1．Children Club
　　The Children Club is an after-school club for children of 4 — 13. You can learn music, sports, drawing and dancing in this club. All children can have a good time here. Join us!
　　Time: April 20th — July 4th
　　Monday 一 Friday, 8 a.m. 一 6 p.m.
　　Price:＄20 a day
　　Please bring your lunch.
　　You needn't take any fruit. Fruit is free here.
　　Your parents don't have to drive you here. We have our school bus.
　　Address: Children Club Head Office
　　E-mail address: info@childrenclubus.com
　　Telephone number: 6987746/3235376

2．　　A blind (盲人) boy sat on the street with a hat by his feet. He held up (举起) a sign which said: "I am blind. Please help me." There were only a few coins (硬币) in the hat.
　　A man walked by. He put a few coins into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
　　Soon the hat started to fill up (装满). That afternoon the man who had changed (改变) the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized (认出) his footsteps (脚步) and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
　　The man said, "I only wrote the truth (真相). I said what you said but in a different way." His words were "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."
　　Do you think the first sign and the second sign said the same thing?
　　Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign only told people to put some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they could enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it, because he was blind.
　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded (提醒) people they were lucky that they were not blind.
　　There are at least (至少) two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
　　The first is: Be thankful for what you have.
　　The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

3．　　Seeing is believing (相信). But if our eyes don't work, how can we see to believe?
　　Today more and more (越来越多) kids wear glasses before going to middle school because they spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games without a rest (休息). But we must do something to protect (保护) our eyes because they are important for us to see the world.
　　Love your eyes. Every day, when we open our eyes, we can see the lovely friends and parents, beautiful flowers and green trees. Without them, there is only darkness. It is like a house without any light. How important our eyes are!
　　Remember to rest your eyes. When you use the computer for an hour or two, it is time to stop to have a 30-minute rest. At school, you need to do eye exercises. Closing your eyes for resting is helpful. Look at green trees or grass. In these ways, your eyes will feel relaxed.
　　Have good habits. When doing homework and reading, it is important to keep a distance of 30 cm between your eyes and books. We should never rub (摩擦) our eyes with dirty fingers. Before and after swimming, use eye drops. Eat something healthy for eyes, such as carrots, fish and eggs.

4．　　Last summer vacation, I went back to my hometown Chengdu with my friends Sam and Jeff. They're Americans. (1)      . On the first day, we went to Mountain Emei by bus. (2)      . When climbing the mountain, we talked a lot about Chengdu food, our school life and our dreams. (3)      . His house was in the mountains.
　　It was rainy on the second day. So my uncle drove us to Leidongping. After we got to the top of the mountain, the rain stopped but the fog (雾) went up. (4)      . But we were still very happy. When we went down the mountain, we saw many monkeys. (5)      . We like them and took some photos with them.
　　I was really happy to travel with my friends.

5．　　Grace is my classmate. She comes (1)       the US. She is very thin. She (2)       glasses, so we think she likes studying very much. She has long curly hair. It is (3)      .
　　Grace lives a little far from school, but she goes to school (4)       every morning. She usually (5)       her bike to school. Today is sunny and (6)      , and she is (7)       a white T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She is playing with (8)       girls on the playground. Grace enjoys (9)       time with friends. I think she likes sports, (10)      , because she often wears sports shoes.
　　Grace is very popular in our class, (11)       most of us think she is (12)       shy. In fact, she is very (13)       to others. And her (14)       is good, so she often helps us (15)       history.

6．
　　I have too (1)       rules at home. I have to (2)       up at 6:30 every morning. I have to go home after school. I don't like this (3)       I want to play with my best friends. I can't eat ice-cream (4)       hamburgers before dinner. I have to eat lots of (5)       for dinner. I can't watch TV on school (6)      . I have to play the piano for one and a half (7)       every day. I have to be in bed (8)       ten o'clock. On (9)      , I have to clean my room. Then I have to wash my clothes. I don't have (10)       fun. It's too boring.

7．　　It's December. It's snowing and the weather is really cold in the north of China. You can see many children playing (1)       snow. Some of them are making snowmen. Some are skating on the river, because it's so cold that the water in the river freezes (结冰). It's a white world. (2)       beautiful! But in Australia now, the weather is hot. Many people go swimming in the sea. They are having a good time. Tom and his friends are (3)       soccer near the sea. The sunny weather is really cool to them. They want to swim after playing soccer.
　　Why are they swimming in December? That is winter, isn't it?
　　Yes, it is in China. But it (4)       in Australia. That's because we (5)       and Australians, have different seasons in a year.

8．A: Hello, Alice! You look so tired. Why?
B: Because I stayed up late last night.
A: (1)      ?
B: I had to do my homework. I'm taking a class on the computer these days.
A: Really? (2)      ?
B: I'm taking an art class.
A: Is it very difficult to learn?
B: (3)      . But I have to spend a lot of time doing homework.
A: (4)      ?
B: I think it's very useful. I can learn a lot about art.
A: That's great. Is the class dear?
B: No, it isn't. (5)      ?
A: Great! I'd love to. But I don't know if my parents let me take the class. I'll ask them first. Then I'll tell you.
B: OK! Bye-bye!

9．Sandra是你们班上刚来的一名学生。她住在纽约 (New York) 的大桥街。她家周围有一个公园, 她经常在公园里弹吉他、散步……公园的对面有一家超市，超市很大，你可以在那买到很多吃的东西和学习用品。在超市后面有一家中国餐馆，他们可以提供各种各样的中国食物，如面条、饺子等等，餐馆内环境优美、服务周到，食物非常美味。假如你是Sandra，你会怎样描述你家周围的环境呢？词数约70。
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