Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, "No, I am not a child any more!" Yes, children all over the world always love stories.

    Chinese children are 1 in Monkey King's story. It 2 a popular bedtime story in China for many years. In fact, adults also love the story a lot. For them, Monkey King has become a very 3 part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous monkey 4 the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alice's Adventures in Wonderland well. As the name 5 , it's a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Children laugh, cry and even get frightened with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by the famous writer,6. Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of 7. Some scenes of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and his friends meet some very bad men and are usually 8. Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones.

    You may also ask me9 I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often 10 all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more delicious than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or old, let's enjoy stories.

    Linda and Laura were very excited because it would be their mother's birthday next Monday．Their mother loved {#blank#}1{#/blank#}and she knew a lot about them．On Thursday,the two girls pretended(假装)that they were going out to buy eggs and bread with their father．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}，they went to the plant store where their mother often went．With their father's help，they {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a plant with beautiful flowers．They were sure their mother would like {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．

    When they got home．their mother was busy in the kitchen，so they {#blank#}5{#/blank#}carried the plant to their room．They didn't know where they could put it because they wanted to give their mother a surprise on Monday．They looked around the room carefully．Finally,the two young girls had a(n){#blank#}6{#/blank#}．They put the plant in a big box and{#blank#}7{#/blank#}it to the top of the bookcase(书柜)．After it was done，they were very happy．

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    One day, a woman walked into a pet store. She wanted to buy a bird {#blank#}1{#/blank#} her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, "We only have one parrot, but it talks…" The woman said happily, "I just want a talking bird. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} great it will be!"

    The lady bought it at a low price. After she went back home, she put the bird on her table and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (walk) out of the room. But as soon as she went into the kitchen, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} bird started to speak dirty words as loudly as it could. The woman walked back into the room and thought {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (careful). "I can't have this parrot at my party!" So she took the bird away and put it in the fridge.

    A few {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hour) later, while the woman was eating cheese, she remembered that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (she) parrot was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door {#blank#}8{#/blank#} found it was shivering (发抖). She said to the bird, "I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (keep) you out of here if you don't use that language again. Do you agree with me?" The bird nodded and asked in a much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (polite) way than before, "Can I just ask a quick question?" Then the bird pointed at the frozen (冻僵的) turkey behind him and asked. "What did he do?"

    Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for three months. I visited places of1in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed in a host family in Sydney. The family were very2to us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English.

    My spoken English improved 3in Australia. I used to speak little English in China, 4 in Australia I had to use it very often. I was soon able to5with my teachers and host family in English freely. To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House（歌剧院）. You can look at it from different sides. It is beautiful to look at. I cannot sing very well, but6I was inside, I really wanted to sing.

    Time7 while I was in Sydney. Soon Christmas came, then the New Year. I had to spend the New Year8my parents. I felt a little lonely. I missed them so much. In the evening, I9my family. When I heard 10voices, I began to cry. My host mother held me in her arms and comforted（安慰）me.

    James Parker is a table tennis player. He can't walk, but he can move very fast in his wheelchair, and he's training to go much 1.

    James was in a bad car accident at the age of six. Now he 2 use his legs, and he has to use a wheelchair. James "drives" the chair 3 his arms. He plays video games, 4 he also plays basketball with his brothers.

    But his favorite 5 is at the table tennis table. James practices every day for an hour after school. "I want to 6 a gold medal," he says. "I'm sure I can do it. And I want other kids like me and think that 7 can win, too."

    James' house has a special ramp so that he can go in and out of the house easily. At Adams High School in Champaign, Illinois, James is a(n) 8 student. All the teachers and students like him. He works hard, 9 he has to sit at the back of the classroom because of his chair. He doesn't 10 that at all. "I like it back there," he says.

    Today pets are very common in many families, especially the rich have the time and money to look after them. Many people like to keep a kind of animal 1 a pet, such as dogs, cats, 2 and so on. And the pets are very important in some families. They think of the pets as their family members. In many 3 pets can bring love and happiness, and sometimes they also feel 4. They show their thanks in a special way. Especially the dogs, they have been humans' friends for quite a long time. A few weeks ago, a fireman saved a dog named Dobeman 5 a fire in her house. She was a mother of six babies. Then he went on 6 in the fire. The tired man sat down to rest when he 7 the fire. He saw the mother dog that he saved walking straight to him and he wanted to know 8 she was going to do. 9, she came up to him and kissed him. At first he was too surprised to do anything. But then he hugged (拥抱) her 10 at once.