1、 （三十一） Paul went to a beautiful beach on Monday _ his friend. It was sunny and hot so they had great fun _(play) in the water. They tried paragliding (滑翔伞运动). That was so _ (excite). In the afternoon, they went shopping. But there were lots _ people there. They didnt enjoy it. The next day, it was r
2、ainy, _ they went to a museum. It was boring. Paul _ (find) a small boy there. The boy was lost. He helped the boy find _ (he) family. Paul felt very happy. But he had no money for a taxi. So he had to _ (walk) back to the hotel. That _ (make) him very tired. On Wednesday, the weather was very cool.
3、 So they played tennis. They played the whole morning. It was _(real) fun. （三十二） One day John took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then _ (ride) off to see how the trees were growing. By afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp, it started _ (s
4、now). More and more snow fell. Soon John could _ (hard) see his hand before his face. He could not find the road! John _ (know) there were two roads. One road went to the camp, _ went to Johns house. But all was white now. Everything was the _. How could he take his friends back to the camp? John ha
5、d an _. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen _ the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in freezing weather! It _ (get) late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? _ of them could tell. John looked a
6、round. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents! （三十三） Sunday, March 8th Today the weather was sunny. My father decided _ (take) us to Qing Yun Hill. We _ (go) there early. The hill is beautiful but it was crowded. In the morning we _ (take) some photos there. I bought something speci
7、al for my classmates. I never forgot that I _ (try) paragliding there. It was my first time _ (do) it. In the afternoon we wanted to walk _ to the top, but it started _ (rain) a little, so we stopped. What a pity! At the foot of the hill, we went to a hotel. We _ (taste) some delicious food and hear
8、d some interesting stories about the hill. In the evening, _ we came back, it was late. We all _ (feel) really tired. （三十四） Wendy was only 11 years old, but was very responsible (有责任心的) and she loved children. I want _ (be) a great babysitter (临时照顾 幼儿者) when I grow up, said Wendy. One day, Wendy and
9、 her mom went shopping and _ (meet) Mrs. White, one of their friends. Mrs. White said she needed a babysitter _ her 3-year-old boy, Martin, on Saturday night. She asked Wendys mom _ someone that was responsible and free on Saturday. How about me? asked Wendy, I like little Martin and I will look aft
10、er him _ (good). Oh, I dont think so, Wendy. You are too Young, said Wendys mom. Come on, Mom. Im almost twelve. I can do it _ Im ready to do it, said Wendy. Wendy knows Martin and I think she can do it, said Mrs. White. OK, but do everything _ (careful), said Wendys mom at last. On Saturday night,
11、Wendy went to Mrs. Whites house. Of course, she did _ good job. Now Wendy is a reliable (可靠的) babysitter for some _ (family). I would like to work in a daycare center when I get _(old), said Wendy, then I can be with children all day long. （三十五） Do you have any dreams? Lets have _ look at how these
12、two people made their dreams come true. Balamurali Krishna Ambati was burned (烧伤) _ the age of three. He spent several months in the hospital. From then on, he wanted _ (become) a doctor. A few years later, he knew that the _ (young) doctor in the world was 18 years old. So he _ (plan) to be a docto
13、r by the age of 17. And at 11 Ambati was in university and began to get better education. _ graduating (毕业) from the university at 17, he took up his work as a doctor. The Scholastic Achievement Test (学业成就测试) is a test in America. Each year, only a few students get a great score. One of these _ (stu
14、dent) is Jasmin Sethi. Shes not _ to see anything, but how did she get this achievement (成绩)? To take the test, someone read the test questions to her, and she gave the answers. She was very good at her _ (lesson). She even did difficult math problems in her mind. Sethi wanted to be a lawyer (律师) wh
15、en she _ (grow) up. Now she is really a successful attorney adviser (律师顾问). （三十六） I _ a great time last summer vacation. I went to England with my parents. We all know it is always wet and _ (cloud) in London. So we each took an _. But it was sunny on the first day so we were very _(luck). On our _
16、(two) day in London, we visited the London Eye and the Big Ben. Three days _, we visited Shakespeares former residence (莎士比亚 故居). He was born in 1564 and died in 1616. We visited many other interesting _ there, such _ the National Gallery and the British Museum. This trip was very _ (wonder). I real
17、ly want _ (visit) London again one day. （三十七） _ a difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted to walk up _the top, but then it started raining a little _ we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour _ the train _ there were too many people. When we g
18、ot to the top, it _ (rain) really hard. We _ (not have) an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because _ the bad weather, we couldnt see anything below. My father didnt bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food _ (taste) great because I was so _ (
19、hungrily). （三十八） Every year, there are a lot of student plays at school. However, quite a lot of students dont enjoy _(join) school plays. Some think they are too shy on the stage (舞台). Some say they are too busy. _ think that is very boring and _ (meaning). When I heard the English club would have
20、an English play Snow White, I _(plan) to join it. The main reason was that I really wanted to be on stage. The play Snow White was very famous. Everyone in the club knew a lot _ it. There were many _ (character) in the play. Of course, the girls expected to play the Princess (公主). Li Fan played the
21、King. Wang Ping and other six boys in the club played the seven dwarfs (矮人). I thought I might get the role of the Princess, but I lost it. He Yan got it. Miss Wang asked me _ (act) the role of the Queen. I wasnt very happy about this. But Miss Wang said, The most important thing is the acting. From
22、 then on, I tried to act the Queen. It was difficult for me to do it _ I had no experience (经验) in acting. After two _ (month) hard practice, we were ready to perform on the stage. It was _ (success). People in the hall enjoyed it very much. （三十九） In a spelling competition in America, _ 11-year-old
23、girl, Sara, was asked to spell a word. Because of her low voice, the teachers were not sure about the word with the letter A or E. They simply decided _ (ask) her what she said. But Sara _ (clear) told them that she said the wrong letter. As a result, she _ (lose) the competition. As the girl walked
24、 back to her seat, all the people stood up and cheered. _ smiled to them. Later, many newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girls story the next day. _ fact, she won something from others because she was honest (诚实的). The young girl could win the contest as long as she told a lie (谎言), an
25、d _ would know it. But she told the truth. Her decisions were _ (clever) than others thought. Its so _ (common) that what we choose will decide what we are like tomorrow. Our children will follow us more than our _ (advice). So if we want them to grow up to be honest, we should show them the way by
26、being honest ourselves. （四十） Yesterday, I visited a friend of _ (I). At his home, he showed me how _ (make) banana milk shakes. I _ (careful) watched the process (步骤). First, he peeled the bananas and cut them _. And then he put them into the blender. _ (two), he poured a cup of milk and two _ (spoo
27、n) of honey into the blender, added some sugar and mixed them up. Third, he turned _ the blender and kept it going for about two minutes. Then he _ (dig) a hole in a watermelon, made it empty (空的), and poured the milk shake into it and then put the watermelon into the fridge to make it cooler. _ whe
28、n everything seemed OK, he shouted, Oh! My God! What did I put in the milk? _ was salt not sugar. （四十一） My grandfather never watched TV. He thought that people spent too much time _ (watch) it. Some of his friends _ talked about sports shows, movies and plays. My grandfather said to himself, They ne
29、ver read _ (some) books or go out in the evening. _ he didnt buy a TV. Two years _, my grandfather was 60 years old. He stopped _ (work) in the hospital. My father bought him a TV. He _ (begin) to watch all the news. He knows _ more about the world now. And he reads more books, too. Now, my grandfat
30、her will get very angry _ you trouble him when he _ (watch) TV. I dont know that one can change his idea when he is 60. （四十二） Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was _ old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. S
31、thiras friends _ (wonder) whether his son would return, _ Sthira always said, Whatever happens, happens for good. One day the old mans son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said _ (polite), Whatever happens, happens for good. However, later, Sthiras
32、son broke _ leg. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked them _ said, Whatever happens, happens for good. Some of the villagers were surprised _ (hear) this. Why? What was good? His sons leg got badly hurt! After a few days, the army came to the village and want
33、ed all the young men _ the army. When they found his son had a _ (break) leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his good luck, like always, the old man was still _ (thank) to them and said, Whatever happens, happens for good. （四十三） _ (get) up early is go
34、od for peoples health. Many people have this habit. How does it help? Let me tell you my story. When I was about twenty _ (year) old, I _ (usual) went to bed late and _ (get) up late. _ later I started to know the benefit (好处) of getting up early. On the days I got up earlier, my efficiency (效率) was
35、 _ (good) when I did things and I kept _ (act), not just in the morning but all day. _ you want to get up early, you must try _ (go) to bed early. Maybe you will be tired on the first day you get up early, but youll have to go to bed early that night. After a few days, youll have a habit _ going to
36、bed at the same time every night and getting up early. （四十四） David Beckham was born _ May 2, 1975 in London. He is a very famous soccer _ (play). He plays for Manchester United and often plays with teams in England, Spain, America and Italy. Its good news that he _(come) to Beijing with his teammate
37、s yesterday. They are _ (go) to play against Chinas national team tomorrow. His fans are so _ (exciting) because they can meet their hero, and they say they will cheer him _. But its a pity that the team _ going to stay for long. They are leaving Beijing _ Japan the day after tomorrow for a game wit
38、h Japans national team. I am going _ (watch) the game tomorrow. Will you _ me? （四十五） The Little Match Girl It was the day before Christmas. Many people were _ (get) together in their warm homes. A poor girl was still walking in the streets crying Does _ (someone) want to buy matches? But no one answ
39、ered her. It _ getting darker and colder. The little girl took out a match and _ (light) it up. Oh, _ wonderful the light was! She could see somethinga golden roast goose and some tasty bread. Ill light another match. Maybe I can see grandma this way, the little girl thought. Grandma! the little gir
40、l threw _ (her) into her grandmas arms. Please take me _ you! Dont leave me alone! The little girl then lit all her matches. Grandma looked very tall in the light. She held the little girl in her arms. I will take you to another place. There will _ no cold and hunger. _ Christmas morning, people fou
41、nd the poor little girl. She was _ (die). Around her, there were many burnt matches on the ground. （四十六） The modern Olympic Games began more than one hundred years _. The Games are held _ four years. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896. Players from eight countries _ (compete) in t
42、en sports. There are five rings on the Olympic flag, which are the symbols of the five continents (大洲): Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and _ (American). The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. You can find at _ one of these colors in the flag of each country in the world. An
43、d the Olympic motto is _ (fast), Higher, Stronger. Nowadays, the Olympics are held by different countries _ turn, which provides a way for athletes of all countries to compete and become friends. The Olympics are _ (become) more and more popular. In the future, more cities _ (have) the chance to hol
44、d the Olympics and the Olympics _ be more exciting. （四十七） The Greeks had tried to capture the city of Troy _ ten years, but did not succeed. Then they thought of a trick. The Greeks built a huge wooden horse and left it outside the main gates of Troy. During the night they _ (appear), but they didnt
45、 go far away. Some Greek soldiers hid in the horse, but the Trojans didnt know. In the morning the Trojans saw the horse. Captain! Captain! The Greeks _ (go) and weve won. They left last night and left a huge wooden horse outside the gates. a soldier reported to the captain. The captain ordered the
46、soldiers _ (pull) the horse into the city. Then at night, all the Trojans celebrated their victory in the main square of the city. They sang and danced around the horse, and also laughed _ their stupid enemy. I havent laughed like this _ my childhood. the captain said. After the party, they locked a
47、ll the gates and all went to _ (asleep). However, by midnight, the Greek soldiers climbed out of the horse _ (quiet) and opened the main gates of Troy. Then in only one night, the Greeks succeeded in _ (capture) the city through a clever trick instead _ fighting. （四十八） Dear Daniel, I am very happy to receive _ (you) letter. Here I want _ (tell) my educational exchange. I live with my host family. They are _ (friend) to me. I show them many photos of China and also make som
