Last summer my son，Eric， left for university in another country． Our once lively house became quiet and （1） ． I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone， mainly to say（2） or to give him a word of warning．
One of my messages says， "So you told me you（3） your credit card（信用卡）．If you don't try hard to mend your careless ways， one day you'll （4） and find your brain missing．"
I did get Eric's messages， but most of them were about（5） ．They were no different from the notes he used to leave （6） the white board when he was at home．
"I bought a new pair of shoes． They cost me ﹩90． Please help!"
"Money is running short（7） I've bought some books for my research paper． Help me please!"
（8） ， however， Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles： some funny， some touching and some worth（9） ． He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with the times．
I read the articles slowly， like a（10） student，with mixed feelings as well﹣my kid， who followed me around not long ago， has now become my（11） !
So I write back， "I've read all those articles． I'll take（12） as a loving son's expectations towards his mother． He must be thinking that his mother is still （13） enough to accept new things． That makes me feel proud． What we parents lack（缺乏） most is the ability to learn and（14） ，in both body and mind．Thank you， my son．"
In this way we share ideas and（15） each other， with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use． Every time I read those messages， I feel my heart filled with warmth．
（1）A．dark |
B． clean |
C． lonely |
D．comfortable |
（2）A．hello |
B． sorry |
C． thanks |
D．goodbye |
（3）A．lost |
B． lent |
C． designed |
D．received |
（4）A．give up |
B． wake up |
C． set off |
D．take off |
（5）A．health |
B． music |
C． money |
D．safety |
（6）A．on |
B． across |
C． behind |
D．opposite |
（7）A．if |
B． until |
C． though |
D．because |
（8）A．Luckily |
B． Actually |
C． Recently |
D．Immediately |
（9）A．copying |
B． writing |
C． thinking |
D．correcting |
（10）A．crazy |
B． popular |
C． nervous |
D．careful |
（11）A．doctor |
B． teacher |
C． customer |
D．classmate |
（12）A．us |
B． you |
C． him |
D．them |
（13）A．young |
B． pretty |
C． friendly |
D．honest |
（14）A．fight |
B． change |
C． exercise |
D．remember |
（15）A．watch |
B． invite |
C． protect |
D．encourage |
How important is your mobile phone to you？
Imagine that you went to a day camp without your phone． How would you feel？ Do you think you could get through your （1） （社会的） life？ Share your thoughts with us!
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I'm not sure， but why would anyone do so？ The mobile phone has brought us a much easier life． My old granny says it has（2） （控制） our life． However my friends and I still think it has many（3） （优点）． ﹣﹣Lizzie Wong |
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I would thank it if my family members could leave their mobile phones at home，（4） （尤其） when we get together． Every time we eat out， my son and his wife are always busy checking and replying to emails， while my （5） （孙子） plays online games or texts his friends all the time． We only talk to each other when the waiter（6） （给……看） us the menu． A family get﹣together is supposed to draw everyone together to have fun， but mobile phones（7） （引起） people less attention on each other． ﹣﹣Thomas miller |
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My mobile phone is（8） （有帮助的）． I use it to check my calendar and to keep in touch with others． The idea of not having it around worries me． （9） （一次） I left my phone at home and I couldn't pay attention to my work at all． My （10） （同伴） in my office have the similar experiences too． ﹣﹣Alex Watson |
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（1）Sally is such a careful girl that she makes spelling mistakes．
（2）The old people more care and attention when they live alone．
（3）The young mother told the story in a voice and the baby fell asleep soon．
（4）You can find more information about outer space in the unit of Smart Science．
（5）A f the students taking the course Basic Football， improved their sports skills．
I have five children， so our house is always noisy．（1） ， I love gardening and my garden helps me relax．
For a long time， I（2） the garden of peace and quiet． When the children followed me into the garden， I would expect （3） to be out of sight． And I would hand out tasks．
"Here:you（4） the onions，you dig the holes，and…" Soon they would be（5） or their arms would be sore（酸痛的）， and they would leave me to myself．
But during a recent spring,（6） I was working in the garden， my 13﹣year﹣old son， Josiah noticed me． He（7） a tool and began helping． Working as a team， we finished the job in no time at all． I（8） Josiah， realising that I'd enjoyed working with him．
The same thing happened﹣one or two of the（9） would appear and join in the gardening from time to time． Each time， I would feel（10） that the work was lighter because of their help．
One day， when I was picking the peas（豌豆） and having a taste（11） ， Abby saw me and ran over． I put several peas into her mouth． She just loved how （12） they were．
"Mama， I want the others to try them too．"
Suddenly， I realised I had been wrong for long． I'd tried to keep the（13） of gardening to myself， and here was a child who couldn't wait to （14） with others． "Sure， honey， let's pick some． We'll make a wonderful supper．"
Now I enjoy all of the garden's beauties with the children． We bring the（15） back home， preparing and cooking the produce together， because we know that everything is better when shared．
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（1）A． Finally |
B． Quickly |
C． Luckily |
D． Immediately |
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（2）A． painted |
B． guarded |
C． refused |
D． described |
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（3）A． it |
B． him |
C． her |
D． them |
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（4）A． water |
B．eat |
C． sell |
D． cook |
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（5）A． hot |
B． shy |
C． sorry |
D． nervous |
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（6）A． so |
B． if |
C． while |
D． unless |
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（7）A． waited for |
B． picked up |
C． pointed at |
D． looked after |
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（8）A． hated |
B． forgot |
C． saved |
D． thanked |
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（9）A． friends |
B． children |
C． visitors |
D． neighbours |
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（10）A． bored |
B． silly |
C． afraid |
D． surprised |
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（11）A． alone |
B． sadly |
C． together |
D． instead |
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（12）A． safe |
B． tasty |
C． famous |
D． expensive |
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（13）A． tradition |
B． standard |
C． happiness |
D． background |
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（14）A． live |
B． agree |
C． work |
D． share |
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（15）A． meat |
B． bread |
C． fruits |
D． drinks |
A better town for teenagers
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．
First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1） （build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2） it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3） （safe） for us．
（4） （two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5） my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6） （club） and other places where we can meet．
Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7） （be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8） skating and rollerblading？
Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9） we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10） （help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．
Smoking has not been allowed in public places in England since July 2007． This was a successful（1） （决定）made by the government in years． It was popular with most people． In a survey last month， 78% of the people said they would still（2） （支持） the smoking ban．
It is now much more pleasant to go into a pub or a （3） （餐馆）． Before that， pubs were filled with smoke which made you cough and made your hair and clothes （4） （发出气味）． However， （5） （最近）， a study shows that 16% of the bar and pub owners are upset to notice a drop in business,because smokers prefer killing time at home and （6） （很少地） go out for a drink．
No smoking in public places is good for people's （7） （健康）． 400， 000 people in England have given up smoking（8） （慢慢地） and the number of people with heart problems has fallen by more than 2%． It also has a good （9） （影响） on non﹣smokers． For example， the number of children with asthma has dropped by around 20%．