Bill andCathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives (马尔代夫). And they decided to1therefor two weeks in spring, because they heard that the weather there would beperfect at that time. They worked very hard for several2.Finally, they made enough money for their dream3.But their trip was more like a nightmare (噩梦)!

    Theproblem4when the flight was put off because ofbad weather. They couldn't leave5night. They finally goton the plane twelve hours later! But they6fly to Maldives becausethere was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city7.There they stayed in a small hotel8the airport.

    The hotelwas next to the sea, but the sea was9dirty that they couldn'tswim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! The food was awful10.For breakfast there was11bread and milk! The worst part was whenthe storm came, they felt really12. Because of the bad weather,they had to stay for13night in the small hotel. And they had14todo. It was so boring. Finally, they15in Maldives three dayslater. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!

Archimedes and the golden crown

One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very1 with it.

"It's a nice crown, isn't it?" he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt2it was a real golden crown. "Is it made completely of gold?" he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.

"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?" thought Archimedes.

Archimedes was still thinking about this problem3he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.  

"That's it!" shouted Archimedes. "I know4 to solve the king's problem!"

Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he5the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.

Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled6pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into7pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.

"Look at this," said Archimedes to King Hiero. "A crown8completely of gold displaces9water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I'm certain that it is not10made of gold. "

"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.

Hello! My name is Li Rui. My {#blank#}1{#/blank#} name is Rui and Li is my last name. Look at the girl over there. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} name is Ann a Green. She is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} English girl. She is my good {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. And this is our school. My mother teaches English {#blank#}5{#/blank#} our School. She is a good {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and all her students love her very much. Mary and I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in the same class. She is twelve years old now. I am 12 years old, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. She is good at English, She often {#blank#}9{#/blank#} me with my English, She likes blue,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}I like white.

Bob is a student in No.3 Middle School. It is 4: 30 in the afternoon now. Bob is at the school's Lost and Found office. He doesn't lose anything (任何东西). He comes with a yellow schoolbag. There are some books, a set of keys and a shirt in it. But the schoolbag is not his. He wants to find its owner (主人).

Bob waits for (等候) its owner in the library for about 30 minutes, but no one comes. So he brings the schoolbag here.

"I found the schoolbag under a desk in the library," Bob says to Ms. Black. Ms. Black is in the Lost and Found office (办公室).

" Thank you, boy. It's very nice of you to do it. Please write your class and your name here. We' ll tell your story to your teacher and she may praise (表扬) you," Ms. Black says.

"I do it not for that. I just hope the schoolbag finds its owner soon!" Bob says and leaves the office.

Good morning, my friends! Nice to meet you. 

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} I'm a middle school student in Hangzhou. My name is Jack Smith. Jack is my first name. What's my last name? My last name is Smith. It's my family name, too. 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} What color is it?It's blue and white. I like it. But it isn't mine. I found it in my classroom. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} She is my sister. Her name is Mary Smith. Her first name is Mary. And her last name is Smith, too. What's her telephone number? It's 368-5689. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} They are Mike and Gina. Mike is my father's brother. Gina is Mike's wife. They have a son. His name is Eric. And he is my cousin. 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I can't find it. My grandparents,my parents and I are in the photo. I must find it. Can you help me?

I spent ten days on vacation with my parents and it was great.

My parents take part in "Euro bike" activities every day. They often ask me to1 , but I always say no. This year I wanted to make a2 . I was tired of my job and my life. I3 to change my life. So when my parents asked this year, my 4 was " Yes!" Then I went to Paris a week before my 5 arrived, just to visit my favorite city by myself, and then I 6 them in Versailles to start the activity. It was wonderful to7 about a week with my parents.

First of all, they 8 thought I was a little girl. Every night before I left their hotel room and walked to9 , my mom said "good night" and "be careful"10 me, I felt like I was still their little11 .

Second, the vacation was12 .We talked about13 in our lives like music, sports, jobs and so on. They were14 because I took a vacation with them. 

If you have time, I hope you can have a15 with your parents, too. I'm sure it will be very different.