A: Hi, Yu Yue. __51__?
B: Hi, Qu Tao. I'm fine, thanks.
A: Yu Yue, I didn't see you in the story telling club yesterday. 52 _?
B: My mother was ill. I had to look after her at home.
A: Sorry to hear that. But you really missed many good stories.
B: Really? What a pity! _ 53 __?
A: Wang Feng's story is the best.
B: What's its name?
A: Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. _ 54 _?
B: Yes, I do. I have read many Chinese traditional stories like this.
A: Quite good! Let's tell a story in the club next time.
B: 55 .
A Chinese father made some nice dresses for his daughter with his （wife） old shirts．
No matter what happens, believe in （you）, boys and girls．
A hen on my farm （lay） a green egg yesterday．
The （死亡）of my dog made me sad．
A： Hey， Emily， how's it going？
B： （1） ．You know what？ I've made some progress in English， and I got an "A" in the last exam．
A： Wow， good for you! Your efforts finally paid off． （2） ？
B： Well， I just listened to the teacher carefully in class． Besides， reading English newspapers and
novels helped me a lot．
A： No wonder grammar is just a piece of cake for you now．
B： Anyhow， I still have a long way to go． By the way． I called you at nine o'clock last night， but
you didn't answer． （3） ？
A： Oh， terribly sorry． I was watching the movie Amazing China． （4） ？
B： Yes， I have． Amazing China really shows us how amazing China is! All the Chinese people are proud of our country．
A： I can't agree more． I'd like to watch more movies like that after the big exam in June． But now
I have to go all out for the exam．
B： You are right． Study comes first． Good luck， my friend．
A： （5） ． The same to you!