Trees are useful in three important{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  .The most important way is that they  provide man with food , wood and other products. Trees provide food not only for man, but also for animals.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}trees, many animals could not live on the earth. It's not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for man to live on the earth, either.
    The second important way is that trees give us shade(树荫). On a hot summer day, people are eager to have a rest under the shade of a tree after{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and animals.
    The third important way is that trees help to{#blank#}5{#/blank#} droughts and flood. However, in many parts of the world, man hasn't realized it. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end, he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.

    Beijing (CNN) reported that on the December 31st 2014, there were so many people on the beautiful beaches of Shanghai. When the people{#blank#}1{#/blank#}themselves, there were so many people that a terrible tragedy(惨剧) took place suddenly. Thirty-six people{#blank#}2{#/blank#}their lives in this accident. The victims(遇难者) were young, with an average age of just 22. The oldest was 37, the youngest was only 12. Witnesses(目击者) have{#blank#}3{#/blank#}what they saw on the beaches. There are many different voices about the reason of this accident. The real reason of it is being{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. We all believe that we will get the truth one day. President Xi Jinping has called for a full and immediate investigation(调查) into the cause of the tragedy. Xi called for all-out efforts to help the injured. President Xi said governments across the country should{#blank#}5{#/blank#}measures(措施) in order to better protect public safety during major public holidays and celebrations.

    Once, there was a little girl named Meredith. Meredith enjoyed spending {#blank#}1{#/blank#} free time with her friends, but there was something different about Meredith. She was always interested in things {#blank#}2{#/blank#} chemistry and history. Meredith never wanted to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about these interests because she was afraid she would be judged (评头论足) . She always learned more about these topics when she was by herself, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} no one could find out about this. One day, a new girl, Josie, joined her sixth-grade class, and the new girl was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to say three things about herself. Josie stood up and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to talk about her interests. First, she said she was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in reading and writing stories. Second, she said she liked history. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she said she enjoyed chemistry. Meredith's eyes lit up with joy. Finally, she had found someone who had common interests as her. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that day, Meredith found Josie on the playground and ran over to talk to her. They immediately  (立刻)became {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and started to play at each other's houses on the weekend.

    An old woman had a cat. She could not run {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse. She jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it, so the mouse got out of her mouth and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} .

    Then the old woman became very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Don't hit your old servant. I have worked for you for so many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Don't be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young. "