— No, she isn't. I think she is fond __________ reading novels.

— __________.

    Every one needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and         in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very       .

    Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to         others. If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

    Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others, will like.

    Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to        others.

    Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

    As we all know, rice is the most important food for people all over the world. According to a survey, rice helps feed one third of the world's population. Rice grows well with enough water. People        rice on flooded land and in the rain forests of Africa.

    Scientists say that China started growing rice about 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. Now, rice is common in people's daily meals. Rice can be boiled, steamed or made into         snacks. It is also a popular food on festivals. People make New Year cakes with sticky rice (糯米)every Spring Festival.

    China has         population in the world. In order to feed more people, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping led the Super Rice Program in 1996. Today half of China's rice plants are Yuan's Super Rice.

The harvest of rice        many factors, Rice grows well between 18 ℃ to 35℃. A good rainfall also makes a great harvest. Farmers need to fertilize the rice and be careful with insects.

The taxi driver is               the passengers' safety.

              is the new house Nicky has bought?

Mr. Jason has seldom seen a child with so much talent,              ?

Thanks to the help of his neighbors, he               surviving the fire.

    Peter is reading the following information about the Grand Gateway Plaza in Xujiahui, Shanghai. Read the information.

    The Grand Gateway Plaza

    The largest mall in Xujiahui Address No. 1 Hong Qiao RoadXu Hui District Shanghai, Shanghai CN,200030

When you enter the main entrance of this large and modern shopping center, you're swallowed up by the space that spans(横跨)        floors of shops, wonderful facilities (设施) and restaurants. Shoppers will find entertainment places from the Bridge Street Dance Club to mini-golf. With its plentiful entertainment options, the Grand Gateway is a shopping mall for all ages — an ideal outing for the whole family.

    Guide:

Sixth Floor ——————- Restaurants & Cinema

Fifth Floor ——————- Bookstore & Restaurants

Fourth Floor ——————- Ready-to-wear Shops

Third Floor ——————- Ready-to-wear Shops

Second Floor ——————- Ready-to-wear Shops

Ground floor ——————- Food & beverage, Ready-to-wear Shops & Watch Shops

B1 Floor ——————- Supermarket & Sports Clothes Store

Nearest underground: Xujiahui Station

Opening hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

    Emily Seilhamer loves to create art out of old things. 1 her latest project might be her best. She has made a "rainbow dress" using candy wrappers (糖果包装纸).

    Emily asked her family and friends to 2 enough candy wrappers to make her rainbow dream come true. They saved wrappers for four years and 10,000 wrappers were used. To create the dress, she ironed each wrapper before folding and sewing(缝纫) them together with elastic threads(弹力线). She also 3 a zipper(拉链) to the back of this dress.

    The rainbow dress started from a(n) 4 story. Emily and her husband Malachi first met when he 5 her a candy. He kept sending her candies, and then she had the idea of making this dress. Though the dress is wonderful, that doesn't 6 Emily will wear it everywhere. "I wore it several times in public,” she said, "But it's not 7 I can wear on hot days.”

    You have probably dreamed about how you would change the world, only to find that it seems i      . However, you may have the power to make the world better with baby steps. That's the idea b       the BA Challenge (BA挑战).

    The BA Challenge is organized by Alibaba and Sina Weibo. It asks people to do something positive(正面的) and then records the c       before and after. It has attracted millions of viewers and participants(参与者), including some superstars. For example, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming sent mooncakes to old people who live alone. The young actor Xu Weizhou drew some trees in the desert and tried to show that  p       the environment can give us hope for a better world. These things may be very small in our daily life, but it really brings a lot to the society.

    The Challenge makes everyone b       in the miracle(奇迹) of good actions again.” wrote a man on Sina Weibo. As the old Chinese saying goes, "Don't f       to do something good even if it's small; do not engage in evil even if it's small (勿以善小而不为，勿以恶小而为之).” Why don't we all set smaller goals"?

    Then we may change the world s       but surely, as a river changes a mountain.

    Growing up is hard for everyone. We all face lots of stress as teenagers. Now imagine facing all of that stress while being in the spotlight(聚光灯).

    That's what Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up. He was first discovered by a music producer when he was just 13 years old. He became a superstar across the world after just a few years, selling millions of albums and touring the world. But at the time of his success, he also struggled (挣扎) with mental (精神上的) illness and drug abuse (药物滥用).

    However, it seems that he has put these troubles behind him. Bieber recently wrote a post (帖子) on Instagram, admitting(承认) that growing up in the spotlight was quite challenging(有挑战的).

    "I went from a 13-year-old boy from a small town to being praised left and right by the world... I made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved people… to the most hated person in the world, "he wrote. He credited (把…归功于) his wife, Hailey Baldwin, with helping him turn his life around.

    Bieber is not the only one who has struggled with becoming famous at a young age, Actors Edward Furlong and Macaulay Culkin saw their lives take a downward (向下的) turn after they achieved success in Hollywood during their childhoods.

    Why did they experience this? "Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (与……相处) others, and those things are harder to learn when you're famous. That amount of public scrutiny (监视) makes it hard for kids to do that, ” psychologist (心理学家) Eileen Kennedy- Moore told USA Today.