Frank was a curious boy. The first time he saw an hourglass(沙漏),he wondered what it was.

His mother said,”An hourglass is made in the s   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}   of 8. The sand is put in at one end,and runs through a small hole in the m {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  . It takes the sand exactly an hour to run through.”

Frank  w {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  the little stream of sand. He was i {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ,because it would not run faster. ‘Let me shake it,mother,”said he,”it is lazy,and will never get through.”

“It will,Son,”said his mother, “The sand moves little by little,but it moves all the time. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very s  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   , but they never stop. While you are at play,the sand is r  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  , grain by grain. The hands of the clock are moving,second by second. At night,the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} its great face. That is because they keep working every minute. They do not stop to t  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} how much they have to do and how long it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a little poem,but he said,‘Mother,I can never learn i {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ,”His mother said,”Study all the time.N {#blank#}10{#/blank#} stop to ask how long it will take to learn it.”

Frank followed his mother's advice. He studied line after line,very busily; and in one and a half hours he knew the poem perfectly.

       Nancy is from the USA but she   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  in Shanghai now. She is 12 years old. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to Shanghai with her parents because they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} here. Her father {#blank#}4{#/blank#} English in her school and her mother is a doctor.

      Nancy and I are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} .We study in No.21 Middle School in Shanghai. Nancy likes{#blank#}6{#/blank#} school very much. She is nice to others(其他人). She often helps us {#blank#}7{#/blank#} our English and we often help her learn Chinese. Nancy loves {#blank#}8{#/blank#} very much. Every Sunday she has a swimming class with twelve students. She is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at swimming and she is in the school swimming {#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

    Air is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live {#blank#}1{#/blank#} food or water for a few days, but we can't live for more than a few {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (minute) without air. We take in air.

    When we are working {#blank#}3{#/blank#} running, we need more air. When we are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sleep), we need less air .We live in air, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} we can't see it. We can only feel it when it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (move). Moving air is called {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (windy). How can we make air move? Here {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) one way. Hold {#blank#}9{#/blank#} open book in front of your face, close it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (quick). What can you feel? What you feel is air.

    Many people think that the dinosaurs(恐龙) were the biggest animals that ever lived. They are wrong. The world's biggest animal is still living, and it lives in the sea. It is called the Blue Whale, Blue Whales can be as long as 30 meters {#blank#}1{#/blank#} weigh as much as 1,000 kilos. The largest dinosaurs {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (weigh) only 500 kilos.

    The whale is not only the world's biggest animal, it is also one of the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (clever). We know that whales can communicate with one{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (other), although we do not know what they are saying. One day perhaps we will learn to talk to whales, and then they will be able to tell us about {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they).

    There are lots of stories {#blank#}6{#/blank#} whales, and maybe the most famous one is called Moby Dick, which was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (write) by the American writer, Herman Melville. In this story, a sailor ——Captain Ahab spends a lot of time trying to find and kill{#blank#}8{#/blank#} very big white whale named Moby Dick. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (Sad), there are not many kinds of whales left. People have killed them for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (thousand) of years for food and other things. However, there are now laws(法律) to stop people killing most kinds of whales, so perhaps there will be more of them in the years to come.

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    Learning a new language is always a challenge. There are new w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} , new grammar, and new pronunciation. Language is an important part of c{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Becoming familiar with the culture as well as the language can make the learning experience much more i{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    When I was a university student, I s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Chinese for three years. Before I went to university, I had very little k{#blank#}5{#/blank#} of China. Therefore, when I started learning to speak Chinese, it was important for me to also learn about China's history and culture. China's culture is very different from my o{#blank#}6{#/blank#} and I become interested in it soon.

    It will be much more fun to learn about culture w{#blank#}7{#/blank#} you study a new language. Culture can teach you so many things about a language. It can give you background information a{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the language and tell you the history of the language. I also found out one fact, that is, if you know about the country and the culture, you will communicate with its people more e{#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    Whenever I try to learn a new language, I enjoy k{#blank#}10{#/blank#} information about the culture as well. It's a challenge to learn more information, but it is very rewarding!

    Did you meet any problems when you used a lift? Being trapped (使落入险境) in

a lift can be  one of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} experiences in one's life. Some people may be too {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to use the lift again. In fact, there are some things {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when people are in trouble in a lift.

    Firstly, keep calm. Being afraid will make you too nervous to think clearly. Tell yourself to  be  calm  and  believe  that everything is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Secondly, use the emergency (急救) call inside the lift or your mobile phone to let people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} know you are in trouble.

    Thirdly, using Wechat is also a good idea {#blank#}6{#/blank#}more people to know you

are m need of help; If help doesn't arrive, knock the door to get {#blank#}7{#/blank#} from other people in the building.

    Finally, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}less and try to relax. Even if the workers know your (9){#blank#}9{#/blank#} it may take them some time to repair (修理) the lift. So, keep quiet and relax {#blank#}10{#/blank#} as much as possible.