1．　　Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it. The old man couldn't go near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiter, "Take some fish to my horse." The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, "A horse doesn't eat fish." The old man told the waiter, "This horse is very interesting. It can sing and dance. It can eat fish too. " So the waiter brought the horse some fish. All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except (除了)the old man. Then the old man sat near the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said, "Your horse didn't eat any fish." The old man said, "All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. I'll eat it."

3．　　It's 2050. There are three robots in my home:Gina, Greg and Tom.
　　Gina is my mum's good helper. She is 40 cm tall. Two cameras are her eyes and two wheels (轮子) are her feet. She does cleaning at home. Our house is tidy because of her.
　　Greg is a smart robot. He can help us get information. Dad loves him. Every morning, Dad asks him, "What's the weather like today, Greg?" Greg will connect to the Internet and find the weather report soon. This morning, Greg told Dad, "It will rain today, Mr Black. Please bring an umbrella with you."
　　What does Tom do in my home?He plays with me. Tom is good at playing chess. He always wins. He can also dance and play table tennis with me. Thank you, Tom.
　　With your help, I'm smart and strong.

4．　　Not everybody in Britain has a garden (but most houses in Britain do). If you don't have one, you can grow house plants, perhaps by the window or in the bathroom. Bill Jones loves his garden, just as most other Britons do.
　　Bill retired (退休) five years ago. Now you'll find him tidying fallen leaves on cold afternoons in autumn and winter, getting everything ready in spring and cutting the grass in summer. He is 70, but gardens are not only for elderly people — Bill's grandson, who is ten, often likes to help him.
　　Bill lives in a village. Last year, the village won a competition (比赛) for the most beautiful gardens in the United Kingdom. Bill grows beautiful red roses. But he also grows vegetables. And there are sometimes competitions for these too. Bill wants to win a prize for growing the biggest carrot.

5．　　I'm Anna. Today is Sunday. (1)       I like cooking with my mom on Sunday. I can cook noodles, cakes and fish well.
　　After finishing my homework, I find there is little food in the fridge. (2)       There are many kinds of food in the supermarket. My mom likes Chinese food very much. She buys dumplings and some meatballs. I enjoy Western (西方的) food, so I buy some salad and bread. I want to have hamburgers, too. We also buy some bananas. (3)      
　　(4)       I give the saleswoman (女店员) 150 yuan and she gives me 38 yuan. She makes a mistake! I give her 10 yuan and tell her why. (5)       Then I go home with my mom, and I am very happy. I get the food I like and I do something good.

6．
　　Jack London was a famous American (1)      . He was born (2)      12th January, 1876 in San Francisco, California. (3)      family was very poor, (4)      Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked very (5)      .
　　In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. There he got ideas for his books and (6)      . He returned home and started to write. His writings were (7)      , and he became rich and famous in his (8)      .
　　Jack was not a happy man. He was in bad (9)      . He ended his own life in 1916. He was only 40 years old (10)      .

7．
　　Once upon a time, there was a spider (蜘蛛) (1)       on a farm. The spider could always get many bugs (虫子) for food. She was happy about this and (2)      to live there for all her life.
　　One day, the spider (3)       a little bug. When she wanted (4)       him, the bug said, "Please! Please don't eat me! I (5)      you something important. You'd better (6)      this farm," the bug said. "The harvest(丰收) time is coming."
　　The spider (7)       her head and said, "What (8)       a harvest? I think you are just telling me a story." But the little bug said, "Oh, the farmers (9)       for the harvest soon. Their machines will kill (杀死) you if you stay here."
　　The spider said, "I don't believe it." And then the spider ate the little bug for lunch.
　　The next day was a sunny day. When the spider was having a break, she (10)      the noise of a large machine, and at the same time some dark things moved towards her. She thought of what the bug told her, but it was too late.

8．　　Joanna Middleton is a young gymnast (体操运动员). She talks about her life.
　　"I need to train (训练) a lot. I often get up at six and go running. After that, I have breakfast. Then Dad takes me to the gym (体育馆). I train for 5 hours every day from Monday to Friday there."
　　"Some people ask me about my schoolwork. Yes, it is difficult. But my teachers know this and they are nice. I can't be at school every day and I don't have much time to play with my classmates. It's sad. I always have fun with them."
　　"Well, in my free time,I love being with my family. My brother also does sports for him. It's football. But we have Sunday afternoon free. So we often go to the park near our home with Mom and Dad."
　　"Besides (除……之外) that, I like shopping with my friends in my free time. We often meet at my home and then we take a bus to our favorite mall (商场). "

9．上周, Bill 度过了一个繁忙的周末．请根据提供的信息描述他的活动情况．

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A Busy Weekend
　　Bill was busy last weekend._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________