11． It's Sunday afternoon. It's my son's eighth birthday. I go into a (1)      shop to buy a big birthday cake for him.
When I get there, there are so many people in the shop. When I am looking for a cake, I find a little boy watching the cakes for a long time. He wears old clothes. At last, he chooses a cake. Then he (2)      money to the shopkeeper and says to her, "I want the (3)       cake."
"Sorry, the cake is 20 yuan, but you (4)       have 10 yuan," says the shopkeeper.
"I…I know that…says the little boy and he begins to cry sadly.
"Oh, my boy! Who would you like to (5)       the birthday cake for?" I ask.
"My mum.
"Why doesn't she come and buy one?"
"My father left (离开) us three years ago, " the boy says. "We don't have much (6)      . My mother has to(7)       from morning to night every day. She celebrates my birthday every year, but she never celebrates hers. It's her birthday today. I want to buy a small cake for her. But I don't have enough money…
"Oh, my boy! I'm your (8)       friend. She's great. " I say. "Let me buy her a nice birthday cake. "I give the money to the shopkeeper and leave the shop.

13． A Warm Jumper
It is a winter morning. At seven o'clock, the sun still doesn't go up.
Fred wears very little. He is very cold when he rides his old bike down Smith Street. He puts a newspaper( 报纸) in front of every house. The last newspaper is for old Mrs Grant. Because she is not a jumper healthy to come out for her newspaper, Fred has to take it to the door. But Mrs Grant has a dog. It always jumps out and bites (咬) him on the leg.
Today Fred doesn't see the dog. Mrs Grant comes to the door. "Hello, Fred. I have something for you, " she says with a smile. "What's it?" Fred thinks. "I make this just for you," says Mrs Grant. "It can make you warm. Try it on."
Mrs Grant gives a jumper to Fred. It's warm, and it's black. Fred likes this colour very much! He puts the jumper on.
"Thanks, Mrs Grant. I's nice. See you tomorrow," he says, and goes home happily.

14． Most students like using the Internet. It helps them get and send information fast. But some are not using it in a good way. Sometimes they spend too much time playing games or watching programmes on the Internet.
A book about good Internet behaviors (行为) comes into use in some middle schools now. It can help the students to use the Internet in a good way, such as reading news or getting useful information for study. It also tells students the right time to use the Internet.
Some students make friends on the Internet, but sometimes it can be dangerous. This book teaches students how to talk with others on the Internet and how to keep safe. So, teachers and parents think the book helps students a lot. A teacher says, "This book can be a guide for students using the Internet. It can help students to keep away from the bad websites (网站)."A mum says, "I don't know how to teach my child about the Internet safety and I usually get angry when she uses the Internet for a long time, but now my child can search for the information in the good websites and she can find useful things in a short time. "Now, most schools use this book in the IT lessons. "The book can teach students how to be a good user on the Internet. It also makes parents and teachers happy. "Many teachers say.

15． It's time to enjoy the special warm porridge (粥) of winter!
In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (农历) is called La Yue. Chinese people celebrate Laba Festival on the eighth day of the month. After the festival, people begin to get ready for Spring Festival.
This year the festival comes on January 20th, 2021. On this day, people eat the hot Laba porridge. To make the porridge nice, people often cook it with eight different things. It usually has rice, red beans, dried lotus seeds (干的莲子), some nuts and different kinds of dried fruits. But you can put things you like in the porridge, too.
At midnight, people begin to cook it, but we can have it the next morning because we usually spend a lot of time to make it delicious.
The porridge is also called Eight Treasure Porridge. Most people like having it because the porridge is not only good for health, but also a blessing (祝福) for the coming of Spring Festival.
Is your family ready for making the porridge this year?

1. What do Chinese people do after Laba Festival?
                                                                                
2. When does Laba Festival come this year?
                                                                                
3. How many things do people often cook the porridge with?
                                                                                
4. When do people begin to cook the porridge?
                                                                                
5. Why do most people like Eight Treasure Porridge?
                                                                                

16．假如你是李华, 你和你的同学正在长城游览, 你想给你的笔友Jack寄一张明信片, 描述一下你们正在做什么, 以及你此刻的心情．
提示词语: postcard, do different things, take photos , happy
提示问题:
●What are you doing on the Great Wall?
●How do you feel on the school trip?

17．春节是我国重要的传统节日之一. 2021年春节即将来临, 在过去的一年当中, 我们的家人给予我们无微不至的照顾, 请为家人准备一份新年礼物. 某英文网站正在开展以"春节"为主题的征文活动. 假如你是李华, 请用英语写一篇短文投稿. 内容包括:今年春节的时间, 春节期间你们经常做什么, 你选择什么样的礼物给家人, 并说明选择该礼物的原因.
提示词语: February 12th, have a big dinner, a silk scarf, beautiful
提示问题:
●When is Spring Festival this year?
●What do you usually do during Spring Festival?
●What present do you want to choose for your family? Why?
Spring Festival is an important festival in China.