Today I will introduce an American festival to you. That's Labor Day. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(celebrate) on the first Monday of September. It is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} holiday to memorize the contributions (贡献) of the workers.

    It is also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wide) believed that Labor Day was created as a holiday similar to May Day. There are usually parades (游行) in big cities. Labor leaders make {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(speech) and hold news conferences (新闻发布会). It is considered {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) the end of summer. Many people celebrate Labor Day with trips. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the beaches, picnics, and countryside.. Many people take their last summer vacations during this time. Labor Day is the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(begin) of the college football season in the US as well.

    Labor Day has become one of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important) holidays for business. Many stores have Labor Day sales to keep up with the start of the school year. This {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(mean) on Labor Day many store workers {#blank#}10{#/blank#}have to work long hours will feel quite tired.

    Work or have a break on Labor Day, it's a question.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}basketball at four yesterday afternoon?

    Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (make) people fell cool. If you like swimming and swim {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a wrong place, it may not be safe(安全的).Last summer, more than ten people died while they were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (enjoy) themselves in the water, and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of them were students. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that {#blank#}6{#/blank#} can happen to them in water. Summer is coming again. If you go swimming in summer, don't forget that better swimmers have died in water. They {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (die) only because they were not {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (care), not because they could not swim. So don't get into water when you go swimming yourself, go with your teachers or your parents. If there are "No {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (swim)" sign, don't get into water, either. If you remember these, swimming will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (safe).

    Most Chinese students think English is difficult to learn. What do you think? Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) some advice on learning English.

    When you learn a new word, don't just memorize it. Instead, try {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) it in the sentences. And use it as often as you can on the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (one) day you learn it. You will remember new words much more easily in this way.

    Practicing pronunciation, you know, is difficult. Take the "th" sound for example: choose the words that begin {#blank#}4{#/blank#} "th" and repeat them over and over again {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you pronounce them well. Have a try!

    Read, read and read! Reading is one of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (good) ways to increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is important to choose the books you are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (interest) in.

    When someone is talking with you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} English, listen to the main points. If you hear a new word, ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (think) about the word, you will miss everything else that the person is saying.

    Hi, I'm Jenny. Here are two nice {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (photo) of my family. My grandfather and grandmother are in the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (one) photo. These are my parents, Alan and Mary. In the next picture are my brothers, Bob and Eric. These two girls {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be)my sister Cindy and my cousin Helen. Coco is in my {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, too.