Once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamt of becoming rich. He wished to become a millionaire, and so did his wife. He heard from some old {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (man) before, that several ships loaded with diamonds and gold had sunk (沉没) in the nearby seashore. Because of this, for a long time he kept {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (search) that whole area for this treasure.

    One day, while he was sitting on the boat daydreaming, he suddenly felt that the fishing rod (竿) was being pulled down by {#blank#}3{#/blank#} heavy object. He was so {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (excite) that he pulled hard at it, and what he saw made him {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (shout), "Wow! A big shiny, gold chain!" He pulled hard at the gold chain {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (get) it into the boat, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it seemed to be no end to it. His boat started to get overloaded and it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fill) with sea water. However, he had begun dreaming of a big house, a big piece of land and buying horses and cows… He kept pulling in the chain and the boat kept sinking. The boat {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (final) sunk and he struggled to stay afloat. Unfortunately his feet were caught in the gold chain and he {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (die).

    Technology（科技）makes our life easier and better than before. Many think it is great. For most people, technology means you can do {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(much) in less time and have fun while doing it. Here's one example. People {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( make) letters with smoke from planes. People can see the letters from the streets, buildings and places far {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the sky. It's called skywriting. It began in England. In 1922, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(one) words written in the sky over America were "Hello USA". That year skywriting started to be used for advertising. Then it kept popular for a long time. It's difficult {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put) a message into the sky. The pilot must count numbers to know when to turn the smoke on and off. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wind moves the letters, the pilot should watch their shadows on the ground or their shapes in the sky. If it's a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (snow) day, the pilot in the plane can't see the white letters, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} we can see them in the sky on the ground. People are so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (create) to have romantic time! However, for some people, technology is not just for fun. It can change their {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(life). Most believe tomorrow's technology comes out right side up!

Sports in secondary schools

    All pupils in the UK have. PE at school until they are 16. At school, football is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(popular) than any other sport, played by girls and boys. Here is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}pupils think about sports.

    My favourite {#blank#}3{#/blank#}at school is PE. I like team sports, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(especial) basketball. I pay {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the school team on Saturdays. (Blake, 15)

    I like dancing in the gym, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}I hate doing sports outside in winter when the weather is cold and wet. (Megan, 14)

    I think PE is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(bore) and I'm not good at any sport. I like playing computer games {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(well). (Jared, 17)

    I play football for our school team and I love it. We train after school and play {#blank#}9{#/blank#}teams from other schools every week. (Drew, 16)

    We all disliked our school PE kit. The T-shirt and shorts were so old-fashioned! So our school had a competition to design a new PE kit and my design {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(win) first prize! (Ella, 15)