Fishermen and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sail) sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) that many of these ‘monsters' which have at times been sighted are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (simple) strange fish. Occasionally, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (usual) creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (carry) miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (realize) that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shinning silver skin and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

    Have you ever {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stay) up late? If so, you should know that not getting enough sleep can make you tired. Not sleeping enough can also make {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hard to think clearly the next day.

    Scientists who study sleep have known that getting a good night's sleep is of great {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (important). It helps kids to be able {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (do) their best during the day.

A recent study shows that sleep {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) improve problem— solving skills and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (creat) thinking abilities. In the study, two groups of students answered {#blank#}7{#/blank#} math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （correct） more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.

    While you sleep {#blank#}9{#/blank#} night, your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out（整理） the information {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you get in the day. Getting enough sleep each night can improve your thinking ability. That will surely help you do your best at school or work.

    In my opinion, we should try our best {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (realize) our goals even though {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.

    I used to be {#blank#}3{#/blank#} shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher's questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change). I started to read many {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little {#blank#}7{#/blank#} little, I found {#blank#}8{#/blank#} more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (confident) to do it better in the future.