There is nothing more i{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to life than the sun. W{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are t{#blank#}3{#/blank#} of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the day you can o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} see one star-- the sun.

      The sun is much n{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to us than any other star. That is w{#blank#}6{#/blank#} it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m{#blank#}7{#/blank#} as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years a{#blank#}8{#/blank#}from the earth.

      Do you know what a light-year is? N{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. And one light-year is the distance that light can travel in one y{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

1）It's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to see him again because he died last year.

2）I love {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of these scarfs. Could you show me another one?

3）We are all the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in this basketball match, if we have tried our best.

4）Tony didn't have enough money. As a result, he couldn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a new car.

5）The smile is like a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}treasure. It makes me feel bright, lively and warm.

Are You Homesick（想家的）?

    Are you ready{#blank#}1{#/blank#}leaving home? You can't help yourself feel less homesick. Here are some helpful ways：

    Bring a little bit of home with you

    If you are going away from home,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bring) your pillow or your favorite pajamas（睡衣）. You can also bring {#blank#}3{#/blank#}picture) of the people you'll miss and look at them when you want to.

Keep busy

    The more fun things you do, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} time you'll have to feel homesick, so you can try to join in some{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（activity）. Even if you are not completely（完全地） into them at first, you might soon start to have a good time.

Stay in touch

    You can plan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you'll call your mom or dad. If you have a two-day visit, maybe you need to stay out for a night. You'd better call {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(one) that night and again in the morning to make sure your parents know you're safe. With a camping trip, you might set a regular（规律的、定时的） day and time for a phone call home. You can also to stay in touch with your family and friends through the Internet. When you get in touch with someone, be{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sure) to talk about the funny things you're doing.

Talk to someone when you need to

Sometimes, just telling someone that you're feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun—- like{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(tell) each other jokes. If you're at camp, a camp teacher would be a good person to talk {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. He or she might have some ways to help you feel better.

    Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a photo of my family. I am a girl. My name is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I'm{#blank#}3{#/blank#} China. I'm a student(学生) in No.3 Middle School. This is my father. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} name is Dale Brown. He is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} English teacher in our school. And this is my mother. She is a teacher, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Those two {#blank#}7{#/blank#} are my brothers Bob and Frank. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} this girl? She is my {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, Jenny. My grandparents aren't in the picture. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} are in Beijing.