Many people like to keep pets. Dogs and cats are very  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}   pets. Some people, however, keep birds or goldfish. They need less space and are easier to look after.　　

 If you want to have a pet, you can buy one from a pet  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}    but you must be careful not to buy a sick animal. It is best if you know something about the pet you want. This helps you choose a healthy pet. However, if you do not have much money and know very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  about animals, you can visit the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(皇家防止虐待动物协会).

 The first RSPCA was established in England in 1821. It was set up to make sure that all animals are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  with kindness. The RSPCA in Hong Kong carries out this aim. The RSPCA officers collect animals which have no {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   and are left in the street. They look after them {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  they are healthy again. People visiting the RSPCA may choose their pets from these animals and you can be sure that you will get a  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}    pet. If later your pet becomes ill, you can  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  it to the doctors at the RSPCA for treatment.

 When you have a pet, it is very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}   that you look after it properly. You must remember to feed it on time. You should also give it a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  and comfortable place to rest. Your pet will be happy and healthy if you love it and care for it properly.

    Hello，everyone!{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  name is Li Hua．I am 13 years old．I've got six{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  at school．And my favourite is maths．I have three{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the morning and two in the  afternoon．I am{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  but I am very happy{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  I can learn a lot．

    One night, lots of people were running through the streets, shouting and throwing rocks. It was all about a soccer game. They were soccer {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and they were angry that their team had lost an important game. They went completely out of control.

    It's common {#blank#}2{#/blank#} fans to get crazy. So many cities choose to put more police officers on the streets after big games. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} makes fans so crazy?

    Some experts believe it goes back to a long-ago time when humans lived in tribes (部落). These tribes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} each other for food, land and power (权力). You supported your tribe's warriors (武士) because your life {#blank#}5{#/blank#} on them.

    Today's“warriors” are athletes (运动员). Cheering for {#blank#}6{#/blank#} can bring out the same life-or-death feelings. That can be exciting and fun. It also {#blank#}7{#/blank#} problems if the strong feelings last (持续) hours or days after a game has ended.

    On the other hand, some people say that being a sports fan can make you a happier and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} person. Research shows that if you have a strong connection to a team, you might make strong connections with people. Many fans feel a sense of belonging to a group. They are less {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and have more enjoyable social lives.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your favorite teams make you a bit crazy sometimes, it's only because you love them. And that's good — if you can remember that it's only a game.

    Chess is called the game of kings. People have been playing it for hundreds of years. The chess we play today is believed to first {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Asia.

    Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it can make the mind stronger. Good chess {#blank#}2{#/blank#} use their brains. They take their time and think about what will happen next. These skills are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in life too.

    You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a kind of chess with short time limits(限制). It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to play a whole game. Your clock runs during your turn(机会). You hit the time clock after your move. This {#blank#}5{#/blank#} your clock and starts the other player's clock. If you run out of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast - paced( 快节奏的)

    Chess is not {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1940s. At first they did not play well. They made {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. As time went on they grew {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, which took up a whole room. By 2006 a mobile phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way.

    What will you do if you meet an alien? Here are some different opinions from the teenagers.

    Jenny: Aliens are always mysterious (神秘的) to us. In my mind, aliens are very dangerous because we don't know them very much. So, if I meet an alien, I will run away from him{#blank#}1{#/blank#}I can. I don't want to be killed by him. If I'm{#blank#}2{#/blank#}and get caught by him, I will keep cool and then try my best to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I won't risk my life to get along with the alien, even if he seems{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. I am too frightened to meet them.

    Tom: If I have a chance to meet an alien, I will feel very lucky. I believe that everyone has{#blank#}5{#/blank#}living on other planets. I want to make friends with the alien. I want to know more about the life on his planet. I will ask him about the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}between the Earth and his planet. Maybe it is crazy, but I will{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the alien to my best friends. I think we will learn many{#blank#}8{#/blank#}things from talking with the aliens. We will become friends.

    On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. I was feeling a little {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks. They were so heavy that I decided to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some things. So I started to walk towards the litter bin {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I noticed a poor man held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nearby bin and started looking through it.

    I suddenly felt very sorry because I was about to throw away with a new drink just because it was heavy.