Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  to take a vacation in the countryside. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}very much.
    One afternoon, they  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there   {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and   {#blank#}7{#/blank#}   there. After they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted,
  “Sorry, madams.  Swimming is not   {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  in the lake!”
  “Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}   .
  “But it isn't forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,”  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the woman.

    The Ant (蚂蚁)and the Dove （鸽子）

    One hot day，an ant was looking for some water．After walking around for some time，she saw a river．{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the river，she had to climb up a piece of grass. While the ant {#blank#}2{#/blank#}on the grass she fell into the water．

    Just then a dove in a tree saw her．When the dove saw that the ant was in trouble，he quickly picked off a leaf and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}it into the water near the ant．The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there．Soon it carried her safely to dry ground．Just at that time，a hunter （猎人） was going to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the dove．As soon as the ant{#blank#}5{#/blank#} what the hunter was going to do. She quickly {#blank#}6{#/blank#}him on the leg．Feeling the pain，the hunter dropped his gun．The dove was quick to fly to a safe place．

    Mike lives in New York. His father has a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and his mother works in the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} station. He is seven years old and he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to go to school this autumn. The school is a little {#blank#}4{#/blank#} from his home and his parents are very busy. So Mike {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his bike to school. He rides {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Center street. Then {#blank#}7{#/blank#} left at the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} crossing. Next go down the Fifth Avenue and the school is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the bank and the shop. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from a library.