2． Until I was 8, I spent every Sunday outside in the garden with Nana. The zucchini (西葫芦) plants quickly became my favorite. I would sit on the ground, looking at them quietly.
"Nana," I asked one day. "Should I take off all these little yellow flowers?"
"No, darling," she said gently. "Those flowers will turn into zucchini soon."
"Really?"
"You just wait. Soon you'll see that little things can turn into wonderful things. You should remember that."
Every Sunday I returned to the garden to check on the plants, and each time I saw more zucchini.
"Are there so many because I take good care of the plants?" I asked.
"Yes," Nana said. "When you look after things, good things will grow. You should remember that."
For months I returned every week to Nana's to see how my plants were doing, and each time I was proud to see more zucchini. Until one day, they stopped appearing, and a few weeks later, there were none.
"Nana, what's wrong with my plants?" I asked tearfully. "They're not growing anymore."
"That's what happens, darling. Things grow and then stop. Nothing lasts forever."
"But I was so good to them."
"Yes, but things end so new things can start," she said. "Seasons change, but for everything that ends, something new will take its place."
"I'll remember that," I said with a smile on my face.

3． Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in most cities in China. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city's parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road in a medium-sized city but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The number of the private car owners is becoming larger and larger. A medium-sized city sometimes sends out about 1, 000 private car licenses in a month. This suggests that people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2016, the number of private cars in China reached about 150 million. If one parking lot is for one car, then a lot of parking space should be built. The center of most cities is short of parking space. However, simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn't solve the problem. The idea of a "Park &Ride" system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and charge higher parking fees. But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

4． We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. This may sound much, but it is not wasted. Our bodies need sleep to stay healthy. Not getting enough sleep can make us sick.
Sleep and our immune system (免疫系统)
The immune system protects the body from illnesses. Not getting enough sleep hurts this protective system. When we sleep, our bodies produce something that support sleep and help us fight illnesses. This will be less when you don't get enough sleep.
A new study shows that the immune system works best when the body gets enough sleep. For the study, Researchers studied 11 pairs of twins. This is an important difference from other sleep studies. Other research did not study twins. They found that the twin who slept less had a weaker immune system.
A long-term short of sleep influences parts of the immune system. Parts that move white blood cells around the body are influenced. White blood cells fight infections (感染) in the body. Sleep is important to "overall health", and especially important to immune health.
How much sleep is enough?
To stay in good health, adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours. And school﹣aged children may need more than 10hours of sleep a night. Our sleep becomes poor in our 30s. By the time we reach our 50s, the average person has lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep. These people also have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep through the night. This problem is _______ . From middle age on, these problems only get worse, and they can influence our health.
Signs you may not be getting enough sleep
●You're always hungry or you've gotten weight.
●You have trouble making decisions.
●You have trouble remembering things.
●Your skin doesn't look good.
●You are having trouble seeing.

5． Everyone needs to exercise. It keeps body strong.
When the daytime comes, we must (1)      . This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things (2)       the body. There're many ways to exercise. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to (3)       what you're doing. Exercise enough — but not too much. It's good to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. (4)       all kinds of things until you find one, two or three sports that feel right for yourself.
Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, (5)       they can play sports together. How do you exercise to have a strong and healthy body?

6． Lisa was an excellent athlete (运动员) in our school. How good was she? She never (1)       in any event she entered. She made (2)       to the state finals during all four years when she was in high school and returned with six state titles (冠军). However, she never showed off her (3)      . In fact she usually changes the conversation from herself to the performances of her teammates.
There was once match when she moved me well. Just before the match an athlete was ill, so she was told that she (4)       to run the mile.
Lisa easily ran first, but later she seemed to grow (5)      . Two athletes from the other team (6)       her, and then so did Julie — Lisa's teammate. She was able to stay just (7)       and crossed the finish line after Julie.
Lisa "lost" a(n) (8)       for the first time. Why? Lisa knew that Julie needed to finish at least third to get A for the first time. Lisa also knew that the two athletes on the other team were most probably going to (9)        Julie.
So, after four years of working hard, Julie (10)       received her first varsity letter (优秀证书). And Lisa? On that day she lost, but got my admiration. In my mind, she is the role model.

7．　　My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local store. I don't think many people kno1.w             a difficult job these clerks have. They work for a little money and I often wonder how they make 2.             (end) meet.
　　One of the clerks, Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day. I asked him about it and he said they'd been 3.             (break) and that he couldn't afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was clear that he 4.             (have) a difficult time.
　　We wanted to help him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for help with a plan. We let his 5.             (help) call him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for 6.             (it). Although Charlie 7.             (question) what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he 8.             (touch) by our idea so that he only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
　　It was so wonderful to see Charlie 9.             his new glasses and he enjoyed 10.             (tell) all the regular customers how the. pngt came about. I'm sure that upon hearing his story, ideas of kindness may have come in the minds of many people.

8．　　Qian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. After his graduation (毕业) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934, he traveled across the Pacific Ocean to the United States for further study. There he received his Ph. D. degrees in both aerospace and mathematics. After he graduated, he became a teacher as well as a researcher who studied rockets and missile (导弹) theories.
　　He was important to the missile and space programs in China. When he returned to his motherland in 1955, the country's space research was almost zero. In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. From then on, he developed China's missile, rocket and spacecraft research programs. He was honored as "The Father of China's Missiles".
　　He passed away on October 31, 2009 at the age of 98. He had a famous saying "My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!" When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, "My family name is Qian. But I don't like qian."

9．每年的10月5日为世界教师日(World Teachers' Day),我国也将每年的9月10日定为教师节.请在教师节给英语老师Mr. Lee写一封感谢信.(Tips:dedication 奉献;inspiration启发)
注意:词数不少于80词;信件开头和落款已给出,不计入总词数;文中不得提及真实的人名和校名.
Dear Mr. Lee,
Today is September 10^th, Teachers' Day.
yours
Susanna