When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books ________ me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents couldn't afford so ________ books. I had to solve the problem by ________.

There was ________ book shop near my home. One day I walked into the shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether I could read there without ________ any books. To make sure I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. ________, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, While I was reading, “You like reading?”I looked down and replied nervously, “Yes.”“Don’t worry ________ you help me clean the shop. ”I felt quite surprised, “Really? It’s so kind of you!”I was very happy because I was able to read there. From then on, I spent a little time ________ the bookstore. After that, I read quietly there. That way, I read lots of books. I became one of the ________ writers in our school.

Now studying in high school, I can borrow books ________ the library. My reading habit is still kept. It makes a big difference to my life.

My best friend Alice is two years older than me. We spend a lot of time with each other.

Alice has long dark brown hair and her eyes are big and round. People say she is _________ and looks like a doll. When we go out, people often _________ that I am older than her because she is shorter and thinner.

Alice is positive (乐观的) even when there is something _________. Last week she got her grades _________, which were not very good. I thought she was going to be _________. Instead, she simply decided to do better the next time. Then, every day after class, _________ teachers are free in their offices, she will ask them for help.

Alice gets on well with others. Everyone in my family _________ her, even my younger brother. When you hear her laugh, you will laugh with her. When I am _________, I will talk to Alice and she will make me feel _________.

I think my friendship with Alice is very valuable (有价值的), and I hope we will __________ be best friends.

There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever. This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.   

The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.   

Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.

There are five people in my family. We all like watching TV, but we like different TV shows. My grandpa is a great fan(迷) of Beijing Opera. He likes watching it very much. Now he is in a Beijing Opera club. There he talks about Beijing Opera and acts in it with other Beijing Opera fans. My grandma likes cross talk(相声), and she often watches it on TV. Her favorite cross talker is Guo Degang. My father is a reporter from a TV station. He watches all kinds of TV shows, but his favorite TV show is news. My mother is an English teacher. Her favorite TV shows are soap operas. She thinks they are very interesting. But I think they are very boring. I like playing basketball, so my favorite TV shows are sports shows. I like watching basketball games best on TV. What kind of TV shows do your family like?

A Spring Morning

This morning of spring in bed I’m lying,

Not woke up until I heard birds crying.

After one night of wind and showers,

How many are the fallen (落下的) flowers!

Shyness（害羞）is a kind of feeling. I want to share something about shyness with you.

What is shyness?

Shyness means feeling afraid when you’re around other people.     31     Some become very shy later because of life experience. In fact, everyone gets a little shy sometimes.

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If shyness doesn’t stop you doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big problem. But sometimes it means you can’t deal with some things actively, and you can’t get on well with others, either. That will be a problem.

How can we not be shy?

Most of the time, shyness is from people’s worries about other people’s thought of them, so they often find it difficult to meet new people.     33     The following advice may help you.

    34     Second, wear something nice. It will make you feel confident. Third, listen carefully when people talk. You can ask easy questions and then listen to the answers. Maybe you can find something good and special in the conversation.

Try these suggestions if you feel shy.     35