1．　　Matt's hobby is collecting stamps. Matt (1)       the stamps for over three years. He has stamps from (2)       countries, like America, Egypt and China.
　　Matt's favorite stamps came from France. He has almost every stamp from 1954 (3)       2021. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition (版本).
　　He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and family (4)       him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.
　　"Don't worry." his father said to him, "You'll find it one day."
　　"I hope so. But it was really (5)       to find." Matt said.
　　"Be patient (耐心的)," his father said, "And don't give up."
　　Besides collecting stamps, Matt also likes writing. He had (6)       pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matt's pen friend, Philip gave him a big, green (7)      . It looked old but nice. (8)       Matt got the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy. At that moment he felt that he was the (9)       person in the world. He told his sister, his mother and his father.
　　"You see," his father said, "you find your stamp. So it's good to have two things in life."
　　"What are they?" Matt asked.
　　"Friends (10)       patience." he answered.

2．　　Maxime and Lise are a young French couple. They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle (双人自行车). They want to (1)       green travel through their trip.
　　Maxime, 26, works helping (2)       on their farms, while his wife Lise, 26, is a teacher. The two also like (3)       their travel stories on Facebook. "We choose a tandem bicycle because it is (4)       to communicate with each other about interesting people and things during the journey. Besides, bicycling is healthier. And it's a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than using cars, motors and so on." the (5)       said.
　　They always asked the others' (6)       of their journey, and they wanted to get people's good ideas on something such as health, economy (经济) and politics. When other people asked them why they chose to visit China, they said because they often (7)       its long history and beauty. They love this country (8)      .
　　"We know (9)       is a country with a large population and will be the leader of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people." they said.
　　The couple will be on their journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people further hear about China. Meanwhile, we hope they can enjoy (10)       travel in China.

3．Mon.—Thur. 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Sat. & Sun. 10:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.
　　A special show will be held (被举行) in Wonderful Museum this month. The show is about fashions from different countries. You can find how people dressed many years ago. What did the Americans wear one hundred years ago? Did the Indians wear formal (正式的) clothes for parties? And when did the Russians make the comfortable shoes in their factories? How long did the Japanese special clothes exist (存在)? You will find the answers.
　　After this trip of the fashion history, you can watch how to make clothes in old machines in the Clothes-making Room on the corner of this floor.

4．　　Do you often do some exercise in your free time? Where and how do you usually do your favorite sports? One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. Qomolangma is the main peak of the Himalayas, and is also the highest peak in the earth. It's 8844.43 meters high and it is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
　　Many people climb Mount Qomolangma every year. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

6．　　You can find hip-hop everywhere. Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. (1)       In West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz. These styles all started in poor African-American areas. And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn't any money for music lessons in schools. (2)       Teenagers Afrika and DJ Helen played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. Every week, there were new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.
　　(3)       It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone (话筒) and began tapping. Some other kids were dancing with the music. (4)       I liked jazz.
　　During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA. Today's successful American writers like Missy and her friend Tim have heard these songs on the radio when they were just children.
　　(5)       It was my last time to hear hip-hop. I was writing a book about African-Americans. I met a young hip-hop artist. He told me there are hundreds of hip-hop groups in Africa today. They live in a hip-hop environment.

12．
　　One day, all feelings were on a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly they found that a storm was (1)            . So they ran to their boats quickly. Love also wanted to avoid (避免) the storm but there were no boats to (2)            .
　　Just then, Richness was coming. Love (3)            ,"Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There's a lot of money in my boat. There's no place here for you." Sadness came later. Again, Love asked for help. "No, I can't take you with me. I just want to be with (4)             because I am so sad."
　　A few (5)             later Happiness arrived. Love again asked for help. But Happiness was so happy that it couldn't care about anyone else. He went away without saying a word.
　　More than half of the feelings went away. The clouds seemed much (6)             than before. The storm was coming soon. Love (7)             in danger. She was going hopeless. Just then somebody shouted, "Come on, Love, I will take you with me." Love didn't know who was so kind, but jumped onto the boat (8)            .
　　After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, "Knowledge, do you know who was so (9)             to give me a hand when no one else wanted to help me?"
　　Knowledge smiled, "That was Time."
　　"Time?" asked Love, "But why did Time (10)             me?" Knowledge smiled and answered, "Because only Time is able to understand Love is important to each of us."

13．　　Are you feeling tired in class every day? Are you feeling that you lose attention (注意力) in class? Are you feeling "brain (大脑)-dead" sometimes? Well, if you answer "yes" to these questions, you are not sleeping enough. But you are not alone. Many people think the world haven't got enough sleep, especially students, because they usually do their homework and study very late. Getting enough sleep is good for your health, so try the following ways.
　　Use your time nicely
　　You should make plans of things you want to get done. Never wait till the last minute to study for an exam or finish a task, because you are hurting your body in the long run.
　　Sleep like a baby
　　Remember when you were a child and your parents asked you to take naps (小睡). Taking naps is important to you if you lose sleep during the night.
　　Sleep more, suffer (遭受) less
　　You shouldn't make yourself suffer any longer. So tonight, clear your mind and try to get a few more hours of sleep! So how much sleep do you need? Experts have done an experiment before. They put people in an environment without clocks or windows and ask them to sleep any time they want. 95 percent sleep between seven and eight hours a day.

14．A: Hi, Long Yufeng! You look so sad. (1)__________________?
B: I failed the English exam.
A: (2)__________________. But you don't need to worried about it all the time.
B: I really don't know how to study English well. (3)__________________?
A: I think you'd better study in a group.
B: (4)__________________. Could I join your group?
A: Of course you can. And we can learn from each other.
B: Sounds good. (5)__________________?
A: You can join it tomorrow, if you like.
B: That's very kind of you.

15．从小到大，你一定收到了很多玩具吧？你最喜欢的玩具是哪一件呢？请你根据以下提示，描述一件你最喜欢的玩具。
提示：
1. What is your favorite toy?
2. How long have you had it?
3. Why do you like it?
要求：
1. 参考提示内容，可适当发挥；
2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3. 文中不得出现任何真实信息；
4. 词数：不少于50词。(开头已给出, 但不计入总词数)
　　One of my favorite toys is __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________