Jay Zhou is a student from Number 2 Middle School, who has many hobbies. He likes reading very much. In order to read more English novels, he has taken {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in different reading activities. The novels he has read add {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to at least 30. Many of the novels he has read {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (base) on real people and events. Through reading, he can not only improve his knowledge of English, but also feel life is so happy. He says that so many English novels are worth {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (read) that he will never be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (concern) about whether his future life will be boring. He also likes traveling. After {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (graduate), he will travel in an English speaking country, making good use {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his English. He hopes to speak English fluently as {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he were a native speaker. Although he is devoted to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (learn) English，he hopes he {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (admit) to a university where he can study science instead of arts.

    Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(grown-up) but also with students. Meanwhile,they also{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(become) a problem for middle schools in the past few years.Some children have got mobile phones{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Christmas or birthday gifts,and more will still want them.

    Many like SMS because it is{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(ease) and quick.Some parents felt happy because they could communicate with their children.Some teachers said mobile phone use{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) a distraction（分心的事）to students during school hours and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}also gave them much trouble in their classrooms.Sometimes students might use phone messages{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(cheat) during exams.A new study found that some teenagers sending messages in class even hurt their fingers because they can't stop{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(send) SMS.

    Many teachers suggested that students should not have phones at school,but if there was a good reason,they could leave their phones at school office.And even they can use the telephone in the teachers' office instead.Many people think they understand the reason{#blank#}9{#/blank#}parents would want their children to have them,but they agree schools should tell the students{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(use) their mobile phones at proper times.

    Chinese architecture is a style that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change), the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty, Chinese architecture  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (have) a major influence {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the architectural styles of Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

    The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information, there is strong {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(evident) that the Chinese have always enjoyed a native system of construction that has kept its principal characteristics from old times to the present day. Over the large area from Chinese Turkistan (突厥) to Japan, the same system of construction is popular and this is the area of Chinese cultural influence.

    Throughout {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 20th century, western-trained Chinese architects have tried {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (combine) traditional Chinese designs into modern architecture, with great success. Moreover, the pressure for urban development throughout contemporary China required higher speed of construction and higher floor area ratio (容积率),{#blank#}7{#/blank#} means that in the great cities the demand for traditional Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (build) has declined in favor of modern architecture. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the traditional skills of Chinese architecture,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (include) major and minor carpentry (木工), and masonry (石工), are still applied to the construction of vernacular architecture in the large rural area in China.

    Wang Peng felt very {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(frustrate) when he saw that there were few customers in his restaurant, because by then his restaurant {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to be full of people. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}his friend didn't come to eat in his restaurant. Wang Peng wanted to find out why, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he followed Li Chang into a new restaurant. There he saw a sign.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (curious) drove him to enter the restaurant, where the hostess gave him a menu, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} showed that the restaurant only served rice, raw vegetables, fruit, and water. Wang Peng thought Yong Hui {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(tell) lies and he couldn't have her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) away with it. He also thought with a discount he could win customers{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. So he wrote a sign, too. And the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}between the two restaurants was on!

    English is a language{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(speak) all around the world. There are more than 40 countries{#blank#}2{#/blank#}most of the people speak English. What's more, the number of people who learn English {#blank#}3{#/blank#}more than 750 million. Everywhere in the world children go to school{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(learn) English. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China, most students learn English at school {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a foreign language.

    In only fifty years, English{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(develop) into the language most{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(wide) used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. You can listen to English songs through the Internet. With so many people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(communicate) in English every day, it will become more and more important to have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}good knowledge of English.

    May is National Bike Month—a month-long event trying to get couch potatoes (电视迷) outside, cars off the roads and subway trains empty. It is meant {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(encourage) everyone to get back onto their bicycles to enjoy riding a bike as often as they can during the month. Summer begins in May and the weather turns warm. So why not mind {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (enjoy) the sunshine right now?

    Riding a bike is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (environment) friendly. If you're biking to school, you are helping bring down the air pollution. If more people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (persuade) to stop driving and start riding a bike, the air quality will be improved.

    Cycling isn't just good for the environment; it's good for our health, too. Riding a bicycle burns calories, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} helps you keep healthy and stay in shape. It is widely accepted {#blank#}6{#/blank#} riding not only improves your physical fitness, but also mind. It is through riding {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you will really see a new you.

    Let's take out our {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(bike) and paint them blue. Let's invite a group of friends and ride out to enjoy the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sun) summer this May. We are sure to enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.