An old man lived alone in his old house. He hardly ever went out．He wouldn't {#blank#}1{#/blank#}with others．One day， a little boy setting{#blank#}2{#/blank#}knocked (敲)at the old man's door .The door slowly opened. "Uh，sir， would you like to buy a magazine?"The old man didn't say anything．He{#blank#}3{#/blank#}stared(注视)at the boy．The boy looked inside and saw lots of dog sculpture(雕塑品)on the table．"Do you collect dogs?" the boy asked．"Yes，they are all my family．"Hearing this，the boy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. and felt sorry for him．"I have a magazine here about dogs．It's perfect for you．"The old man was ready to close(关) the door and said，"No，I don't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}any magazines．"

The boy suddenly had an idea．He had a dog sculpture， which did not mean much to{#blank#}6{#/blank#}．After a while，the boy returned{#blank#}7{#/blank#}a box．The old man shouted this time．"I told you no magazines!""I bring you a girl．"The boy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the box and handed him the sculpture．The old man got{#blank#}9{#/blank#}because no one had given him a gift before．From that day on，the old man started going out of his house often．He and the boy because good{#blank#}10{#/blank#}．The boy even brought his pet dog to visit me old man every week．

    More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. It is one of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} events in American history. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to most Americans.

    This was a day Peter Hunt will never forget. In May 2001, he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a job in the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, he arrived at his building at around 8:30 a.m. He was about to go up when he decided to get a coffee first. He went to his favorite coffee place even though it was two {#blank#}4{#/blank#} east from his office. As he was waiting in line with other office {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, he heard a loud sound. Before he could join the other people outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit his office building. They stared in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} at the black smoke rising above the burning building. He felt lucky to be alive.

    Kate Smith will never forget the date, too. Now she still {#blank#}7{#/blank#} working in her office near the two towers. "My friend Mike shouted {#blank#}8{#/blank#} that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at first. But then I looked out of the window and realized that it was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. I was scared and I could hardly think clearly after that."

    September 11, 2001—the date alone means something to most people in the US.

A: Excuse me. Can I ask you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}?

B: Sure.

A: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} do you usually get to school?

B: Usually at 7: 30.

A: How many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} do you have?

B: Seven.

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} do you like best?

B: I like Maths best. I think it's very interesting.

A: Do you like Music?

B: Yes, I do.

A: Can you {#blank#}5{#/blank#}?

B: No, I can't. But I can play the drums.

A: You are great.

B: Thank you.

A: Hi, Lucy! You always look healthy. Do you often exercise?

B: Yes. I exercise three {#blank#}1{#/blank#}a week. How about you?

A: I never exercise.

B: How come? Don't you know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} exercise is good for our health?

A: Well, I'm just too {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to exercise. What kind of exercise do you like?

B: I like running. I always feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#}after running.

A: You are great. I should learn from you and try to keep healthy.

B: How about running with me after school? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}that is a good start for you.

A: Sounds great. Let me get my running shoes first after school.

    We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet？

    Many people are{#blank#}1{#/blank#}when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, then the whole network stopped. So a new network{#blank#}3{#/blank#}had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the network was not working, information could be sent through another part, In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.