My brother is very busy. He often{#blank#}1{#/blank#}     day and night.

—What do you think of this math problem?

—It's as{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  as anything.

"May I come in?" he asked{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  .

Mrs. Black doesn't allow her son {#blank#}4{#/blank#} computer games on school nights.

We should be friendly to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . They're also members of our world.

In America, science is a very important class. In middle school we were {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  how to solve problems by thinking like a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . We had to think of a question, guess an answer, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  a way to test our guess. There were lots of experiments and other activities. I remember studying how science can explain things like light and electricity.
Our English class is very different from {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  in China, more like Chinese class I think! We read lots of books and talked about them, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  we could understand what we read better. We learned how to know what information is important when we read and what {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  so important. In my class we all gave six {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  to the class during the year. We had to talk in front of the class for six {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ten minutes!
We also have health classes. In this class, we learned about our bodies and how to take care of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  by doing things like eating healthy foods, and not doing {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  things like smoking or drugs (毒品). We cooked a little bit, but I was not very good at it!

    Once，there was a young painter who was good at painting birds. His paintings sold{#blank#}1{#/blank#}and he was famous all over his country.

    The emperor loved collecting(收藏)paintings，especially roosters(公鸡). {#blank#}2{#/blank#}he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best of all his collections.

     The painter{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year, but did not get the painting. He became {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and asked the painter to come to see him.

    The painter came. He walked into the palace{#blank#}5{#/blank#}paper, paints and a brush. In five minutes，a perfect(完美的)picture of a rooster{#blank#}6{#/blank#}on the paper. Seeing this，the emperor was all the more angry.“If you can paint a picture of a rooster in five minutes，{#blank#}7{#/blank#}did you keep me waiting for a year?”he said.

    “I'll let you know why，Your Majesty ”said the painter. “Could you please come with me?”

    He{#blank#}8{#/blank#}the emperor to his own study(书房). There，paper almost filled the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. On each paper was a painting of a rooster.
    “Your Majesty, ”explained the painter. “It took{#blank#}10{#/blank#}one year to improve my skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you. ”

    If you have a mobile phone，the Internet could always be with you．And that is often a good thing．You can use the Internet for {#blank#}1{#/blank#}，learning and talking with your Mends．But the Internet can also be a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}place. The good news is that it really isn't too hard to protect (保护) {#blank#}3{#/blank#}．Following these tips will let you enjoy the Internet and keep you safe(安全的)．

    Take control of your personal information．First．don't {#blank#}4{#/blank#}too much online．For example，don't put your phone number or real {#blank#}5{#/blank#}on the Internet．Second，make sure you know who is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}your personal information．Don't let everyone see everything you put on the Internet．

    Be careful of strangers(陌生人)．It can be fun to meet interesting and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}people on the Internet，but be careful．Some children have found themselves in a dangerous situation {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they agreed to meet online friends in real life．

    Use your time online to make the Internet a better place. Don't say things that will {#blank#}9{#/blank#}other people．Don't send rude(粗鲁的) {#blank#}10{#/blank#}．And delete people who are often rude．