Summer was coming and it was getting hotter. Mrs. King got {#blank#}1{#/blank#} early one morning and went to the market after she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （have） breakfast. She knew that everything was cheap there before eight o'clock. She wanted to buy many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （vegetable） for her family. Suddenly she saw there were a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of people around a farmer. She hurried there and found that he was selling some beef.

    "How {#blank#}5{#/blank#} does it cost?" a woman asked.

    " Two dollars a kilo."

    "Oh，how cheap it is!"Mrs. King said to herself. "John {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （like） beef very much. I'd better buy some here．"

    When she got {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with five kilos of beef, her son was happy but her husband got angry.

    "What a silly woman!" said Mr. King. "How shall we keep it fresh in such hot weather?"

    "Your aunt is very rich," said Mrs. King. "Why not go and borrow some money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} her? Then we'll be able to buy a fridge." Mr. King agreed and they began to teach their five-year-old son what {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) when they were at his aunt's house·

    "John," Mr. King said, "how can we keep the beef fresh?"

"That's easy," the boy said {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy)." By eating it! "

— I am telling the truth.

    For this month's Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(shy). Now she's not only shy anymore and enjoys {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sing)in front of crowds.

    I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(travel)and meet new people all the time. “I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(however), too much attention can also be a bad thing. ”I always have to worry about how appear to others, and I never dare to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(care) about what I say or do. And I have much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (little) private time now because there are always guards around me.”

    What does Candy have to say to all {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(that) young people who want to become famous?”Well,”she begins {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow),”you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(work) to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”

    Putting on a play can be fun. Acting can be like the “let's pretend and dress-up games children play. Actors pretend（扮演）,for a little while, to be other people. They t{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to look like and talk as other persons do.

    Professional（职业的） actors take part in plays and television programs given in large cities. They make their .l{#blank#}2{#/blank#} by acting. But other people act in plays just for fun and are not p{#blank#}3{#/blank#}for their work. They are high school or college students and adults who are members of “little theatre” groups. In the d{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, they are students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, or police officers. They are actors o{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in the evenings or on weekends.

    The little theater groups has a long history in America. One of the o{#blank#}6{#/blank#}groups is in Indiana. They are called the Players Club, and they put on eight plays a year. People in the city buy tickets to see the plays. A{#blank#}7{#/blank#}who wants to act may join the Players Club. Before each play, auditions（试演） are held so that people can try o{#blank#}8{#/blank#}for the different parts. Not all members of the group are actors. People are also needed to h{#blank#}9{#/blank#}with the lighting, clothes and makeup.

    There are little theater groups in many cities. They continue to put on plays because they bring p{#blank#}10{#/blank#}to a large number of people. People in a little theater group enjoy having the chance to act, and the audience enjoy watching the plays.

—Sure. She sees it as a chance to prove {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (she).

    Max is an actor. But he has already {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be)out of work for 15 years. One of the main reasons is that he always forgets his lines. Then one day he got.a phone call from a director {#blank#}2{#/blank#} wanted him for a part in a play. The play was one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(famous)one at that time,but he only played a small part in it. All he had to say was"Jim, I hear the train coming!"After several sleepless {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(night), the actor decided {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) the role.

    Opening night arrived, and while he was waiting {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(nervous) on the backstage,the actor practiced over {#blank#}7{#/blank#}over again, "Jim, I hear the train coming!"The time for his scene finally came.As {#blank#}8{#/blank#} actor came onto the stage,he heard a noise {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) from the distance,getting nearer and nearer.He turned {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and asked the director,"What's that noise?"