Dear Jenny,

    My name is Alan. I'm a 12-year- old girl. I'm the only {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in my family. My birthday is on {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 1st. It's the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} day of the sixth month. It's also the Children's Day(儿童节). My parents {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a party for me on that day. My friends {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to the party. They bring(带来) me many birthday presents(礼物), and they sing Happy Birthday to me. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} eat some strawberries, oranges and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. We eat chicken and cakes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} dinner. We also play games. We have a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} time! How old are you? {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is your birthday? Can you tell me?

                                                                                                                                                                                      Alan

    2017 is coming. That's to say that some things will come to an end(结束)， and some things will {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It's time for us {#blank#}2{#/blank#} New Year's resolutions. Well， what are my New Year's resolutions?

    As for studying， I'm not good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} history. In the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} year， I will study hard at it. In English， I'm not good， {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. To improve(提高) it， I plan to listen to the teacher {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in class and watch more English TV {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. I think good health is very necessary. So I plan to eat fast food {#blank#}8{#/blank#} and exercise more. Of course， I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} more time helping my parents with housework.

    I promise(承诺) I will try my {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to make my dream come true.

    Lots of parents now buy everything that their children want to have. If they carry on with this habit, their children won't learn that money {#blank#}1{#/blank#} from hard work.

    Some parents like to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think it's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to have a birthday party every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget {#blank#}4{#/blank#} birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.

    Many parents don't let their children do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. They think children only have one thing to do. They should study hard and do {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in their lessons. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouth to be fed, and stretch out(伸出) their arms to be dressed every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, and they won't even find a job. Parents should teach the children {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to do housework because it can help them learn good habits, such as {#blank#}10{#/blank#} by themselves.

Bob: Hi, Mike, can you come to my house on Sunday?

Mike: What's up?

Bob: My cousin Tony from Xi'an is going to be here. We can {#blank#}1{#/blank#}out together.

Mike: Oh, Tony! I remember we went horse riding last fall when he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}you.

Bob: Yes, that's right.

Mike: I'd love to come, but I have an exam on Monday so I have to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for it.

Bob: That's really too bad. Oh, but Tony won't leave {#blank#}4{#/blank#}next Thursday.

Mike: Great! We can meet next Monday.

Bob: OK! {#blank#}5{#/blank#}you next Monday!

Nick: What are you reading?

Jill: It is a book about the future.

Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future {#blank#}1{#/blank#} like?

Jill: Well, cities will be more and more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ?

Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.

Nick: Me, too.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}What can we do?

Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees. If everyone{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a part in saving the earth, the earth will be a better place to live in.