Steven walked slowly to the bus,     1    (低着头), tears in his eyes. His friend John     2    (向他点头) and smiled at him. Though he was in a bad mood, he     3    (低下头)to hide it and managed a smile. When he got home, he     4    (埋头) under the quilt, pretending to be asleep. However, his mother stopped her housework,     5    (抬头) with surprise in her eyes. Then Steven rose, sat close to his mother,     6    (把头靠在) her shoulder, and could hardly resist weeping.

The door opened and in came a young man. Shocked to see us packing things into our suitcase, the young man     1    (愤怒地大叫了一声，眼里闪烁着恼怒的光芒。).     2    (他大发雷霆，跺着脚走来走去). He accused us of illegally entering his room and threatened to call the police, which scared my children to death. Just at that moment, my husband returned after his grocery shopping.Hearing the man’s rude words,     3    (一股怒火在心中燃烧). It seemed that no settlement would be possible, and the situation reached a boiling point.    4    争吵如火上浇油，于是他的愤怒就像火山一样爆发了). Eventually,       5    (无法控制心中的怒气，我丈夫气得冲出房间,狠狠地摔上门).

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.

Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and     1    (board) a plane for London. She is studying in a university in England on an exchange programme. But     2    (study) here is quite different from studying in China. “You have to get     3    (use) to a whole new way of life. When I got lost and had to ask a passer-by for directions, I didn’t always understand. They     4    (usual) speak too fast. ”Xie Lei said.

Xie Lei lives with a host family who give her lots of good advice. Living with a host family gives her the chance     5    (learn) more about the new culture.

The academic     6    (requirement) of a western university are different. The tutor wanted to know     7     she thought, not others’ ideas. He advised that she should read lots of different texts that contain different opinions     8     analyze what she read.

She feels much more     9     home in England now, and what seemed very strange before now     10    (appear) quite normal. She also spends much time for social activities and joins a few clubs. She is fitting very well in England.

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.

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the     1     Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     of Peru.

Michael Jordan, known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the     3     that he showed made him unique.

Tangshan started to revive itself and     4    . With strong support from the government and the     5     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

    1    (来好消息了).   The Campus Culture Festival will be hosted this Friday. Since you have a strong passion for Chinese folk art, it’s a great pleasure for me to invite you to join us.

The activity is scheduled to last about two hours, from 3: 30 pm to 5: 30 pm in the school hall. It covers a wide variety of content.     2    (我们不仅能够欣赏到许多吸引人的编织艺术作品, 从桌椅到各种装饰品不一而足), but also we’ll watch the documentary     3    (有关的) the history of the weaving art.

In addition,     4    (一些著名教授)will be invited to deliver lectures about     5    (如何促进编织艺术的发展),     6    (在这期间你一定会对它有更好的了解). By the way, if you are available, we’ll meet at three outside the school gate.

    7    (我多么希望你能考虑一下我的邀请啊)!   I’m expecting your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

    1    (我非常高兴) to hear from you. You asked me in your last letter about the physical exercise in our school and the following information may     2    (给你一个粗略的理解).   

To begin with,     3    (一座很大的新体育馆已落成), which     4    (已成为新的地标) in our school. Moreover, with the stadium set up,     5    (各种体育项目) are able to be held, of which ping-pong, football     6    (以及) running competitions     7    (很受欢迎). As for me,     8    (我热爱篮球) since it has been giving me strength     9    (去迎接生活中的挑战).   

All in all, I     10    (诚挚邀请) you to come to our school and see for yourself.   

Yours,

Li Hua