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 Moles are almost {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  , but have a very strong sense of smell. They eat nearly all the time and cannot live for more than a few hours without  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  . Mole tunnels help gardeners and farmers by improving the drainage.  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}   ,  gardeners hate to see their lawns spoilt（破坏） by mole-hills,  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}   , they try to kill moles or make them go away.

    Tom does well in sports, but he isn't good at {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (play) chess and he is tired of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (watch) soap operas. He prefers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) out to play sports to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (watch) TV even though on a rainy day. One day his mother asked him to go shopping with her. He told his mother that he would rather {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (watch) sports shows than {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do) some shopping. He asked his father to teach him how {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (play) chess well. But his father is busy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (repair) his car.

    One cold and dark midnight, a young little girl, called Nannan, woke up to pass water (撒尿 ). She by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(her) got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} quickly, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared. Her mother said, "Don't be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}/a'freid/, honey. Take courage!" "What's courage?" she asked, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (run) to her mother's bed. "Courage is the brave breath." her mother answered.

    The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me." After her mother blew out two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mouthful) of breath into her cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(nervous), worried that the "breath of courage" would run {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom 68. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}/tə'wɔ:dz/ the bathroom without fear.

Her mother said to herself, "It will be nice 69.i{#blank#}9{#/blank#}someone can blow some kind of ‘breath' to me. Then I can hold it in my hands whenever I feel terrified or lost."

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

    When you have dinner, you follow table manners. When you have a l{#blank#}1{#/blank#} , you obey the rules in the classroom. But have you ever thought about needing to m{#blank#}2{#/blank#} your manners in the digital(数码的) world when you use phones, e-mails and social media, like QQ, WeChat, etc?

    As new research by Oxford University noted, "It's just important to treat people with respect online as it is in real life." The study came up with some rules of good manners to live by in the digital age. Their first a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} is not "over-sharing" on social media, which means not posting every detail about your life online, because some of us are not creative e{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to always show off our thoughts and lives on social media.  The manners also i{#blank#}5{#/blank#} not looking through others' phones and not gossiping(说闲话) about others over messages, e{#blank#}6{#/blank#} when you choose "reply all" to send a message to a group of people.

    Although gossip is not h{#blank#}7{#/blank#} chat that can make conversations exciting, it can also be a way to spread something untrue about other people. Gossip can be even stronger on social media than in real life, so it's b{#blank#}8{#/blank#} not to gossip.

    Moreover, when you have bad news for someone, do not leave text messages on social media, chat with him or her by c{#blank#}9{#/blank#} personal messages.

    Nowadays, technology has o{#blank#}10{#/blank#} us different ways to contact others. It is important to remember how to behave toward others online.

    If you have a brother or a sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and have the same parents.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.

    First—born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have much more photos of a first—born than any other child. Parents give them more responsibility（责任）{#blank#}2{#/blank#}As a result, first—borns are often responsible, hard—working and serious. They often want to do well at school and work.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}For example, Gorge Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first—born.

    When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child is allowed to be more independent. But he also has to compete with the first—born for the parents' attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}They are often adventurous（爱冒险的）, fun—loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous（好嫉妒的）and get angry easily.

    The youngest child is the happiest. He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom. These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family's attention.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}So, many famous talk—show hosts and comedians were born last.

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    We are going to have a party in our house this evening. It is my{#blank#}1{#/blank#}birthday, and she has{#blank#}2{#/blank#}my uncles and aunts and some of her{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Mother and I are{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to cook most of the food for the party, and Father is getting the drinks ready. The living room looks very pretty. Balloons of all colors are hanging from the lights{#blank#}5{#/blank#}we have taken the carpets away{#blank#}6{#/blank#}we are going to dance there after dinner.

    In the dining room we have{#blank#}7{#/blank#}out the best plates, glasses and tablecloths, and it looks{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. We are going to have soup, fish, chicken, fruits and cheese. We are going to dance{#blank#}9{#/blank#}midnight, and after that, we will have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}food, because we will be hungry after all that dancing.

    Last year my mother{#blank#}11{#/blank#}her birthday party in a restaurant,{#blank#}12{#/blank#}it is more pleasant and{#blank#}13{#/blank#}at home.

    When it is my birthday, I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden. I will hang colorful lights{#blank#}14{#/blank#}the trees, and we will grill (烧烤)our food in the garden and dance{#blank#}15{#/blank#}the grass.