It's four o'clock in the afternoon. Some students {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(talk)about the future. Here is one of their predictions. I believe we will be ableto live in the space. There {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) many big clean hotels in the space. We can fly our rockets to the space hotel there. And also we {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(play) sports and enjoy all kinds of interesting food in the sky. 

— John

    How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month—200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon books. But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} /ɪˈnʌf/.The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. "My favorite is fried potato slices and rice," said Zhou, "meat is too expensive {#blank#}2{#/blank#} me."

    Zhou, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing. Her parents {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) migrant workers(外来务工人员). They {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (come) to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (clean)and earns 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job. Every day, Zhou gets up at 5: 30 a.m. and rides 20 minutes to school. She studies {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, and even reads books during breaktime. Like many teens, Zhou has a lot of homework. It usually {#blank#}7{#/blank#} /teɪks/ her at least one hour to do it every day. But that is not all her work. She helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. "I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (good)than mom!"

    She is afraid of having to leave school. Zhou didn't go to school for one year {#blank#}9{#/blank#} her family had no money. "I hope I will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} /ˈɔːlweɪz/ be in school," said Zhou. She says she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

    Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He was strong {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he caught many mice while they were stealing food, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} all the mice were afraid of it. One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. They didn't agree with each other. Some said this, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} some said that.

    At last a young mouse got up {#blank#}4{#/blank#} said that he had a good idea, "We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell {#blank#}6{#/blank#} run away."

    Everyone approved of this proposal (建议), {#blank#}7{#/blank#} an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} nobody spoke. Until now, they haven't decided whether it is a good idea {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not.