I have{#blank#}1{#/blank#} lot of friends．My best friend is Mai．She is 16{#blank#}2{#/blank#}old．She is 2 years older than me．We live in the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}town and we began to know each other{#blank#}4{#/blank#}we were very young．Now we are classmates．Mai is tall and thin{#blank#}5{#/blank#}long black hair．She has an oval face(椭圆的脸)with big eyes，a high nose and a small mouth．Mai is helpful(乐于助人的)．When her friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} difficulties．she {#blank#}7{#/blank#} tries her best to help them．Mai is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}of the best students in our class．I like study with her．She always {#blank#}9{#/blank#} me with my studies．Although we have the same hobbies and interests．we also have some differences．I am outgoing and enjoy{#blank#}10{#/blank#}jokes．Mai，however is serious and quiet．We believe in each other．So we are good friends．I hope we can keep our friendship forever (永远).

    Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good {#blank#}1{#/blank#}them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (exciting) than studying textbooks or doing experiments in the lab. While travelling, they learn {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

    I've been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(travel) would be like taking something away from my soul(灵魂). I can't live {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (with) travelling. Some people think it's hard to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn't mean they couldn't travel any more. My children have been travelling {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. They were three weeks old.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bring) a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(责任) and I'd love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to educate my children. I'm so thankful {#blank#}9{#/blank#}my parents took me on family trips when I was young. I've learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(experience) on to my children.

—He {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(serve) as a volunteer in the UK for two years, which helps him with his work a lot.

    The National Day holiday is one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (big) holidays in China. At this time, we have a week off {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stay) with our family {#blank#}3{#/blank#} go on trips.

    When the National Day holiday is.

    The National Day holiday usually {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (begin) on 1 October and lasts till 7 October. If the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday falls within this period, the holiday period usually gets a day longer.

    The history of China's National Day

    On 1 October, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared(宣布) the founding(成立) of the People's Republic of China in Tian'anmen Square. The next day, the new government passed the" Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China" and declared 1 October to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese National Day. Ever since then, our National Day {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) on 1 October every year.

    National Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (celebrate)/activities

    Now every five years, a military parade(阅兵) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hold) in Tian'anmen Square. Those great military parades have attracted people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are from both home and abroad.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} activities like flag-raising ceremony, song and dance show, and firework display are also held to celebrate National Day. If one loves shopping, the National Day holiday is a great time, for many shopping centres offer big discounts(折扣) during the holiday.