A. Eric has changed a lot in the past few years. He understands that people should care about others, especially those in need. He gives away money and things to poor people and is praised for his kindness.

B. Frank has been in China for five years and known a lot about Chinese culture. But it seems too hard for him to speak Chinese well and he's considering giving it up.

C. Dale has made great progress in spoken Chinese with the help of Mr. Zhang. And he's very comfortable talking with others in front of crowds. Now he has great interest in it and often takes part in speech competitions.

D. Jim has stopped playing computer games. His parents helped him a lot to change. Now he exercises with his father in the morning every day. He always says, “Doing sports makes me active and healthy."

E. With the help of his older brother. Tom is able to play some computer games now. And he often plays them with his brother on weekend to relax.

F. With the help of Mr. Smith, Mike has become quite interested in painting. What's more, he won first prize in all art competition yesterday. Many people say that he has changed a lot and will be a great painter.

G. John wants to change and he is trying to be active in class now. He's still a little afraid when answering the teachers' questions, but he will put up his hands at once as long as he knows the answers to the questions. What's more, he will take part in a speech competition this term.

Americans spend their weekends in different ways. But usually they choose the same aim— to rest, to enjoy the time with their family and friends.

    Some Americans hold parties on Saturday night.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Then they won't get up until 9, 10 even 11 o'clock next morning. As soon as they get up, they will go to the nearest corner ship to buy the daily newspaper.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  It will help them to decide what to do on Sunday afternoon.

Before going out on Sunday, they will have a meal, which is called " brunch"—"br" from "breakfast" and "unch" from" lunch".{#blank#}3{#/blank#} After brunch some Americans may have a picnic with their family or friends. They will take many things with them, such as fresh vegetables, seafood, drinks, table cloth and so on. Usually they drive to a beautiful park, a lake or the seaside.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It is the biggest meal of the week and all family members try to present(出席).

    Weekends are to be welcome everywhere.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    There is a very beautiful bird and she lives in a tall tree in the mountain. Every morning she gets up very early and sings.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}So when she sings, many animals come to listen to her. When she sings happily, you can get pearls(珍珠) from her.

    A man knows that and he has an idea.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}After a few days, he finds her and gels her, then he takes her home.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The man thinks a lot of ways to let her sing. But it doesn't work

    At last, he takes the bird to the king(国王).{#blank#}4{#/blank#}The princess(公主) is a beautiful girl.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}The bird is very happy and sings for the princess. And the princess gets lots of nice pearls.

    From that day, the bird comes to meet the princess every day and sings for her.

A. She sings very well

B. She is very kind and lets the bird fly away.

C. Because she is good at singing.

D. But the bird is very sad, and she doesn't sing at all.

E. One day, he goes into the mountain and looks for her.

F. The king is very happy and gives the bird to his daughter for her birthday.

G. The bird is happy and sings for the man.

    Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Scientists(科学家) find early rising (早起) people are healthier than late rising people.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy, because we can get fresh air in the morning. And it is also useful to do morning exercises.

    Secondly,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} In the morning, we can learn more quickly and better.

    Thirdly, early rising can help us make a plan (计划) for our work.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Fourthly, of course, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Everyone has to try hard to do so. As an old saying goes, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(富裕的) and wise(聪明).”

    Today we had a discussion about "If you have only one day left". It seemed that different people had different ideas. Most students said they would stay at home and help their parents with housework. They wanted to show love to their parents. Some students wanted to do something different such as helping others. They said they should do something meaningful to the world. Only a few students said they would do nothing but just have a rest at home. They had too much to do every day. They needed a rest.

    Although the class had different ideas. We all knew one point，that was to cherish(珍惜)our life. At last，the teacher summed up our discussions.

    She said," I'm glad you all want to use your limited(有限的) life to do something meaningful. But please remember：try to make the best of your time!"

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