercise because only in this way can I keep the balance between study and relaxation.

As we     1    (靠近群山围绕的宿营地), we had difficulty containing our excitement. On reaching it, my mom opened the door immediately,    2    (冲了出去，热切地催促我们搭帐篷). The surrounding     3     (迷人的风景)was a true feast for our eyes,    4    (绿树连绵起伏，各色野花点缀其中). We were bathed in the sun and breathed in the sweet scent of fresh flowers. Birds were singing happily as if they were warmly greeting us. My family chatted comfortably,    5    (过去美好的记忆涌上我们心头).

Lifestyles differ from person to person. Some people, known as     1     natives, do a wide     2     of things online, such as     3     with friends, watching misreading updated news and interesting articles and so on. Take shopping as an example--it’s so     4     to compare quality and prices before buying. Some other people live their lives as go-getters. They tend to     5     goals when setting out to do something. Then they make a schedule and try hard to achieve it. As for life choices, in the case of Zhang Tian, he chose to be a     6     teacher in Guizhou province instead of going to big cities. Despite the poor facilities and unstable supplies of power and water, he has improved the learning lives for the students by introducing more attractive subjects like music, art and PE to the school.

    7     made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and became more     8     in learning. Besides all these, he contacted charity organizations to set up a library and help sell local products online. As a result of the     9     he made, he became very popular among the villagers and was treated as one of them. Zhang Tian intended to stay for another year. He feels so happy that he     10     his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him.

The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh during his stay at a home for the mentally ill. Besides the clouds, he also painted the     1     circles of white and yellow     2     across the sky. His unusual use of colour has     3     experts to think that his mental illness may have affected his sense of sight. Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s unique paintings weren’t very popular during his life time.

The Scream shows a thin     4     with an expression of fear—his mouth is wide open and     5     out a powerful scream. Munch said what     6     him was his experience of walking down the road with two friends when the sun     7    .

The Empire of Light shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, surrounded by the     8     of night. It seems like quite a mysterious scene and has produced different     9     in viewers. Magritte’s paintings were visual experiments as he tried to play with     10    .