Many people don't like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something 1 or do something exciting. People from the countryside go to the 2, and people from the city go to the countryside for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very 3 to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people 4 cars or buses for travelling.

    Last National Day, my family went to the countryside by car for our 5. There was too much traffic on the road. We had to move very 6. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we 7 to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought that was a good place for a 8, so we stopped and 9 the food, fruits and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly, a strong wind came and soon it started to 10. We all got wet. We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove home. What a bad trip we had!

    Last summer, we had a volunteer activity in a village school. In the school. I saw a name Feng Aiguo on a list. This man offered much money to the school. I thought he must be a1 man.

    One day, on my way home from school, my bike was broken. Luckily I found a repairing stand(修车摊)across from the street. An old man was 2 a bike. He was wearing a clean suit. He looked energetic(精力充沛的). While waiting. I knew 3 about him from the old men chatting there. He was Lao Feng and 4to repair bikes after he repaired(退休). Two months ago, his family moved to a new house. His son didn't want him to repair bikes any longer. He bought him suits and asked him to 5 them and rest at home. But it didn't work. The old man continued his repairing work in his suits.

    After a while, the old man got my bike repaired. 6 I was leaving an old lady came and called him "Aiguo". 7 the name on the list of the village school came into my mind. But how could such a common repairman 8so much money? I asked him if he knew that village. He told me it was his hometown and the 9there still needed help. So he always saved money by repairing bikes to help them. Then I was sure that he was the person on the 10.

Louis's Dream Came True

Louis is a thirteen-year-old boy. Writing is one of his {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(业余爱好) and he is good at it.

Once his school {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(派遣去) him to enter an international writing competition. He made up an interesting story about a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(塔). To his surprise, he won first {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(奖项) and he got the chance to travel in Europe for free. It had been his {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(梦寐以求的) journey. But he couldn't{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(付得起) that because his family didn't have much money. Before the journey he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (数)down the days every day. How excited he was!

Then he travelled to England, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(德国), France, Greece and Italy. He visited many {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(古老的;古代的) buildings and talked a lot with local people. In this way, Louis learnt a lot and now he still {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(想念) everything there.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived in a big crowded city, and one summer they took a 1 in the country. They enjoyed it very much, 2 it was a quiet, clean place and very different from the3 . One day, 4 went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He 5 sitting alone in the warm sun outside his front door. Mr. Wilson asked him, "Do you like living in such a6 place?"

The old man said, "Yes, I do. "

Mr. Wilson said, "What are the 7 things about it?"

The old man answered, "Well, everybody 8 everybody else. People often come and visit me, 9 I often go and visit them. And10 are a lot of children here. "

Mr. Wilson said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?"

The old man thought for a few minutes and said, "Well, the same things really. "

Fred had something important to tell his family. Everyone in his family 1 to sit at the dinner table and listen.

"I'm going to take part in the Olympics," he said.

"2 a fourth-grader do that?" asked Anna, his younger sister.

"I'm not going now. I'll go when I'm a little 3 ." Fred shook his head. "I've studied 4 the athletes become the best. That is practice. If I practice 5 enough, I can't fail."

"Sounds like a big challenge," said Dad. "Which sport will you take up?"

"I 6 up my mind yet," said Fred.

After a month's practice, Fred got hurt again and again when he 7 to find out which sport for him. "I don't think I can find a sport right 8 me," said Fred.

The following Sunday, the family sat down for dinner as usual.

"I've decided not to play a sport," said Fred.

Everyone was surprised.

"You're giving up on 9 Olympic dream?" said Anna.

"I didn't say I was giving up," said Fred. "I'm still going to the Olympics."

Anna looked puzzled. "How can you go 10 you don't do a sport?"

Fred held up a book titled Is Sports Medicine the Career for You? "Over the past few weeks, I've discovered that athletes need 11 medical help. So I am going to become 12 sports doctor. I'll still go to the Olympics — 13 as a doctor, not an athlete." Fred answered confidently.

"Now that is 14 challenge, Fred!" said Dad. "I'm sure you would do as well as you can 15 your dream."

Andy opens his eyes to the warm sun of a new day. He jumps out of his 1 and runs to his mom's room.

"Get up!Mommy!"Andy calls out 2 !"Do you know what day today is?"

His mom 3 ,"Of course I do. It's my favorite 4 of the year."She then takes out a big 5 ."Happy Birthday, Andy!"

A new cool guitar is in the box! Andy is so 6 . He picks(拿起) it up and starts7 . But it doesn't sound so good. Andy 8 the guitar. Mom picks it back up and says,"Andy, 9 again. You will never know how good you will be if (如果)you 10 now."

Andy doesn't want to spend(花费) much time 11 it. But he doesn't want to let his mom down. So he tries again. It sounds just as bad. He gets a little 12 !"Andy", says his mom,"Never give up, and you'll see that you 13 do it."Andy tries again and again. At last, he plays a very beautiful 14 . He makes it with hard work!

"Thank you so much for 15 me this guitar and believing(相信) in me, Mommy."Andy's mom says,"That's what moms are for!"