— I am telling the truth.

    Tina woke up at midnight.  She saw something dive towards the ground. The next morning Tina mentioned it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}her brother Tom. They decided {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (explore) after school. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 6 p. m., they reached the forest. They heard some voices {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (speak) a strange language. There was an alien standing next to a long spaceship. The children were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (frighten). Suddenly another alien appeared from the bushes in front {#blank#}6{#/blank#} them. The children ran {#blank#}7{#/blank#}in fear. The next morning the children told their parents about the strange {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(creature), but their dad refused

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(believe) them. Tina and Tom spread their wings and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fly) to school together. Their dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks written by Tom. It said "EARTH".

    Usually, students are not encouraged to run or jump around in the hallways. However, students in a British grammar school really enjoy {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（run） on the tiles（瓷砖） of the hallways and their teachers even encourage them to do that.

    Why? It is because the hallways were {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（build） with special tiles. When students jump on the tiles, electricity will be generated（产生）. After one year, the electricity {#blank#}3{#/blank#}is generated from the tiles can be enough for 853 mobile phones to get full power again, or for an electric car to drive seven {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（mile）. It's amazing, isn't it?

    The tiles are really {#blank#}5{#/blank#}fascinating invention. Students can not only play in the hallways, but {#blank#}6{#/blank#}help power the lights in their school hallways and other devices（设备） in their classrooms. Besides, this is a good way to teach students to be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（create）. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the future to find clean energy for all humans.

    The inventor of the magic tiles is Laurence Kemball-Cook. He was once a student in this school. Now, he is the CEO of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（he） own company. The hallway tiles are not Laurence's only invention. He has also invented a special dance floor, which can be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（easy） used at music festivals. It allows dancers to charge their mobile phones while they are dancing on the dance floor.

    The National Day holiday is one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(big) holidays in China. At this time, we have a week off {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stay) with our family {#blank#}3{#/blank#} go on trips.

    When the National Day holiday is

    The National Day holiday usually {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(begin) on 1 October and lasts till 7 October. If the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday falls within this period, the holiday period usually gets a day longer.

    The history of China's National Day

    On 1 October, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared(宣布) the founding(成立) of the People's Republic of China in Tian'anmen Square. The next day, the new government passed the" Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China" and declared 1 October to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese National Day. Ever since then, our National Day {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) on 1 October every year.

    National Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(celebrate)/activities

    Now every five years, a military parade(阅兵) {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(hold) in Tian'anmen Square. Those great military parades have attracted people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is from both home and abroad.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} activities like flag-raising ceremony, song and dance show, and firework display are also held to celebrate National Day. If one loves shopping, the National Day holiday is a great time, for many shopping centres offer big discounts(折扣) during the holiday.