All photos are made with a camera. In many ways, a camera works like a human eye.Like the eye, it takes in rays of light reflected from an object. It then focuses the rays into {#blank#}1{#/blank#} image（影像）.Older cameras record the imagine on film.

  Newer digital cameras record the imagine on an electronic storage device（存储装置）such as a memory card. Once the image is permanent, it can {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(see) and enjoyed by many people.

  The photographic process for older cameras has five steps to it:Finding a subject;Focusing

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the subject;Exposing the film;Developing the film,and making the print. Many professional photographers, people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}take pictures for a living, do all five steps {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(they). They use a room called a darkroom. It's “dark”so that light doesn't ruin in the negatives(底片）.

  Photography makes our lives richer in many ways. Through photos we can learn about other

{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（part) of the world. We can see how people live today. We can also see how people lived in the mid-1800's, around the time when the camera {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(invent). Special cameras can capture images in places most human beings can't go, like the moon.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} ,best of all, photographs remind us of the special people in our lives. Millions of people the world over use camera{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (take)pictures of their family,friends,and special{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(celebrate). For them, the photographs they take are priceless.

第二节

    It was the first time that my wife and I had flown first class. As we boarded the plane, we felt as if we were part of a wealthy group. We were{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (满的) of a sense of pride at sitting with those important people.

    We noticed that the stewardess (空姐)was working non-stop to make sure of the comfort of the first class {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (乘客). She could not walk by a seat {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (没有)being given an order. I thought she must love her job very much, since she gave each person {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (如此的) a big smile.

    As the stewardess passed our seats near the end of the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (航班) , I looked up at her and said: “Thank you and I hope you have a great night.” She stopped with an {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (表情) of disbelief on her face, and said: “Excuse me?” I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (重复)my words, and she smiled in a rather funny way. It seemed as if I had asked a question that she did not know how to{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (回答). A little later, as we were getting off the plane, the stewardess said to me: “Thank you very much, sir.” Then she said {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (静静地): “You are the only one who has thanked me or said anything nice to me all night. I really appreciate your kindness.

    The sense of belonging to an elite(精英) group in first class disappeared as soon as I heard those words. We were{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (提醒) that if there was no kindness, there would be no first-class flying.

    I have known my friend Rebecca for a long time．We first m{#blank#}1{#/blank#}at a friend's birthday party five years ago．We found out that we both liked music，s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}I asked Rebecca to come to my home one weekend．We listened to music together and soon became very good friends．We s{#blank#}3{#/blank#} almost every weekend doing homework and playing together．

    Three years ago．Rebecca's parents i{#blank#}4{#/blank#}me to go on a holiday with them．It was great．We spent three wonderful weeks in a cottage(小别墅)n{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a beautiful beach．Rebecca and I got up e{#blank#}6{#/blank#}every morning．We loved walking along the beach in the morning．We took a lot of p{#blank#}7{#/blank#}and had a lot of fun．

    Two years ago．I hurt my leg when I was learning to r{#blank#}8{#/blank#}a bike and had to spend a week in hospital．Rebecca came to see me every day．But last year,Rebecca's father changed his job,and they m{#blank#}9{#/blank#}to another town．Since then we haven't seen each other very much，but we have talked on the phone and we have w{#blank#}10{#/blank#}emails to each other．

    Do you like learning English? You may think English is important, but some students don't think so. And they find it very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to learn English. That is because they don't learn it in a right {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    Please often read English aloud (出声地), because it's good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you read better. Reading English aloud can {#blank#}4{#/blank#} help you speak clearly and fluently (流利地). You can read English anywhere when you are free You can get lots of information when you read. When you need to show your {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you can speak or write. That means you are using what you {#blank#}6{#/blank#} from reading. In a word, reading can help improve (提高) your listening, speaking {#blank#}7{#/blank#} writing. If you want to learn English {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you should read more.

    Once, in a small village, lived a family with two children, James and Jack. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of them loved painting very much, but the family was so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that it was impossible to send both of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally worked {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a plan. They would throw a coin. The loser would go to work in the mines（矿井） to support his brother's studies at the college. Then, when the brother at college {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his studies after four years, he would support the other brother's college studies.

    James {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, and so Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart, and his paintings were soon much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} than those of most of his teachers. By the time he graduated, he was beginning to make a lot of money from his paintings.

    When James returned, the family held a big dinner to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his great success. Soon after {#blank#}8{#/blank#} dinner began, James stood up from his seat to drink a toast to his dear brother. He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your dream will come true. I will take care of you."

{#blank#}9{#/blank#} Jack said softly, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it's too late. Now I can't even hold a glass."

James was heart-broken. One hour {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, he drew a simple picture of his brother's hands. This drawing is today known as the famous picture named The Praying Hands.