I have always had a love for traveling abroad. Last year, I took a trip to London alone. Those nights，I stayed in a youth hostel（青年旅社）. For me，hostels are places where I can meet and talk to different people. It is great fun for me. During the stay in the hostel, I met two girls, one from Brazil and the other from Slovakia. We three had very happy talks together. We shared our personal travel stories and the interesting people we met with one another. The girl from Brazil was actually a lawyer（律师）. 她帮助人们解决他们的家庭问题。 She was taking a trip to Europe all by herself. The girl from Slovakia had much interest in photography（摄影）. Because I was also a photography fan, we ended up talking all night and sharing experience in using a camera.

    The best part is that they both became close friends of mine. Even now, sometimes we still talk with each other online. Last month, I got some photos from the Brazilian girl. To my surprise, she had a baby daughter and they were laughing happily in the photos. I was so happy for her. And it's such a great thing to know that there are people remembering you from far away. Though you may just meet each other for a few hours, you have someone caring about you in the other side of the world. And I think that is the most amazing part of traveling. So if you have free time, maybe you can try to travel abroad to relax yourself as I do.

    In life, there will always be some people or things that deeply touch you, or even change some of your ideas.

    On my way to school, I always see some people w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in orange color and sweeping the street. They are city cleaners. People always d{#blank#}2{#/blank#} them as beauticians of the city. However, their work is really hard!

    Last week, our school carried out a social practice activity. I f{#blank#}3{#/blank#} a sanitation (环卫) worker Aunt Hu to experience. As we walked, we w{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Aunt Hu went to clean up the rubbish when she saw it. I also c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} some leaves and waste paper into a plastic bag. After five minutes, I felt a little tired. It was very hot. How I wanted to find a cool place to have a rest! But Aunt Hu didn't mean to stop even though there was much sweat (汗) p{#blank#}6{#/blank#} over her face. Just at this time, a banana peel fell on the ground. I looked up and saw that it was t{#blank#}7{#/blank#} by a fashionable girl! I was very angry, but Aunt Hu picked it up silently and put it in the dustbin. At this moment, I was touched d{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. She left the dirt and tiredness to herself and the tidiness to us, but the girl turned a blind eye to her job!

    City cleaners are worth our high regard. Thanks to them, the public environment has become clean and c{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. The news reports how the public respects the touching news of these lovely people. We are glad to see the public's a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} to the little people.

Frank is an 18-year-old boy. He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} from Australia. Now he is studying Chinese in a school in Changsha. There {#blank#}2{#/blank#} many clubs in the school. These clubs are really interesting for him.

In the Chinese cooking club, he learns {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to make Chinese food. Now he can make baozi{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

Another great club is about Chinese songs. He isn't good at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese songs. But his classmates are very nice and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, and some of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} teach him to sing every week.

What's Frank's favorite club? Well, he likes Chinese kung fu club best. Why does he like Chinese kung fu? Because he thinks it is a good way to keep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Now he is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Tai Chi(太极) with a great teacher. The teacher's classes are very helpful and relaxing. He likes telling {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to help students know about Tai Chi.

Frank has a good time in Changsha And he loves China and Chinese people very much.

A. Complete the passage with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets.

My Friend Tom

My friend Tom was born in Scotland, but now he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(live)in Sydney, Australia. He {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) to Sydney five years ago with his family,   because his father Jack {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(work) there.

He is 25 years old now, and he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(work) as a professional tennis player in Sydney. In his free time, he likes playing tennis. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(play) tennis with me sometimes. We always have a great time together.

He {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(start) playing tennis when he was 7 years old. At first, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(play) just for a hobby, but then after graduation he began to be a tennis player.

He usually {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(ride) a bike to work at 7:00 in the morning and goes back home at 5:00 in the afternoon. Then he {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(go)swimming.

He goes back to Scotland once a year. Last year, he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fly) to Scotland and {#blank#}11{#/blank#}(stay) with his grandparents for two weeks. He {#blank#}12{#/blank#}(have) a very good holiday.

B. Write short answers to the questions.

Was Tom born in Australia? No, he wasn't.

Did he go to Sydney five years ago? Yes, he did.

Is Tom 30 years old?{#blank#}13{#/blank#}

How does Tom go to work?{#blank#}14{#/blank#}

How was Tom's trip to Scotland last year?{#blank#}15{#/blank#}

Does he usually work ten hours a day?{#blank#}16{#/blank#}

C. Write questions for the answers.

Where was Tom born? In Scotland.

{#blank#}17{#/blank#} In Sydney, Australia.

{#blank#}18{#/blank#} He went there five years ago.

{#blank#}19{#/blank#}  He is a tennis player.

{#blank#}20{#/blank#}  When he was seven years old.

D. Answer the question.

What do you think of Tom's life as a tennis player? {#blank#}21{#/blank#}

May: I saw a girl's story on the Friendship Page.  Her name is Lucy.  She wants to find a new friend. 

Sara: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} does she live? 

May: She lives in the UK. 

Sara: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is she? 

May: She is 12 years old. 

Sara: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} brothers and sisters does she have? 

May: She has no brothers or sisters. 

Sara: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are her favourite subjects at school? 

May: She likes English and Computer Science best. 

Sara: {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is her dream? 

May: She wants to be a teacher. 

Sara: Me too.  I want to email her. 

May: {#blank#}6{#/blank#} are you going to email her? 

Sara: Right now.