Sam is my friend. He comes {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(介词) London. He usually {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (send) emails to me. Sometimes he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (talk) with me on the Internet.

    Sam lives with his {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (parent) and his brother Mike. His father is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

(冠词) theatre manager. He can meet many {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (star). His mother teaches in a school. She teaches IT and Sam is in {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(she) class. Mike is two {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(year) old.

    Look at the new photo from Sam. He is{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (cut) a cake. His family are

{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (celebrate) his birthday.

    There was once a wise old woman who lived in the hills. All the children nearby always went to ask her all kinds of questions. Even the most difficult questions, the old woman was able {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (answer) them. It was easy for her to answer the children's all strange questions.

    There {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) a naughty little boy among the children. One day a tiny bird {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (catch) by him and he held it in his cupped hands. Then he gathered his friends around. He said, "Let's trick the old woman. I will ask her what I'm holding {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my hands. Of course, she'll answer that I have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} bird. Then I will ask her if the bird is living {#blank#}6{#/blank#} dead. If she says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fly) away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she'll be wrong.

    All the children enjoyed {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (have) such a good idea. Up the hill they went to the old woman's hut (小屋). "Granny, you are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} clever that we all believe you. Now we have a question for you." they said with a smile." What's in my hands?" asked the little boy. "Well, it must be a bird," replied the old woman. "But is it living or dead?" The old woman thought for a moment and then answered, "It is as you will, my child."

    All the children were quite {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise). But the old woman smiled and added, "I have told you the right answer already." Then the old woman disappeared in the hills.

    The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. It covers about seventy-one per cent of the Earth. There is still much to be discovered about the huge water. If the ocean water could be removed, the sea floor with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (it) wide valleys and irregular (不规则的) mountains would be an unbelievable sight.

    Tourists can explore the world under the waves without {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (get) wet nowadays. From tourist submarines (潜艇) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} underwater meals, undersea travelling is more and more popular.

    Travelling by submarine {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (grow) fast in the past ten years. Now, tourists can visit many beautiful places which are famous for their water, including the water around Okinawa and Taiwan's Green Island. The submarines carry nearly two million {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tourist) each year. Large windows offer passengers wonderful views when the submarines explore {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (colour) animals and plants under the water. Most one-hour tours cost about $80.

    If tourists want to have {#blank#}7{#/blank#} unforgettable experience, they can enjoy fine food under the sea. Several years ago, the Hilton Maldives Resort {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (open) the world's first underwater restaurant, Ithaa. Tourists walk downstairs into the restaurant, which lies 35 feet under the waves of the Indian Ocean. The walls of the restaurant {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) of strong glass, and tourists can enjoy a panoramic (全景的) ocean view. This excellent view doesn't come cheap {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it costs about 1,300 yuan per person! Be sure to book a seat early too. There are only 14 seats for tourists in the restaurant.

    Lisa has always been fat. She wanted to lose weight, not only because she wanted to look more beautiful and healthier, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} also because it would make life easier.

    For example， it was difficult for Lisa {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (find) ready-made clothes. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) to make clothes that were large enough. In the school, she needed a special chair that was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (big) and stronger than other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (quick).

    She was also unhappy about the way people treated her sometimes. She couldn't enjoy having dinner with her friends {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she was afraid of getting fatter.

    But now things are quite different, Last month, her classmates were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prepare) for the School Art Week. They invited Lisa {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (play) the lead role of the Proud Queen(皇后) that was tall and fat. Lisa agreed and practiced a lot.

    Soon after the play, Lisa became a star. She did {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a good job that everyone remembered the Proud Queen. She even won the School Best Actress Award {#blank#}9{#/blank#} her wonderful performance.

    Now Lisa doesn't worry about being fat any {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. She believes in the English saying "Every dog has its day".