Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 1 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had a drink there and 2 anything they liked.

    One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 3 than young people. Then one of the old 4 said that young men were stronger than old men.

    5of them agreed that this was true, 6 Mr. Black didn't. He said, "No, I am as strong now as when I was a young man." His friends were surprised 7 what he said.

    "Well," said Mr Black. "Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 8 to move it. But I couldn't because I was not 9. I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 10. So I am as strong as when I was young. "

       Jimmy lives in London and he began to swim a few months ago. He 1 swimming, and he often goes to the swimming pool near his 2 with his mother and swims there for 3 or two.

       One day his mother said, “You 4 quite well now. And you want to see the sea, don't you? Your father and I are going to 5 you there on Sunday, and you are going to swim in the  6. It's not cold now, and it's much nicer than a swimming pool.”

      Jimmy's parents took him 7 the sea by their car on Sunday. They 8 at the side of a small harbor (港口）. Jimmy got out and   9 the sea for a long time, but he was not very 10. Then he asked his mother,“ Which is the shallow (浅的）end (部分）?”

从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

    Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the past 38 years, he has planted trees on a sandbar (沙洲）of the Brahmaputra River and has1it into a forest.

    One day in 1979，16-year-old Payeng was walking2the bank of the Brahmaputra River. He saw many snakes on the sandbars. These snakes died in a few days' time3the heat and the absence of trees. Payeng felt very4 when he saw this. He decided to plant some trees. Single-handedly, he started planting bamboo trees, as only bamboo trees could survive (存活）in the sandbars.

    To water the trees was a difficult5for one man. With his hard work and great effort, day by day the6bamboo trees grew into a forest. His tree planting has changed the soil (土壤).Now the sandbar is a thick forest and7to thousands of plants and animals. A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year and8there for a few months.

    Payeng is now in 9fifties. He has planted close to 1,400 acres (英亩)of forests and is10as the Forest Man of India. In 2015，he was honored with Padma Shri, one of the top awards in India.

    Are there aliens?  In the movie Home there 1. The Boov are aliens. But their enemies ruined their planet. 2 the Boov have to find a new planet. They choose to go to 3 and drive people away.

    Earth is a good place. The Boov are 4 there. They have a party to celebrate. But a Boov named Oh makes a big 5. He asks everyone to come to their party, including their enemies. Other Boov think Oh is 6 spy(间谍). Oh 7 run away. He meets Tip, the last 8 on Earth. Tip is smart. The Boov can't catch her.

    Both Oh and Tip are on the run. They become friends and go on adventures. On the way, the 9 change each other's world. And they get to understand the true meaning of "10".

    As a child, I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

    I still remember it was an early autumn. Some1started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day, as I was getting ready for school, my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest(背心)instead of 2. At that time, I was getting to have a 3 size than my father, so when I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was4by my mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I shouted at her5thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house6 my mother could stop me.

    Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father, "See what your son has done. "Instead of saying he would scold (责备)or beat me, my father7 asked my mother to mend the Later when my mother told me about my father's response(反应), I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior(行为). My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would8 forget.

    On that day, I decided not to let anger 9me any longer. Of course, there are times when I am angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father's10 . It always reminds(提醒)me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.

    My name is John. I was a quiet boy at school. I wanted to do well in my study, 1it was not easy. I was trying to make high grades. However, I just could not find a 2 to do as well as the very smart kids. I became 3 and lost hope. I just started not to care about the grades and4 I would graduate(毕业) or not.

    Then one day I suddenly realized there were not5days of school left.  It scared me. I was6 an F in my English class all because of nay attitude(态度). I tried to blame(责备) it on nay7 , but the fact was that the only person stopped me from8 the exam was myself. So, I wanted to change. From that day on, I started working really 9 . And I kept asking for 10 when I couldn't work out the problems. A few weeks later, I was glad to see my grades go 11little by little.

    At the end of the school year, my teacher 12 me in the hallways. She told me she was proud of my coming back and she was glad to see my 13 . What she said to me made me feel so good. When I graduated from school, I felt I was the 14person in the world.

    Believe in yourself and try your best. 15 good studying ways and hard work, everyone can learn better and better.