We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (waste) some things.

    Electricity is one thing that we waste most. Lights, TVs, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (radio) and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off {#blank#}3{#/blank#} we do not need them. It takes  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (little) than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity saves money, because we do not have to pay for the electricity we do not use. The {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (two) thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious, so it shouldn't be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a tap. I am sure everybody can do this {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (easy) if he wants to. Another big waste is food. My mother used to cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (food). She thought I was right and now cooks mainly what we can eat.

    It is not right to be wasteful. I find there is a simple way of not wasting things. That is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (use) only what we need. Do not touch what we do not need. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}this way, we can stop being wasteful.

    Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival is the first festival in China forfarmers. The festival starting from 2018, falls1theAutumnal Equinox (秋分) each year. The Autumnal Equinox is one of the 24 solarterms (节气) of the Chinese lunar calendar and usually falls between September22nd and 24th, during2harvest season.

    As we all know, China has the3populationall over the world. It was difficult4somany people in the past. After reform (改革) and opening, with the5ofmodern agriculture (农业), people's life is getting better and better, and theirliving conditions6a lot. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festivalshows7our government is paying more attentionto agriculture and farmers' life. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm anddevelop8modern agriculture. China has  a long history of agriculture. ChineseFarmers' Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol,9toshow China's long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture to modern civilization (文明) andimproves the cultural self-confidence and national pride.

    Since the festival is especially created for farmers, they10tothink of their own ways to celebrateharvest. The celebrations will be11basedon local customs. Someactivities are held across the country,12mostof the celebrations will take place at a local level that comes from localcustoms. Also, local government usually hosts all kinds of activities13attractvarious people for the festival, such as folk culture performances and foodtasting.

    Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, evenbetter than the Spring Festival,because food gives people14sense of safety and hope. For15people,the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to thefuture.

Hello, everyone. My name is Jack Brown. I'm 35 years old and I'm from America. I like basketball, football and swimming. But football is my favourite sport, and I can play it very well. I like cooking, too. 

I have two daughters and they are now at St. Paul's School. I work at the school, too. But I'm not a teacher there. What do I do? I'm a cook. I cook lunch for the students there. 

I think it's important to eat the right food and be healthy, so I don't cook food like hamburgers for the students. I cook healthy and delicious food for them. It's not easy to make all the students like the food, but I do what I can do to make the lunch delicious. Many students say that they like the food. I'm really happy about that. 

When you hear the word "shower", what {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to your mind? Maybe it is "a lot of falling water" in the bathroom. But "shower" can also {#blank#}2{#/blank#}"a lot of falling presents" on a special day. On a special day, we might shower someone with gifts. 

My family is going to have two showers this week. On Tuesday, we are going to have a baby shower. My brother's wife is going to have a baby soon. So my family and friends will come with a lot of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the baby. 

Then on Thursday, we will have a bridal (新娘的) shower for my sister. She is getting married {#blank#}4{#/blank#} week. She will be a beautiful bride. All her female friends and relatives are coming to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} before she marries. They will give her a lot of presents for her married life. 

We live in the age of the computer. Scientists, teachers, writers and even students use{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to do all kinds of work. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, more than thirty years ago, computers couldn't do much work. They were big and expensive. Only a few people were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. They can do a lot of work for people.

Computers play {#blank#}5{#/blank#} important role in our everyday life. They can work faster than people. Besides, they {#blank#}6{#/blank#} fewer mistakes. Computers can help people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} different work. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} use them to write articles. Teachers use {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to give lessons. Students use them to study Nowadays computers are necessary in our daily life. They make our life easier and more interesting. What do you think our lives will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} like without computers?

 Today is Wednesday. I'm busy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Wednesday. I have geography and history. They are difficult but {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( use). They are my favorite {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( subject). At 15:10, I have {#blank#}4{#/blank#} art lesson. My class {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( finish) at 16:00.

 After school, I go to my {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( uncle) clothes store. I want to buy a sweater for {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(I) mom,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} her birthday is on this Sunday. It is in February, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( two) month of a year.

 After dinner, my parents and I watch TV. We all like {#blank#}10{#/blank#}( watch) TV.