A: Mary, tomorrow is your Mum's 50th birthday, do you know?

B: Of course I do. Do you have any idea about how {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (celebrate) it, Dad?

A: Of course, first of all, a birthday present. What about {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (buy) her a beautiful skirt?

B: That's a good idea. It'll make her look {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（young）. and a big birthday cake, too, with fifties {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (candle).

A: That's right. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}we have a special dinner?

B: How about a Chinese dinner?

A: Fine, where will we have it?

B: Dad, we can have it at home . I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (learn) to cook a few Chinese dishes from a Chinese friend, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I am sure Mum would like {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

A: All right. Will you do {#blank#}9{#/blank#}shopping too?

B: {#blank#}10{#/blank#} don't we go together, Dad?

A: OK.

    For those {#blank#}1{#/blank#} have seen War for the Planet of the Apes, it's easy to come to this conclusion-the movie isn't about war or the planet, and it's not {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(necessary) even about the apes. The movie is about {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(survive) and the choices we all make when one wants to survive, good or bad.

    With a story that should have been full of conflict and violence, it takes a different approach. You may find {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(you) exposed to small pockets of action. While recent sci-fi movies have become {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(know) for their action and scenes, War for the Planet of the Apes has taken science fiction {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a thoughtful and intelligent direction.

    War for the Planet of the Apes may not be the action and monster film that you had in mind, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it's the kind of film that will make you want to sit in silence in the theater for a few minutes after it ends, taking in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you've just witnessed.

    The few movies that have that effect {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) usually about humans, but this film enables people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(feel) that way about apes. And that is what makes it a masterpiece.

Dear headmaster,

    On hearing the news that a Reading Festival is to be held on campus on the World Book and Copyright Day and the possible project is open to be recommended, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hardly wait to write to you, sharing my humble opinions.

    As far as I'm concerned, the theme of the festival can be “sharing”, primarily {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (consist) of three parts. Firstly, the festival can start with a 30-minute discussion where groups of students can exchange and share what they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (expose) to recently, expressing themselves freely. Following this section is the speech. Teacher and student representatives previously selected by us are to share and recommend the book they think really deserving to be read. It's needless to say that the last sharing section which is the most meaningful is donation, during {#blank#}4{#/blank#} time everyone present, teachers or students, is expected to donate one or more books to the library. As for when {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hold) the activity, the afternoon may be an ideal choice so that it won't interrupt our classes.

    My advice is justified by the following reasons. First and foremost, it is in the group discussion and exchange that we students can have a thorough idea {#blank#}6{#/blank#} our peers are reading for the moment, serving as a driving force for our own reading journey. So it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the books recommended. Named by those “idols” in our mind, they will definitely win our heart. As for the donation, the benefits are exactly self-evident. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} can we share beyond our class or even beyond our school, developing a good campus tradition, but {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (importantly), these books which are sure to be dusted on our shelves can now be of more value.

    I'm looking forward to your favorable reply. And {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is my sincere hope that the festival can be a great success and we can gain a lot from it.

Yours,

Amy Young

    When I was in high school our physics teacher gave us a challenge {#blank#}1{#/blank#} involved making a paper airplane of any shape. The only objective was to get it to fly as far as possible. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stand) at the starting line, one of my classmates took a piece of flat paper, crumpled (把…捏成一团) it up, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (throw) it down the way. He beat the class with ease. Some of the students got mad and said that he cheated, but the physics teacher {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (clear) explained it could be any shape and that a paper ball was indeed a shape.