Many people like to keep pets. Dogs and cats are very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}pets. Some people, however, keep birds or goldfish.

    If you want to have a pet, 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#}2{#/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 to make sure that all {#blank#}3{#/blank#}are treated with kindness. The RSPCA officers collect animals which have no home.They look after them{#blank#}4{#/blank#}they are healthy again. You can be sure that you will get a{#blank#}5{#/blank#}pet from RSPCA.If your pet becomes ill, you can take it to the doctors at the RSPCA.

    When you have a pet, it is very importantthat you look after it properly(合适地). You must remember to feed it on time .You should also give it a clean and comfortable {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to rest .Your pet will be happy and healthy if you love it and look after it properly.

    Most students have some problems when they are in junior high schools. Some students worry a lot because their parents want them to be the best. Others don't {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on well with people such as their parents and classmates.

    Jim, a student in a junior high school from Fujian, can't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} what his English teacher says, so he can't do well in English. He even {#blank#}3{#/blank#} others' help.

    Another student, 14 years old, from Guangzhou, is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of exams. She is very sad. When she looks at the exam paper, she can't think of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to write.

    Many students don't like asking for help. Some think it will be a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} if they go to ask teachers or classmates. Others don't want to talk about their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to anyone.

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    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} with your parents or teachers often.

    Take part in group {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and play sports.

    Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many{#blank#}1{#/blank#}countries and different parts of your country on them, Ships are not so fast as trains{#blank#}2{#/blank#}planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. You can travel about three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish. There is always something interesting to see, at a hotel to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the night or at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasant trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.

    I'm Eric. I love my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} California. That place has many sweet childhood {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for me. When I was a small boy, I had to get up before sunrise (日出) to work on the farm. At sunrise I could see a House {#blank#}3{#/blank#} golden windows far away from the farm. Every day I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it with interest and wondered what the house looked like inside. To be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, I really wanted to live there! I often said to myself, "Some day I will {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a house like that." One day I walked to the house with golden windows. I walked for a(n) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and then I stopped in front of the house. To my surprise, there were no {#blank#}8{#/blank#} golden windows. I was very {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Later I learned that the windows were not golden at all. It was the sunrise that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them look golden.