Pablo and I were walking home from playing football．On the way，I told him that our school needed （61） football team．At once，Pablo suggested，"Why not run for（竞选）class pressident so that you can set one up？"
"Who would want（62） （I）？"I asked，surprised at the idea．
Pablo made a list of reasons：I was the（63） （good）student of all in sports and lessons；I was（64） （friend）to everybody．When I told him running for president would be much work，he（65） （promise）that he would help me．
I did run，and Pablo did help me．First，we made posters to hang in the hallway．Next，Pablo helped me（66） （write）a speech about why I'd make a good class president．
The big day came．I gave my speech in front of the whole grade，promissing my（67） （classmate）that if they chose me，I'd start a football team．
As Pablo and I nervously waited（68） the results，I was told that my speech was so successful（69） I was the right person to be class president．
Now we went（70） （happy）to Coach Simpason and asked how I could start our new football team．
Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy．He is thinking about how （1） （spend） his money during winter vacation．He（2） （save） up about 300 dollars already．He plans to buy （3） computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends．He can't do both （4） he doesn't have enough money．What should Justin do？
We are often in these kinds of situations．You want to see a concert （5） Saturday，but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let（6） （she） down．In this case，you don't have enough time to go to both （7） （place）．You must make a decision．You must think about（8） should be done first．You must consider the following questions（9） （serious）．
•Which is more important？
•Which decision needs my attention more？
•Which choice would satisfy me more？
After you've answered these questions，it may be much （10） （easy） for you to decide what to do．So the next time you must make a decision，remember to prioritize（优先考虑）．
come， fun， visit， hardly， yourself， not， fall off， advice， from， important
Dear Molly
I Just got your letter with the picture of you riding your bike．
From the smile on your face． I can tell how much （1） you are having． I still remember when you could（2） ride a tricycle（儿童三轮自行车）．You've（3） a long way!
Now here's some （4） ． I' m sure you're a good rider． But you will （5） that bike now and then． So please get （6） a helmet（头盔）． Wear it every time you ride．A helmet will help protect you （7） a head injury． Wearing a helmet when you ride a bike is as （8） as wearing your seat bell when you ride in a car!
No，I'm（9） trying to be a bossy know﹣it﹣all． I just don't want a bad fall to wipe that smile off your face． When you come（10） this summer， bring your bike and your helmet．
We'll take some great rides together!
Your cousin，
Vera
A．come true B．everything C．as soon as D．richest E．finger F．nothing |
Many years ago， there was a Greek king named Midas． King Midas loved gold very much． He had more gold than any other king in the world， but he still wanted more．
One day， a beautiful fairy （仙子） came to his palace． "Midas， you are the （1） __ man in the world， "said the fairy． "Yes， "said the king， "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world! ""Your wish will （2） ， "said the fairy． "From tomorrow morning， you can turn everything you touch into gold．
King Midas got up very early the next morning． He wanted to see if his wish had really come true． He touched his bed with his（3） ， and the bed was turned into gold．The king was wild with joy． He ran
around his palace and touched everything he saw．Everything was turned into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time． He decided to have his breakfast，However（4） he touched a bowl of milk， the bowl， together with the milk in it， was turned into gold． What's more， the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them． In the end， the poor king ate （5） ．
Nathaniel Hawthorne （1） （go）home with a broken heart．He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job．（2） his surprise，she spoke to him with great joy．
"Now，"she said （3） （happy），"you can write your book!When you had your job，you didn't have time to write down （4） you were thinking about．Now，you are free．You can do what you like and make your dream （5） （come）true!"
"Yes，said the man sadly，"but what shall we live on while I （6） （write）it？"
Then，she took out a small box and opened it．There was a large amount of money．
"I've always believed you are （7） talented man，"she told him．"I knew that someday you would write a great book．So every week，out of the money you gave me for everyday use，I saved a little bit．Now this money can help （8） （we）through the year．"
With her trust and confidence，one of the （9） （great）novels of American literature，The Scarlet Letter（《红字》），was born．
Some of the famous （10） （story）have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend．
Hitchbot
Have you ever seen a hitchhiker（搭便车的旅行者）standing by the side of a road？Now drivers in Canada might see（51） unusual hitchhiker； a hitchhiking robot．
One of its inventors，David Harris Smith，has hitched across Canada three times．Smith and a friend，Frauke Zeller，have built Hitchbot because they wanted（52） （see） if people would stop and give the robot a lift and talk to it．The robot can chat about things it has learned，and about（53） （it） trip．You might think it's a joke，（54） Smith and Zeller's experiment has a serious point：can robots and people get along？
Hitchbot（55） （begin） its journey in Nova Scotia in July．It has already completed a third of its 6，000﹣mile trip to Victoria．More than 57，000 people are following its journey（56） （close） on Facebook and Twitter，and travelers have posted lots of（57） （photo） on the websites．Hitchbot has also done some shopping，eaten motor oil，and had fun with travelers．Nobody knows（58） it will finish its journey．It might be（59） （long） than expected，but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get（60） many rides as it can．It hasn't been in a self﹣driving car yet，but anything is possible!
Dear Ms. Zhang，
Last week， my friend Liu Lei came round with a new computer game and asked to play it on my dad's computer． I was worried， （1） （连词）I should ask my dad before I use his computer． He uses it for（2） （he）work， and I can only use it for my homework． The reason is that he thinks something will go wrong if I play （3） （game）on it．
Well， while my dad was out， we decided to（4） （try）out Liu Lei's game． We copied it to the computer， and after we finished （5） （play）， we took it off the computer． However， when I（6） （start）the computer again to check if everything was OK， some of my dad's documents were missing． Then， when my dad used the computer last night， he was（7） （real）angry． He could no longer find the important documents anywhere．
I did not tell him about（8） （冠词）computer game because I did not want him to be angry（9） （介词）me． Now I feel terrible． I am not sure whether a computer repair（10） （shop）can get the documents back． Should I tell him about the computer game？
Should I pay to repair it？
Your student
Feng Guoxing
In August 2016， China National Women's Volleyball Team beat Serbia（塞尔维亚） 3﹣1in the final at the Rio Olympics and won the gold medal． They brought great joy （61）
the whole country． Chairman Xi Jinping called on（号召） all the Chinese to （62）
their spirit of perseverance（不屈不挠的精神） and never giving up．
Could you imagine （63） difficult their road to success was？ During the match against the Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games， the hope of winning was very little （64） because the China team only won one match in the past 18games between them． Almost all the audience thought the Brazil team would be the （65） ， but our girls didn't give up． They kept （66） fighting till the last second． To everyone's （67） surprise ， they were so brave that they finally won the match． All the girls rushed to Lang Ping， their head coach， and hugged each （68） excitedly and happily． Zhu Ting was honored with the most valuable （69） （MVP）because of her wonderful performance．
Today， everybody is （70） of women's volleyball team． Their spirit inspires（鼓舞） every Chinese．
Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street．Electric bikes （56） （be） easy to ride．They run fast and make no （57） （pollute）．They become very popular，（58） the electric bikes also cause more traffic accidents．So China plans 59． （make） a new rule for the electric bike riders．If an electric bike is （60） （heavy） than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour，its rider must get a license．It means rider have to pass driving tests before they ride
（61） （them） electric bikes on the road．
People have different ideas after （62） （hear） the plan．Some welcome the plan．A bus driver said happily，"（63） a good plan! I think it will make the street much safer．：some are not happy with the new rules at all．One rider said （64） （sad），"I don't want to get a license．"That's not convenient （65） me to get one．"Some don't care about it．A young rider said calmly，"I prefer to use shared bikes which are popular in many big cities of China now．I hope they can come to Loudi earlier．"
first， only， use， it， dream of， another， speak， with， sea， easy |
English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．
阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语填空，方框中有两个词语为多余选项．
action， alone， care， other， praise， unexpected， when， for sure， for a while |
Most people think children only have some simple wishes， such as getting delicious snacks and having enough playtime． But one six﹣year﹣old girl named Peyton surprised everyone by making a（n）（1） decision．
Peyton′s teacher Tara promised Peyton a reward in a class ，choose to sit with whoever she wanted at lunch． Mrs． Tara thought （2） that she knew who Peyton would pick（挑选）．However ，Mrs．Tara was surprised by Peyton （3） she picked a little boy who never got picked by anyone for anything． The boy was very shy， and he was （4） all the time． Peyton's decision really made his day． Since then， （5） children have started picking the boy as well． Now， he is a completely different child．
Mrs． Tara says that Peyton's （6） reminds her why she loves teaching． People on the Internet also （7） the little girl for her kindness． Peyton shows us that a simple act of kindness can change a person's life．
I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English． So（56） ， I have already made a few friends and had some English food there． But after（57） （have） three days of hamburgers， sandwiches and（58） （potato）， I thought none could be（59） delicious than Chinese food， especially my favorite﹣huo guo， When I knew there was going to（60） a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students， I was so excited（61） I went to the canteen quickly．
To（62） surprise， when I stepped into the room， I didn't see any sign of huo guo． After I talked with an English girl， I got to know that Chinese huo guo is（63） （complete） different from hotpot． Chinese huo guo is（64） （write） in two words﹣hot pot；and hotpot， one word， is a（65） （tradition） English dish．
if nobody they in save fast later friend younger kitchen
When I was young，I liked to play jokes on others，especially on my parents and （66） ．One day my mother was cooling while I was playing with my （67） brother Tony．Suddenly I ran to my mother and said，"Tony fell off the open window!"She quickly rushed out of the（68） Then I said，"Don't worry，I'm just joking．"My mother shouted at me，"I'll punish you （69） you do it again．"
Another day，I went swimming with my friends in the sea．I wanted to play a joke on （70） In front of my friends I swam （71） Suddenly，I called out"help!"All my friends came to help me．However，they found that I was joking．But half an hour （72） I wasn't joking．I was so fast，soon I got tired and couldn't swim on in water．I tried my best to call my friends for help，but this time （73） came to help me．
（74） the end，they found I was telling the truth．They took me to the hospital and （75） my life．This is the best lesson in my life．From then on I haven't joked on anyone．
China's first set of AI（人工智能） textbooks（1） （come） into the classrooms of primary and secondary schools soon in many parts of China． The AI textbooks have already appeared in Shanghai and some experts （2） （test） some of them． It's said that these AI textbooks are popular with local students．
It is reported that（3） （hundred） of schools in China will use the textbooks for primary and secondary school students in 2019． These schools plan （4） （use） them in some of their classes as an experiment．
In fact，AI has brought huge benefits（好处）to the education field．Students can not only choose （5） （they） own ways to study， but also can study at home without going to school．
My dear son，
I think my life has been long enough now．And I won't be able to visit you any（56） ，but would it be too much to ask（57） （是否）you could come and visit me once in a while？I miss you so much．I am so glad when I hear you are coming to the school for a meeting．But I have （58）d not to go to the school because I am seriously（59） ．
I'm sorry that I only have one eye，and I have been an embarrassment for you．But before I leave this world，I have to tell you one thing that has been hidden in my（60）h for over twenty years．When you were very little，you got into an accident，and（61）l your eye．As a mother，I couldn't stand watching you having to（62）g up with only one eye．So I gave you （63） （我的）．I was so proud you could see a whole new world for me．（64）I was （从不）angry with you for anything you did．Sometimes when you were upset with me，I thought to myself，"It's because you love me．"I miss the time when you were still young around me．
I miss you so much．I love you．You（65） the world to me．Wish you a safe trip．
Your mum．
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