Today young people like{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to pop songs and pop music. There are many pop{#blank#}2{#/blank#} and singing groups ,like Back Street Boys, Secret Garden, West Life{#blank#}3{#/blank#} so on .They are foreign (外国的）singers. There are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} many famous singing groups and pop singers in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.People like them very much. Many young people want to be pop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} .They think it will be a very good life. In fact,(实际上）most pop stars live a{#blank#}7{#/blank#} life. They spend (花费）most of their{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  on tour, and they travel{#blank#}9{#/blank#} one city to another and sing for people. Although (尽管）it can be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}  ,it can also be tired out.

    In winter, white snow {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the whole earth. It is often very cold and the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can drop below zero. The weather is nice in spring. A windy day is perfect for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a kite. Bees and butterflies play {#blank#}4{#/blank#} flowers. Then they hide away when the April {#blank#}5{#/blank#} come.

    People often have sweet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of summer days. They go swimming and eat ice cream. They like to play by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} streams or under the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of trees.

    When autumn comes, the leaves turn brown and fall into {#blank#}9{#/blank#}upon the ground. Farmers are busy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} crops. Soon it will be a new year once again.

     Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. We can share s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} with our friends and turn to them for help when we are in trouble. In a word, it is nice to have a friend to t{#blank#}2{#/blank#}，laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel 1{#blank#}3{#/blank#} if we never had a friend.

     To make f{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, you must be friendly. A cheerful person smiles. A smile always makes others like you. Smile at someone and you are sure to get a smile b{#blank#}5{#/blank#} from him

     Try to remember names. It m{#blank#}6{#/blank#} your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names, b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} you don't forget them.

     No two people are just the same. If you don't agree with other people, you should still be friendly. Do not argue, but d{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. You always lose friends if you argue too much. And you should think more of others than o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} yourself. It's good for teenagers to have one or a group of good friends. This is very i{#blank#}10{#/blank#} in children's growing up, because friends can discuss things which are too difficult to say to their family members.

     There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.

    One year ago， eleven of my friends and I got together and made a group. We called {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (our) “12 Caring Women”.

    We meet once a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and take turns to hold the activity. We each donate(捐赠) 20 dollars， so we have 240 dollars each month for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (do) good things.

    When we{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(meet)， we discuss what to do in the month. Last month， we donated the money to a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} lady. She had a baby in an earthquake， but didn't have money {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(raise) her baby.

    Over the past year， we have helped many people{#blank#}7{#/blank#} need. We work with the government and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (school). They help us find people in need. If we don't have people to{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in one month， we give the money to the nursing home(养老院).

    When we help people， we feel very happy. I'm writing this passage {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (ask) more people to join us.

    An elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. One day they went to ask an old bird, “Can you tell us which is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} important, being strong or being quick?"The old bird didn't give them the answer at once. Instead, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} them to get some bananas the other side of the river and bring them to him.

    So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ran so fast that monkey was afraid. "Get on my back, Monkey,” said the elephant, “I shall take you there. I'm big and strong, I can swim{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the river."

    Soon they got to the other side. The elephant{#blank#}5{#/blank#}hard to reach the bananas, they were too high."Wait a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, please. I can climb,” said the monkey. He quickly ran up to the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and passed the bananas to the elephant.

    Then they came {#blank#}8{#/blank#} happily to the old bird and showed him the bananas. Now, you see, the elephant is strong,” said the old bird{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a smile, but he couldn't get the bananas. The monkey is quick, but he couldn't cross the river. Only you two could do the work well when you helped {#blank#}10{#/blank#}other.”

    Mrs. Black has three daughters. Sue is the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (young) of the three. She is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(outgoing) than her two sisters. She always tells some funny jokes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) people laugh. At school, her teacher thinks that Sue is the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hard-working) student and that she does thing the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (carefully).

    Sue has a dream she want {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) a reporter. To achieve (实现) her dream, Sue makes a plan. First she decides {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (join) the writing Club to practice writing. Second, she tries {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (talk) with her penfriends in different languages. To meet more people and talk with them, Sue plans {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(work) in some public (公共的) places. I'm sure she will be one of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (famous) reporters in the world. Good luck to her!