Hi，Lucy,how are you?What are you doing in America?Are you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}or playing at home now?Long time no see．So I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}you very much．You asked me in the e-mail，“What are you and your family doing?”Now let me tell you．My grandpa is drinking{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the living room．My father is reading a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}there．My mother is washing the clothes．My brother is watching TV.And I'm {#blank#}5{#/blank#} relaxing．All of us are having a great time．

    Long long ago，there was a small village in the Middle East．In the village there was an old man{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sam．He lived by himself．His only son had gone far away to study．Sam's friends {#blank#}2{#/blank#}whether his son would return，{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Sam always said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

    One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sam．He {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the villagers and said politely，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"However，later，Sam's son broke his {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked{#blank#}6{#/blank#}and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"Some of the villagers were {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to hear this．Why？What was good？His son's leg got badly hurt!

    After a few days，the army came to the village and forced all the young men to{#blank#}8{#/blank#}the army．When they found his son had a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （break） leg，they left him behind．Once again，all the villagers came to congratulate him on his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} luck，like always，the old man was still thankful to them and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

    It's summer holidays. For Jacob, it means having a lot of free time to play with  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (he) friends. Usually, he isn't so excited about it, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (连词) this summer is different. This summer, he is going to see Justin Timberlake — one of his favourite singers

    Jacob got four tickets to Justin Timberlake's concert after he {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（win) an online singing completion （比赛） {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. (see) Justin Timberlake is one of his dreams (梦想), so it will something he will never forget.

    The biggest problem he had was  trying {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(choose) just three friends to go with him. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wish) that all his friends could go. He asked his mother {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(介词) help. She told him to choose people who also liked Justin Timberlake. Jacob thought it was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (冠词) good idea, so he chose three friends who liked Justin Timberlake as much as he did. He felt sorry for not{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(take) his best friend Andrew, but he knew that Andrew didn't like Justin Timberlake' s music that much. Jacob's three friends were all very excited when he {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (tell) them the good news.

    Now the concert is just a week away and Jacob can't wait any longer.

    Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study {#blank#}2{#/blank#}much work. Here is how. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of things that you have to do. First, write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take up all of your time. Don't forget to leave yourself enough{#blank#}5{#/blank#} for hobbies.