Early in the morning, Mrs. Black was carrying a big basket of cabbages to the market. She hoped {#blank#}1{#/blank#} them to the people from town. The mountain road was narrow(狭窄的)and the old woman {#blank#}2{#/blank#} carefully. Suddenly she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a loud bell. It passed her and very fast down the hill. The old woman had to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly {#blank#}5{#/blank#} into the valley.
　　She saw a young boy {#blank#}6{#/blank#} on the bicycle without even {#blank#}7{#/blank#} round to see if the old woman was all right.
　　The old woman shouted, " {#blank#}8{#/blank#} back.”
　　"What {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it?" the boy asked impolitely, pushing his bike towards the old woman.
　　"What did I drop?”
　　"Little boy, you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your manner." The old woman answered.

    What was I like when I was young? My mom said l was lovely．I was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}in everything．I liked oil{#blank#}2{#/blank#}．I liked riding a horse．I liked{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a cow．I liked helping{#blank#}4{#/blank#}vegetables on the farm．I also liked shopping．At the supermarket I didn't buy{#blank#}5{#/blank#}cheap．I was only interested in expensive things．Haha，I was a funny boy when I was young，wasn't I ?

    If you are a teenage boy and you want to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}in life, you'd better {#blank#}2{#/blank#} this great book!

    From the Boys to Men, by American author Michael Gurian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . There is no reason for them not to love life.

    You may think that only your body is growing at the moment. But the book says your mind is too.

    The book tells teenage boys that they need t o help their body and mind {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. To do this, they should stop spending time playing computer games and should start playing sports.

    Sports, the books says keep you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and teach you important life skills. They teach you how to be a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}and how to work as part of a team.

    The book also tells boys how to love life if they're being bullied(被欺负). It says boys have to stop being {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of such bullies. It is the only way they can become more successful people.

    To become the man you want to be, you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself.

    But, the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the book says, you must always dream of success. Never be happy with what you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} , always want more. Real men always want {#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

A: Tim, let's talk about the future, I think it always makes us excited,

B: I agree with you. What's your prediction about the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}?

A: I think every home will have a car.

B: But I think cars will make more {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

A: No. Cars in the future will be green ones.

B: Great! Do you think people will have more free time in the future?

A: Yes. That's because there will be more{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. They will help people do some work.

B: I hope so. Do you think it will be more{#blank#}4{#/blank#}in the city?

A: No, I think more people will live in the countryside in the future.

B: Why?

A: Because the air there is very clean. It's good for {#blank#}5{#/blank#}health. More people will care about health.

B: You're right.

    The girl's mother was so {#blank#}1{#/blank#} that she asked her friend, who was an artist, for help. The artist had pity on the young girl who was dying and he felt that he must do something to help the girl. In order to save the young girl's life, the artist {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to draw many leaves and hung them on tree branches by stealth(悄悄的行动).

    The young girl was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to see that the tree came into leaf again the next day. She began to feel pretty hopeful about her future and began to receive treatment. She made a quick recovery(恢复) from her illness. She was out of hospital {#blank#}4{#/blank#} months later. From then on, she lived a happy life.