Children don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays, but they usually have homework to do over the weekend. Some do their homework on Friday afternoon.

  T{#blank#}1{#/blank#} They can enjoy the whole weekend. Others decide to r{#blank#}2{#/blank#} first and do their homework on Sunday afternoon.

   Saturday morning is a popular time for sports and other activities. A lot of schools have sports matches against other schools. Sports centres are usually very  b{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  too. They usually have classes for different things like tennis, basketball, swimming and so on.

  Saturday afternoon is normally the time for professional sports matches. There's always lots of sport on TV. Most rugby and football matches s{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  at three o'clock.

  In the evening, most people want some kind of entertainment(娱乐). Older teenagers go to the cinema or they go dancing at a club. At home, the television has many p{#blank#}5{#/blank#}for family entertainment, such as The X Factor Merlin or Doctor Who.

 On Sunday mornings, people often have alie-in (懒觉).  That means that they get up l {#blank#}6{#/blank#} than they do during the week. Some people go to church on Sunday mornings. Families often have a big Sunday lunch together. The meal is usually roast meat (beef, chicken, etc. ) with v{#blank#}7{#/blank#}  . And there's usually a big pudding, too.

 After that, a lot of adults spend the afternoon having a nap ( =sleeping) in front of the TV!

 Shopping centers are popular  p{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  to go on Sunday afternoons. All the big shops are open usually 11 a. m.  t0 5 p. m. ,b{#blank#}9{#/blank#} most smaller shops are closed all day.

  Then it's Sunday evening, and your parents say: Come on, it's school a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} tomorrow. So it's time to do your homework if you haven't done it yet, then pack yourschool bag and have an early night.

    I have known my friend Rebecca for a long time．We first m{#blank#}1{#/blank#}at a friend's birthday party five years ago．We found out that we both liked music，s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}I asked Rebecca to come to my home one weekend．We listened to music together and soon became very good friends．We s{#blank#}3{#/blank#} almost every weekend doing homework and playing together．

    Three years ago．Rebecca's parents i{#blank#}4{#/blank#}me to go on a holiday with them．It was great．We spent three wonderful weeks in a cottage(小别墅)n{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a beautiful beach．Rebecca and I got up e{#blank#}6{#/blank#}every morning．We loved walking along the beach in the morning．We took a lot of p{#blank#}7{#/blank#}and had a lot of fun．

    Two years ago．I hurt my leg when I was learning to r{#blank#}8{#/blank#}a bike and had to spend a week in hospital．Rebecca came to see me every day．But last year,Rebecca's father changed his job,and they m{#blank#}9{#/blank#}to another town．Since then we haven't seen each other very much，but we have talked on the phone and we have w{#blank#}10{#/blank#}emails to each other．

    Walden is a quiet small town in England. Cars c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} go into the centre of the town, so it is very pleasant to walk around.

    Spend at least half a day v{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the museum. It's on a hill outside the town in a lonely old building. The museum brings history to life. You can even ride on a horse and cart(马车) in the street. I was r{#blank#}3{#/blank#} interested in a 1950s living room in the museum. It was just l{#blank#}4{#/blank#} my grandmother's house. I lived there when I was a c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} .

    If you can't wait, there is a new exhibition(展览) opening soon. Walden is f{#blank#}6{#/blank#} for one thing—candy! If you like candy, this exhibition is the place for you. You can learn about its history. I n{#blank#}7{#/blank#} see so many different kinds of candies.

    But I won't go now b{#blank#}8{#/blank#} it will start on the 26^th of May.

    When you are there, have a look around Walden too. If you start in the main square and follow the green signs, they will t{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you to the museum, and you will see lots of other interesting things o{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the way, too.

    History is the story of us, human beings. Everyone who has lived and everything that has h{#blank#}1{#/blank#} are part of history. But history is not only what happened in the past. The word also means the study of the past, through old w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}records and other kinds of facts.

    Why do we study history? One r{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is that we enjoy it. A good story is even better if it is true, and history is full of good s{#blank#}4{#/blank#}though they can be terrible too. A more serious reason is to understand o{#blank#}5{#/blank#}and the world we live in. To understand events happening now, we need to know their causes. We cannot understand the p{#blank#}6{#/blank#}if we know nothing about the past. History helps us understand why things are the way they are.

    Of course, history books cannot tell us everything about the past, not even everything that i{#blank#}7{#/blank#}recorded. A history of the world has to pick out the people and events t{#blank#}8{#/blank#}changed the world.

    Since ancient times, great civilizations have appeared in d{#blank#}9{#/blank#}countries and regions. Usually, only three or four existed at the same time. While they lasted they changed the l{#blank#}10{#/blank#}not only of their own people, but of their neighbors, today.

    Can you ever imagine there being a kind of new chocolate that keeps you looking younger?

    It seems t{#blank#}1{#/blank#} good to be true，but some scientists believe they have invented anti-aging chocolate．A Cambridge University lab is w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}hard on a method to keep away wrinkles(皱纹)and keep the skin(皮肤)looking younger．The new p{#blank#}3{#/blank#} is named Cambridge Beauty Chocolate．

    The scientists said that eating this chocolate can bring parts of the skin of a 60-year-old person back to the levels of a 30-year-old person．People who eat the chocolate can see c{#blank#}4{#/blank#} in their skin within just three weeks．A spokesman for the lab said that it t{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

10 years of research with about 3,000 volunteers.  The chocolate will only be sold in boxes of 21 bars—one a day for three weeks．The makers will start s{#blank#}6{#/blank#} it from next month．But the lab has not mentioned anything about the p{#blank#}7{#/blank#}yet．

    My brother Larry is not outgoing, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}he is not very popular at school. He has{#blank#}2{#/blank#}friends. He hardly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} talks to others. On weekdays, Larry goes to school{#blank#}4{#/blank#}bus and goes home alone. Sometimes he helps his mom with the housework, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as cleaning the floor and washing clothes. Larry loves{#blank#}6{#/blank#}candies and his teeth are not good. Every month, he goes to see the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Last weekend Larry tried something different. He went to{#blank#}8{#/blank#}farm with his mom. They{#blank#}9{#/blank#}bikes there. Larry fed some hens and some baby pigs. Larry thought he enjoyed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}on the farm.