— About one and a half hours.

— If my mother _______, I will go with you.

    Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars can cross over rivers. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are made for trains to use.  In Washington State, there is a very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (usual) bridge. It was built for squirrels(松鼠). The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass {#blank#}3{#/blank#} every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(kill).  Amos Peters wanted {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (protect) these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them--one that would let them pass above the traffic.

    The bridge {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people add a small Christmas tree to the centre of the bridge. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} lovely!

    A few years ago, the local people created {#blank#}8{#/blank#} squirrel festival and they raised money {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (build) two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because of the bridges, the squirrels in the town have been able to cross {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (safe) from one side of the street to the other.

    I'm Xu Li. My friend is Lingling. We {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) in Class 4 Grade 7. Lingling's father is a manager of a company. On {#blank#}2{#/blank#} birthday, he buys a computer for Lingling. Lingling {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (use) the computer a lot. She often {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nice clothes on the Internet. She also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (search) for information and uses it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do) her homework. She often talks with her friends. And sometimes she sends emails to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they). I'm from a worker's family and there is no computer in my home. So Lingling often asks me to share the computer {#blank#}8{#/blank#} her. We search for our {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lesson) and send our homework to the teachers. Sometimes we {#blank#}10{#/blank#} computer games on Sundays.