One day, while Mark was walking in Central Park, he saw a UFO. He became afraid of it, and ran to the back of a big tree. The UFO landed in Central Park with a loud noise and bright lights around it. A(n) 1 walked out of the UFO. Mark looked out from behind the tree. Just then, the alien saw him too. They 2 looking at each other. Mark was nervous enough to ask, "Where do you come from?"

    "I'm from another 3 I'm Mel," said the alien. "Let's be friends."

    Mark thought he should make the alien know humans 4and learn how to communicate with humans. So he said, "Follow me."

    Mark began to hang out around with the alien. He 5 that humans had changed Nature to make life easier on Planet Earth. He also said to the alien, "6 gives us more free time to do what we want." Finally, he invited the alien to visit the 7 where he worked. They had a great day.

    As the alien got ready to leave; Mark decided to remember their 8 on Planet Earth on computer in his library. And the alien told Mark, "I'll also 9 the day. When I get back to my planet, I will tell our people 10 humans are very friendly. I believe we will communicate more and get on better with each other in the future."

    It was a cold winter. An eight—year-old boy got a 1from his grandfather. It was a very lovely little turtle(海龟). The boy was so happy to2the little turtle. He wanted to play with it very much.  3the turtle retracted(缩回)its head and feet into its shell. The boy wanted the turtle to4 out of its shell, so he pocked(捅)the turtle with a stick. But it didn't5. The turtle just stayed inside its shell. They boy was very6.

    Grandfather saw that, and he said to the boy, "Don't do it in that way. I have a good idea. Let me help you. "Grandfather7the little turtle into his room and put it near a warm fireplace(壁炉). After a few minutes, the little turtle8warm and showed its head and feet.

    "Sometimes.  9 are like the little turtle, "Grandfather said, "So don't be so rude. Be kind and friendly10them."

Who {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (design) the first helicopter? Who painted one of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (famous) pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most people? There is an answer {#blank#}3{#/blank#} all these questions—Leonardo da Vinci. 

Leonardo may have been the greatest genius in the world. He was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Italian painter, inventor, and scientist around the year 1, 500, but many of his {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (invention) looked modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) a helicopter with the things he had. Scientists say his idea was great. 

{#blank#}7{#/blank#} , Leonardo wasn't just an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (call) him a master (大师) painter. As he got older, he became much more famous. 

Many of Leonardo's excellent paintings are still with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) today. You may know one of his most famous paintings the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (smile) woman—Mona Lisa. 

My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never gave up my 1  of becoming a dancing star. I practised secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that dream seemed impossible to reach. 

One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked 2  parents for permission(允许) to take her to the lessons. What a 3  chance to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was practising a new dance in my room when Maggie walked 4 . 

"What's the matter, Maggie?"I stopped 5 . 

"Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?"

"What is it?"I wondered. 

"There'll be a dancing performance in my school, 6  the boys think I'm slow, and non e of them wants to be my partner. 7  you dance with me for it?" She looked at me anxiously. 

"You can be a good dancer!"I encouraged her. "Let's show those people that they have been 8  for months. " We 9  every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and 10  Maggie improved a lot. 

Finally came the big day. I became 11  when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the 12  began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure our dance was a big 13 . 

My heart was beating wildly when I saw my 14  coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder, "Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you belonged to this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud. "

I'd been 15  this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance. 

Alan is a middle school student. His friends, Jack, Tom, and Mike, all have a 1 , but he doesn't. It makes him feel different. 

One day, he tells them, "I have a cute black dog at my home, and2 name is Stella. She likes eating 3 and playing with balls. "

After school, Alan's friends would like to go home with him and 4 the dog. 

"No, you can't come 5 Stella is afraid(害怕的) to see a lot of people, " lies(撒谎) Alan. 

"We can play with her one after another and have 6 with her. " says Jack. 

Alan still lies, "But we will go out today. You can come to my home tomorrow. "

Then, Alan runs to his 7 and tells his mother about it. 

"It's not 8 to lie, " says Mom. Alan knows his mistake, but 9 can he do now?

The next day, Alan doesn't feel 10 and stays at home all day. In the evening, his friends come to 11 home to see him. One of them brings some bananas. "We see Stella in the yard. She is not 12 but yellow. She doesn't like playing with balls and she isn't afraid to see many people. But she does like13 bananas. " says Tom. 

Alan can't believe it and he runs to the yard. Oh, his mother buys him a dog. Alan thanks his mother. Then he tells the truth(真相) to his good friends and says"14 " to them. 

After Alan's friends hear his words, they smile and say" That's OK ". Then the15 boys play with the dog happily in the yard. 

My name is Peter and I am a 12-year-old boy. This year, I have a new friend. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} name is Tom. He {#blank#}2{#/blank#} from Guangdong Province. But now he is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in Beijing with his parents. Tom is a lovely boy with black glasses. He is 13 years old, so he is one year {#blank#}4{#/blank#} than me. We often go to school together. We are in the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} class. He likes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} very much. He has a very large ball collection in his bedroom. There are four tennis balls and 10 basketballs. He {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a lot of books about sports, too. He likes all his books and balls, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he doesn't play sports. He often watches ball games and sports shows on TV. And I often go to Tom's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and watch the ball games together. Now, we are watching an exciting football match {#blank#}10{#/blank#} . We have a good time!