Hi! I'm Cheng Ling. I'm a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ^． My school life (生活) is very interesting.

    We have four{#blank#}2{#/blank#} in the morning. The class begins(开始)at 8：00. In the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, we have two classes. We have English, science, history, music, and some other{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ^． Music is my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} subject. I often sing and dance with{#blank#}6{#/blank#} classmates on weekends. But I don't like science, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}I think it's difficult and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ^． Do you think so?

    After school, I often {#blank#}9{#/blank#} soccer with my friends. But my favorite {#blank#}10{#/blank#}is volleyball. And I can play it well.

A: Hello, Kate! You look so happy. What happened?

B: Hi, Paul. I've got good news for us!

A: What is it?

B: Our teacher said she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} take us to go on a school trip tomorrow.

A: Really? Where shall we go?

B: To the lake in the south of our town.

A: Oh, no. That's not a good place for a school trip.

B: Why do you say that?

A: Because the water in the lake {#blank#}2{#/blank#} terrible. I went there last weekend.

B: I can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} believe it. It used to be a beautiful place with flowers and grass, and the water in the lake was very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

A: But now everything has changed. There is only rubbish {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

B: How terrible! Let's tell our teacher about it.

A: OK. Let's go.

    A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}us the true meaning of Christmas：the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.

    The story is about an old marl named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles He is mean and only thinks about{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, and doesn't treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And be hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees Marley. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. That night, three spirits visit Scrooge. They take him to see his happier childhood, how{#blank#}4{#/blank#}others arc spending Christmas this year and his sad future.

Scrooge is so scared that he wakes up and finds out it is already the next morning—-Christmas Day! He changes his life and becomes a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true meaning of Christmas!

    One day the Prince of Wales wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog, Gelert, to stay at home and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a small bed.

    When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.

   "What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}on them.

   "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said{#blank#}5{#/blank#}."You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to the dog.

    The Prince ran back into the house and saw his son {#blank#}7{#/blank#} on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.

    The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran{#blank#}9{#/blank#} his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} by the dog's grave for a few minutes.