Life today is much{#blank#}1{#/blank#} . However, there are new problems. One of the biggest ones is pollution. Water {#blank#}2{#/blank#} has made rivers dirty. It kills fish and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us speak {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  and become angry more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . Air pollution is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} serious kind of pollution. It's bad for all {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  things in the world.

    Brian was not good at public speaking. One day, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invite) to makea speech at a church. His younger sister, Ann knew he was nervous and tried to calm him down. "Don't worry. Everything{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) fine. “When the day came, Brian's car had {#blank#}3{#/blank#}accident on the way to the church. Luckily, he was not{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bad) hurt and arrived at the church on time. It was his turn. Whenhe stood up, hit coat became tangled with his chair. After a few minutes, he finally began his speech. but he was so nervous {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} he went on.

    Suddenly, people saw something unusual{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(run) down from his nose, blood! He stopped speaking when he saw the blood. But he still tried to finish his still tired to finish his speech. Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(return) to her seat.

    It was a really simple gesture, and might be the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(simple). She just saw someone in need, and gave him a hand. In the end, Brian finished his talk, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} more confidence.

    What is the spirit of Christmas? If you don't know, maybe the story in A Christmas Carol will tell you this. The story is about an old man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Scrooge who is very mean and doesn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#}others nicely. However, one Christmas Eve, the ghost of his dead partner, who was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} because he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to be just like Scoorge, come to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him to change his ways if he doesn't want to end {#blank#}6{#/blank#} like him. He also tells him to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} three ghosts to visit him. That night, the three ghosts take him to the past, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} and the future. All the things that happened make Scrooge so scared. He decides to change his life and does a lot of things to be a better person. He spreads love and joy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he goes, which actually {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

    Peter and Paul are brothers．The two boys are very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}．Peter is twelve years old．He's not tall with{#blank#}2{#/blank#}．He likes singing．His dream is to be a(n){#blank#}3{#/blank#}．Paul is fourteen years old．He is of medium {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．He usually wears school uniforms．He likes drawing．His dream is to be a(n){#blank#}5{#/blank#}．Peter and Paul work very hard．So I think their dreams will come true one day．

    My friend David is a doctor. He likes his work very much and he is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (friend) to everyone. Every day he works hard and saves a lot of people's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (生命). He also likes singing songs. He often listens to music in his free time, because he wants to be a m {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I really hope my friend can make his dream come t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Now, it's seven o'clock, He {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (切) vegetables into pieces to make dinner. I like my friend.

    For this month's Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(shy). Now she's not only shy anymore and enjoys {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sing)in front of crowds.

    I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(travel)and meet new people all the time. “I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(however), too much attention can also be a bad thing. ”I always have to worry about how appear to others, and I never dare to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(care) about what I say or do. And I have much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (little) private time now because there are always guards around me.”

    What does Candy have to say to all {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(that) young people who want to become famous?”Well,”she begins {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow),”you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(work) to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”