FAJTHFUL（忠诚的）TO DEATH

    Some time ago, a fire broke out(爆发) in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} inside the house. After the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    The crowds thought a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan （孤儿) girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building, in a small room. N{#blank#}4{#/blank#} thought of them. Luckily, they lived with a dog.

    The dog tried to wake them up, but f{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. He ran to the window and barked(吠叫) loudly for help. B{#blank#}6{#/blank#} no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder (梯子) and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away, thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a{#blank#}7{#/blank#} fireman, jumped on him, ran to the ladder, barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him.

    This fireman realized there must be someone in the little room, as the dog was acting so strangely. So he followed the dog u{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the ladder, there he saw the two girls and saved them.

    Where was the d{#blank#}9{#/blank#}? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window, choked (窒息) with smoke. He brought him down with care, but he was already d{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. He had given his life for his friends. What a faithful friend!

    Do you know something about the moon? You can {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (seeing) it at night. Sometimes it looks round and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (brightly). It also looks quite near. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the moon is very far from the earth. If you take {#blank#}4{#/blank#} spaceship, you will get there in more than three days. The spaceship {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) very fast, at 11 kilometers a second. In 1969 two {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (American) got on the moon by spaceship.

    There are no living things on the moon {#blank#}7{#/blank#} there is no air or water there. That's why people can't {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (liveness) there. But you may know you can jump much higher there than {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the earth. It's full, isn't it?

    I hope some day we Chinese {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) to the moon, too.

Dear Brad,

    In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (pass) the test with good grades, I can get to the 10^th grade and choose a good school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (study) in. Now I am trying my best to make my dream {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (come) true. At the same time, I'm the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. I am so busy with my school work and duties as a monitor that I don't have enough time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (keep) a balance between them. Gradually I become lazy. The other day, my head teacher {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as the class monitor. Her words really discouraged me.

    What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as the class monitor? I must {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) a class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) a good leader. I don't want {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (go) to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me. Can you tell me how {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (choose)?

                                                                                                                                                                                  Yours,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Gates

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     At some time in your life，you might have a roommate(室友)．It is a good idea to share a flat，especially for students who have just finished{#blank#}1{#/blank#},because flats are expensive. And sharing a flat can be fun．

     But life with a roommate can {#blank#}2{#/blank#}be a terrible experience．Some

experts(专家)did a  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}of some students who shared a room．They found that students who had problems with their roommates were not happy at school. So how can you{#blank#}4{#/blank#}with a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some {#blank#}5{#/blank#}:

     To be {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, I think becoming roommates with a friend can be hard. You will find friends are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}different than your parents when you stay with them for a long time．So before you plan to share a room with a friend，discuss the situation carefully．

     If you decide to share a room with someone you don't know, talk to each other. It's important to{#blank#}8{#/blank#}him or her about your habits. You should also let him or her know things you hate．

When you move in with a roommate, make rules．Decide how you will share the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, such as cleaning，washing and shopping. Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests? And what about loud music?

    Don't get angry at small things that your roommate does．Try to{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the unhappy things between you and your roommate．No one — including you — is perfect．

    Mr and Mrs Brown were farmers in South Australia．They lived there for many years．They had a kangaroo(袋鼠)in{#blank#}1{#/blank#}family．The kangaroo was called Lulu．Several years ago，Mr Brown's son gave Lulu to him{#blank#}2{#/blank#}a gift for his 60th birthday．Soon Mr Brown and Lulu became good friends and Lulu Often{#blank#}3{#/blank#}him around the farm．

    One day when Mr Brown was working on his farm，a(n){#blank#}4{#/blank#}tree branch(树枝)fell on top of him suddenly．Mr Brown fell to the ground and didn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#}what happened next．Lulu stood next to Mr Brown's body．She started barking (叫)and didn't leave Mr Brown．"She {#blank#}6{#/blank#}like a dog．She barked and barked．And she didn't stop．"said Mrs Brown．After {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Lulu's barks．Mrs Brown quickly went to see what had happened．She saw Mr Brown lying on the ground and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}him to the hospital right away.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}，Mr Brown was saved(挽救)．

    "Lulu is great!"said Mr Brown．"She saved me!She is a friendly and very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}kangaroo．"After Mr Brown left the hospital，he took Lulu everywhere he went．

Indian movies hit in China

    Hollywood movies seem to be China's favourite movies. But that is not always the case. Recently an Indian movie has become very p{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    The movies called Dangal (摔跤吧！爸爸) c{#blank#}2{#/blank#} out on May 5. In less than five days, it has made more than 100 million yuan, according to China Daily.

    The movie is about a father who turns his daughters i{#blank#}3{#/blank#} great wrestlers(摔跤手) . It is based upon the story of former Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat. Famous Indian actor Aamir Khan, 52, plays the father.

    Indian movies often include lots of singing and dancing. But Dangal isd{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. As Yahoo said, the sport story shows gender stereotypes (性别歧视) and a complex(复杂的) father-daughter relationship. There are so many moments that may m{#blank#}5{#/blank#} you want to cry. In the movie, when the father t{#blank#}6{#/blank#} his daughters to wrestle, people in the village all laugh at him. Above all, f{#blank#}7{#/blank#} girls did this sport at that time. But the father keeps teaching them. He even l{#blank#}8{#/blank#} home and goes to his daughters' city to train them. "It makes me think of my father, and his selfless love for us," a Chinese audience member told Hindustan Times.

    The daughters' success shows that "girls are as g{#blank#}9{#/blank#} as boys". It's the movie's theme, as Hindustan Times said. And it attracts(吸引) m{#blank#}10{#/blank#} of Chinese fans. "It is like the story of a Chinese village girl becoming an Olympic champion," said Tan Zheng, editor of Film Art magazine.