English people like DIY. A lot of people always spend their holiday making their homes more b  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  . If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as p  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They s   {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  DIY experience with their friends. More and more people show an i {#blank#}4{#/blank#}    in DIY. Sometimes people also DIY in order to s  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  money.  They are trying to find ways to make their house better when they can't a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}   the cost. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

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       Nancy is from the USA but she   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  in Shanghai now. She is 12 years old. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to Shanghai with her parents because they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} here. Her father {#blank#}4{#/blank#} English in her school and her mother is a doctor.

      Nancy and I are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} .We study in No.21 Middle School in Shanghai. Nancy likes{#blank#}6{#/blank#} school very much. She is nice to others(其他人). She often helps us {#blank#}7{#/blank#} our English and we often help her learn Chinese. Nancy loves {#blank#}8{#/blank#} very much. Every Sunday she has a swimming class with twelve students. She is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at swimming and she is in the school swimming {#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

    Michelle Obama is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (America) First Lady. She is the wife of Barack Obama, who is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (44) president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office. Millions see her on TV. What do you know about her?

    Mrs. Obama is from Chicago. She's the daughter of Fraser and Marian. Her father is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (die), and Marian doesn't live in Chicage {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Now the Obamas live with Michelle Obama's mother, their two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and their dog Bo. Bo in Washington DC, in the White House.

    The First Lady is very busy. She works on important objects for the American people. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} First Lady, Mrs. Obama started Let's Move! in 2010. Let's Move gives parents the support they need, sends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (health) food to schools, helps our kids to be more physically active, and makes healthy, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (expensive) food available in every part of our country. Mrs. Obama looks forward to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (continue) her work on the events close to her heart — supporting the families {#blank#}9{#/blank#} family members are soldiers, helping working women balance their work and family, encouraging national {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (serve), improving the arts and arts education, and developing healthy eating living for children and families across the country

    One day, Pierre, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} worked in a government office, received an {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (invite) to a palace ball. His wife, Mathilde, had no money {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (buy) jewellery, so she borrowed a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (beauty) necklace(项链) from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (she) friend, Jeanne. She looked very beautiful. And they had {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wonderful time that evening.

    But after the ball, she {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) the necklace missing. They had to borrow a lot of money to buy a new one for Jeanne. In order to pay back the money, they worked day and night {#blank#}8{#/blank#} 10 years. Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didn't recognize her when they met in a park 10 years {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late). From this story, we know a person shouldn't be affected by vanity(虚荣心), {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it will cost him a lot.

    Good afternoon, boys and girls. Let {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (我们) review what we have learned during the two months. It's not your {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (第一) time to learn English, but I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (认为) you learn more this term. With the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(帮助) of our teachers, we learn many new words, so we can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (说) the things around us in English. Also, we know how to introduce(介绍) ourselves and our family to friends. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (在……里) Unit 3, we learn to write Lost and Found. My classmate Jim isn't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (整洁的). He puts his things {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (到处) in the classroom. So sometimes he can't find his things, like pens, rulers, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (橡皮). But {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (现在) he can write a Lost when he wants to get his things back.