Luis and his wife Gloria live in a nice apartment, but it isn't big enough. They need a house with at least three bedrooms. They also want to have a yard for the children to play in. And so far they  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (look) at several houses that are for sale. One of them was beautiful but terribly expensive. Their business isn't going well. so they can't afford an expensive house. That's why they  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (search) for one that doesn't cost a lot, and, of course, that's not easy to find.

 Yesterday they looked at four houses, and three of them {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (be) great. But they couldn't afford the houses they liked, and they didn't like the one they could afford. The only affordable one was old and had cracks（裂缝）in the walls. Last night, Luis and Gloria talked about the house for two hours. “I know we{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (not find) anything that costs less, and I want to move as soon as I can,” said Luis. “And I'm tired of looking at houses we can't afford,” Gloria added. So they decided to buy the old house and repair it. The house will need a lot of work, but it's a nice neighborhood and the back yard is big. It'll look beautiful when it  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   (repair). Luis and Gloria are good at painting, and some of their friends will help with the repairs. The children will be happy  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}    (have) their own house where they can make all the noise they want.

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A: Hi, Zhang Lin! How was your summer holiday?

B: Just so-so. You know my English is poor. My father helped me find a place to study English. I went to an English {#blank#}1{#/blank#} school to improve my English.

A: Not bad. I think your English will be {#blank#}2{#/blank#} soon.

B: Thank you. How about you?

A:  Jim, Li Lei, Kate and I spent the whole holiday {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the disabled children.

B: Wow, you're great! Could you tell me what you {#blank#}4{#/blank#}?

A: We did a lot of things there, such as feeding the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} children, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} stories to the kids, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the rooms.

B: What a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} experience!

A: So it was. I have {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a lot from it. Though I had no time to travel, I still {#blank#}10{#/blank#}happy this holiday!

Can you think of ways to make the world greener? Here is an e{#blank#}1{#/blank#} . A couple have travelled around the world in 297 days — w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  taking any planes.

Tom Fewins and Lara Lockwood u{#blank#}3{#/blank#} 78 buses, 61 trains, 34 cars, 18 boats, 6 bicycles, and even 1 elephant. They wanted to prove (证明) that t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} can still travel well without damaging (破坏) the environment. They thought they could p{#blank#}5{#/blank#} less than 3,000 kg of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) if they didn't travel by plane.

They spent ten months travelling 44,609 miles t{#blank#}6{#/blank#} 18 countries on land and sea. The couple's tour b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} in June, 2008 with a two-hour bus trip to London from their home in Oxforshire. They t{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the train to Brussels and then caught a bus and train to Hamburg. The couple even r{#blank#}9{#/blank#} on an elephant for 15 miles to go through the Chinese part of the Mekong River.

The couple hoped to write a book based on their j {#blank#}10{#/blank#} . They thought it would teach other travellers how to travel in a green way.

    When you receive an invitation from an American friend, you should know something about table {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Don't circle your plate {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your arms.If you do so, people will look at you. They will think you don't like the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on the table.

    Don't put the plate back when you finish your {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Leave it where it was.

    Use the knife and fork correctly. We usually put the knife our right hand,and the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in our left hand. After you finish {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the food, just put the knife and fork across the plate.

    Don't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} up everything before eating. Cut only one or two {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of it every time.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} take a mouthful(满口)of food. Do you want to show how hungry you are? Don't do that. It's impolite.

    Don't stand up to get {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that is far from you on the table.If the thing you want isn't at hand, just ask the nearest person for help,like “Mrs Smith,could you please pass me the dish?”

    Not all people {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to work but everyone likes to play. All {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the world men and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, boys and girls like {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Sports help people to live longer. They help to keep people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and feeling good. When they are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} games, people move a lot. This is good for their health.

    Many people enjoy sports {#blank#}7{#/blank#} watching others play.

What are your {#blank#}8{#/blank#} sports? Swimming? A soccer game {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a baseball game? Anyway, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} wonderful it is to play sports!