I wanted to do something special for my 15－year－old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (he) a new racing －bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing-bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} taking part in a race and winning. On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found {#blank#}4{#/blank#} beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered {#blank#}9{#/blank#}my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing-bicycle{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) me the guitar.

    I will never forget the day when I went to a coming-of age ceremony. Last month, an unforgettable adult ceremony {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hold) for all the senior 3 students in our school. It began at half past two in the afternoon. Decorated by colorful flowers and balloons, the stadium looked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fantastic) beautiful. All of us students were dressed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} school uniforms with red ribbons on our wrists, showing the energy of youth. We walked into the stadium in high spirits. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (accompany) by our parents. Our principal delivered {#blank#}5{#/blank#}inspiring speech at first, and we received {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (congratulate) from our teachers. During the ceremony, we expressed our heart-felt gratitude to our parents by{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bow) to them. I was moved to tears when I got a photo album from my parents, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} reminded me of my happy childhood. In the end, we raised our right hands and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) a serious promise to become reliable and honest citizens. As far as I'm concerned, the ceremony indicates that we should take on more responsibilities to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (independence) and get away from the shelter of our family.

    Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he was as easy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

    Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} pleasant experience：people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（step）on your feet or pushed you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

    Jane paused in front of a counter {#blank#}5{#/blank#} some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant tried to attract her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already {#blank#}9{#/blank#} table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inform).

    Have you ever awakened and felt like you couldn't move? If so, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (probable) scared you. You may have thought something terrible had happened to you. Actually, many people have this experience on a regular basis. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) sleep paralysis(瘫痪). {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it sounds scary, it is normal.

    Sleep paralysis happens when a person is falling asleep or waking up. As the person falls asleep, his or her body slows down. Usually the person's mind {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(relax) at the same time, but occasionally the mind stays awake{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(long) than the body. As a result, the person can be conscious, or aware, but have trouble moving or {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(speak). Sleep paralysis can also occur as you wake up. Fortunately, the condition rarely lasts for more than a few seconds. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(move) and speech soon return to normal.

    Some people report unusual experiences during sleep paralysis. They may hear, see or feel things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}don't exist. At one time, people {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) that ghosts or monsters had entered the room and were holding them down，keeping them from moving. Science has helped us understand that such visions are actually part of sleep paralysis. Now we know that getting too little sleep, taking certain medications(药物), and changing your sleep schedule can cause sleep paralysis. This condition can be scary, but it's just a trick that you mind is playing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your body.

   It was already late when we started for the next town, which, according to the map, was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(find) a bed for the night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village,   {#blank#}2{#/blank#} unluckily we met no one when we drove fast along the narrow(狭窄的)road which  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lead)to the hill. As our car climbed {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (high), it became colder and the rain began to fall, making it difficult  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(see)the road.

   After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign(迹象)of the town which was  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(poor)marked on the map. We were beginning to get anxious when the car suddenly stopped. A quick {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(examine) showed that we had used up(用完)the gas. Although we had little food left, we decided to spend the night in the car.  

   With our meals {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(finish), I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a walk up the hill. There, he found the lights of the town in a valley below.