I'm Kate, and my sister{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) Gina. I'm tidy, but Gina{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be not). In our room, my books and tapes{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) in the bookcase. My {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(key) are in my schoolbag. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (have) a clock. It's on the desk. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(Gina) books are everywhere —-on{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(she) bed, on the sofa and under the chair. The white model plane is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(she). It's under the desk. “Where are my keys? Where're my {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(ruler)? Where's my schoolbag?” Gina always {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(ask).

    Today I will introduce an American festival to you. That's Labor Day. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(celebrate) on the first Monday of September. It is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} holiday to memorize the contributions (贡献) of the workers.

    It is also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wide) believed that Labor Day was created as a holiday similar to May Day. There are usually parades (游行) in big cities. Labor leaders make {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(speech) and hold news conferences (新闻发布会). It is considered {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) the end of summer. Many people celebrate Labor Day with trips. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the beaches, picnics, and countryside.. Many people take their last summer vacations during this time. Labor Day is the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(begin) of the college football season in the US as well.

    Labor Day has become one of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important) holidays for business. Many stores have Labor Day sales to keep up with the start of the school year. This {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(mean) on Labor Day many store workers {#blank#}10{#/blank#}have to work long hours will feel quite tired.

    Work or have a break on Labor Day, it's a question.

    Hearing is very important to all of us. We can hear beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kind) of sounds in the world with our ears. How{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wonder) it is to have a good hearing! So we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to protect your ears.

    It's reported that {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(listen) to loud music a lot can be bad for years, especially when headphones {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use). So turn them down when you are wearing headphone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} try not to wear them. You should let your ears have {#blank#}7{#/blank#}rest if you really like wearing them. If you're going to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the terrible music. In fact, earplugs {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are special can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you're a musician yourself. If your ears hurt, it's necessary {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(see) a doctor. Follow the advice above and you won't be saying, "What?" when you are getting old.