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One evening，Grandad said，"I once had a friend called Day.His first name was Henry，but everyone called him Happy.Happy Day made a very good living.He had been to many places and when he came to a place that he liked，he opened a pet shop and began selling African Ghost Fish.

"According to Happy，these are the world's only invisible fish，and they're especially good pets because they don't need any food.Once a year，the female Ghost Fish lays eggs.Immediately after that，and if everything is completely quiet，she becomes visible.But in a blink（眨眼）of an eye，she's gone again.If you see her，you're extremely lucky for she's the most beautiful creature alive.

"When Happy told his customers this story，his tanks of fish sold very quickly.When they were completely sold out，Happy usually left for another town. "

"Was that because his customers were not satisfied？" We asked.

"Not at all， "Grandad said. "His customers were completely satisfied.Many people told him that they got great pleasure from their invisible fish.It was so relaxing.A few even claimed that they had seen a female Ghost Fish，and it was truly unforgettable.Yes，Happy was a clever man."

"Can you tell us some more about him？" We said.

"Not now， "said Grandad. "I'm tired，and I want a nap（打盹）.Why don't you children go and watch the tank of Ghost Fish in my room？Remember，if you sit quietly and watch really closely，you might even see a female. "

As we rushed excitedly from the room，I heard Grandad whisper， "Thank you，Happy. "

I wonder what he meant.

阅读材料，根据文中信息帮助 Happy Day 设计一份广告，完成以下任务。

任务 A：补全 1﹣4 题的信息。每空限填一词。任务 B：编写一句广告语，完成第5题。不超过 10 个词。

AFRTCAN GHOST FISH NOW ON SALE At Happy Day's（1） 　 　Shop! • The world's only invisible fish. • They need（2） 　 　food. • The female is the most（3） 　 　creature alive.She becomes visible after she lays eggs. • All customers will be completely satisfied. • The fish will live great（4） 　 　to you. （5）

When I was small，my mom used to give the family a funny special treat from time to time﹣she would make breakfast food for dinner．

I remember she did so one night．She had been at work all day but wanted to do something special for us all．On that evening．my mom put a plate of eggs and very burnt toast（ 面包）in front of my dad．I waited to see if anyone noticed．But my dad just took his toast，smiled at my mom and asked me how my day at school had been．I don't remember what I told him that night．But I remember watching him put butter on that toast．He ate it up as usual．

After dinner，I remember hearing my mom apologizeto my dad for burning the toast．I'll never forget what he said："Honey，I love burnt toast．"Later that night，I went to kiss daddy good night．

I asked him if he really liked his toast burnt，He wrapped（ 紧抱）me in his arms and said："Your mommy worked very hard today．She's really tired．And a bit of burnt toast never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things．Nobody is perfect，either．I'm not the best at anything．I forget birthdays and other important events just like everyone else does．But I've learned something important from my father．Understanding is the basis of everything，whether between a husband and wife，a parent and child or just between two friends．Remember，burnt toast never hurt anyone．It's the people with the kind thoughts who make life worth living．

（1）The writer's father 　　during the dinner．

A．	didn't take the burnt toast
B．	ate up all the burt toast
C．	threw away the burnt toast
D．	didn't notice the burnt toast

（2）What does the underlined word"apologize"mean？ 　　

A．	辩白
B．	谢罪
C．	道歉
D．	辩护

（3）From what the father said to his son，we know the father 　　．

A．	could understand his wife
B．	always argued with his wife
C．	was a good cook
D．	worked hard every day

（4）What has the writer learned from his father？ 　　

A．	The father liked to eat burnt toast．
B．	The mother was not a good mother and was a little funny．
C．	Understanding is the basic point of everything．
D．	Life is not perfect，but the father is perfect．

（5）W hat is the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	Life is imperfect
B．	The father and the son
C．	A big dinner
D．	Burnt toast never hurt anyone．

Laura has an aunt who works in London．She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to London every summer．

Last year Laura was happy to go to London and see some famous places in London，including the British museum，National Gallery （画廊）and other great buildings．How beautiful!She fell in love with them，but one thing made her very unhappy．It's her first time to go to a big square，but when she passed the square alone，a thief（小偷）stole her wallet in her pocket．She had to walk to her aunt's home angrily．

This year Laura's aunt invited her to London again．One day，when she passed the same square with her aunt，she was more careful not to be stolen．After a while，she saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile．Then he took out his hand quickly and left．She became very angry and shouted，"Stop it，or I will call the police!"To her surprise，she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word "Congratulations（祝贺）"！In fact，the man was not a thief．Instead，he put ten pounds in her pocket．It was an interesting game．The organizers（组织者）wanted to correct the bad impression（印象）of the square，so they hired（雇佣）some"thieves"to do that game．

（1）Why did Laura feel unhappy during her first visit to the square？ 　　

A．Because she passed the square alone．

B．Because people laughed at her．

C．Because her wallet was stolen．

D．Because she couldn't find her aunt's home．

（2）One of the organizers may be 　　．

A．a thief

B．a policeman

C．Laura's father

D．Laura's aunt

（3）They played the game to 　　．

A．change the bad impression of the square

B．ask more people to join the game

C．give ten pounds away

D．catch the real thief

（4）What can we know from the passage？ 　　

A．On the square there were few people．

B．Laura has been to London at least twice so far．

C．The man stole ten pounds in Laura's pocket．

D．Laura didn't want to go to the square any more．

There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．The boy said he wanted a drum．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．

On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．

Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．

Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．

Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．The boy gave the man his new coat．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．

Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．

（1）The woman is crying because 　　．

A．	she couldn't find her daughter
B．	she had no money to buy food
C．	she had no wood to make a fire
D．	she couldn't find her way back．

（2）Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy？ 　　

A．	Because the pot was useless．
B．	Because she didn't like it．
C．	Because the pot make her child cry．
D．	Because the boy helped her．

（3）The boy got the drum from 　　．

A．	a pot maker's wife
B．	the musicians
C．	his own mother
D．	an old woman

（4）We know from the story that the boy was 　　．

A．	helpful
B．	careless
C．	silly
D．	cruel

Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him． He raps （说唱） when he passes in the hall． He raps when he comes into class． And he raps when he sits at his desk． He raps when he can and he raps about almost everything．

Dan joined in a rap competition at school． When Dan rapped， his friends clapped （鼓掌） for him．The kids thought his rapping was great． But could Dan win？

Dan did win! Dan got the top place! All his classmates gave him a big hand．"Now Dan is a star in our school!" Mal said． Ben stood up and shook Dan's hand． "That was cool， Dan． You are

a hero!"

Miss Mills said， "Dan did win! His next step is to rap on National Rap Star on TV． We can all give Dan a big hand．" The class clapped and cheered for Dan． Miss Mils smiled．

Miss Mills and his classmates were excited， but Dan threw himself onto his chair ，silent．Dan could not rap on TV． In class， Dan could not do his physics． He could not think． Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot， but he did not wish to rap on TV． Could he be lucky again？Anyway，who wanted to lose？Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition．Then he would not have to rap on TV．

Dan' s friends sensed something was going on his mind． They planned to give him some help．When Dan got to class the next day，he saw a sign on the wall． It said，"Dan，Just rap classroom!" Dan smiled．"Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV，" he thought．

（1）How do Dan's classmates know he is in the hall before they see him？ 　　

A．	They hear him rap．
B．	They see a sign on the wall．
C．	They hear him clap hands．
D．	They see the things on his desk．

（2）Why didn't Dan want to rap on TV？ 　　

A．	He got nervous a lot．
B．	He was afraid to lose．
C．	He had to improve his physics．
D．	He planned to cheer for others．

（3）What do you think happened later according to the story？ 　　

A．	Dan hated his friends for their push．
B．	Dan forgot what he should rap on TV．
C．	Dan attended the national competition．
D．	Dan sopped rapping after the competition．

Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．

Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"

He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．

As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"

Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．

She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"

At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"

Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"

（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？ 　　

A．	They'll all laugh at him．
B．	They'll tell the teacher about it．
C．	They'll try to help him．
D．	They'll never speak to him again．

（2）Which is right according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Emily drops the water on purpose．
B．	Tony is really angry with Emily．
C．	Tony and Emily don't go home by bus．
D．	Tony and Emily aren't classmates．

（3）We know that Emily is a 　　girl from the passage？

A．	careless and lazy
B．	quiet and bright
C．	stupid and helpless
D．	kind and smart．

Edward rose early on the New﹣year morning． He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family． Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet．

When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new silver dollars．

His face lighted up as he took them． He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore．

He left the house with a light heart， expecting to buy the books． As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family．

"I wish you a happy New Year．" said Edward， as he was happily passing on． The man shook his head．

"You are not from this country． " said Edward． The man again shook his head， for he could not understand or speak his language． But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children shaking with cold， as if （好像）to say， "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"

Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble． He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man ，and the other to his wife．

They were excited and said something in their language， which doubtless meant， "We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time．"

When Edward came home， his father asked what books he had bought． He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked up．

"I have bought no books，" said he， "I gave my money to some poor people， who seemed to be very hungry then．" He went on， "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．"

"My dear boy，" said his father， "here are some books for you， more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣Year gift．"

"I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family． It was nice for a little boy to do so． Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year．"

（1）Edward expected to 　　with the money he got from his father．

A．	help the poor family
B．	buy something to eat
C．	buy some pretty books
D．	learn another language

（2）Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him？ 　　

A．	He couldn't understand the boy．
B．	He wouldn't accept the money．
C．	He didn't like the boy's language．
D．	He was too cold to say anything．

（3）How much did Edward give the poor family？ 　　

A．	One dollar．
B．	Two dollars．
C．	Three dollars．
D．	Four dollars．

（4）We know that Edward 　　from the passage．

A．	got a prize for his kind heart
B．	had to buy his books next year
C．	bought the books at the bookstore
D．	got more money from his father

On Saturday morning，every boy in town was happy，except Tom Sawyer．Tom's aunt said he had to paint the fence（围栏）．It was thirty yards long and three yards high!When he was working，some boys came along and made fun of him．

Ben was the first one who came happily with an apple in his hand．

"I'm going swimming，"said Ben．"Do you want to come？Oh，you have to work，don't you？"

Tom got a little angry，but soon he had a wonderful idea．

"Work？"he said．"I don't think this is work．It's fun．Does a boy get a chance like this every day？"

Ben thought about this．He was watching Tom's every move and was getting more and more interested．

After a while，he said，"Tom，will you let me do some painting？"

"No way．You see，Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly．I'm the only one that can do it right．"

"Oh，please，Tom，"begged（恳求） Ben．"I'll be really careful．Let me try!I'll give you my

apple in return．"

"Well，all right，Ben，"said Tom．"But you must be careful．"

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He started to eat Ben's apple．

All day，boys passed by and wanted to paint．When Ben got tired，Billy began to paint．He gave Tom his favorite kite．Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles（玻璃球），and so on．

That afternoon，Tom got many toys，and the fence got three coats of paint．Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!

56．At first，Tom Sawyer was unhappy because 　　．

A．	he had no time to play
B．	he had no apples to eat
C．	he had no friends to talk with

57．When Tom Sawyer was working，Ben came along to 　　．

A．	give him a hand
B．	ask him to swim
C．	make fun of him

58．The underlined phrase"in return"means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	归还
B．	返回
C．	回报

59．Which of the following is TRUE？ 　　

A．	Tom thought painting the fence was very fun．
B．	Tom got many toys and a large cake in the end．
C．	Tom was the only boy who could work carefully．

60．From the passage，we know Tom Sawyer was very 　　．

A．	polite
B．	clever
C．	brave．

One pleasant New﹣year morning，Edward's father gave him two bright，new silver dollars．He had wishes for a long time to buy some new books．

As he ran down the street to the bookstore，he saw a poor German family，the father，mother and three children walking in the cold wind．

"I wish you a happy New Year．"said Edward，as he was happily passing on．The man shook his head，for he could not understand or speak English．But he pointed to his mouth，and to the children，as if to say，"These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"

Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble．He took out his dollars，and gave one to the man，and the other to his wife．

When Edward came home，his father asked what books he had bought．"I have bought no books，"said he，"I gave my money to some poor people，who seemed to be very hungry and tired．I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．""My dear boy，"said his father，"here are some books．I give them to you，more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣year gift．"

"Always be ready to help people around you every year of your life will be a HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑．

（1）Who gave Edward two dollars？ 　　

A．	His friend．
B．	His father．
C．	His mother．
D．	A German．

（2）What did Edward do after he saw a poor German family？ 　　

A．	He did nothing．
B．	He only passed by．
C．	He gave them two dollars．
D．	He gave them some books．

（3）Where did Edward meet the German family？ 　　

A．	On his way to the bookstore．
B．	Near his home．
C．	In a park．
D．	In front of the bookstore．

（4）Which of the following is true？ 　　

A．	The German father was so sick that he couldn't feed his family．
B．	Edward gave two dollars to the father．
C．	Edward's father didn't ask him what books he had bought．
D．	Edward's father gave him some books as a reward for his kindness．

In the summer between my first year and second year in college，I was invited to be an instructor （辅导员）at a high school camp．On the first day，when we were dancing and playing games，I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin．His shyness made him appear weak．I walked towards him，introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people．He quietly replied，"No，I really don't want to do this．"I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn't be right to force him，either．Actually，the boy didn't need a close talk but a friend．

At lunch the next day，I was leading camp songs when 1saw the boy under the tree sitting alone．I tried again with the same invitation，but he refused once again．That evening I was told the boy's name was Tommy．Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could．

The days went by and the time came when we had to leave．We held a big，warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp．All the campers shared their wonderful moments．To my surprise.1found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls．I couldn't believe it was the same person．

In October of my second year，I received a phone call from Tommy's mother．She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed．I offered my deep sadness．The mother said："'Tommy mentioned you so many times．I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence．You made a difference for Tommy during his last months．"

At that moment，I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day．You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else．I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own"boy under the tree"．

30．Before the writer came to the high school summer camp，he was a （n） 　　．

A．instructor

B．camper

C．student

D．reporter

31．How many times did the writer invite the boy to join in the activities？ 　　

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Many times

32．Which is the correct order about the story？ 　　

①The boy danced joyfully with two girls．

②The boy went back to school and made new friends．

③The boy refused to join in the activities．

④The boy's mother made a phone call to the writer．

A．①②③④

B．②③①④

C．③①②④

D．④③②①

33．From Paragraph 4，we can infer （推断）that Tommy's mother was very 　　to the writer．

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．faithful

D．harmful．

In the summer between my first year and second year in college，I was invited to be an instructor （辅导员）at a high school camp．On the first day，when we were dancing and playing games，I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin．His shyness made him appear weak．I walked towards him，introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people．He quietly replied，"No，I really don't want to do this．"I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn't be right to force him，either．Actually，the boy didn't need a close talk but a friend．

At lunch the next day，I was leading camp songs when 1saw the boy under the tree sitting alone．I tried again with the same invitation，but he refused once again．That evening I was told the boy's name was Tommy．Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could．

The days went by and the time came when we had to leave．We held a big，warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp．All the campers shared their wonderful moments．To my surprise.1found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls．I couldn't believe it was the same person．

In October of my second year，I received a phone call from Tommy's mother．She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed．I offered my deep sadness．The mother said："'Tommy mentioned you so many times．I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence．You made a difference for Tommy during his last months．"

At that moment，I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day．You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else．I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own"boy under the tree"．

30．Before the writer came to the high school summer camp，he was a （n） 　　．

A．instructor

B．camper

C．student

D．reporter

31．How many times did the writer invite the boy to join in the activities？ 　　

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Many times

32．Which is the correct order about the story？ 　　

①The boy danced joyfully with two girls．

②The boy went back to school and made new friends．

③The boy refused to join in the activities．

④The boy's mother made a phone call to the writer．

A．①②③④

B．②③①④

C．③①②④

D．④③②①

33．From Paragraph 4，we can infer （推断）that Tommy's mother was very 　　to the writer．

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．faithful

D．harmful．

These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing． （1）　　He broke his own world record in men's 500m short track speed skating（短道速滑）!

    （2）　　When he was young， he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport． Wu started to learn to skate in 2004， and six years later he became a member of the national team．

    On February 22， 2018，Wu won the men's 500m short track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic short track gold． "（3）　　I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ，"Wu said． （4）　　

    In fact． it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating． （5）　　He has won many medals at many world championships（锦标赛）． Wu believes that as long as he works hard ，he will succeed．

A． Many people think he is really the "pride of China"． B． I did my best in the event． C． He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi． D． The young man won China's first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games． E． Wu was born on July 24， 1994 in Jiamusi， Heilongjiang Province， China．

Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France． Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic﹣they looked exactly like the real world． Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists（印象派画家）． Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy﹣they gave an impression of what the real world looked like． Sometimes Impressionists worked outside， which was a very unusual thought in their time． Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression， Sunrise．

   Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress， Claude Monet created a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877． He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint﹣Lazare， the train station on Saint Lazare Street． Although there were many train stations in Paris， this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance（意义）．

   Monet's friend， Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir， told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains． Monet needed permission（允许）to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style． One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat， a good linen shirt and a silk tie． He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter．

   When he went towards the clerk at the train office， he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet， Painter． He asked to see the station master． The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office． The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform． The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could compete a scene even though passengers complained．

   Was it all worthwhile（值得）？ Monet's train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master， made his train station famous until even now．

Claude Monet

Introduction	◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the （1） 　　as the popular art styles in the 1870s France． ◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression of （2） 　　he real world looked． ◆He helped Impressionism get its （3） 　　 by his painting Impression， Sunrise．
A（4） 　　of painting trains	◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people's （5） 　　and represented modern progress． ◆He created paintings of trains （6） 　　January and March in 1877， at the train station with the longest （7） 　　in Paris． ◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master's （8） 　　． ◆In order to help Monet complete a scene， the station master even made trains leave （9） 　　than they should do．
Result	◆His train scenes made not only his career （10） 　　but also the train station famous．

My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1）　　（we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2）　　（teach） the importance of being a man．

    It was a（3）　　（rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4）　　surprise for Claudio-his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5）　　（sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!

    While we（6）　　（eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7）　　 the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house， （8）　　in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9）　　（many） for Mom than before after he was gone．

    I thought about his words very（10）　　（careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．

The first week of my summer vacation was exciting． I was （1）　　（自由的，空闲的）! I spent much time on my phone without doing my （2）　　（家庭作业）． Mom was angry and told me I could only use it （3）　　（在…之间） 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm．

    I felt lost and kept asking （4）　　（我自己）what fun I could have during the day．Mom offered me a challenge． If I could follow the same ant for （5）　　（十） minutes， I'd get a prize．I thought for a while and agreed． I （6）　　（选择） the biggest ant in the yard and followed it．I saw it create a bridge to cross a （7）　　（深的） hole． I dropped some bread and soon it began （8）　　（吃）． It even brought friends to carry some home． I never thought watching ants could be so much fun．

    After that，I found other interesting things to do．I built a house for birds，planted      （9）　　（树） in the yard and borrowed books from the library．（10）　　（虽然） I didn't use my phone often，I had a fantastic summer．