1.Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old ManAt 9:00 a.m. yesterday, No. 26 bus 1._______(go) along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man 2._____(lie) on the side of the road. A woman was next 3._______ him, shouting for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without 4._______(think) twice. He got 5._______ and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man 6._______(have) a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act 7._______(quick). He told the 8._______(passenger) that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers 9._______ (get) off and wait for the next bus.But to 10._______ （he) surprise, they all agreed 11._______(go) with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.Thanks 12._______ Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man saved was saved 13._______the doctors in time. "It's sad that many people don't want to help others 14._______they don’t want any trouble," says one passenger."But the driver didn't think about 15._______ (he). He only thought about 16._______(save) a life."2.He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAron Ralston is 1._______American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to 2._______(take) risks. This is one of the 3._______(excite) things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because 4._______ accidents. 5._______ April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in UtahOn that day, Aron's arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by 6._______(he) in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for 7._______(fifth) days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran 8._______, he knew that he would have to do 9._______(anything) to save his own life. He was not ready 10._______(die) that day. So he used his knife to cut 11._______ half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged 12._______(he) so that he would not lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain 13._______(find) help.After 14._______(lose) his arm, he wrote a book 15._______(call) Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means 16.______(be) in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get 17.______ of. In this book, Aron tells of the 18._______ (important) of making good decisions, and of being in control of one's life. His love 19._______mountain climbing is so great that he kept on 20._______(climb) mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit 21._______ Aron? Let's think about it before we find 22._______(we) “between a rock anda hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or 23._______(die).3.Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week 1._______( help) others.Mario loves animals and wants 2._______(be) an animal doctor. He 3._______(volunteer)t an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get 4._______(he) future dream job. “ It' s hard work , ”he says , “but I want to learn more about 5._______to care for animals . I get such a strong 6._______(feel) of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their 7._______(own)' faces.”Mary is a book 8._______(love). She could read by herself at 9._______ age of four. Last year she decided 10._______(try) out for a volunteer after-school reading program .she still works there 11._______(one) a week to help kids learn to read. The kids are 12._______(sit) in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. Volunteering here 13._______(be) a dream come true for me. I can do 14._______ I love to do and help others 15._______the same time.4.Dear Miss Li,I’d like 1._______( thank) you for sending money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help 1._______(able) people like me. You helped to make it possible 3._______ me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big 4._______(different) to my life. Let me 5._______(tell) you my story.What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk ou t or use your hands 6._______(easy). Most people would never think about this, but many people have these 7._______(difficulty). I can’t use my arms or legs well, 8._______ normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of 9._______(I) helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special 10._______(train) dog. She also11._______( think) a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was 12._______(excite) about the idea of having a dog.After six months of 13._______(train) with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My 14._______(dog) name is Lucky — a good name for him because I feel very 15._______(luck) to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your 16._______(kind)! Lucky is very clever and understands many English 17._______(words. He can understand me when I give him orders. 18._______ example, I say, “Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it 19._______once.Lucky is 20._______ fantastic dog. I’ll send you a photo of him 21._______ you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for 22._______(change) my life.5.Last month, our dog 1._______(welcome) me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too2._______(tire).I 3._______(throw) down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down 4._______ front of the TV, my mom came over. “Could you please take the dog for 5._______walk?” she asked.“Could I watch one show 6._______(one)?” I asked. “NO!” sh e replied 7._______(angry). “You watch TV all 8._______ time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do 9._______(housework) all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as tired 10._______you are!” I shouted back.My mom did not say 11._______(something) and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither didI. 12._______(final), I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.13._______ next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What happened?” she asked 14._______ surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to share the housework 15._______(have) a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.6.Dear Sir,I don’t understand why some parents make their ki ds help with housework and 1._______(chore) at home. Kids these days already have enough 2._______(stress) from school. They don’t have time 3._______(study) and do housework, too. Housework is 4._______waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job 5._______ students? They should spend their time 6._______schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework 7._______ there’s no need for them to do it now. It is the 8._______(parent) job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think 9._______(do) chores is not so difficult. I don’t mind 10._______(do) them.Mr. SmithDear Sir,I think it is 1._______(importance) for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents 2._______ housework. It’s not enough to just get good 3._______(grade)at school. Children these days depend 4._______ their parents too much. They’re always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores 5._______(help) to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after 6._______(they). It also helps them to understand the idea of 7._______(fair). Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in 8._______(keep) it clean and tidy. 9._______(we) neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take 10._______of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades 11._______(drop). The earlier kids learn to be independent,the12._______(good) it is for their future.Ms. Miller7.Dear Mr. Hunt,My problem is I can’t get 1._______with my family. Relations between my parents have become 2._______(difficulty). They fight a lot, and I 3._______(real) don’t like it. It’s the only communication they have. I don’t know 4.______ I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud 5._______(hang) over our home. Also, my 6._______(old) brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch 7._______(I) favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants 8._______ late at night. I don’t think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and 9._______(nerve). Is that normal? What can I do?Sad and ThirteenDear Sad and Thirteen,It’s not easy being your age, and it’s normal to have 10._______(this) feelings. Why don’t you 11._______(talk) about these feelings with your family? If your parents are having problems, you should 12._______(offer) to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper 13._______(communicate).14._______(Second), why don’t you sit down and communicate 15._______ your brother? You should explain that you don’t mind him 16._______(watch) TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope you’ll feel better about 17._______(you) in future.Robert Hunt8.Maybe Y ou Should Learn to Relax!These days, Chinese children are sometimes 1._______(busy)r on weekends than weekdays because they to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam 2._______(skill) so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are 3._______(practice) sports so that they can compet e and win. However, this doesn’t only happen 4._______ China.5.______ Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children6._______(be) very busy.“On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut7._______a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my8._______(children) future. I really want them to be9._______(success). ” However, the tired children don’t get home 10._______ after 7:00 p.m. They have a 11._______(quickly) dinner, and then it’s time for homework.Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some 12._______(family), competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all 13._______(kind) of classes. And they are always comparing them 14._______ other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn’t push 15._______(they) kids so hard.”Doctors say too 16._______(many) pressure is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause 17._______lot of stress for chi ldren. “Kids should have time to relax and think for 18._______(they), too.19._______ it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”9.The Storm Brought People Closer TogetherBen could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds 1._______(be) making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it 2._______(feel) like midnight. The news on TV reported that a 3._______(heavily) rainstorm was in the area.Everyone in the neighborhood 4._______(be) bus y. Ben’s dad was 5._______(put) pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were 6._______ (work). She also put some candles and 7._______(match) on the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner 8._______ the rain began to beat 9._______(heavy) against the windows. After dinner, they 10._______(try) to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun 11._______ a serious storm happening outside.Ben could not sleep 12.______ first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was 13._______(die) down at around 3:00 a.m.When he woke 14._______, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in 15._______ mess. 16._______(fall) trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean 17._______ the neighborhood together. Although the storm 18._______(break) many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.10.Do You Remember What You Were Doing?People often remember what they were doing when they 1._______(hear) the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing 2._______ April 4, 1968. This was 3._______(a) important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King 4._______(be) killed. 5._______ some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I 5._______(be) at home with my parents,”Robert remembers. “We were 6._______(eat) dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news 7._______ the radio. The news 8._______(report) said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago’. My parents were 9._______(complete) shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner 10._______(in silence.”More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken 11._______ by terrorists. Even the date-September 11, 2001-has 12._______(mean) to most Americans.This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers 13._______(work) in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just 14._______(hit) the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe 15._______(he) at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was 16._______(truth). I was so scared that I could hardly think 17._______(clear) after that.”11.1._______November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of2._______(they) were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to3._______(China)e children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the4._______(tradition) Chinese book Journey to the West.The story says that once upon 5._______time there was a magic rock. One day, it 6._______(sudden) broke open and gave birth to a monkey. 7._______(fight) bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick.Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in 8. (he) ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. Sun Wukong can also make 72 9._______(change) to his shape and size, turning himself 10._______ different animals and objects. But11._______ he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.The Monkey king has 12._______(excite) the children of China many years. And as soon as the TV program came 13._______ more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in 14._______(read) this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never 15._______(give)up.12.Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the world’s most dangerous sports 1. (be) mountain climbing, and one of the most popular 2.(place ) for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the 3. (southwest) part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises 4._______ highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous 5.( climb). Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include 6. (freeze) weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take 7 air as you get near the top.The 8. (one) people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary 9. May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so 10. 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei 11. Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their 12. (life) ? One of the main reasons is because people want challenge themselves in the face of 13. ( difficulty ). The spirit of these climbers 14. (show ) us that we should never give up 15. (try ) to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be 16._______(strong) than the forces of nature.13.Scientists say there are now 1. (few) than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers 2. China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. Thebabies often die from 3. (ill) and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day 4. (eat) about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there 5. (be) a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut 6. these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human 7. (activity) cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other 8. (danger)wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of 9. (save) these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to 10. (well) understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas .14.When I 1._______((one) arrived on this island, I had nothing. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve brought back many things I can use— food and drink, tools, 2. (knife ) and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost 3. (me) life. So I will not give up and I will wait 4. another ship. I have already 5.( cut ) down trees and built a house. I go out with my gun almost every day 6. ( kill)animals and birds f or food. I’m even 6._______(learn) to grow fruits and vegetables.A few 7._______weeks ago, I found the marks of another man’s 8. (foot) on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they 9._______(be) here? Not long after that, I saw some cannibals 10 (try ) to kill two men from a broken ship. One of them died but 11.______ other ran towards my house. I helped 12. (he) kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I named him Friday 13._______ that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already 14. (teach) him some English.15.A Country Music Song Changed Her Life ForeverWhen Sarah was a teenager, she used to 1. (fight) over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was 2. (study) abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about 3. (return) home on the radio. It made Sarah 4. (think) about her family and friends back in the US. She 5._______(come) to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of 6. (America ) country music.Country is a traditional kind of music from the 7. (south ) states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many 8. (song) these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the 9.(important) of money and success, but not about 10 (belong) to a group. However, country music brings us backto the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and 11._______trusted one another. It reminds 12. (we ) that the best things in life 13. (be) free—laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is 14. (she) dream to go there one day. She has already 15.(read) a lot about the place and done some research on it. She 16. (know) that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous 17. ( music) and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful 18. (musician ) in American history. He’s sold more 19._____120 million records. I hope 20. ( see) him sing live one d ay!”16.Ken：The most 1._______( interest) museum I’ve ever been to is the American Compute Museum. They have 2. (information) about 3. ( difference) computers and who invented them. The old computers were much 4._______. It’s unbelievable th at technology has progressed 6._______in such a rapid way! I’ve also 7. ( learn) that there was a special computer. It could play chess even 8. (well) than humans. I wonder how much more computers 9.(be) able to do in the future.Amy：I’ve recently been to 10. very unusual museum in India, the International Museum of Toilets. I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw so 11. (much) different kinds of toilets there. The museum teaches people about the history and 12._______(develop) of toilets. It also encourages governments and social groups 13. ( think ) about ways to improve toilets in the future.Linlin：Last year I 14. (go ) to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum. It’s a 15. (relax ) and peaceful place near a lake. The tea art performances show how 16. ( make) a perfect cup of tea. 17. (Watch) them preparethe tea with the beautiful tea sets 18. (be) just as enjoyable as drinking the tea itself. I’ve finally 19._______ (realize) why my grandpa loves drinking tea and collecting tea sets.17.Singapore-A Place You Will Never Forget!Have you ever 1. (be) to Singapore? For thousands 2. tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place 3. (take) a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population 4._______ (be) Chinese, so you can 5._______(simple) speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the 6.hand, Singapore is 7. English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place 8. (practice) your English!Have you ever 9._______(try) Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find 10. (something) good eat when you travel. 11. Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problems 12. ( get )rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also13. excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food 14 Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore!Most large 15. (city) have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo 16._______ night? Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange 17. (go) to a zoo when it’s dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers or 18._______ (fox) during the daytime, they’ll probably be 19. (sleep) ! A lot of animals only wake up at night , so this is the best time to watch 20. ( they ) . At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a 21. natural environment than in a normal zoo.One great thing about Singapore 22._______(be) that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is 23._______the island is so close to the equator. so you can 24. (choose ) to go whenever you like-spring, summer, autumn or winter. And, of course, it’s not too far 25._______ China!18.My children are 1. (grow ) up fast now. My daughter is 16 and my boy has just 2. junior high school. As they get 3. (big), our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a 4. (children) home.We have already cleared out 5. lot of things from our bedroom.We’ve decided to each sell 6. (fifth) things we no longer use. My son was quite sad at 7. (one) . He found a lot of 8. (toy) that he doesn’t play with anymore but still wanted 9. (keep) . For example, he has owned a train and railway set 10._______his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he 11._______(be) about seven. And he didn’t want 12. (lose) the toy monkey he’s had since birth. My daughter was more 13._______(understand), although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.As 14._______for me, I didn’t want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I haven’t played for 15._______ while now. I’m getting older, too!19.Hometown FeelingsSome people still live 1. their hometown. However, others may only see it 2. (one) or twice a year. Nowadays, millions 3. Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the 4. (city) . 5. these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou 6. the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find 7. ( many) time to visit his hometown. “I used to 8. (return) home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s 9. shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great 10. how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have 11. (appear). In many places, the government has also 12. (build) new schools and sent teachers from the cities help.“I noticed that’s 13. (truly) of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned 14. (read ) and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings 15. ( be) really old. I hear they’re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks s uch 16. (develop) are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay 17. same.According 18. Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change . “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and 19. has become quite a symbol of the place. Most of the children in mytime 20. (like) to play together under that big tree, 21. (especial) during the summer holidays. It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in 22. (we) hearts.”。