2．　　Stephen Hawking is a world famous scientist. He was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St. Albans, a small city near London.
　　After leaving middle school, Hawking went to Oxford University to study physics and math, and then he went to Cambridge University. There he studied cosmology.
　　When Hawking was 20, he became very ill. His mother took him to a hospital. Doctors said he could not speak or move soon, and maybe he would die before 23 years old.
　　At first Hawking felt very sad, but he didn't lose heart. He thought he could do a lot of meaningful things. So after he came out of hospital, he found a job at Cambridge University. He couldn't walk but he used a wheelchair. He talked with the help of a computer.
　　In 1988, he wrote his first book, A Brief History of Time. It sold over 5, 500, 000 copies in 33 different languages. Hawking also wrote a children's book with his daughter. He came to China in 1985 for the first time and visited the Great Wall.
　　On 14th March, 2018, this great man's life came to an end. But people all over the world will always remember this great scientist.

3．　　In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫) and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
　　Locusts (蝗虫) are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies (敌人). The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops (庄稼). When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.
　　Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can't be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark﹣colored and they live under the soil in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to live, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and come out only at night.
　　Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts (行为)?The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish swims away at once. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.

4．　　Good study habits are important for all students. When you have good study habits, you'll learn faster and find you have a good memory.
　　Do you usually study in the living room?This is not a good place for study because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, such as your bedroom. A quiet place will help you learn better.
　　Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. It helps you study well, too. Light is important, too. You'll feel tired easily if there is not enough light.
　　Of all the good study habits you can develop, asking questions is the key. Just ask. No one knows everything, but we can always learn from each other by asking questions.
　　One simple but important habit is to tell yourself what you're studying for. Putting your dream grade on the wall next to your bed or computer means you'll see and think about it every day.
　　When do you work best?Are you an early bird, a night owl (猫头鹰), or something in between?Find your most productive work time, and then plan to study at this time.

5．　　Anger is a kind of feeling. (1)      . When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get angry.
　　(2)      . For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
　　In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. (3)      . When you get angry, you can talk about it with adults such as parents, teachers, etc. (4)      . Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry:count from 1 to 100;give someone a hug;go for a bike ride;think about good things, etc.
　　Remember that when you are angry, how you act can make everything better or worse. (5)      .

6．Dear Diana,
　　How are you?How was your weekend?I(1)      a mobile phone museum and learned a lot about mobile phones. Do you know about smartphones?Now they are very(2)      because lots of people are using them.
　　My brother is a university student. He made some(3)      by working part﹣time jobs during his holidays. Last week, he(4)      a smartphone. It cost 6, 000 yuan. I think it was a little too expensive. My brother can do many things with his smartphone, such as playing games, listening to music and watching movies. He can also read books and send emails by using it. No wonder the smartphone is called a mini(5)      . I think it is cool. I want to get one for myself, too.
　　Do you have a smartphone of your own?What do you think of it?Please write to me soon.
Yours,
Li Hua

7．　　Since Bill has autism (自闭症), he has trouble playing with other kids. He was (1)      his skateboard (滑板) around the park last weekend when he was joined by a group of young skateboarders. After the kids arrived, Bill became(2)       — but then, he was helped by a 13 year﹣old boy named Jack.
　　At first, Jack started talking to Bill, so he could give him some ways on how to safely skateboard without falling. He then started(3)       the boy how to skateboard fast. Shortly after that, the teenagers were all talking and laughing with Bill(4)      they were old friends.
　　When hearing that it was Bill's birthday, the teens got together and started(5)       "Happy Birthday. " One of the other kids even gave a small skateboard to Bill as a birthday(6)      .
　　Bill's mother, Cathy, says that she was so(7)      by the young skaters, she posted several videos of the teens to the Internet, praising them for their actions.
　　"They were really amazing with him and treated him so(8)      , it brought me to tears, " wrote Cathy. "I can't even begin to thank these kids for showing him how wonderful people can be to get on with(9)      . "
　　"I bought them all ice cream to say thank you, but it wasn't enough!" she added. "Thank you to whoever are kind(10)      you are doing a wonderful job!"

18．　　In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of(1)       (they) were hearing this story for the first time. "It's one of the most interesting(2)      
(story) I know. " Claudia said. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
　　The Monkey King is(3)      exciting monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!This is because he can make seventy﹣two changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects. But(4)      he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. The Monkey King uses a special magic stick(5)      (fight) bad people. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it much(6)      (big) and longer.
　　The Monkey King(7)       (make) the Chinese children excited since many years ago. They always watch it with their friends (8)       (happy). And as soon as the TV program(9)      (come) out more than 30 years ago, Western children took a great interest (10)       reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

19．你参加学校英语社团一年多了．作为英语社团成员, 请根据以下提示向你校英语角投稿, 讲述你参加英语社团的一次活动经历和你的感受．
时间:上周二下午 16:00﹣18:00;
地点:学校音乐厅;
内容:观看英语电影 Robinson Crusoe;
感受:……(两点)
注意:
1. 词数90词左右(开头已给出, 不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当发挥, 以使行文连贯;
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名、学校等信息．
Students in our school have been in after﹣class clubs for more than a year. .