Rachel: We will go on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} outing next weekend. Would you like to go with us?

Michael: I will be free then.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}are you going?

Rachel: I think we'll go to the Western Hill. You see, it's spring now. There are wild {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(flower) everywhere.

Michael: Good idea. That's a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(love) place. We can also enjoy fresh air here. There is a beautiful river. And I hear there{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) a lot of fish in it. It will be a nice place for fishing.

Rachel: So you can go fishing{#blank#}6{#/blank#}you get there.

Michael: Wonderful idea!

Rachel:{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the way, how do you think we should go there?

Michael: I think we'd better go there by bike so that we can relax better. When shall we start off?

Rachel: Personally, I think we should set out at half past seven on Saturday morning if the weather is fine.

Michael: I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tell) the whole class about it this afternoon so that more classmates will join{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we).

Rachel： Good idea. I think many more students would love {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (go).

Michael: I think so.

    Although I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (grow) up not in the South, but in northern Wisconsin, there are memories that are{#blank#}2{#/blank#} same. We can all think about the past if those memories give {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) the strength to live today. Though today is a present and a gift, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (memory) of our families give us the strength to appreciate this "present". Those memories of my childhood home, across the street from Grandpa and Grandma's home, bring memories of{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) ice cream cones and swinging on the front porch swing and singing country songs  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (happy). There are memories of my dad reading the newspaper and mom, wearing her apron and making doughnuts in the kitchen. Pictures of the family all around are just like I have today in my home. My dad was a quiet man,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} never bought or borrowed anything unless he could afford it. My aunt lived in the bedroom upstairs and sang Polish and country songs with me. My brother is remembered {#blank#}8{#/blank#} my childhood friend when we played in the backyard. These memories are{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (root) in my heart and run deep. These memories give me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (strong) to carry on the family values. These memories give me a "common" and "solid" ground in my life.

    Over the years I have been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept —— the ant philosophy ( 哲学 ), an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (amaze) four part Philosophy.

    First, ants never quit. If they are heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they will climb over. They will climb under or climb around. They never quit {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(look) for a way to get where they {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer and think about rocks{#blank#}5{#/blank#} you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they),” This won't last long and we will soon be out of here.” On {#blank#}7{#/blank#}first warm day, the ants are out. If it {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(turn) cold again, they will dive back down .But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(possible) can. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can!

    Mobile payments have made our life {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(convenient) by freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets out with us. But a UK supermarket has gone one step {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(far), allowing customers to pay using just {#blank#}3{#/blank#} fingertip.

    Shoppers at the Costcutter store at Brunel University in London can pay for items {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) the special vein(静脉) pattern in their fingertips, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(report) The Telegraph. It's the world's first store {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) use of such technology.

    This new method of payment {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(mean) that customers can pay for items in just three {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(second).

    Sthaler, the company behind the technology, explained that it uses infrared scanners(红外扫描仪) to read the pattern of veins in the finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are kept safe by payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible for millions of online shoppers' details around the globe.

    The company said dozens of Brunel students are already using the technology, and it hopes to have signed up 3,000 students out of 13,000 {#blank#}10{#/blank#} November.

    The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper-cutting became one of the most important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(type) of Chinese folk art. Later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}different regions using their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is connected with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happy)in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

    With {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it)long history, paper-cutting, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(add)to the cheerful atmosphere(氛围).

    Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious(吉祥的)designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus(莲花)and bat designs suggest a family with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.