（一）
The Little Match Girl
It was the day before Christmas. Many people were _____ together in their warm homes. A poor girl was still walking in the streets crying "Does _____ want to buy matches?" But no one answered her.
It _____ getting darker and colder. The little girl took out a match and _____ it up. Oh, _____ wonderful the light was! She could see something—a golden roast goose and some tasty bread.
"I'll light another match. Maybe I can see grandma this way," the little girl thought.
"Grandma!" the little girl threw _____ into her grandma's arms. "Please take me _____ you! Don't 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 found the poor little girl. She was _____ . Around her, there were many burnt matches on the ground.
（二）
What would you like _____ on your birthday? Is there _____ special food for the birthday person in your country?
In many countries, people have birthday cakes _____ candles. Usually the number of candles _____ the person's age. It's said that if the birthday person can blow _____ the candles in one go, the wish he or she makes will come _____. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is _____. In Korea, people have cakes and a bowl of seaweed soup for a birthday because they think seaweed soup is good for _____ . In China, it's getting popular to have cake on one's birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthdays. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthdays. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday _____ may be different, but the _____ are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
（三）
Patrick Moore was a well-known astronomer with a good sense of humour._____ he was eight, he got a book about stars. That was the _____ of his lifetime hobby. From that day _____, he became really interested in stars. He used _____ spend lots of time looking at the stars with his mum. He thought the night sky was beautiful because it looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
_____ the sky was great fun for him. once he learnt a little about them, he soon wanted to find out _____ and more. Now it is his career. He hosts a TV programme called The sky at Night. He uses his knowledge to tell people about the star in a _____ way. Many people like watching Patrick Moore's TV programme because they can learn about stars from it. They can see a star shooting across the sky on TV and learn that different groups of stars have different names, like the Great Bear. Patrick is _____ of his TV programme—it has lasted for more than 50 years.
_____ , you can turn your hobby into your career too. _____ can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do!
（四）
People usually have three meals a day: _____, lunch, and dinner. It's important to eat _____ .
For breakfast, people usually eat bread and eggs and drink coffee _____ tea, milk and fruit juice. How _____cola? No, it's bad _____ you. It's good to eat _____ meat for lunch, but eating too _____ meat is not healthy. It's important to have lots of fruit and _____ for lunch, too. Carrots and sweet potatoes are good for your eyes. You can have them for dinner. Remember not to eat _____ candies before your sleep. They are sweet and bad for your _____ .
（五）
One evening, Daisy wanted to buy a packet of sweets. She said, "Does _____ want anything?" Then Benny, Daisy's brother, asked her if she could get him a packet of electricity. Daisy said, "Yes, I _____." Benny thought she was _____ . In his mind, electricity was like water, _____ a way. People couldn't buy electricity in packets like sweets.
Well, what is electricity?
Electricity is a form of energy. It comes into our flats through thin wires. What are the wires _____ to? The cables which come from a power station.
Electricity makes our lives easier. We use a lot of _____ appliances in our homes every day. But we _____ be careful with electricity. Here are some tips:
λ Do not switch the rice _____ on if the pot is empty. Keep the outside of the pot dry.
λ Do not touch switches with wet hands, or this may cause electric shock.
λ Remember _____ off the electricity before you change a bulb.
λ Switch off the appliances such as the air _____ and fridge when you are not using them.
（六）
In recent years, more and more Chinese teenagers are becoming homebodies . A 2015 survey of kids showed about 60 percent of them spend _____ than one hour doing outdoor activities everyday, Hu Huilan, 12, _____ student from Shenzhen Nanshan Language School, is busy with piles of homework and extra classes on _____ . "I don't want to get behind," she said.
But this trend causes bad health conditions , but we may be unaware _____ it. However, the situation for foreign students is quite a _____ . Zhang Yingke, 15, from Unionville High School in Toronto, Canada, says her peers don't like staying indoors at all. Nice weather, little homework make them able _____ outdoors. It's her _____ year there. So far, she _____ in love with sports like running and playing tennis. "It helps me keep _____ . _____ you have a chance to go there next time, you will experience it yourself," she said.
（七）
Not all people like to work _____ everyone likes to play. All over the world, men and women, boys and girls enjoy _____ . Since the days long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend hours even days _____ games.
Sports help people to live _____ . They help to keep people _____ and feeling good. When they are playing games, people move a lot. This is good for their health. Taking exercise _____ their friends makes them happy.
Many people enjoy sports by watching others play. In small towns, people meet to watch bicycle races or soccer games. In big cities, _____ of people buy tickets to see an ice-skating show _____ a baseball game.
What are your favorite sports? Is the weather hot where you live? Then swimming _____ probably one of your favorite sports. Boys and girls in China love to swim. _____ are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful rivers and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.
（八）
Lao She is _____ of the greatest writers of modern China, and he is especially famous _____ his play Teahouse. I have always wanted _____ it, so Lingling offered _____ me to the Beijing Opera Theatre last night. The play was so great.
The play has three _____ and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of _____ century. It was difficult for me to understand the words but the actors and _____ were excellent. At first we only planned _____ for one hour, but in the _____, we stayed for three hours. It was so interesting that I really enjoyed it. I hope _____ more about it next time.
（九）
I will take a trip to Shanghai with my mother and brother during the winter holiday. It will take us more than two hours _____ to Shanghai from our home in Shenzhen. We will stay in a large hotel there. On the _____ day, we will stay in the hotel and have _____ rest. On the second day, we _____ to Nanjing Road. It's the _____ street in Shanghai. When we get there, we will see lots of people. We want to walk from one shop to another. I will buy a new coat for the coming Spring Festival. My brother will buy some clothes for _____ , too. On the third day, my mother will take my brother and me to Jinjiang Entertainment Centre. There are many kinds _____ games in the centre. I think I can play _____ with my brother. During the next few days, we will go to some other places of _____ such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Huangpu River. I won't forget to take as many nice _____ as I can!
（十）
We can find numbers everywhere in our daily life. When we ask the date, we will hear "It is the _____ of November today." When we learn maths, the teacher will ask us to copy down a Maths problem like seventy-two plus two _____ and seventy-two.
People from different cultures write numbers _____ different ways. We have Chinese numbers, Roman numbers, English numbers and _____ on. _____, most people around the world use Arabic numbers today. It's a system of written marks to show different numbers.
Well, do you know how people counted before the _____ of written numbers? At _____ , people used their fingers and _____ their toes to count small numbers. Later, they began to make marks on sticks and bones to help them count things like the days of the month, the amount of food and the _____ of animals they had. Then people used tokens _____ from clay or small stones to help them count even bigger numbers than before. They often put the tokens on pieces of string and this developed into tools like the abacus.
（十一）
What is _____ population of China? There are more than 1.37 _____ people in China. That is almost one _____ of the world's population, and the number is still _____ . If we can't control the population growth, we will have to face more problems in the future.
Let's take Beijing, the capital of China, as an example. Beijing is a huge city _____ a large population. That _____ a lot of problems. People need places to live, however, there is not enough space for so many people. Still, more people are leaving the countryside to work in the city, so it's getting more and more expensive to live in Beijing. At the same time, people need better bus and train _____ because there is too much traffic and _____ . They need more police to protect themselves, too. More people also means more rubbish. The government has to make more efforts to protect the city _____ pollution. As we say, a hundred people make a thousand problems.
What is happening in Beijing is actually happening all over the world. Growing population is _____problem everyone should pay attention to.
（十二）
Maria _____ my best friend. Her favorite _____ is J. K. Rowling because she likes her novel Harry Potter. She is _____ big fan of J. K. Rowling. She even knows J. K. Rowling's birthday and birthplace.
Maria's birthday is _____ May 5th. Yesterday was her _____ birthday. There _____ a lot of people celebrating it. The birthday cake was very delicious. There were also many presents _____ her. Which _____ her favorite? The book Harry Potter.
My birthday is in May, too. And my _____ birthday is coming. It is on next Sunday. My friends want to have a birthday party for me. Would you like _____ ?
（十三）
I _____ a great time last summer vacation. I went to England with my parents. We all know it is always wet and _____ in London. So we each took an _____. But it was sunny on the first day so we were very _____. On our _____ day in London, we visited the London Eye and the Big Ben.
Three days _____, we visited Shakespeare's former residence . 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 _____ . I really want _____ London again one day.
（十四）
This is Jane's home. There is a _____ garden in the center of the yard. There _____ many flowers in the garden. But there _____ any trees. In the house there are many rooms. Where is her bedroom? It's on the _____ floor. A study is next _____ her bedroom. What's in her study? There _____ a sofa, a desk, many books and so _____. Is there a computer in her study? Yes, _____ is. She often _____ on the computer.
Let's _____ upstairs and have a look ourselves.
（十五）
Peter's favorite animals are elephants. _____ does Peter like elephants? Because they're _____ , smart and kind _____ cute sometimes. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get _____ . They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are now in great _____ . They are losing their homes _____ people cut _____ too many trees. People also kill them for their ivory. There are only about three _____ elephants today. Now many people want _____ the elephants. We must save the trees and not buy things _____ of ivory.
（十六）
Mark Twain, an American _____ , was born in 1835 in a poor village. He was the _____ child in his family. _____ he was 11 years old, his father died. In the next year, he left school and _____ to make a living by himself . He had many jobs and he also wrote something.
He wrote many novels all _____ life, but The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the most famous. This novel is mainly _____ a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. _____ first, this novel wasn't very _____ . But after he died, it began to become popular. Until now, this novel is still one of the most popular _____ .
Mark Twain became famous because of his wonderful books. He died in 1910. But his novels will always stay with us _____ make us happy.
（十七）
Dear Mary, Today is my _____ birthday. Yes, my birthday is _____ June 1st—Children's Day. My parents want _____ a birthday party this evening. They will buy some fruit _____ make a big birthday cake. I will prepare some interesting _____ , too. We will have great fun at my party. _____ you free this evening? Some of _____ classmates will come to my party. Can you come? |
Dear Lisa, Thank you _____ inviting me to your birthday party. I'm _____ happy. I think we will have _____good time tonight. |
（十八）
Dear Amy,
How _____ your weekend? What _____ you do?
I _____ so much fun last weekend. On Saturday, I did my homework. Then I played badminton. _____ did I play with and _____ did I play? I played with my father in the gym. He is really good. On Sunday, I worked _____ a guide at the Natural History Museum. There is a butterfly house with over two _____ kinds of butterflies there! I _____ the visitors about the living habits _____ the butterflies. It was interesting but I was kind of _____ after a day's work.
Yours,
Lisa
（十九）
Thanksgiving in the United States
In most countries, people usually _____ traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the _____ Thursday in November, and is a time _____ thanks for food in the autumn _____ this time, people also remember the first _____ from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them _____ . In the next autumn, they gave _____ for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still _____ this idea of _____ thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal _____ almost always turkey, a large bird.
（二十）
Dear Paul,
How _____ your weekend? What _____ you do?
I was very busy last weekend. On Saturday, I _____ my homework. Then I played badminton. What did I _____ on Sunday? I worked _____ a guide at the _____ History Museum. It was very interesting. There is a butterfly house with over two _____ kinds of butterflies there! I told the _____ about the living habits _____ the butterflies. Although I was kind of _____ , I felt very excited.
Yours,
Lisa
（二十一）
There are four people in my family. They _____ my father, my mother, my little sister and I. My father's birthday is _____ October. He is thirty-seven _____ old now. _____ is my mother's birthday? It is _____June 16th. What is _____ age? Haha, that's a secret . My sister's birthday is on April the _____ . It's also April _____ Day. As for me, my _____ birthday is coming soon. There will be a birthday party at 7 p.m. next Monday in my house. It will be _____ and fun. Welcome to my birthday party.
（二十二）
Hi, I'm Cindy. Today is the _____ day of November. It is a really busy month for _____ . On the 4th, I must study for _____ English test at home. My _____ birthday is on the 5th, so my parents _____ I must go to see him then. On the 11th, I want to go to some clothes _____ . They always sell the clothes _____ very good prices on this day. The book _____ is on the 19th in the school library. I want to go there with my classmates. On the _____ , I must go to meet a friend after school. He is coming here then. And on the 30th, my school _____ a school trip. It must be fun.
（二十三）
Today is Tree Planting Day. There are many people planting trees in the park. Look, two workers _____ holes in the ground, and another worker _____ planting a tree in a hole. What are those workers _____? Oh, they are _____ a large container. Is that worker _____ trees? Yes, he _____. How hard they are working!
Why do we need to plant trees? Because trees are very important to our life.
Trees help us in many ways. Firstly, they are major _____ against air pollution. They take in _____ gases from the air and produce oxygen for us to breath. Secondly, trees help prevent droughts and floods . Trees also can sTOP land becoming desert. Moreover, trees make our lives _____ because many of the things in our daily lives come from trees, such as paper and pencils. Finally, trees are homes to _____ of animals. Many animals can't live without trees, and people can't live without these animals.
But people cut down too many trees every year. We should sTOP doing this if we don't want a world without trees. We must do something from now on.
（二十四）
Hello, I am a twelve-year-old girl. I am a middle school student. Now I am in Class 5, Grade 7. My birthday is _____March 8th. It's the _____ day of the _____ month of the year. It's _____ Day, too. My mother always _____ a birthday party for me on that day. My friends and _____ come to my party. My friend Mary sings _____ English song for me. We _____ the birthday cake and play _____ together. We are all very happy at the party. I like having _____ on my birthday.
（二十五）
Dear Linda,
My birthday is coming. And I'll _____ a party at my house this Sunday. I _____ hope you can come to my party, _____ it is not easy to find my house. Now I'll give you _____ map, and it shows you how _____ to my house. Go _____ Guangming Street. Just walk straight for about ten _____ , and you can see a bus sTOP on your left. You can take No.5 bus and _____ off at the _____ sTOP. Then you are on Happy Street. Walk along the street and you'll see a bank at the corner of the street. My house _____ behind the bank.
Yours,
John
（二十六）
David was born near the sea. His family _____ on a sailboat for many years. He dreamed about travelling all over _____ world. Now, he has made his dream come true.
When he was little, David read a book _____ The Boy Who Sailed around the World Alone by Robin Lee Graham. Robin was the _____ teen to travel around the world by boat. _____ the age of 16, David thought he could also do that.
When he grew older, David told his thought to his _____ and they agreed. _____ he made a plan with the help of his parents.
First, he needed a boat. He worked during the vacation. He saved enough money, and then he bought a boat. The _____ important thing was planning his route. He needed to tie his boat close to land. This would let him get help if he _____ in trouble. So David had to find port cities along the ocean. He used about two months to draw the map.
David began to travel around the world the next year, and one year later, he _____ home.
（二十七）
Great inventions change the world. They help people live a _____ life than before. One of the _____ inventions is ballpoint pen. Maybe you don't know who _____ it, but you probably use it every day.
Laszlo Biro was the _____ of the ballpoint pen. He was _____ in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, he worked _____ a newspaper editor. He found the fountain pen he used almost every day was not _____ at all. So he decided _____ a new type of pen. _____ the help of his brother George, the ballpoint pen was invented and it became a great success.
Although Laszlo Biro is not as famous _____ Edison, people will always remember him for his invention.
（二十八）
Dear Abby,
I'm a helpless mother. My son is 15 years old. I find that the _____ he grows, the less we talk. I feel very worried and I _____ need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He seems to spend too much time _____ computer games. As soon _____he gets home, he always turns on the computer, closes the door and locks others out. I'm getting worried about _____, especially when his English _____ told me he always failed in the English exams.
Second, it seems that he is crazy about the new technology. However, to be _____, I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the _____ he wants.
Recently, I _____ that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is _____ last problem I have.
Do all the boys behave this way? What should I do to help him?
A helpless mother.
（二十九）
Hello! My name is Messias and I _____ in Brazil. I am 10 years old and _____ school in four years. Kids go to school from 7 years old to 14 years old _____ my country. In Brazil we have only 4 hours of school a day. We have school uniforms that include T-shirts with the _____ name on.
Here are some more facts about _____ country. Brazil is the world's _____ grower and exporter of coffee. Everyone in Brazil _____ soccer and there is a stadium in every city. 3/4 of Brazilians like to live in cities, and most of the cities are on the coast. I live in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. It is in the _____ of Brazil.
When I walk to school each day, I see many food stands selling pineapples, melons, _____ and other fruit. In Brazil we speak Portuguese . _____ , 60% of Brazilian homes have no toilets, 52% have no waste collection, and 70% have no running water.
（三十）
At school, many things happen to us. We may feel _____ when we have success in a school play. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. We should _____ the memory for the rest of our lives.
How can we keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Green, _____ us a good way of remembering things. She said we had better make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is _____ kind of book which is used to keep the memory of important moments. It's usually made _____ the end of the year.
We have begun to make our yearbook. We decide to choose some persons who _____ something special. Then some students will interview them, some will write down their stories, and others will take _____ of them. Everyone in our class will have something to do.
Our teacher will help us put the things together. We will have our _____ yearbook.
All of _____ are putting our love into making the yearbook. It will be the _____ gift for us because not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time forever.
