Tommy and his mother go shopping(去购物) today. Tommy's father likes apples very much. They buy some red apples for him. Tommy's mother likes yellow bananas, but the bananas are green. “Look! The strawberries are very nice, Mom. Do you like them?” Tommy says to his mother. “Yes, I like strawberries very much.” Tommy's mother buys some for herself (她自己). The oranges are very nice. Tommy's mother buys some for Tommy. He likes oranges very much.

    They need some vegetables. The vegetables in the supermarket are very good. They buy some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots. Tommy doesn't like carrots, but his parents like it. They like carrots very much. They buy lots of carrots.

    John went to spend his summer holiday in China with his parents last year. They visited some famous cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming and Shanghai. In Beijing he visited the Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square and the Palace Museum. They also went to the zoos and the parks. The weather was fine and cool. They had a good time in the parks. They also took lots of photos there. In Guangzhou, they visited some museums. They were very interesting but kind of crowded. In Kunming the weather is never too hot in summer. They visited the Stone Forest, the Golden Temple and EXPO Garden. They climbed the Xishan Mountain. In Shanghai they went to the beach and had great fun playing in the water.

    “It's very interesting to visit China and I learned a lot about Chinese history,” John said. “If I have another chance, I'll come back to China again.”

I entered my third year of middle school when the new term began.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} was a new chemistry course.Before the monthly exam，I reviewed what I had learned carefully.I read the textbook and did lots of exercises，{#blank#}2{#/blank#}I still didn't do well in the exam.It made me sad.I wanted to do something{#blank#}3{#/blank#} improve my chemistry grades.

My chemistry teacher had{#blank#}4{#/blank#} conversation with me.He thought that I didn't understand and remember the basic knowledge.Then，a study group was created by him to help students like me.If we are not sure whether we understand the knowledge or what to do with the chemistry questions，we can ask him.And he is always patient with us.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of my chemistry teacher and my own hard work，I improved my monthly exam scores by eight points this month.

On the evening of July 31, 2024, a great moment happened at the swimming event of the Paris Olympics. Pan Zhanle, a Chinese swimmer, won the gold medal in the men's 100- meter freestyle(自由式).

Before the competition, the Chinese team faced a lot of 1 . The past results were not very good and many people didn't 2 they could win. But Pan Zhanle was 3 and ready to fight.

When the race started, Pan Zhanle jumped into the water 4 . In the first 50 meters, he showed 5 power and took the lead. His strokes(划水动作) were powerful and his breathing was regular.

In the second half of the race, it became very6 . Other swimmers tried hard to catch up, but Pan Zhanle 7 his lead with great skills and strong will.

Near the end, everyone was very nervous. Pan Zhanle swam as fast as he could and touched the wall8 with a wonderful time of 46.40 seconds. He broke the world record and won the gold medal.

After the race, Pan Zhanle was very excited. He said in an interview, " There were some unfriendly situations before,9 they made me more determined (决心). I wanted to show the power of Chinese10 !"

Enjoying the beauty of the sky at night is a difficult thing for people in cities since light pollution destroys everything. 1 , photos taken by astrophotographers (天文摄影师) offer people chances 2 the beautiful stars. 

Zhang Jingyi, 27, is 3 space lover and full - time astrophotographer. When Zhang was asked 4 she chose this career, she answered, "Because we all dream of living on a planet far from us. Doesn't it sound 5 ?"

With the fast development of China's space science, Zhang started to record rocket launching moments. "I carefully follow the development of the Tiangong space station with one of my favourite 6 . Every launch 7 me a strong sense of achievement. " she said. And then she added, "Some photographers 8 sell their work-some photos even reach six digits (六位数), but I believe that my photos are priceless and cannot 9 . " As a famous user on Sina Weibo with 10 followers, Zhang also films videos to give her audience a much 11 impression on her works, so that she can have more followers. 

In Zhang's opinion, astrophotographers need to be faithful to their careers. They should always work hard, or they will feel ashamed 12 themselves. For example, when taking photos of the stars, they have to do that on the cold highlands at night. "These difficulties are nothing if you 13 love what you do, " Zhang said. 14 experience is also important. "There isn't a detailed guidebook for creating art, " Zhang said. "You have to learn from 15 own works. Then you can add personal thoughts into them and see them improving. "

I still remember that I went to the beach with my family last summer holiday. We put all our toys and   tools we might use into the car. Then we left for the beach. It was boring to do nothing in the car, so we started to sing songs all the way.

 After a couple of hours, we stopped to have lunch. I ate pizza, potatoes and chicken. They were delicious! Finally, we arrived in Pensacola. My uncle Luis was waiting for us. We all stayed in the same seaside hotel. It was great to have a view of the sea through the hotel windows. Of course we were very tired from our traveling so we rested all day.

 The next day, I was ready to play on the beach. However, I forgot something very important. So I was sunburned at the end of that day. I couldn't move. I lay on the bed and watched television. I felt unhappy even if it was my favorite cartoon. I could hear my brother swimming in the sea outside. I really wanted to join him. Next time I go there, I will be careful and I'm sure I' ll enjoy my holiday on the beach then.