The bank of England has made plans to introduce plastic banknotes to the UK.

      Paper notes, meaning pieces of paper money, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) in England for more than 300 years, but replacing them with plastic ones could be better.

      Plastic notes were{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(one) introduced to Australia back in 1988. Since then , other countries, including Romania, Mexico and Malaysia, have also begun using money{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) in this way.

      Fans of water sports find this type of money more useful and easier, as they can take it with them in the water and won't worry that it will fall apart. It is also good for people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}by mistake put clothes in the washing machine{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a note in the pocket.

      It is more hygienic(卫生的) than paper money as it absorbs {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(little) bacteria(细菌). And it is stronger, too. According to a survey, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}usual 5 note in the UK lasts around six months, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the $5 Australian bill lasts for an average of 40 months.

      A downside of plastic cash is that it costs more money{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(produce). Cash and money-counting machine will also have to be adapted to accept the new money.

      It is expected that the Bank of England, who started printing plastic notes from 2015, will  introduce the money {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(slow), using the most common notes first.

After a day's hard work, Mrs. White's biggest dream is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lie) on the sofa instead of looking after her 15-month-old son.

    Your mother makes your meals. She helps you with your homework. If you get sick, she stays with you all day and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Your Mother is always there for you. That's why there is a special day for the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (world) mothers. This year it was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 10th.

    Mother's Day became a modern holiday about 100 years{#blank#}4{#/blank#} in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, were{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(live) in a poor town. They worked hard to make the town{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (well). Jarvis' mother died on Wednesday，May 14, 1905. Their church hold a Mother's Day to thank {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for the help she gave the town three years later.

    Today, people in more than forty{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(country) celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃馨)and other presents.. In the language {#blank#}9{#/blank#} flowers, carnations mean happiness,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sweet) and love.

    Rose and Susan are classmates. Today Rose want to speak{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Susan, but Susan isn't in. Her mother answers(接) the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, and she asks Susan to call Rose{#blank#}3{#/blank#}this evening. Rose and Susan want to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to the Chinese Corner(汉语角). They like to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}[spiːk] Chinese there. It is helpful to them. 

    John was a kind man. When he was young, he hoped {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(become) a singer. But he didn't have enough money {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (buy) books about music. And his parents didn't expect him {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) a singer. So his dream didn't come tree. At the age of fifteen, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (leave) his village and found a job in a small town. He worked there for five years. Later his mother became very ill (生病的) and he had to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (stop) his work to come back and look after (照顾) her. Three years later his mother died and he wanted to leave his village again and  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (work) in other places. However, John couldn't. His father was ill. John decided{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stay) at home and look after him. Every day he {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (do) many things for his father. Day by day, John became old. But he still didn't forget his dream to be a singer. Now he has lots of time so he plans to learn to sing at a music school.

    l am studying at Sydney Russell School, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}small but very famous school in Australia. All the lessons there {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) taught in English. I have five subjects this term. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a big challenge!

    Last week, Mr. Brown, my science teacher asked us {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(do) a project on trees. Ming and I were in the same group. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}of us were from China. We spent several hours {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stay) in the library every day. We even planted two trees in the school garden and took many {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(photo) of them.

    The most exciting part was the presentation: We introduced many things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}trees, for example, the tallest and oldest tree in the school.  Everyone enjoyed the presentation.

    Learning by doing{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) me a lot. I'm sure everything {#blank#}10{#/blank#}become better.