John is from London. He is 8 years old this year. His father is a waiter and his mother works on a farm. He is a pupil of Grade One.

     It's Monday today. Miss King is teaching them to count from one to ten. John is working hard in class. Soon he can count them. Miss King is very glad and asks him, “How many people are there in your family, John?” John stands up and says, “Two, Miss King.” “Who are they?” “My father and mother.” “Oh?” Miss King is surprised and says, “There are three people in your family.” “But now I'm not at home. I'm at school, you know!”

    Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines to help them. They had animals. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those days, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can't leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases. Then in fall, the fruits or plants are ready for picking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.

A. Farm work changes with the seasons.

B. That is a very busy time for farmers.

C. But animals work slowly compared to machines.

D. It is also important for the success of their farms.

E. Today farmers grow things on the farms so they can sell them.

    The Great Wall is known as the eighth wonder of the world. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Last Saturday I went to the Great Wall with some of my friends. It was a sunny day. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} They helped the elders with their bags, take photos for some their bags, take photos for some tourists and answered people's questions. Though they were very busy, they didn't stop to have a rest. We were moved when we saw this.

    Just at the moment, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} From his answer we knew that he could not find his mother. We told him not worry about it and then we tried to get in touch with his mother with the phone number he gave us. Twenty minutes later, his mother turned up.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    That day we not only enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. We went over and asked what happened to him.

B. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to visit this place of interest in China.

C. when she saw her son , she was very excited and thanked us with tears in her eyes.

D. If everyone can reach out a helping hand to others, the world around us will be more and more harmonious.

E. On our way up, we saw many volunteers keeping order in the sun.

    I am a student of a middle school. My class teacher is Mrs. Green. She is more than 30 years old. She is our English and History teacher. She is strict(严格) and at the same time she is very kind.

    In our school, there is a playground. We do morning exercises, play basketball and volleyball there. Our PE teacher, Mr. Jackson teaches us to do ball games. He was once a successful sportsman. He is our hero. Our school also has a swimming pool. We take swimming lessons there.

    Our school building is very large and the school hall is on the ground floor. Every year, we have a prize—giving ceremony(颁奖典礼)in the hall.