Alice :What do you think of the people in our class ?I think most of them are kind .

Johnson : I think {#blank#}1{#/blank#},too. But I don't like Mark. He is so self-important. I dislike this kind of people.

Alice :Mike is fascinating . I'm fond{#blank#}2{#/blank#} people who have something intelligent to say.

Johnson : Carol is fun to be with . I really look forward to{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hear ) her jokes. What do you think of Tom ?

Alice : He is all right. But I don't like him. .What do you think of him ?

Johnson : I think he is OK. He is very quiet, so{#blank#}4{#/blank#} is hard to know what kind of person he really is.

Alice :I like John {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she is a very interesting girl and crazy about boy bands.

Johnson : Really ? I'm mad on them too. I should get to know her better. Are you{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interest ) in music ?

Alice :I think that dance music is excellent. I love going to a disco and dancing to the music. I enjoy{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( meet ) new people there .

Johnson : My parents hate dance music . If I play it at home , they always complain. Are your parents{#blank#}8{#/blank#} same?

Alice : My mom{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hate ) it , but my dad thinks it's OK.He doesn't mind as

{#blank#}10{#/blank#} as I don't play the music too loud .

Reporter：You also voiced Batman in the upcoming The LEGO Movie. Was that a childhood dream realized ?

Will ：  Yes. Batman is such a typical character. So the opportunity to do that was just a dream come {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Reporter：You have two young sons. How are you at LEGO building?

Will ： I'm pretty good{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I have a lot of practice.

Reporter：You also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (film) a role in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. How was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} experience of filming an action movie in New York?

Will ：That was great. Of course, that story has always been set in New York. So to be there in my adopted hometown and shoot that film with this typical comic story and characters was really excellent. Working with the guys {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are going to be the turtles was really fun.

Reporter：What do you enjoy most about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) a part of movies for kids and families?

Will ：  Having two boys of my own, I watch a lot of kids' TV shows and films. I have a new found {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (appreciate) for family films that I feel {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (comfort) letting my kids watch. I really appreciate {#blank#}9{#/blank#} when people make great shows and films for kids that have a good message and keep kids engaged. When I was a kid, there wasn't much out there for kids, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} there were all these great stories. When I was seven, Star Wars came out, and that had a lasting impact on me.

    As I write this, I'm sitting on a bus back to Santiago in Chile where I am currently working{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a language assistant. I've just spent the weekend in a city called La Serena north of Santiago. I was lucky enough to see the flowering desert, a natural phenomenon that {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(occur) around every five years here in the Atacama Desert.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(follow) a particularly large amount of rainfall earlier, a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(vary) of flowers come into blossom. Bright purple flowers create {#blank#}5{#/blank#} unbelievably beautiful scene at the base of the surrounding mountains.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(catch) a glimpse of this magnificent treasure of nature, we took a bus from La Serena to a nearby town and then rented a car to go to the desert.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we saw did not disappoint us, and as expected it was even more fascinating than the pictures we had seen online. The bloom was particularly {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(impress) this year due to the strong presence of El Niño (a band of warm water in the Pacific Ocean that changes the temperatures and increases the rainfall in certain areas). The vast carpet of colour {#blank#}9{#/blank#} spread into the distance towards the contrasting green hills was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(simple) breathtaking and deserved a large amount of photos! A real reminder of the beauty our planet can provide.

    One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some of them looked very anxious and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “{#blank#}8{#/blank#} anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sudden) became friendly to one another.

    When I was a kid, one day I found a little sheepdog on my way home from school. The owner was the grandmother of my friend, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}told me that they were giving the dog away, and I could have her{#blank#}2{#/blank#}I wanted her. Well, needless to say, I wanted her! When I brought her home with delight, I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(tell) we could not have that dog in the house. My father told me we could take care of her{#blank#}4{#/blank#}we found another home for her. My father did all he could to avoid {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stay) with the dog, giving her no attention. Occasionally, he urged me to find the new owner{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the dog. One day, when my mother and I came home from the grocery store, my mom stopped me at the front window. My dad was on the floor,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(play) with that precious little sheepdog. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(instant) he heard us at the door, he quickly jumped up,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}went about his business, but I will never forget {#blank#}10{#/blank#}I saw that day! When that dog died, my father even cried! The sheepdog has brought wonderful memories to me and my family.

Hollywood filmmakers visit Mulan's roots

    Hollywood filmmakers, including creators of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, will start {#blank#}1{#/blank#}"discovery trip" to Mulan's birthplace —Huangpi District in Hubei Province this week.

    During the two-day visit, they will see a number of Mulan-themed{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (perform), such as the horse lighting show and the local opera. They will also visit places of historical interest, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the Mulan Mountain and the General's Temple.

    In the 20 years since the Disney film came out, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) director Tony Bancroft hasn't been to the land of Mulan's roots. "For me, it's a full circle tour of where my favorite character was born. I'm also doing my homework for the next film," he said.

    "China used to be closed off to Westerners, thus {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (create) a mystery, but in the last few years, U. S. films {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (explore) the Chinese culture and environment, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} has opened audiences to a whole new world. I believe the tale of Mulan appeals to Westerners mainly {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  it's about a daughter's respect for her family, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(especial) her father," Bancroft added.

    A live-action remake of the 1998 film is expected to hit theaters in 2019. The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) as Crystal Liu, is going to star in the classic Chinese tale.