Blue Ocean Aquarium is a great place for families to take a holiday. Children love {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(see) the sea animals and watching movies about sharks in it.

    Last Saturday morning, Mr. Jackson {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) his wife and two little sons to the aquarium. At the ticket office, he asked, "How much shall I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to get in?" The woman at the ticket office answerd, "The price is 20 dollars for each adult or any kid older {#blank#}4{#/blank#} five. We let kids in free(免费) if they are five or {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(young). How old are your kids?" Mr. Jackson said, "The older one is six and the younger one is three. I think I must buy three{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(ticket)." The woman was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise). She said, "Sir, don't you want {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(save) 20 dollars? If you tell me your older son is five, I won't know the difference." Mr. Jackson said {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a smile, "Yes, that sounds right, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}my kids will know the difference."

    Exam time! Most kids don't like exams, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we can't live without them. They play an important role in our lives.

    Exams are not all the same. There are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  kinds. One kind tests our knowledge and skills. The other kind helps find excellent students in different fields. For example, universities {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (use) it to choose students.

    At middle school, exams are about answering {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (question) on paper. At university, doing an experiment or even {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (draw) a picture can also be exams.

    Kids in different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} take different exams. In the USA, many school children do a book report or a science report {#blank#}7{#/blank#} part of their exams. In Australia, middle school students need to use {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they have learnt in class to make speeches. Sometimes, teamwork is part of an exam.

    So exams are our lifetime "friends". Be nice and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (patient) with them. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) to make US better than before.