Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages of both types of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (friend). If a man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (choose) a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (help) each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (comfort) with each other and may understand each other's feelings better. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) friendship may be deeper and last longer.

    There are also many advantages of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement(补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other is strong. Two people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} similar goals may find themselves in competition, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (introduction) each other to new experience and so enrich(丰富) their knowledge.

    A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and safe.

    It was my first day at Grade 8. And the first lesson was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Li, our new English teacher, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} into the classroom. To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked “Who{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it yet? “. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Li asked if I really understood what the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me{#blank#}4{#/blank#}an essay on that subject. Mr. Li said “You have a gift for writing, Tony.” After that, English classes became a new interest for me. And now I realize how{#blank#}5{#/blank#} English is.

    Summer holiday is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(come). The kids have already{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) great plans for the summer. Some of them will travel abroad.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}example, Guo Yuan will spend his holiday far away from his parents. He will visit Australia {#blank#}4{#/blank#} some friends. Some kids will keep{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(study) hard during the summer holiday. They have to{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(go) to many after-school classes. Their{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(parent) think this is good for their future studies. But the students{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(them) don't like it. Some will stay at home and do{#blank#}9{#/blank#}same things as usual, like reading books and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(watch) TV. What is your plan for the summer vacation?

    Do you understand your parents' love? How can you communicate with them? Do you argue with them? Maybe you seldom respect them instead of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (make) them angry and worried .I'm sure you will regret what you did when you grow up one day. Try to be a good son or d{#blank#}2{#/blank#},after all ,you will have your own children in the future.

    In your family, maybe you are the only child and the most important person in your parents' heart. They are the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (close)people to you in the world. All the people in your family love you better than anyone else.

    They pay a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to your body and study,too. However, many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (teenager) like you don't talk about anything when they have troubles. They always c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} that their parents say too much and never listen to what they're thinking. When they do something wrong,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get)away from parents seems to be the only{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (choose).In fact, what your parents do just shows love for you. They love you more than they love {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (them).No matter when you need help, they are always there, standing with you. Try to behave well as often as you can, and you'll understand them

{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (easy).

    The Big Merino is in city of Goulburn. Merinos are a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of sheep. They can live in dry {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Some places in Australia are very{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, so these sheep sre very important {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the farmers there, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the big Merino, there is a small {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about the{#blank#}7{#/blank#} of wool in Australia. Visitors can also{#blank#}8{#/blank#} up to the Big Merino's{#blank#}9{#/blank#} and look at the{#blank#}10{#/blank#} through its eyes.