9．　　In a large house, lived a lazy Young man. He (1)      in the afternoon, ate his meals and then lay in(2)      again. He had a parrot(鹦鹉) named Polly. Polly watched this(3)      man and was worried (4)      him.
　　One day, Polly asked the Young man, "Don't you get(5)      of lying in bed all day and all night?The sun came up hours (6)      , and people have finished half their day's work. ""(7)      are you so lazy?" Polly asked.
　　The young man answered, "Every morning, when I wake up, two (8)      whisper(私语) in my ears. One friend is Hard Work (9)      the other Laziness. " "Hard Work says, Wake up!There are lots of things to(10)       today. Time is passing by, don't (11)      it sleeping. ' But Laziness says, "It isn't(12)      to get up so early. Sleep some more. Why should you(13)      while(当…. 时) there are others to work hard?"'
　　"I listen to(14)      of my friends. All my (15)      goes by like that . And so I keep lying in bed for a long time. "

10．
　　Tahiti is the highest and largest island in French Polynesia. It is 4, 400 km south of Hawaii, and 5, 700 km from Australia. The(1)       is 45 km across at its widest point and covers an area of 1, 042 square kilometers.
　　When you visit the island, you will find people here very (2)      . They welcome visitors in a special(3)      . They usually play music, dance and give visitors flowers. The (4)      they use are special, too. They are called Tiare. These flowers live only in Tahiti, (5)      people use them to greet visitors. It is popular with every adult, (6)       women. They like to wear the flowers behind one of their ears.
　　There are always a lot of interesting things for visitors(7)       in Tahiti. Hundreds of great places are waiting for you to dive around the island. When you are under(8)      , you can see all kinds of colorful fishes and many other living things. Most of the sea animals are(9)       to you. If you want to find a place to swim, have a sun bath or(10)       the beautiful sunset, Pointe Venus Lighthouse, a black sand beach, is a great place.

11．　　Toby went to China for a holiday with his father this summer. Their first destination(目的地) was Beijing. They arrived in Beijing on 8th, August. According to the travel plan, can you guess what they did in Beijing?

12．　　Long long ago, an elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. They were good friends, but both of them were very proud. The elephant thought of himself strong, and the monkey felt himself quick.
　　One day they went to ask the old bird, "Can you tell us which one of us is more important?" The old bird didn't give them the answer at once. However, he asked them to get some bananas on the other side of the river and bring them to him.
　　So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the water ran so fast that the monkey was afraid. "Get on my back, Monkey, " said the elephant, "I shall take you there. I'm big and strong, and I can swim across the river. "
　　Soon they got to the other side. The elephant tried to reach the bananas, but they were too high. "Wait a minute, please. I can climb, " said the monkey. He quickly ran up the tree and gave the bananas to the elephant.
　　Then they came back happily to the old bird and showed him the bananas. "Now, you see, the elephant is strong, " said the old bird with a smile, "but he couldn't get the bananas; the monkey is quick, but he couldn't, either. Only you two could do the work well when you helped each other. "

13．　　David Copperfield is one of the world's most famous magicians. He was born in 1956 in America. He began studying magic when he was a child. At the age of 12, he was the youngest person in the Society of American Magicians. Now he is famous all over the world.
　　In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像)in New York disappear(消失)for a few minutes. In 1986, Copperfield first came to China. He walked through the Great Wall in Beijing. During his second visit in 2002, lots of Chinese people were lucky enough to enjoy his shows. Two years later, he came Lo China again. He showed everyone, the young and the old, lots of new magic shows. Copperfield's shows began in Beijing in April. Then he gave shows in Changsha, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai and so on﹣seven other cities in China in April and May. There were 38 shows in all.
　　Copperfield's shows were not just magic. He also danced and did lots of interesting things to make his fans happy. He even asked his fans to help him to do magic!One of Copperfield's greatest shows was flying. In his shows in China, he even made some fans fly around the theater!In another magic show, an electric saw(电锯)cut Copperfield's body in half. Copperfield's magic was different each time. You might not know how his magic shows worked. But that is the reason why they are so much fun!Although he may be too old to show us any new magic now, we cannot forget the surprise and fun he ever brought to us.

14．　　One day, I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out quickly.
　　I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was an elderly woman, and she was paying for her things with only change. After a long day at work, I could not stand being kept waiting so long.
　　But then I watched the young clerk. He helped her count her change, ever so tenderly taking it from her shaking hands. I listened to him repeatedly say to her, "Yes, ma'am. "When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get one for her. Never once did this clerk get bored or roll his eyes. He was patient and kind.
　　As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was, too. I realized my daughter was learning an important lesson from a complete stranger. When the woman was finished, the clerk began to ringing up my things and thanked me for my patience. I thanked him, too. I found the manager and told him about the clerk's kindness and patience. Then we left the supermarket with a full cart, but also with a heart full of thankfulness for such an important lesson.

15．　　Now many people like to give special gifts to their family or friends. These special gifts can be very personalized(个性化的). (1)      
　　For example, your father's birthday is coming(2)      To personalize it, you can have your photo printed on the cup. You can tell him on one can take his cup this time because your photo is on it. (3)      It is a way of telling him that you pay attention to what he says.
　　(4)      From photos on cups to T﹣shirts , there are many other kinds of gifts to choose. For Mother's Day , you can give your mother a gift designed by yourself(5)      . You may have more good ideas if you do a lot of thinking.

16．Peter:Excuse me. sir?Could you tell me the way to the nearest bank?
Li Hua: (1)       You can ask the lady over there
Peter:Thank you all the same ( A moment later)
Peter:Excuse me. (2)      
Wang Mei:No. there isn't a bank near here, but there is one near the People's Hospital.
Peter: (3)      
Wang Mei:It's about fifteen minutes' bus ride
Peter: (4)      
Wang Mei:The No. 10 bus
Peter: (5)      
Wang Mei:It is across from the bookstore
Peter:Thank you very much.
Wang Mei:You're welcome.

17．假如你校英文网站近日就"My Favorite TV Program"这个话题征文. 请你根据以下提示, 用
英语写一篇短文, 向网站投稿. 不少于80词.
提示:
(1)What's your favorite TV program?
(2)What's it about?
(3)When do you usually watch it?
(4)Why do you like it?
(5)What do you expect to learn from it?
My Favorite TV Program
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