A: Annie, I'm a little nervous. I have to finish {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a book and give a report next Monday.

B: That doesn't sound too bad.

A: But I'm a very slow reader.

B: Just read quickly to get the main ideas at first. Don't read word {#blank#}2{#/blank#} word. Read word groups.

A: But I don't understand many of the words. I have to use a dictionary.

B: Try to guess a word's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} by reading the sentences before and after it. You {#blank#}4{#/blank#} understand more than you think.

A: That sounds difficult!

B: Well, be patient. It takes time. You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day. The more you read, the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you'll be.

Dear Tina，

    Steve is my cousin．{#blank#}1{#/blank#}is he like?Mm，he is friendly．He{#blank#}2{#/blank#}my uncle．He has short{#blank#}3{#/blank#}hair．He's not short and not{#blank#}4{#/blank#}．Is he eleven{#blank#}5{#/blank#}twelve?Oh!I forget it．He{#blank#}6{#/blank#}eleven years old．Well,I'll ask my uncle and then I'll tell you．Now I want to tell you Steve is going to your school on Monday．Please be friendly to him,OK?

    Yours，

Bob

    John's grandpa, Mr Smith, is 93 years old. Although he is 93 years old, he looks much {#blank#}1{#/blank#} than his friends of the same age. The health program interviewed him why he is so healthy.Here are the results of the interview.

    First, He has a good mind .He is friendly to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and often smiles. He often helps others.

    Second, He {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a lot. Every morning,he takes his bird to the park.He exercises at {#blank#}4{#/blank#} one hour and goes home.He thinks exercise is good for health.After breakfast he goes to the market on foot and buys vegetables and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}else. Sometimes he uses the Internet to watch video {#blank#}6{#/blank#} after breakfast.

    Third, He has a good eating habit .He eats vegetables every day. He doesn't eat meat for dinner.He only eats it for lunch {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a week. He says {#blank#}8{#/blank#} too much meat is bad for health.

    At last, he likes to go to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} places to travel. He likes enjoying the nature. He can breathe the fresh air. He says he decides {#blank#}10{#/blank#} twice a year. We should keep healthy.

    I have a friend. His name is Li Daming. He often gets up {#blank#}1{#/blank#} six o'clock in the morning. He {#blank#}2{#/blank#} breakfast at seven. He goes to school five days a week. After school，he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} plays games for half an hour. Look! What is he doing？He is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} basketball. In the evening he does his {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and he likes listening to music. He often {#blank#}6{#/blank#}TV for half an hour{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he finishes his homework. He goes to bed at ten o'clock. Do you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} him?