Mary: What {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn't

pick up.

Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my mom.

Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.

Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was having a shower.

Mary: But then I called again at nine.

Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.

Mary: So early? That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so {#blank#}4{#/blank#} times?

Mary: I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} help with my homework. So while you were sleeping,

I called Jenny and she helped me.

    Tom is only six years old．He loves animals very much．Many students in his class have pets (宠物)，but he doesn't have one．{#blank#}1{#/blank#}It's Sunday．Tom and his mother go shopping．

    Tom asks, "Mom, could you buy me a pet?"

    "{#blank#}2{#/blank#}" his mother asks．

    "I want a monkey．It's so clever．I like it very much．"

    "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}It will eat your bananas．"

    "How about a panda? It is cute．It is my favorite animal．"

    "A panda? No．{#blank#}4{#/blank#}"

    "Well, mm …" Tom thinks for a while (一会儿)．"Oh，I can have an elephant(大象)．It is very kind．"

    "It is so big and we don't have a big room for it," says his mother．"You can have a pet．{#blank#}5{#/blank#}"

    Well, I know．

    "What is it?"

    "Dad!" Tom says happily．

A:Excuse me.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

B:Yes, I'm a student there. I'm going to school now. You can follow me.

A:Thank you. I'm new in No. 11 Middle School. My name is Tom, from America. May I have your name?

B:Wang Wei.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

A:Well, I like doing things by myself. However I am lucky today. You are so helpful. Thank you!

B:{#blank#}3{#/blank#}We are classmates now. Could you please help me with my English ?

A:Certainly ! I'm weak in Chinese. Can you teach me Chinese ?

B:Sure! Let's help each other.

A:{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

B:By the way, how do you like Chinese traditional music ?

A:Very much ! Erhu, dizi and pipa sound really wonderful.

B:There is going to be a Chinese traditional music concert at the Capital Stadium. I've got two tickets.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A:I'd love to. Thanks so much!

B:You are welcome.

Mike: Hi, Linda! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Linda: I'm fine, thank you. And you? Mike: I'm fine, too. What's this?

Linda: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Please look at it! Mike:  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Linda: Yes, he is.

Mike:  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Linda: No, they are my uncle and aunt. Mike: Is the girl your sister?

Linda: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Mike: Oh, your family is good. Linda: Thanks.

    People have many problems, work problems, friendship problems, family problems, health problems... That is to say, life is full of problems.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When one problem is solved, another one comes up. Wherever you go, there will be problems for you to solve. Since this is a fact of life, you need some skills to solve your problems in life.

    One of the best ways to solve problems is to have the right attitude towards them. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You may think that successful people and rich people have fewer problems than you, and that they can get what they want because they have a lot of money. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The more successful you are, the more problems you may have to face.

    On the other hand, you need problems, because they help you grow. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} When you have a problem, it means that you need to change your behavior, and that you need to change your way of life or improve yourself. So, solving problems means that we can be better.

A. Problems are there to help people grow and learn.

B. It's difficult for us to deal with them.

C. Many times we find it hard to stay happy.

D. We should face them when we have problems.

E. But the fact is that different people have different problems.

A: Hello, Jane! Can you cook?

B: No, I can't. How about you?

A: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I learned to cook beef noodles on the Internet last week.

B: Wow, that's my favourite food. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

A: Of course not. You can come to my home if you are free this weekend.

B: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Thank you.

A: You're welcome.

B: It seems that you like cooking. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

A: Yes. I think it is fun to cook.

B: But I think cooking is boring. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A: Eating out is not good for your health. Nothing is better than home - made food.

B: Maybe you are right.