Lofton is a little village（村庄）in England. It is not f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} from the city of Manchester (曼彻斯特). Not many families l{#blank#}2{#/blank#} around the village, so the people all know each o{#blank#}3{#/blank#} . Most of them are friendly and helpful.
   Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S{#blank#}4{#/blank#} work in large factories there. A few work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . It usually t{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert (音乐会), they have to go to Manchester, because there are no c{#blank#}7{#/blank#}  in Lofton.
   Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. So life in Lofton may not be so e{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  as the life in the b{#blank#}9{#/blank#} cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is why people in Lofton l{#blank#}10{#/blank#}  their village.

    I like reading. I love many different kinds of books, because they not only open my mind but also give me {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Up to now I have read a lot of books, such as magazines, novels and storybooks. But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life. Itwas {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by American writer Helen Keller in 1902. She was a blind, deaf and dumb person. In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Luckily, she met her good teacher, Miss Sullivan {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the age of seven. Helen was getting happier every day. Then, Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English words. Atfirst, Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen's hands with her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very {#blank#}6{#/blank#} girl. She tried as much as possible to remember words. After that, she wrote many famous works. The Story of My Life is one of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

The Story of My Life describes her hard struggle(奋斗) to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a good writer and educationist of the world.

    It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} us an important truth: Nothing is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ifyou put your heart into it! This is why I like it best. What about you? 

    When I looked through my old photos last Sunday, one photo {#blank#}1{#/blank#} my eyes. In the photo, I was sitting in a chair, hugging Duke, my best friend in the whole world.

    Duke was an interesting name for such a little dog. But he was my friend from the moment I could walk. He stayed with me when I read books. When I went outside playing games, he always drove our cats up to the trees and then walked off feeling proud of himself. When he was hungry he would carry his food dish in his mouth and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it at my mom's feet. When I was sick, he refused {#blank#}3{#/blank#} my bed until I got better than before.

    Now Duke is gone, I won't see him again. But I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a lot from Duke, life can be good when you live it with love and joy. In my heart, Duke is like a teacher who has taught me how we can love and how we can {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A: Hello, Bob! How is it going?

B: Hello, Kate! I'm OK. And you?

A: Very well. What's your plan for the summer?

B:Ihada {#blank#}1{#/blank#}course(课程) last year, and I'd like to go on with it this summer.

A: How was the course? Is Chinese very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

B: Yes. It seemed that way at first. But after a while it became {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

A: You were the best in the class, right?

B: I did get an A. Well, could you tell me your summer plan? Will you travel {#blank#}4{#/blank#}interesting?

A: No, not this summer. I plan to go to Africa next summer.

B: That must be very {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Can I go with you?

A: No problem, Oh, here comes the bus! Goodbye!

B: Bye-bye!