1． Have you ever been to Thailand? For thousands of tourists from China, this small country in Southeast Asia is an excellent place to(1)        . Bangkok(曼谷)is the (2)        of Thailand. There are many temples(寺庙) in Bangkok. You can(3)        some monks(僧侣) walking along the streets.
The(4)        time to visit Thailand is from April 13^th to 15^th, because it is the time of (5)        . People sing, dance and go on the streets to(6)        water at each other. The local people think that water can wash away bad things and bring good luck.
On the one hand, beaches and sunshine are a lot of travelers' choices. In this country, there are many hotels facing the sea, so you can have fun on the beach or (7)        in the sea. On the other hand, Thailand is a good place to try (8)        food. You can eat seafood at any restaurant or buy some tropical(热带的) fruit such as mangoes and durians(榴莲)at(9)        prices.
If you go to Thailand, you won't forget to (10)        an elephant. The elephant is a symbol of
Thailand. It's believed that Thailand is one of the most fascinating travel places.

3． Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it. You may get angry when something doesn't go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game. Or maybe you become a road rager when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you. That makes you angry!
You need to know what to do with your anger. Here are some things you can do when you feel angry:
◆Talk to a friend you can trust.
◆Count to 10.
◆Get or give a hug.
◆Take some exercise.
◆Draw a picture of your anger.
◆Play a video game.
◆Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.
◆Sing along with the CD player.
◆Pull weeds in the garden.
◆Think good thoughts (maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport).
◆Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball﹣do something active!
Never getting angry is impossible. But when you're angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don't let anger be the boss of you. Take charge of it!

4． My new teacher is cool. Her name is Paula so we call her Miss Paula.
The first time we met her, she said we are going to be good friends and that good friends are always nice to each other.
Miss Paula has been teaching us a lot of things. Some of us used to get in trouble for talking in the hallway. Miss Paula says she can't change the rule that we can't make noise in the hallway but we can still talk to each other. She is teaching us sign language. I already know how to say "hello" and "how are you" with my hands. Now we love it when we have to walk somewhere and we are always quiet except for a laugh or two.
Miss Paula likes everybody even Sam and nobody likes Sam. He never does what he's told but now he is doing better. Miss Paula says every single one of us is perfect and beautiful just the way we are. I guess that includes Sam.
This week at school was really the best ever. I didn't even get in trouble when I thought I would, because I spilled (洒) milk on my homework and had to hand it in when it was still wet. Miss Paula just smiled and asked, "What's this?" So I told her what happened. Miss Paula put it near the window to make it dry. She said the sun had been waiting for such an important job as this and would be happy to help us.
Well, I have to go and get ready for bed now. I have school in the morning and I want to wake up early so I will have time to pick Miss Paula some flowers.

5． Once there was a small hotel whose keeper was always caring about money.
One day, a businessman arrived. The keeper looked at the man's thick wallet and thought, " Oh, I wish that all the money could be mine!" The businessman didn't notice that, so he ordered the most expensive room and went to his room to dress for dinner.
Around the hotel, there were some beautiful ginger (姜) plants. Many people said that eating the buds (芽) of ginger would make a person forgetful.
The keeper thought, "If I serve some buds of ginger to the businessman, he may be forgetful to take his wallet!" Then she went to the kitchen.
Soon, businessman came downstairs and asked for dinner. The keeper was very excited as she served the dish to him. "Delicious!" said the rich man. When dinner was finished, he went to bed happily.
In the next morning, the keeper saw the businessman leaving from the front door. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran up to his room. She looked all over the room for the wallet, but she couldn't find it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. It was the businessman's bill (账单). He had forgotten to pay it! She ran down the stairs, out of the front door, and across the road until she was out of breath, but the businessman was already far, far away. "I'm so silly!"cried the keeper.

6． A god has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.        It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.
One day the horse said to the god, "You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.        But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful. "
The god said, "I'm more than ready to make you more beautiful.        " Then the horse said, "My neck is too short. If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body."
Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, "Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel.        As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a camel."
The god said, "This is exactly what you asked for. You have become a camel.        if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty."

12．
Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? It must be the (1)             popular book for almost all the children in the world.
The idea for the book came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It (2)              her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, for (3)            , being an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商) before one of them bought it. She was very (4)             to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer.
(5)             she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat (公寓) with (6)             daughter and was very poor. She didn't have enough money to (7)             for heat in winter. Harry Potter became a favorite with children and adults in England and then around the world. It was put into (被译成) more than thirty-five (8)             . After her second and third books were published (出版), the three Harry Potter books filled the top three (9)             on many newspapers lists of the most popular books.
Without any question, Rowling's life (10)              changed and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world.

13． Once upon a time, in the forest there lived a baby elephant, who had ① friends. None of the animals wanted to be his friend because he was too large.
One day, a wild fire happened in the forest. The animals ran to safer places. The dry trees caught fire and the ② was sure to go all around the forest. The baby elephant ran to the nearest river, collected much water in his trunk (象鼻) and rushed to the burning trees. He sprayed (喷) the water on the forest. Finally, he put out the fire.
Later, while he was resting after the hard job, all the animals and birds came to him and expressed their ③ for his kind help in time. They were now ready to regard him as their good friend and their hero.
They said, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them. (5) He walked through the forest, carrying several small animals and birds on his back.

14．我们生活在美丽的泰山脚下. 她是一座自然博物馆, 每个季节都吸引大量游客前来参观. 假如你是李华, 请按照下面的提示写信给你的好友Tom向他介绍下美丽的泰山, 并邀请他来爬山吧. 不少于70字.
1. 中国有五岳, 而泰山为"五岳独尊".
2. 泰山位于山东省的中部, 海拔1532. 7米.
3. 四位帝王( emperor)曾在泰山封禅(say thanks to heaven for peace and prosperity)、许多名人写下优美诗篇(poem)称颂泰山.
4. 你眼中的泰山之美.
Dear Tom,
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