My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she couldn't read the books at all.
When I went to school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and I become a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story--a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

    Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Pollution comes in many forms. We see it, smell it, drink it and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hear it.

    Man is now slowly polluting the whole {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}it is not the only kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us {#blank#}5{#/blank#}more easily.

    Many countries are making rules to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}pollution. They stop people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO₂ is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} air pollution.

    The Earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the land, water and air clean .And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

    For many people, personal privacy(独处) is very important, In many homes, a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.

    Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home where they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course, not all teenagers are lucky enough to have a room {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. They often have to share a bedroom with a brother or sister. In that{#blank#}2{#/blank#}it's a good idea for them to have a special area or{#blank#}3{#/blank#}of the room. It's especially important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and tell teenagers how to organize their space as this is likely to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}arguments. Parents can, however, make sure that there are enough storage spaces such as shelves, cupboards and boxes. This will allow the teenagers to keep their space tidy if they want to.

    Liangliang is 11 years old. He{#blank#}1{#/blank#}in a small village in China. It's difficult for{#blank#}2{#/blank#}to go to school every school day. There is a very big river{#blank#}3{#/blank#}his school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too{#blank#}4{#/blank#} for boats. So he goes on a ropeway to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the river to school. But he is not{#blank#}6{#/blank#}." I love to play {#blank#}7{#/blank#}my classmates. And I love my teacher. He's{#blank#}8{#/blank#}a father to me," he says. Many of the students and{#blank#}9{#/blank#}never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}their dream come true?