16． When I was a little child, I was afraid of ghosts. One evening, I (1)      to see a film(2)      my brother. When the film was over, it was already very (3)      . When we were (4)      our way home, my brother walked in front of me. We chatted about the film all the (5)      . When we walked along a river, suddenly, something "jumped"into the river and made a big (6)      .
When I(7)      this, I was very frightened and thought it must be a ghost. I started torn as fast (8)      I could. Of course I forgot my brother.
"(9)      happened and where is your brother?"my father asked. I told him everything. At the same time my brother arrived home. He laughed and said, " (10)      　fast you ran! But that was only a big stone falling into the river. "

17． People like to give. pngts to others on big days. Do you know how to choose. pngts? You should choose. pngts that your family or friends like. Different. pngts are for different people. For example, boys often like to play with robots , toy guns and balls. And girls may like something lovely , like flowers , dolls and beautiful clothes. Of course, you don ' t need to choose something expensive. Your feeling is more important than money. There is a Chinese saying, "A small. pngt means far much. "

18．　　Mr. Smith is a teacher of English. He comes from America. He teaches English in China. He speaks Chinese quite well.
　　He reads a lot of books and his wife often writes books for the students at home. Mr. Smith gets up at five in the morning. He leaves home at ten to six. He begins the first lesson at 8:00. He teaches English every day except Saturday and Sunday. At ten to twelve he finishes his lessons. Ten minutes later he has lunch. In the afternoon, he often plays games with his students. Sometimes he teaches his students in his office. Supper time is at about six. After that, he reads newspapers and watches TV. At about ten to eleven he goes to bed.

19． My name is Bill. I have a friend called Mike. Today is Mike's birthday. I'm at his birthday party. There are a lot of friends in his house. Some stand beside the table and enjoy the snacks and drinks. There is some food on the table. I like the chocolate and the fruit very much. Mike sits on the sofa and chats with some friends there. He wears a yellow T ﹣ shirt and a pair of blue jeans. He looks so cool today. Wow! The cake is really big. There are some candles on it. Mike's friends begin to sing" Happy Birthday" to Mike.
Mike is very happy. He blows out the candles and cuts the cake. Everyone has a good time at the party.

20．　　Mr. Black and Mr. White worked in the same bookstore. One day Mr. Black said to Mr. White, "I am going to have a small party at our house next Saturday evening. Will you and your wife come?"
　　Mr. White said, "Thank you very much. That is very kind of you. We are free that evening, thanks, but I will telephone my wife and ask her. After he telephoned, he looked surprised. "What is the matter?"said Mr. Black. "Did you speak to your wife?"
　　"No," answered Mr. White. "She wasn' t there. My small son answered the telephone. I said to him, 'Is your mother there, Peter?' And he answered, 'No, she is not at home.' ' Where is she then?' I asked. 'She is outside.' 'What is she doing?' 'She is looking for me.' "

26．假设你是Millie, 根据以下内容写一封给网友Jane的信.
1. 北京是一个繁华的城市, 有许多名胜古迹.
2. 有许多博物馆、公园和购物中心. 城镇公路两边是绿树. 这些使北京的生活更舒适和丰富 多彩.
3. 上个月邀请了叔叔Tom游览北京. 他为人慷慨, 有幽默感.
4. 当他到达时, 不能相信自己的眼睛. 他说建筑变得更高了. 他决定尽快把这些告诉他的朋友们.
注意:信必须包括所有要点. 词数80左右, 可适当增加细节, 使句子通顺、连贯. 文中不得出 现本人校名和姓名. 正确地使用时态.
Dear Jane,
Yours,
Millie