Over millions of years ago, there were deserts. Now about one fifth of the Earth's surface {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) deserts. The size of the world's deserts is always {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(change). Deserts can be hot or cold. The Australian Desert is a hot desert, while the Gobi Desert in Mongolia is an example of a cold desert. Deserts are dry areas {#blank#}3{#/blank#}less than 50 cm of rain falls each year. The Sahara Desert in Africa receives less than 1.5 cm a year.

      {#blank#}4{#/blank#} rain doesn't fall very often in deserts, sometimes even for years, there can be heavy rain

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sudden). Because they are dry,deserts have wide changes in temperature each day. When the sun{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(go) up, it is very hot. At night, the heat {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(receive) by the ground during the day {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(quick) disappears(消失), and then it becomes very cold. Because {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the change, living in the desert is very difficult. Man can make deserts, but they can also stop them from getting larger and larger. Planting trees can prevent the sand from{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spread).

    My mother is very nice. She is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （work） in a clothes store. She usually gets up at 6: 30. Then she cooks breakfast for me. After {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（have） a bowl of porridge and some broccoli, she goes to work at 7: 30. There {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （be）usually many people in her clothes store. So she is very busy.

    My mother's work in the morning is over at 11: 45, and starts again at 1: 30 in the afternoon. So she has to have lunch in the store. Her work in the afternoon {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (end) at 5: 30, and she goes home at 6: 30. Then she has dinner with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (we）at home. After dinner we watch TV together.

    Have you been working hard to get your dream to come true? Have you ever experienced failure? What would you do if you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ? Many people may choose to give up, like a middle school student {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is called Zhang Ming did first. Last year, Zhang Ming didn't pass the final exams. He began hating studying. He was so disappointed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} he played computer games all day. His parents were angry with him. They took him see a psychologist(心理学家) many times. The psychologist and the teachers gave him some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on how to help him overcome himself. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of his parents, the teachers and the kind people around him, he made much{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in his study. At last he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a key senior middle school.

    However, the best way to success is to keep your direction and keep on your goal. On your way to have a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} life, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and helping you overcome{#blank#}9{#/blank#} on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost. Direction means objective(目标). You can get nowhere without an objective in life. You can try to write your objectives on paper and make some plans to achieve {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. In this way, you will know how to arrange your time and to spend your time properly.