We call Chinese New  Year the Spring Festival . It is usually in January o{#blank#}1{#/blank#} February. It is one of the most important festivals in China.

   Before the Spring Festival, families usually clean their houses. Children like the Spring Festival, because they can wear new clothes and get pocket money(压岁钱) f {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their grandparents, parents ,uncles and aunts. On New Year's Eve, all the family members get together to have a b{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  dinner. After dinner, all of them stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people go to v{#blank#}4{#/blank#} their friends and relatives. They give each other the best wishes and good luck for the coming year. They all h{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  a good time.    

There was a small boy on a farm. He had to get up before the sunrise every morning to start his work on the farm.

At sunrise he could{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  a house with golden windows far away from the farm. He thought how {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  it would be to live there! He then promised to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  “Someday I will go there and see that wonderful place.”

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  one morning he got a chance. He took a sandwich and started walking to the house with the golden windows.

He walked {#blank#}5{#/blank#} long time and in the afternoon he got close to the house. But he saw {#blank#}6{#/blank#} golden windows. There was a very old house. He went to the door and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} . A small boy{#blank#}8{#/blank#} his age opened the door. He asked him {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he knew where the house with the golden windows was. The boy said “Sure I know!”and invited him to sit in front of the door. As he sat there he looked back where he just came. He saw the sunset (日落) made the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} of his home golden.

    Many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars(火星). Here is what life could be like.
    First of all, transport should be much better. By 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
    Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to find plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will provide us with food and air.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} We could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.
    Life on Mars will be better in many ways. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It is possible to live in a large building with many bedrooms. Then, robot will do most of the work, so we have more time for hobbies.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Every student can study, do their homework on the computer and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”.
    However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today.  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Meals will probably be in the shape of pills(药片) and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill.

    It was a hot day. Everybody wanted {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) cool, so an ice cream store was popular.

    A little girl {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hold) her money in her hand and went into the store. But the shop {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (assist) told her to read the sign on the door. The girl couldn't go into the store unless she put on shoes. The little girl left {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (slow), and a big man followed her out of the store.

    He watched the girl quietly when she stood in front of the store and read the sign, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}said "No Bare Feet”. She turned and started to walk away with tears {#blank#}6{#/blank#}her eyes. Just then, the big man called her. He took off his shoes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} put them in front of the girl. “If you walk with them, you can get your ice cream.” he said.

    Then he helped the girl put her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (foot) into the shoes. He said, “I get {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (tire) of walking around, and it'll be good to just sit here and eat {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ice cream.” The little girl was happy. She ran into the store and ordered her ice cream.

    Nowadays, we are in a modern society. Everybody should be polite in public. But sometimes some people like to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in line when they buy tickets or get on the bus or subway. They take {#blank#}2{#/blank#}places as well as time when they are in line, so it is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I can't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that. Sometimes, I even get mad when I see them cut in line.

     When this {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, I often say, "Would you mind {#blank#}6{#/blank#}in line?" But sometimes some of them are angry {#blank#}7{#/blank#}me and they say, "It's none of your business." So I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}angrier. Then I only tell it to the people who sell the tickets. At last the people who are breaking the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}of etiquette(礼数) don't get their tickets. So I am happy and the people who cut in line are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}

    Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time.

    Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. In the street you can hardly see a man walking{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

    They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants of the clock.