"It's over! Thank goodness!" school was 1and I was tired. I2at the front of the school bus.

    Janie, the driver, tries to3the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 4.

    "My father's ill ," she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 5. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 6a smile.

    With a sudden change of interest, I asked," What's wrong with him?"

    With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already7my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.

    I sat on the8thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want to anyone to go through that.

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus9, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 10.

    I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

    I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered. Understanding people is an art.

    For this little boy, it is a really cold winter. His father was in a car accident(车祸) and he 1 a leg. After that, his father became so sad. When the boy didn't do something well, the father would be2and beat him.

    One night, the boy passed a small shop on the street. He saw some beautiful boxes of3An idea came into his mind. He knew his father4coffee. Although he knew stealing(偷) was not good, all he could think of was his father's5He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.

    He gave the coffee to his father, and his father gave6a kiss. The boy was very happy7he wanted the kiss from his father for a long time.8, the shopkeeper came and told his father the truth. His father beat him again.

    Many years later, the boy's mother called and said his father wanted to see him. He9because he was too busy. After a few weeks, he heard the10news that his father died. He found an old box of coffee in his father's room. On it was a piece of paper, saying, "The gift11my son". There was the letter:

Dear son,

    I'm not a good father. But I have a dream—to have a coffee shop, then I can make.12for you. I'm sorry I didn't keep my dream.

    The boy was very sad. He didn't meet his father for the13time. He decided to go on his father's14. He started a coffee business. His coffee business is15now. The name of the boy's coffee shop is Starbucks(星巴克). He is Howard Schultz.

Do you know Zhang Jing? She comes from Hangzhou. When she was a middle school student, she clearly knew {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she wanted to be — a diplomat(外交官).

To make her dream come true, she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (usual) worked harder than others. Every morning, she got up as early as she could to listen {#blank#}3{#/blank#} English news. She spent lots of time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(do) English exercises. She always told {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (her), "I can do much better next time. "

Zhang's teacher once said, "She was really a good student. She always got high {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (mark). She went to China Foreign Affairs University(外交学院) at last for her dream, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} she could go to some better schools like Peking University and Tsinghua University."

Now Zhang Jing is one of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(great) interpreters(口译者) in China. In fact, working as an interpreter {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) very difficult. You should be good at English. At the same time, you must think fast. Zhang does {#blank#}10{#/blank#} good job as an interpreter, and it helps her win a lot of fans in China.

Most people in China know that Confucius（孔子）was a famous thinker and educator in ancient China. However, few people know that he was also an excellent musician, too. He could play many musical instruments, compose（作曲）and sing without {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (difficult). Confucius once learned to play Guqin（古琴）from Shi Xiangzi who was a very famous musician at that time. Shi Xiangzi {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (teach) him a piece of music and told him to practise it by himself. After ten days' hard work, Confucius wouldn't stop {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (practise) the music. The teacher said to him, "You've played it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} well that you may learn something new now." But Confucius thought he hadn't learnt all the skills and couldn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (complete) understand the feelings in the music, so he continued to practise it. After some time, Confucius told his teacher happily, "I could imagine {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the composer looked like. He might be a tall and strong leader {#blank#}7{#/blank#} bright and deep eyes. This is the appearance of an Emperor. The composer must be Emperor Wen of the Zhou Dynasty（周文王）,isn't  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (him)?" Shi Xiangzi was very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surprise) to hear that. In fact, the music {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (produce) by Emperor Wen.

Peter was at his grandparents' house. He saw some coins in a bottle in the living room. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} On each coin, Peter saw dates, famous people's faces and values showing how much they are. Peter liked them so much. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

He began his collection. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} But that quickly became too small for all the different coins he collected.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} When his family and friends went to the USA and the UK, he asked them to bring back coins. He also bought some coins on the internet, and some of them were really expensive.

It was quite a hobby, collecting coins. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Even the smell of metal made him smile. He was really into coins! The good thing about it was that you could use it if you really wanted to, but they were fun to look at, as well.

A. Some people collected stamps, dolls, or baseball cards, but he liked coins.

B. He started with a small box in his desk drawer.

C. The next step was to collect coins from other countries.

D. They were so cool with wonderful information.

E. He wanted to collect coins.

Hi, I'm Mike. The new term will begin on1st September. On 12th September, we will have a football game in the afternoon. I'm a big football fan. I'm {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in it. I started playing football in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} school. Now I still play it{#blank#}3{#/blank#} with some of my old friends. In November, we will have an art festival and an English party. The art festival {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on 7th November, and we can watch some shows in our school. The English party is on 25th November. It's in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} classroom. It's a relaxing time for all of us.