Same was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} excellent boy and most classmates loved him. There was another boy {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (call) Tim in Sam's class. He was not good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his lessons and always did {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (bad) in class. So no one loved him.

    Sam got a beautiful pen as gift from his parents on his {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eight) birthday. He brought it to school to school so that he could use it to take notes in class. When Tim saw it, he was so jealous（嫉妒) that he put it in his bag during the break.

    Sam couldn't find his pen when he came back to his seat. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tell) his teacher about it. With the teacher's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, they found it in Tim's bag. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, Sam wasn't angry with Tim. Tim had nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (say) and he felt sorry. From then on, he changed a lot. And after that, he became friends with Sam and learned a lot form {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Last Sunday，we had a class trip to enjoy{#blank#}1{#/blank#}．Our head teacher took us to the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}for a picnic．When we arrived there at 9：00 am by bus，we heard a big sound．It was made by the wind and the waves(海浪)．It sounded like they were playing wonderful symphony(交响乐)．

    Right away，we sat down and started to enjoy our picnic．We told jokes，sang and played games while {#blank#}3{#/blank#}sandwiches，chocolate and other snacks．In the afternoon，some students chased(追逐)each other in the{#blank#}4{#/blank#}and swam for fun．Alice and I attempted to catch{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in the water．Some students helped the cleaners{#blank#}6{#/blank#}up the rubbish．Others played cards and chess．Everyone looked extremely{#blank#}7{#/blank#}．

    At 4：30 pm，we had to go back to school，{#blank#}8{#/blank#}we wanted to spend some more time on the beach. Just then, I found a blue hair band on the sand．"I think Alice dropped it" Sam said， "because she likes the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}color．"But I thought it{#blank#}10{#/blank#}belong to her because I saw her wearing a yellow one．At last, we knew it was Cindy's．We went back to school at 5：45 pm．The picnic came to an end．but we'll always remember the good time we had．

    Do you know an old city called" Pingyao" in Shanxi Province (省)? The old city is not far {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi. It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (year).

    The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometres in size. And there {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most {#blank#}4{#/blank#} them are made of stones (石头). There are many Chinese-style shop on each side of the street.

    Pingyao is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} square city. The city {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) a wall around it. It's about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss) the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.

    Pingyao is a place worth (值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It's less than 2 {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hour) bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (little) time, only one and a half if you want to go to Pingyao train ride {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) only about 6 hours.