A: Are you going to Helen's birthday party {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Friday evening?

B: I wouldn't miss it! It's sure to be fun. She's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(invite) a lot of people.   Do you think everyone will be able to get into her house?

A: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}everyone turned up, it would be crowded, but a few people said that they couldn't go, so I think it should be OK.

B: Are you taking {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (something) to her?

A: I've got her {#blank#}5{#/blank#}birthday present and I'll take a bottle of wine, too.

B: That's a good idea. She told me she had bought plenty of food and snacks. I think it's going to be a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (noise) party. I hope her {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(neighbor) don't mind too much.

A: Helen gets on very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good) with them. It wouldn't be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(surprise) if they went to the party, too.

B: I'm really looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) part in it. This party is going to be fun!

A: Well, don't be late. I'll see you on Friday at Helen's.

      Three students are discussing about the books they are reading.

      Speaker1: Do you know See You at Harry's? In the book, twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible (不引人注目). It seems as if everyone in her family pays no attention to her. Fern has never {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(feel) the love from her family and she feels lonely. This book brought {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (tear) to my eyes. And the book also made me feel really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (thank) for the good things in my life.

      Speaker2: Have you ever read Walk Two Moons? This is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}story of a thirteen-year-old girl. Her only wish is to be reunited (重聚) with her mother, because her mother leaves the family. So she starts her trip{#blank#}5{#/blank#}   (see) her again. On the trip, Sal comforts her grandparents by telling a story about her friend Phoebe,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} mother leaves their family, too.

      Speaker3: Do you want to know something about Becoming Naomi Leon? Naomi lives {#blank#}7{#/blank#}her grandmother and younger brother. Although the life is hard, they live {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (peaceful). Until one day her mother comes back to her family, but Naomi doesn't quite trust her. So they run away to Oaxaca, Mexico to look for Naomi's  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (miss) father. They must find him so that the family does not get {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (separate). This journey is hard for little Naomi but she is able to discover herself.

    These days, it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interest {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sports? It may not be the fact. School students often say they have much more important things to do.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} are these important things? Exams! School students have to get {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (they) ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms (书呆子). In {#blank#}4{#/blank#} past, they could do anything that they liked in the summer holidays, but now they have to spend all their time preparing for the exams. So studies have kept them away from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) in for sports.

    Because of the pressure from born their parents and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (teacher), school students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to fail the lessons {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they want to go further with their studies in good universities. So it is necessary {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) all of their spare time to their studies and give up their sports.

    Actually, sports should always come {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (one). A good education cannot go without physical training. It's also true that a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. Without a strong body, it's hard to do things {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good). Then how can you make great success in life?

    Why not take a breath out of your study? Go out and take sports!