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Electricity is a type of energy that was discovered over 100 years ago. One of the most common w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to make electricity is by changing other energy sources (来源), such as coal, and oil or solar, wind and falling water. You may not even realize that electricity is a huge part of your e{#blank#}2{#/blank#} life. Basically, it keeps your home and school w{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in winter and cool in summer. W{#blank#}4{#/blank#} it, you would never be able to watch your favourite TV show or listen to your MP3 player. Have you ever i{#blank#}5{#/blank#} a world in which you can't turn on a light, a computer, or even use the phone? So electricity is important to us and we n{#blank#}6{#/blank#} electricity. That's why it's time to rethink our relationship with this v{#blank#}7{#/blank#} resource (资源) and think about h{#blank#}8{#/blank#} we can do our part to use it wisely.

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“If I had one{#blank#}1{#/blank#} yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million Yuan? No, I don't! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ”
Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.
Look {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs（拇指） that the short strong fingers are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, show {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and friendship.
SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to people. I am thankful for SMS because it saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found!

    An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the m{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of each word. For example, if an American boy asks his mom what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I'll play it by ear”, that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will d{#blank#}2{#/blank#} later.

    “Play it by ear” used to mean playing music w{#blank#}3{#/blank#} using the sheet music (乐谱), but now people often use it when they're not talking about music!

    There are many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be much more vivid (生动的) and colorful.

    Have you ever heard the idiom “He bought the farm”? It means he died. Do you know how it became p{#blank#}4{#/blank#}? It was first used in World War I. When a soldier died, the government gave his family enough money to buy a farm.

    In the early 1930s, people in the US often didn't know when or where their next meal was. So once they got something in their hand that could be e{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, it would go into their mouth. That was how people began to use the idiom “living hand to mouth” to mean “living a p{#blank#}6{#/blank#} life”.

    And don't be a{#blank#}7{#/blank#} if your English friend says this to you, “Break a leg in your game!” He is wishing you good luck! Hundreds of years ago, people believed in sprites (小妖精). Sprites enjoyed causing t{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. If the sprites heard you ask for something, they would make the o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} happen. Tell someone to “break a leg” and the sprites would make something good happen.

    Aren't English idioms interesting? And break a leg in your next football m{#blank#}10{#/blank#}!

    A car stopped outside the Cherry Hotel and a young man got out. Mrs. Smith said to the young man. “What can I do for you, sir?”

  “Excuse me,” the young man said, “I am l{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for my uncle. Mr. White. He has been away from home s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} two days ago. I think he is staying here.” “Yes, he is.” Mrs. Smith said, “But I'm afraid that he went back to London yesterday.”

  “Oh, dear,” said the young man, looking sad, “I went to his house, but I was told by his children that he was going to stay here u{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the end of the week.”

  “Yes,” said Mrs. Smith. “He wanted to stay here the whole week, but yesterday someone called him saying that one of his friends w{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ill. So he caught the train back to London to see the friend a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} once.”

“He should let me k{#blank#}6{#/blank#}.” the young man said. “I wrote him a l{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, saying that I was coming. Well, he isn't here. I won't wait any longer.”

    The young man thanked Mrs. Smith and went out. Mrs. Smith watched h{#blank#}8{#/blank#} leave. When his car couldn't be seen, she called out,“You can come out now. Mr. White. He's gone.”

Mr. White came out of the bedroom.

  “Many thanks, Mrs. Smith.” he said laughing. “You did very w{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. The young man is my stepbow(侄子). When he n{#blank#}10{#/blank#} money, he will look for me everywhere . Next time he won't tell me by writing me a letter. ”

    Riding a bike is good exercise and great f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}answer to this question. She set up Pedal Power – a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old b{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and give them to people who need them.

    Nicole started Pedal Power when she was o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} 8 years old. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).

    Nicole also gives bikes to students as p{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Top students and hardworking students both get t{#blank#}6{#/blank#} “Some kids aren't as lucky as others , b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} they still do well in school,” she says. “ And I think they should get a prize.”

    A bicycle shop helps Nicole check every bike for the races so that n{#blank#}8{#/blank#}is wrong with those bikes in the race. The owner of the bicycle shop says he is happy to h{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the charity." This is just wonderful," he says." We need to learn from Nicole to help o{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. People all think it's a good idea to do so.