In ancient China lived an artist（1） paintings were almost lifelike．The artist's reputation had made him proud．One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait（画像）done so he called all great artists to come and present their（2） （fine）work，so that he could choose the best．The artist was sure he would（3） （choose），but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister，the old man laughed．The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River ﹣ perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world．
Filled with（4） （curious），the artist packed his bags and left．（5） he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary （传奇的）artist，they smiled and（6） （point）down the river．The next morning he hired a boat and set out（7） （find）the well﹣known painter．As the small boat moved（8） （gentle）along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water．He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue．And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds（9） （surround）the mountain tops，he was reduced to tears．The artist was finally humbled（谦卑）by the greatest artist（10） earth，Mother Nature．
One Saturday, Bob decided to take a drive through the countryside. After a few hours, he saw a dog _______ （walk） behind a man on the side of the road. As the car came near them, the dog ___
____ （sudden） jumped into the road. Of course, the car hit the poor animal and killed it.
Bob stopped his car and walked up to the man. “I’m very sorry that this happened,” he said. “Is there ______ （something） I can do? Will $10 help?”
“Oh, but…”said the man. “I should tell you…”
“Stop! You are right. $10 isn’t enough! That dog was your ________ （good） friend!”
Bob reached into his pocket and gave the man $30．Then he thanked the man and drove away. When he was ______（go）, the man looked down at the dog and said : “I wonder whose dog that is?”
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It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get (bad) as they get older. Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.
It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause ( (problem) in a student’s life. Many students fall
(sleep) in school or while doing their homework, so it is not
(surprise) that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep. Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.
Of the students who feel(happy) and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night.
Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the (follow) things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not
(takes their time away from homework, but also makes
difficult for them to sleep. As a result, many students can’t sleep before 11 p.m, yet they must get up early
(go) to school.
Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hourbedtime.
David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterday．He(eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospital．The caller said that his son
(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1．It was he _
took him to the hospital．David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom，only to find him listening to the teacher attentively．He suddenly realized that he had been cheated，but he felt
(relieve)．Just at that time the phone rang again，saying，“Your son is in great danger and he needs
immediate operation which costs 48，000 yuan． The doctors here say they will not operate
your son until they receive the money．’’When
(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital，the caller rang off．David gave a big smile and said．“What a pity!”
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a (honest)way, he was wrong．Such phone calls are common these days．A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks．Most parents are sensitive to
．It was really silly to cheat well—educated men like David．
Believe it or not，it’s a true story．The(colleague)in his office can confirm it，such as Tom，Peter and so on．
It’s one way for a weasel (黄鼠狼) to get around: taking a ride on the back of a woodpecker (啄木鸟) . In fact, the picture shows the bird’s fight life after the flesh-eating weasel jumped onto its back and attacked it. The extraordinary picture was taken by Martin Le-May, an amateur
(photograph) who was out walking with his wife in Hornchurch Country Park, Essex.
“As we walked we heard a painful noise and I saw the flash of green,” said Mr Le-May, 52. “We trained our telescope and it occurred that the woodpecker was （natural） jumping about like it was standing
a hot surface. The bird was about 50m away from us and took off just as I lifted the camera up. Originally, I
(think) I was just taking
picture of a green woodpecker flying. Then I realized it had
on its back. Suddenly it was obvious it had a small creature on its back and this was a struggle for life.”
The bird was around two meters off the ground when Mr. Le-May caught it on camera. Happily, it managed (shake) off the weasel and fly up into the trees.
The picture became a hot topic when it was circulated on social media, with some Twitter users (say) it could not be real.
Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre, said: “You can tell it’s a real photograph”.
Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?
Caroline: I think it was ___ (interest).
Joyce: ___ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He ____ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal.
Caroline: I hope so. _ I think he works too hard. I hope he’ll go out and enjoy __
__ for a change. How about your son Carl?
Joyce: Don’t mention him. Carl never starts studying.
Caroline: You’re joking. I heard that Carl ___ (win) the composition prize.
Joyce: You have made ___ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community __
__ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a __
__ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.
Caroline: ___ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future.
Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I don’t think he has the talent.