In America, the school dayusually starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at about 4 p.m. The school subjects aredifferent from1. In China, we always2Chinese, math, English, P.E.and so on. But in America, students have more3, such as cooking anddriving lessons. Their school life isn't just4study. They also have morethings to do than（比）Chinese students. There are many clubs（俱乐部） in American schools,5. If the students areinterested in sports, they6join different sports clubs.American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some7clubs. From 2:30 p.m. to 4p.m., they do8things in these clubs.

    Maybe you think English isvery popular in the world, so American students don't need to9any other language.10that's not true. American children from the ageof seven have to learn a foreign language. For example, they learn French orChinese.

    Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

    In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

    Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

Nature likes to create strange things just like Lake Hillier in Western Australia, one of the most {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(著名的) pink lakes in the world. It lies on Middle Island, with green {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(植物) all around and the sea on its northeastern part.

The beauty of Lake Hillier cannot be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(取代) by any other lake. Its water is pink even when it is in a bottle. The reason for its {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(特别的) colour is not fully understood by scientists, although most guess it has something to do with these {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(不同的) trees and grass in it.

If you travel {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(到国外), Lake Hillier is a good choice. You can take a plane to see the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(整个的) area from above.The air is very fresh in this area, so the beautiful sight of the lake can be seen {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(清晰).

Lake Hillier is surely one of the best travel places for those who like taking beautiful {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (照片). Every year, millions of tourists from European and Asian {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(国家) visit Lake Hillier. It brings unforgettable memories to people who are interested in natural wonders.

Do you like robots? Robots are 1 in the daily life. For example, they can help people save much time to do 2 work, and they can help people work out the problems when people can't do it 3 . Our country called on everyone to learn to use computers in the twenty-first century, except 4 . 

Today more and more families have their own computers. Parents buy computers 5 their children. And many of their children use computers to play games or to 6 videos instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers 7 help children study but make them fall behind, 8 computers are locked in boxes by parents. 

In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers make millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of 9 . 

Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by today's students 10 . It is all up to them. 

 Every April, there is a special day in China. It is the Qingming Festival, also called Tomb- sweeping Day. On that day, people{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (记念) their ancestors(祖先). The Qingming Festival is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (传统) Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2,000 years ago. A famous poem{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.(由) Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, " Rain falls heavily as Qingming comes, and passers- by(行人) with low spirits go."

 Tomb- sweeping Day has been a public {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (假日) in China since 2008. On this day, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (家), bring flowers and food to their ancestors' tombs. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（在"之后) they put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs, they sweep the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members. Why do Chinese people do this? That's because people think that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (拜访) , bombs is to show respect to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (他们) dead family members.

{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (然而), Tomb- sweeping Day is not only about this. Families often {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (根案) together for hiking or flying kites at this time.

A group of US high school students has changed an empty lot(一块空地) into a place of hope. The students go to Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio. The empty lot was full of grass in the past. They wanted it to become a space that could be better for the mental(心理的) health of people living nearby. 

 After weeks of hard working, now the lot is a different place. There is a wood walkway leading to a purple bench(长椅). A few beautiful plants are already in the ground. There is also a hopscotch(跳房子游戏) board painted bright blue. On a back fence, you can see a wall painting with words like"Love" and"Peace" and the students' handprints on it. 

 The students painted the bench purple because it is a relaxing color. They think kids can go there to sit together, make friends and stay out of difficulties. 

 The hopscotch board was for a group of eight to ten school-age kids who live nearby. The students heard nowhere to play. 

"The lot gives the people nearby a little hope and a little beauty, " said Lyle Jenkins, a member of the Neighborhood Network. "A lot of people love the place and have great hopes for things getting better. "

 Now there is an empty lot, what do you want to change it into? Why? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}