{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. During the competition, people could not only watch the wonderful game but also{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the beautiful flowers in the wetland. The game included three events: full marathon, half marathon and 5-kilometer mini marathon. The{#blank#}6{#/blank#} line and the finishing line were both at Xichang Torch Square.

In order to make runners feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#}and forget tiredness, beautiful music was played during the competition. At the same time. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  of volunteers in local national clothes were waiting along the road to offer the best service. The theme of the game was ‘running healthily in beautiful Xichang and chasing dreaming in colorful Liangshan.” On the event day, there was live broadcasting of the whole marathon by CCTV-5. People {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  the world watched it.

The next Xichang International Marathon will be held at the same place. People in Xichang welcome sportsmen and sports {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  from the whole world to attend it.

    We can't stop an earthquake，but we can do things to make sure they don't destroy (毁坏) whole cities. First，it is not a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}idea to build houses along lines where {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of the earth's plates (板块) join together. Second，if you think there {#blank#}3{#/blank#}be an earthquake，it is better to build houses on rocks， not on {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Third， you must make the houses as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as possible. Weak buildings will {#blank#}6{#/blank#}down in an earthquake，but strong ones may stay up.

    Scientists are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. However，people today are still building more {#blank#}8{#/blank#}The population in and around San Francisco is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that {#blank#}10{#/blank#}there is another earthquake，a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.

     Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture is putting both of your hand{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to make a heart shape. It is called “hand heart”.

    Many young pop {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the US have done the move in recent photos. “The 'hand heart' gesture means something {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 'I love you' and 'thank you',” said Taylor Swift, the country singer. “You can send a sweet, simple message without {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a word.” Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it popular.

    Last month, Justin Bieber and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} superstar friends did the “hand heart” and put the photos online. They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.

    It used to take much {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for nonverbal(非语言的) culture to move. But now, it moves faster {#blank#}8{#/blank#} we have smart phones and the Internet.

    In the Republic of Korea, the “hand heart” has been {#blank#}9{#/blank#}for a long time, but in a different{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you”.

    Do you have a healthy lifestyle? I think I do. First, I have many good eating habits. I like junk food, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I hardly eat it. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they are not very delicious, but they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} good for health. Second, I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} every day. It is said that if people run every day, then will have more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hearts than others, so I run for about thirty minutes every morning. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, I have good living habits. I try to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} eight hours every night. That{#blank#}8{#/blank#}me to be energetic(j精力充沛的) the next day. And I can study better and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good grades(成绩).What do you {#blank#}10{#/blank#}of my lifestyle? Can you learn something from it?

Mike: Hi, can I help you?

John Smith: Yes, please. I want to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the Music Club.

Mike: Good. Can I have your {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

John Smith: John Smith.

Mike: How old are you?

John Smith: Twelve.

Mike: Can you sing?

John Smith: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, a little. I like singing and dancing.

Mike: Do you have an {#blank#}4{#/blank#} address?

John Smith: Yes, it's cindyj@pep. com. cn.

Mike: Great! {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a lot.

John Smith: You're welcome.