Mary is my cousin. She is a cute girl. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the weekend she often comes to my house and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} with me. We always have a lot to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about. We talk about our friends, hobies(爱好) and school life. There are many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} at her school, but she doesn't mind(介意) them. She never arrives {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and always listens to the teachers carefully in class. Her teachers all like {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. She is friendly(友好的)to her classmates, and she never {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with them, so she has many friends at school. Mary's favorite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is P.E. Her classmates often see her play tennis {#blank#}9{#/blank#} school. Well, Mary {#blank#}10{#/blank#} likes singing and dancing. She has a happy school life.

Paul: Hey, Jenny, the subject for my school project is "Small invention that changed the world". Can you help me think of an invention?

Jenny: With {#blank#}1{#/blank#}! Let me think ... hmm ... I know! The zipper!

Paul: The zipper? Is it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} such a great invention?

Jenny: Think about how often it's used in our {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lives. You can see zippers on dresses, trousers, shoes, bags ... almost everywhere! I saw a website last week. The {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of different inventions were listed there. For example, it mentioned that the zipper was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. But at that time, it wasn't used widely.

Paul: So when did it become popular?

Jenny: Around 1917.

A: Alan, did you have a good time at Alice's birthday party last night?

B: Well, yes or no.

A: What do you mean?

B: At first, a girl next to me kept talking loudly when we were eating. That {#blank#}1{#/blank#} me mad.

A: I agree. Talking loudly {#blank#}2{#/blank#} eating isn't polite. What did you do then?

B: After the meal, I went to another room and began to watch a movie on TV.

A: How did you feel about the movie?

B: It was scary. Thrillers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} make me scared.

A: So you stopped {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it, right?

B: Yeah, just then Alice came to me and invited me to dance with her. Dancing always makes me {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. I really enjoyed myself in the end.