The London Olympic Games is still a few months away. But in the US, kids had {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  in a mini-Olympics competition.
Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）, the First Lady of the US, held the games. Children played basketball {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  four-time gold medalist(金牌得主) Lisa Leslie. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  played soccer and tennis with famous players. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  of the competition was to teach kids the Olympic spirit(精神).  “The most important thing is not to win, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  to take part.” The First Lady said. How meaningful it is!

    The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese calendar. People often eat zongzi and row dragon boats {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the festival.

    Thousands of years ago, people began to throw rice into the Miluo River to feed Qu Yuan on May 5th every year, because he died in the Miluo River. They {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he was still alive in the river. Now, in order to remember the honest man, people in China often make zongzi. This kind of food is very delicious and very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Men and women, young and old all like eating zongzi very much.

    The festival is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} best known for its dragon boat races. During the festival, people often race dragon boats in many places, especially in the south of China where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is about 50-100 feet long, 5 feet wide. There are more than 20 strong {#blank#}5{#/blank#} on the boat. They sit in the boat side by side. At the head of the boat, there is a big drum on it. The drummer plays the drum during the race.

⑴I read a very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} storybook yesterday evening.

⑵All the children are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the funny games.

    It is fun being a vet. I like it. Although it is hard work, every day is different! It all depends on what is wrong with the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}that come in.

At my clinic, I work long hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off so I can{#blank#}2{#/blank#}some time with my family.

    My day at my clinic begins at 7 a.m. My clerk opens the door,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}some music, and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee. My assistant cleans and feeds the animals. The phones start to ring, and people make appointments. This is a very{#blank#}4{#/blank#}time of day!