— Yeah. She's always so confident.

— Not yet. She says she is busy at the moment.

— Take it easy. I believe you're the best.

一 So he is. He should be more careful next time.

一 The Chinese_________ show The Voice of China.

一 That‘'s great! Congratulations!

一 Someone has__________ out in the office. Let's call 120.

一 _____________. I am proud of you.

    My father was born in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, and then 1 in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework until midnight. Life was hard, because they had no 2!

    At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the 3 of gold, the land where poor people can become rich.

   “Why don't I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of 4.

    So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to 5 money in America.” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it's not 6. They didn't like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke little English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, 7 dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was hard for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it's impossible. I couldn't 8 the schooling(学费).”

    My father 9 working hard，and reached his goal.

  “Alan,” he often told me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come  10 in life.” That's what I learned from my father.

    Long long a 90, two geese(天鹅) went to a pond to eat fish. A lonely tortoise lived in the pond. The geese had a chat with him. They chatted happily and became good friends.

One day, the geese realized there were no more fish in the pond, so they decided to move to a new pond. They told their decision to the tortoise. The tortoise wanted to go with them. The two geese agreed.

    The tortoise was delighted, but he had a problem. “How can I go with you? I cannot fly.” The geese came up with a plan. They said to the tortoise. "Don't worry. We will hold a stick between us. You can bite the stick. This way, we can fly to our new place, but you must be careful. Never open your mouth."

When they flew through a village, some villagers looked up and saw the tortoise. They shouted excitedly, "Look at the tortoise! It can fly."

    When the tortoise heard the words, he was proud and forgot the geese's words. He opened his mouth and couldn't help laughing. As soon as he opened his mouth, he fell down.

    Itzhak Perlman is        famous violinist. He was born        1945. He once gave a concert in New York City. Getting on stage was difficult for him        he is disabled. The audience sat        (quiet) while he made his way across the stage to        (he) chair. Then he picked up the violin,        (put) it under his chin (下巴) and started to play. But this time, when he finished the        (one) part, one of the        (string) on his violin broke.       , he continued to        (play) the music. The music he played with three strings sounded even more wonderful than it was played with four strings.

Dear sir,

    I want to go to your Winter Camp to help children with sports and music. ……I think I will be good with the children and I hope to get your letter soon.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Yours,

                                                                                                                                                                                         Mike