Ray was thought to be a strange boy. One day when he was flying his kite, he said to himself," Did anybody ever try to fly a kite at night? I think it must be very fun. But the kite can't be seen in the dark. What if I tie a light to it? That would be really good. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(try) it tonight."

As soon as it was dark, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) his kite and lantern, and went to a large field about a mile from his home. He tied the lantern to the tail of his kite. The lantern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) of paper. The kite flew higher and higher. He tied the string (线)to a tree, and then he stood there, staring at his kite. It floated (飘) high up into the air. How wonderful! While Ray {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(enjoy) his special kite, some people in the village also saw it.

"Look! A light{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fly) in the sky," one person said. "It can't be a light," said a man.

"Perhaps it's a big firefly (萤火虫) ,"said another,

"Maybe it's a comet (彗星),"said another man.

"How strange!" said a boy.

"Let's find out what this strange light{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be)," the last one said. Then they went to the field.

Ray, who had gotten tired of standing, was sitting behind a tree. He{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (see) the men as they came, but they didn't see him. When they reached under the light, and saw what it was, they looked at each other and said, "There is nothing unusual {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(happen)! This is just a trick of some naughty boys, but it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fool) us all.

Let's keep the secret. "Then they laughed and went back to the village. When the men had gone, Ray thought it was time for him {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(go), so he went home, too. When his mother heard what he had done, she hardly knew whether to laugh or scold (责备), but just told him to go to bed.

I went on a trip many years ago. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) a long trip over the sea from Somalia to Malaysia. I still remember it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good).

I was{#blank#}3{#/blank#} 8-year-old girl. My family and I got on a small boat. I didn't know{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I was going. I only heard my parents say, "We just leave Africa; that's enough."

My dad {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(drive) the boat on the sea. I was ill and I was in my mother's arms. After my mother woke me up, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(point) to the ocean. There I saw the sea and the sky all around my boat. There were lots {#blank#}7{#/blank#} big dolphins swimming together. They swam around our boat and played. I felt very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(excite).

After several days, my family {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(get) to Malaysia, and then we flew to the United States, My father and mother told me this was a very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(danger) trip, but for me it was the most wonderful trip of my life. I'll never forget it.