Beijingis the capital of China. It is a very1 city. Lots of people live and work there. Itusually takes them a long2toget to work.

Myfriend Zhang Yu works in a company (公司) in Beijing. Thecompany is3from his home. He goes to work either bybus4 bysubway. When he gets up early, he5the bus to work. His home is next to thefirst stop of the No. 456 bus. It is easy for him to get a seat (座位)6 the bus. But hespends (花费) two hours getting to the7. When hedoesn't get up early, he takes the subway. It takes8 aboutone hour to go to work by subway. But there are too9people on it. Sometimes Zhang Yu can't even(甚至)10!

Itis Zhang Yu's dream to buy a house near his company. Can his dream come true?

Ray was thought to be a strange boy. One day when he was flying his kite, he said to himself," Did anybody ever try to fly a kite at night? I think it must be very fun. But the kite can't be seen in the dark. What if I tie a light to it? That would be really good. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(try) it tonight."

As soon as it was dark, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) his kite and lantern, and went to a large field about a mile from his home. He tied the lantern to the tail of his kite. The lantern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) of paper. The kite flew higher and higher. He tied the string (线)to a tree, and then he stood there, staring at his kite. It floated (飘) high up into the air. How wonderful! While Ray {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(enjoy) his special kite, some people in the village also saw it.

"Look! A light{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fly) in the sky," one person said. "It can't be a light," said a man.

"Perhaps it's a big firefly (萤火虫) ,"said another,

"Maybe it's a comet (彗星),"said another man.

"How strange!" said a boy.

"Let's find out what this strange light{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be)," the last one said. Then they went to the field.

Ray, who had gotten tired of standing, was sitting behind a tree. He{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (see) the men as they came, but they didn't see him. When they reached under the light, and saw what it was, they looked at each other and said, "There is nothing unusual {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(happen)! This is just a trick of some naughty boys, but it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fool) us all.

Let's keep the secret. "Then they laughed and went back to the village. When the men had gone, Ray thought it was time for him {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(go), so he went home, too. When his mother heard what he had done, she hardly knew whether to laugh or scold (责备), but just told him to go to bed.

Both my wife and I are running lovers. I usually run on the track (跑道) in my neighborhood. Most people walk on the track, so I am 1 than them. My speed seems amazing to the walkers and I often pass by them twenty or more times around the track. This makes 2 feel proud.

One day, a short man came. I saw him out of the car and do exercise 3 running. Then he started running and he was fast. I 4 up and managed to catch up with him. I had someone to compete with. But after a lap (圈), I fell behind him and had great 5 in breathing. After two laps, my foot began to hurt, 6 I had to slow down and began to run at my usual speed. This time I could breathe again and the pain in my foot went away. In a very short time, I was far behind him. He was too fast for me to 7 .

That day, I learnt several lessons. In 8 , there will always be those slower and faster. Some have natural talent, and some have trained harder. Don't judge a person by how he or she looks.

The point is that we each have our own speed. When we are trying to keep up, we often 9 hurting ourselves and being out of breath. Don't run fast when you should be running 10 . Don't run at all when you should be walking.

There are many after- school clubs in our school. Students can learn many things and have fun there. Joining a club can make your life colorful. We are glad to tell you about some after- school clubs and you can choose your favourite one to join. 

Chess Club You can join Chess Club on Monday afternoon. You can learn to think. You can meet some people having the same interests and it's easy for you to make friends with them. I think you can get on well with others. 

Skateboarding Club Skateboarding is one of the hottest sports in our school. It is a great sport and it's also an activity for fun. You learn to ride a skateboard there. You can play skateboard on the clean ground. Would you like to have a try? Bring a skateboard and join us every Wednesday!

Cooking Club Cooking Club is really cool. The classroom is on the first floor of the dining hall. You can learn how to cook and eat the right food. You can try different food and have a healthy eating habit. It will help you have more fun in your life. 

English Club English Club is really useful for you. There are many activities in the club. You can watch English films with the members. You can also read a lot of English books. You can even borrow them and take them home to read in your free time. In the club, you can talk with foreign (外国的) teachers. All the teacher would like to help you with your English. 

 One night in July at an all-girls summer camp, the students sat around a fire and talked with each other. Their teacher asked if any of the girls wanted to1 something. It could be anything that happened that day and what they     2 it. One girl put up her hand. She said that another girl said something bad to her and it hurt her     3 . For that, she felt quite sad about it. The teacher went into the4 , and carried a tube of toothpaste(牙膏) when she walked out     5 the door. Then she held the tube     6 in the air so that every student could see7 . She squeezed(挤) a bit so some toothpaste came out. She then tried to put the toothpaste back in the tube, 8 she couldn't make it. It just made a mess(脏乱). She squeezed the tube even more, 9 more toothpaste and making even more of a mess. 10 of the toothpaste would go back into the tube. 

11 , the teacher then told the students, "This toothpaste is just like the12 you say. When you say something bad, it's13 to take it back. It only makes a mess. 14 before you speak and make sure something you say are15 before you let them out. We should always be careful with what we say. "

 Remember: something you say can be a soothing medicine or a sharp knife. 

Hello, I am Amy. Let me introduce my moment of joy at junior high. I like singing after I f{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  my homework. I can sing {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (几乎) all kinds of music. Music is like a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(有魔力的) friend to me. It warms my h{#blank#}4{#/blank#} and makes my school life colorful. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (没有) music, life is so boring to me. 

There is a music f{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in our school. I am going to take part in it with two of my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (同学). Peter is good at playing the g{#blank#}8{#/blank#} . He is a rock music lover. Lucy can play the piano. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(希望) to play the piano well and become a pianist. So, she does a lot of practice to get ready for it. We are sure we will be on the s{#blank#}10{#/blank#} one day!