You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can{#blank#}1{#/blank#} stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  , but it is not{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  for most plants.
　　The animals are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  things.
The people of the desert have to keep {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} place. The desert people are very{#blank#}9{#/blank#} . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  and give them food and water

Everyone needs to sleep. During the day you work and play; at night you sleep. Your body rests while you are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . In the morning you are ready to{#blank#}2{#/blank#} , study or play again. If you sleep {#blank#}3{#/blank#} at night, you can work or learn better in the day.
Your body grows more while you are asleep. No one can live without sleeping. If a child is tired, he needs {#blank#}4{#/blank#} sleep than usual. You will be tired or will not be able to listen to your teachers in class or can't work well if you do not have{#blank#}5{#/blank#} sleep at night. A baby will cry {#blank#}6{#/blank#} if you wake him or her up when he or she is sleeping. You will be able to do well in your lessons if you {#blank#}7{#/blank#} enough rest. Many students hope to learn more before rests, so they study till {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at night. But they feel very tired in the day and they may forget more.
Boys and girls of eight or nine need ten{#blank#}9{#/blank#} of sleep every night. Get enough sleep if you want to be strong and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}

    My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as o{#blank#}1{#/blank#} as I am. Some are older. Some are y{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

I have a best friend c{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill is b{#blank#}4{#/blank#} than me at Maths. So when I have p{#blank#}5{#/blank#} with Maths, I often go to ask for him. And I often help him with his English.

    Bill is t{#blank#}6{#/blank#} than me. He is q{#blank#}7{#/blank#} fat. He doesn't like sports, so he doesn't get much exercise. But I like sport very much, I play football or go swimming every day. And I often wear sports clothes, so my classmates say I look s{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. We both have big s{#blank#}9{#/blank#} eyes, but Bill's hair is longer than m{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins. We are really happy together.

      Today people can {#blank#}1{#/blank#} / ju:s / the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don't see the person you are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate) with. That may change in the future.

      Today some people are using a kind of telephone {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) “Picture phone” or “Vision phone”. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} / wɪð/ it, two people who are talking can see each other.

      Picture phones can be useful when you have something {#blank#}5{#/blank#} show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a librarian and ask to borrow a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping {#blank#}6{#/blank#} your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} / send / you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over town and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(need)leave your room.

    Cartoon is the most popular TV program that attracts many children at the age 3 to 10. It's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} that the word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before a true drawing on the wall. In the mid-19th century, it came into English. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the 1840s , it has also come to mean any picture that is humorous, satirical(讽刺的) or showing an opinion. It usually comes out in a newspaper and magazine, with or {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a short text. Today cartoons are a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of the daily life of most people. Cartoons not only show their life, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} also help them relax.

    Li Ming comes out of the train station. He wants to see his friend, Lin Tao. Lin Tao is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. He works in Zhongshan Hospital in this city. But Li Ming doesn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the way to the hospital. This is his {#blank#}3{#/blank#}visit to this city.

    Li Ming walks on the street {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Soon he comes to a school. Some students are walking {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of the school gate. He comes over and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, “Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Zhongshan Hospital?”

  “Yes, I live near here.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} uncle works in that hospital, too. It's not {#blank#}8{#/blank#} from here. Go along this road to the end, and you'll find the{#blank#}9{#/blank#} on your right. You can't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it,” a boy says, “It's about 500 meters from here.”

  “Thank you very much!”