— The one with ____ umbrella? She is our Chinese teacher.

— Sorry, I don't know. If he __________ back, I will tell you at once.

— Yes, he helped his neighbour, Mrs Sun, out of fire.

— Just in two days.

— Sorry, I _______. I                 take care of my little sister.

— Yes. It took the firemen two hours to_______ the fire.

— ________ You'd better keep it in mind next year.

    "What's the matter, mum?" As soon as I enter(进入) the door, I find that my mother is  1. It's unusual--she usually opens the door and welcomes me with 2.

     "She's dying," mum says sadly. I 3 what she says. The tulip(郁金香), mother's favourite, is dying.

    A month ago, we  4 into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 5 she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and 6 its beautiful colour and inviting (诱人的) smell.

    She 7 it as a baby and looked after it 8. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough 9. The first thing she did when she 10 every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized(施肥) it many times.

    She hoped that 11 great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 12. But the tulip was dying because of  13  sunshine, water and fertilizer.

     It's 14 that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be harmful. Love can sometimes 15 what you love.

                      How does Lucy spend a week?

    A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

 “That's very kind of you,” the woman said, “I'm having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

 “Together we'll soon move it,” the man said. “I'll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

 “Right,” the man said. “I'm ready,” and he began to push the box hard. For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

    They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let's try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

    At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I'm sorry, but I don't think there's any way to get it out of your car.”

 “Get it out?” the woman cried. “I'm trying to get it in! You know?”

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    What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles" .Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.

    In a word, books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters(人物).

    What about you? Young friends. Please love books and read them. They are very helpful to you.

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc, in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and pets are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles（针） so that they won't carry disease（疾病）. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

    When you visit people's homes. they would be very glad to show you their pets .You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder (喂食器) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed (允许) to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car. people would be very sad about it.

    People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them is: When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own work and life. Then their parents will feel lonely, but pets can help them. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

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    The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot lies in the northwestern part of Yangzhou, with its south gate facing Great Rainbow Bridge Road. It covers an area of about 123.6 hectares. The Slender West Lake was named a National Key Scenic Spot in 1988 and National Tourist Area in 2010.

    The Slender West Lake used to be a long river named the Baozhang Lake, which is 4 kilometers in length and less than 100 meters in width. A famous poet Wang Hang in the Qing Dynasty once composed a poem, from which the Slender West Lake gets its present name and for which it is well known all over the world.

    During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many gardens were built along the Slender West Lake. Following the lines of the natural landscape, a lot of houses along the moats(护城河) were built in different locations during different periods. Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty both visited the Slender West Lake.

    The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot is a symbol of the lake gardens in China. In a word, the Slender West Lake not only represents the beauty of natural landscape but also has a long history and rich culture.

    Is it good for students to do housework? Some people think students need not do a       housework. They think the o       thing students need do is to study well. I don't think so. It is good for students to do some housework for three r      .

    Firstly, to do some housework can m       you independent（独立的）. You can't depend on（依靠） others all your life. So, you should l       to do some housework now. Secondly, to do some housework can k       you healthy and strong, some hard housework can be treated as a kind of physical（身体的）e      . Finally, to do some house work can s       your parents' work. They must be happy if you say “Have a r      , and I will do the housework for you.”

    So sometimes it is not b       for students to do some housework.

①王艳，16岁；一个聪明的女孩,脸上总是挂着微笑。②学东西快，擅长数学。③篮球打得很好，是校篮球队的成员。④非常乐于助人。经常在车上给老人让座。他是足够勇敢从火里救出一个男孩。

Dear Sir or Madam,

   I would like to recommend Wang Yan for the Best Student Award.

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   We think that Wang Yan should get the award. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

                                                                                                              Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                              Li Dan