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    Mr. King lives in a city. He is busy all day. His son, Mike, studies at a middle school. The boy likes everything but studying. He doesn't listen to his teachers in class and he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(几乎不)ever finishes his homework on time. He doesn't help do {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (家务). He always plays football or uses the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (因特网) when he has free time. Sometimes he watches{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (电视).

    He can't pass the exams. Mr. King has little time to stay with Mike {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(在一起), so he doesn't know anything about his studies, One day Miss Read, Mike's teacher, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (打电话) Mr. King. On the telephone she told him all about the boy's studies. She wanted him to try to help his son at home. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (然而), when the man heard this, he didn't feel very happy.

    Mr. King gave Mike a telling off (责备), but soon felt sorry for it. The next morning, before Mike went to school, he said to him," {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (学习) hard and I'll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year,"

    Another term was over. Mike didn't get good {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (分数). Mr. King asked his sun, "You don't pass the exam again, Mike. What did you do this term?" "I learned how to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (驾驶) a car, Dad," answered the boy.

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor who was born in 1859. He began writing detective stories in his spare time because he n{#blank#}1{#/blank#}more money.

    Conan Doyle's first story was called A Study in Scarlet. It was published in 1887. It featured a brilliant detective called Sherlock Holmes and his close friend Doctor Watson. It was a great success, and in 1891 Conan Doyle gave up medicine to write more. He didn't have enough time to do b{#blank#}2{#/blank#}!

    It was in 1892, when Conan Doyle became bored with detective stories, that he decided to stop writing. He d{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Holmes's death in a story called The Final Problem.

    Many fans of Sherlock Holmes were shocked when they learned that their hero was dead. They begged Conan Doyle for a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}story. The result was The Hound of the Baskervilles: a story about mysterious murders and a terrifying dog. It is the most f{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Sherlock Holmes story. The Hound of the Baskervilles was first published in 1902, and it is still read today.

    After the success of this book, Conan Doyle continued writing stories and novels u{#blank#}6{#/blank#}he died in 1930. These stories are now films, TV programmes and cartoons so you can “see" Sherlock Holmes as well. There are also clubs which study the great detective and his adventures. Today, more than 100 years later, Sherlock Holmes is still the m{#blank#}7{#/blank#}popular detective in the world.

Emily was preparing for her school's International Day, where each student had to present their country's traditions. Though she had plenty of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (知识) about her culture, public speaking made her nervous. To{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (避免) making mistakes, she practiced her speech at home and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (重复) it over and over until she felt confident.

On the day of the event, Emily wore a traditional cotton{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (衬衫), and as she walked onto the stage (舞台), she took {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (自豪) in representing her country's traditions. The audience, seated on the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (草), listened eagerly. With a deep breath, Emily began her presentation. Her {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (声音) was clear, and she delivered her speech{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (确切) as she had practiced. The nerves that once troubled her faded away. Her classmates and teacher watched with great interest, impressed by her calm confidence.

Afterward, her teacher {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (礼貌) congratulated her, and the event concluded with the release of colorful {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (气球) into the sky, marking a perfect ending to a day of celebration and learning.