Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. "I don't know what to1," he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had2finding words he had to write.

    By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a3asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday.4he had not written a single word of his story.

    On Wednesday, Mrs. Scott, Kevin's English teacher, asked the class to5the first draft of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the6, and the note.

    Kevin wasn't7when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what8said to him. "Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the9I can't wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see10a story comes to you."

    That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: "One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the11it looked as if it might rain, so Tom12his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind13like Tom's dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt14because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down."

    Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name15at the top of the page.

Ben lived alone on the island for three years. The members of the ship left him there because they were angry with him. He had met many difficulties during the three years. There was no fresh water for him, and he couldn't drink sea water. So he had to collect rain water when it was raining. There was no house for him, so he lived in a cave. It was better than living on the ground. There was no food for him, so he hunted wild goats in the forest. He became very good at hunting and fishing. He built a boat and hid it on the coast of the island. He hoped to leave the island by boat one day. One situation he couldn't stand was that there was no person to talk with, he nearly forgot how to speak. So he talked to himself all day long in order not to lose speaking ability.

(From Treasure Island)

One day Ram was lost on his way home and went into a forest. He walked in the forest and saw a den (洞穴) . He went inside and saw a lion there. He was so scared that he ran out{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. At that time, an elephant came and said, "Don't worry. I will be your friend." Great! Could you tell me the way out of the forest? " asked Ram. But the elephant did not know the way either. They walked and walked{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the elephant was trapped in a cage. To save the elephant, Ram asked all the animals in the forest for help, but they could do {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. So Ram had to wait. At last, when the man slept, Ram took the key from his bag and opened the cage. The elephant thanked Ram very much. He called {#blank#}4{#/blank#}elephants and trumpeted (吼叫) with them.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the sound, some people came to the forest and took Ram home.

Peter's uncle {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) in a countryside. He has {#blank#}2{#/blank#} excellent farm. Last year Peter went to stay with him for a few {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (week). Sometimes they {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) a walk along the road. Sometimes they drove in a car. When they were walking or {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (drive), they met many people. His uncle always waved (挥手). Peter was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest) in it. He said, "Uncle George, you know everyone here. How do you know them all?"

"I don't know all {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (this) people," said his uncle. "Then why did you wave to them?" asked Peter. "Well, Peter," answered his uncle. "When I wave to someone, he knows me and sometimes we can talk {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (happy). {#blank#}9{#/blank#} when I wave to someone and he doesn't know me, he will say to himself, Who is that man? Why did he wave to me? So he thinks about something on the way. That makes {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (he) way shorter."

Hello, my name's Jack. I'm a student in No.3 Middle School. I'm 13.

Here is a1 of my family. Who is in the photo? These are my grandparents. My grandfather's 2 is Peter Brown. Cindy is my grandma. She wears (穿) a 3 jacket. Purple is her favorite(最喜欢的) color. They have two sons, Frank and Dale, and a4 . Helen. Frank is my father. He is an English teacher in my school. This is my5 . Lucy. She is in a red jacket.

Dale is my uncle. He has a son Paul6 he is 9. Paul is not in this photo.7 is that woman? She is my aunt, Jane. Is the 8 next to(紧挨着) me my sister? No, she isn't. She is my 9 . She is my uncle's daughter.10 name's Mary. She is 13, too. Mary is in my school. Eric is my brother. He isn't in this photo, either. He is in Beijing now.

Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706, another baby boy was born. The boy's parents gave the boy a name— Benjamin.

Benjamin was the 1 of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The next year his parents sent him to school.

At school Benjamin was good at reading and writing, but not good at Maths. He read all of his father's books. And when he had money, he always went to buy 2 , because they told him how to do something. The boy liked to use his head and tried to 3 ways to help people enjoy life more. For example, he tried to know if there were some ways to swim farther, maybe with something on his hands or 4 . Slowly a picture of swimming shoes grew in his5 . They must be neither too big nor too small. And they must be neither too heavy nor too light. At last, he 6 the flippers for swimming.

Electricity was one of the things Benjamin experimented with when he stopped working. He discovered that lightning and electricity were the same thing. The lightning rod(避雷针) was a(n)7 invention that we still use today. It can 8 buildings and ships from lightning damage.

Franklin preferred to have his inventions used 9 for everyone. He was not only an inventor, but also a writer, an educator, a politician and so on. He made great achievement in different areas. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of America, called Benjamin Franklin" the 10 man of the age and country in which he lived".