Plenty of people dream of going to Mars（火星）．{#blank#}1{#/blank#} different from those people, 13-year-old Alyssa Carson has been working {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 　(happy) for that dream since the age of 4，according to a new report which {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 　(make) by the BBC not long ago.

    Alytsa tells the BBC,“I hope{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (go) to Mars because it is a place that no one has been to before. I want to take that first step.” According to the BBC, she{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (attend) USA's three world space camps so far.

    Her father, Bert Carson, tells the BBC that Alyssa plans to be on the first long journey to Mars which is expected to take place in{#blank#}6{#/blank#} year of 2033.“We are proud {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  her,”he says.“We have the next eighteen{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (year) planned out.”One of those plans is Alyssa attending the International Space University.

Of course，Alyssa's dream could come with{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  (big) sacrifices（牺牲）than others.[If Alyssa goes to mars，maybe {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is very difficult for her to return to Earth. Still，her father says，"If that's the only choice she has，she still wants to go.”Alyssa agrees.

    Hello. I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} about my family. There are f{#blank#}2{#/blank#} people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and me. My father is a worker. My mother is an English teacher. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We three go to the s{#blank#}3{#/blank#} school. We all enjoy w{#blank#}4{#/blank#} football games. My h{#blank#}5{#/blank#} is at West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple t{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, but there a{#blank#}7{#/blank#} any pears or apples on them now. H{#blank#}8{#/blank#} is a photo of my house. In the photo, you can s{#blank#}9{#/blank#} three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} them very much.

    Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was played on the erhu {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (especial) moved me. The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sense) a strong sadness and pain. The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving pieces of music {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I've ever heard. The erhu sounded like someone crying, and I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.

    The music was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) by Abing, a folk musician {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he was very young. Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments, such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing's life grew {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (bad). He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a serious {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (ill) and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money.  Even after Abing got married and had no home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He performed in this way for many years.

    It's half past nine. Mrs. Green is on the sofa in the living room. Her daughter Cindy is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (shop) with her friend in the supermarket. She says she can get home before nine, but she still {#blank#}2{#/blank#} get home now. Mrs. Green {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) her, but no one answers(接).

    Tony walks out of his room and asks, "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} don't you go to bed, Mom？"Mrs. Green says, "Oh, your sister is still outside and doesn't get home. So I can't go to bed. "Tony goes back to his room and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) for a math test.

    "Tony is a good boy. He is good {#blank#}6{#/blank#} math, "Mrs.  Green thinks. Then Mrs. Green gets a call from Cindy. Mrs. Green says, "I'm so happy to get your call. No, don't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (take) the bus. Wait for(等待) me in the supermarket {#blank#}8{#/blank#} your friend. I'll come and drive you home. "Mrs. Green goes out {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (quick), and then she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (drive) her car to the supermarket.