There is a holiday next week and I can't decide what to do. I have a lot of work to do 1 and this would be a good chance(机会) to do it. But I don't like 2 the holiday in this way. I can work at home all the rest of the year. Last year I went north to the mountains. 3 there was beautiful, but it is too cold this time of year. And it's really 4 far to go for a short holiday. I think     5 this isn't a good time to go to the mountains. But I 6 to go somewhere else.

    Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach(海滨). I like to go for a walk along the seashore 7 the warm sunshine and watch the water. It's only eight miles and I can get there 8 about two hours. After thinking it 9, I am sure that this is a     10 time for the seashore than the mountains. I think I can enjoy myself there.

    The hippo(河马) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn't stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.

    Marius Els is 40 years old. He 1 around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(饲养场), in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that's like a son to him. While all of his friends are too 2 to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey's back as he swims 3 the lake.

    Marius has kept the hippo 4 he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have 5 a special relationship that people just don't understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1, 200 ton animal could 6 a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his 7 in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite 8, apples.

    Humphrey feels very 9 in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal, so now he's all by 10. Marius says he's been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there's no such thing in Africa right now.

It was so close to noon on December, 21 1943, in the Tanana River Valley of Alaska, not far from the Arctic Circle, when Crane on the Iceberg Inez was preparing to jump out of 1 plane. Wind cried and he was in the fall. Before Crane realized 2 was happening, he found himself 3 on a frozen stream. The plane that he had to 4 was burning, two miles away, which would be good 5 a rescue. However, the fire also meant the supplies—-food, sleeping bags, signal flames, a gun-were lost. Still he shouted out for any sign of life. 6 there was nobody else. Crane tried to take 7steps, but the thick snow made his walking hard. And to make things 8 a broken foot made 9 nearly impossible to reach the crash site before nightfall. He knew he mustn't lose his 10 and began to think of the things he could do.

    It was minus-60degrees Fahrenheit. Crane knew he needed to start a fire and get it going,11 he might not last the night. His fingers were dead, but he managed to light a match. The little flame wasn't enough to catch. He tried another three matches but they did nothing except burn his fingertips. At that moment, he remembered hearing from his father days ago. So with the help of the 12, a fire rose up. The 13 match worked. The journey back was unexpectedly difficult. One of his feet became so large that he could 14 put on his shoe. He walked at the best speed that he could manage although he was in great pain. Luckily, the 23-year-old 15 who had a strong will succeeded in keeping himself away from varied kinds of danger until help arrived 81 days later.

    Do you often watch TV? Maybe your1is "Yes". Most children like watching TV2it's interesting and relaxing. They can also learn a lot and know 3 things about their country and the world. TV helps to open children's eyes. TV can open4minds (头脑). They can learn some better ways of5 things. Many children are always6with their studies, so they watch TV only on weekends.7 some children watch TV every night. They go to8 very late. It takes them lots of time9TV. I don't think it's good to do so. Do you10?

    A Chinese student went to England to study by 1. His name was Sun. It is spelt S-U-N just as the word "sun" is spelt.

    England is a country with 2 weather. It is often cloudy and rainy, so the people there don't get 3 sunlight in the year. When the Chinese student arrived at 4 Airport, a tall policeman opened his passport (护照) to 5 the visa (签证). The policeman was 6 to find the Chinese name "Sun" in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just 7 the English word "sun". So he said to the student, "I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here!" 

    The Chinese student felt surprised. So he 8 the policeman, "Is there anything wrong with my passport9 visa? Do I have to 10to my country?" "What?" shouted the policeman, "No, we'll 11 let you go away."

    The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested (逮捕). He was sure that he had been 12. But he wondered 13 he had broken the British law. So he asked the policeman again, "What happened? What have I done?"

    Then the policeman began to answer his question with a 14on his face. He said, "Welcome to England! You don't know what you have done, Mr. Sun? You 15 sunlight to England already! So we don't want you to go away."