Mike: Why were you late for class today, Steve?

Steve: My alarm clock didn't go off! I kept{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, and when I woke up it was already 8:00a.m.!

Mike: Oh, no!

Steve: So I just {#blank#}2{#/blank#}put on some clothes and rushed out the door.

Mike: You didn't have breakfast?

Steve: No, I didn't even brush my{#blank#}3{#/blank#}or wash my face! But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.

Steve: Then how did you get here?

Mike: Luckily, Carl's dad saw me on the street and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}me a lift in his car
Steve: Well, at least{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.

    The summer holiday was coming but Zach was a little sad. He would have to move {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the holiday, leaving his friends and his tree house. The tree house was Zach's favorite place to go to when he wanted to be alone. He also liked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his friends there. They would play for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    Zach told his mom, "I don't want to move. I'm going to miss my friends. I'm also going to miss my tree house. I want to take it with me." "Zach, but we have to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} your father's changed his job. He is already {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waiting for us. You will have a much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} bedroom, and you will meet new friends at your new school," {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his mom. Zach wasn't so sure.

    When Zach and his mom arrived, Dad took Zach to the backyard. There, Zach saw a big tree house. "Wow!" Zach shouted. "This is great!" All of a sudden, Zach heard a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} voice. "Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Can I have a look at your tree house?"

    "I think I'm going to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it here after all!" Zach told his mom and dad that night.

    Electricity is an important part in our life. We can't see or touch it, but it is all around us. Our life will be terrible without electricity. But some people don't know that everyone should save electricity. When it is not completely dark, many street lamps (路灯) light up early in some streets. Some people don't turn off the lights when they leave the room. Some people are sleeping with the lights on. They are all wrong. Here I make some suggestions about stopping these things:

    *Turn on the street lamps on time. We light them from 7：00 p. m.～5：30 a. m. in summer, and from 5：30 p. m.~6：00 a. m. in winter.

    *If some small areas are very dark, just turn on a few lights.

    *The distance (距离) between street lights can be 50～60 meters. It can save electricity and money.

    *If there are some activities, such as fairs, we can make the lights bright；if there is no activity, lights needn't be too bright.

    Ask people to save electricity through TV shows, newspapers, and so on.

    Electricity is a valuable resource (资源). It helps us live well and conveniently. We should take action to save it at once!