Hundreds of years ago，life was 　　1　　 than it is today．People didn’t have modern machines．There was no modern medicine，either．

　　Life today 　　2　　 new problems．One of the biggest is pollution(污染)．Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty．It kills our fish and affects(影响)our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us 　　3　　 louder and louder．Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution．It affects 　　4　　 living thing in the world．

　　Cars，planes and factories all pollute(污染)our air every day．Sometimes the pollution is so thick that it is like a quilt 　　5　　 a city．This kind a quilt 　　6　　 smog(烟雾)．

　　Many countries are making new laws(法律)to fight pollution．Factories must now clean their water 　　7　　 away，they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air．

　　We need to do many other things．We can put waste things(废物)in the dustbin(垃圾箱)and 　　8　　 it on the ground．We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car．If 　　9　　 people driving，there will be less pollution．

　　Laws are not 　　10　　 ．Every person must help to fight pollution．

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　　Nobody likes staying at home 　　1　　 a public holiday—especially if the weather is fine．Last August we decided to spend the day in the country．The only 　　2　　 was that millions of 　　3　　 people had just the same idea．We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars．But at last we came to 　　4　　 country road，after 　　5　　 ，stopped at a farm far from the town．We had brought 　　6　　 food with us and we got it out of the car．Now every thing was ready so we sat down near a path(小路)at the foot of a hill．It was very quiet in the cool grass…until we heard bells 　　7　　 at the top of the hill． 　　8　　 we saw made us pick up our things and 　　9　　 to the car as quickly as we could．There were about two hundred sheep 　　10　　 towards us down the path．

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　　Thanks for 　　1　　 me the snow globe of the monster．I love it．In fact I think it’s probably my favorite．I’ve been collecting snow globes 　　2　　 seven years，and now I have 226 of them．My mom says I have to stop，because we’ve run out of 　　3　　 to store them．They’re all around our apartment．I even have them stored in boxes under my bed．The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe 　　4　　 my seventh birthday．I particularly love globes with animals．I have a big one with polar bears in it，and another one with penguins．If you know anyone else who collects them，please let me know．I’d like to start a snow globe 　　5　　 club．By the way，what’s your hobby？

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　　Without plants，people could not live．We need them for both food 　　1　　 oxygen(氧气)that plants 　　2　　 ．And we also need them for their beauty(美丽)．

　　Imagine(设想)a world 　　3　　 no plants．Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells，their beautiful colours and the their lovely shapes(形状)．Imagine when the wind blows，not being able to 　　4　　 the leaves in the trees or watch the branches(枝条)swing(摇摆)from 　　5　　 ．

　　Everywhere people need the beauty of plants．That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers，and people always try to build houses with room for some 　　6　　 and a garden．

　　Do you 　　7　　 your plants？Do you give them love and care？Two scientists said they once planted two seeds(种子)in different places．While the plants were growing，one plant was given love and hopeful ideas．The other plant was given 　　8　　 hopeless ideas．After six months，the loved plant was bigger． 　　9　　 the earth it had more and longer roots(根)；above the earth，it had a thicker stem(茎)and more 　　10　　 ．

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　　Two hundred years ago，people in the west did not know coffee(咖啡)or tea．They were 　　1　　 to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person．Once the king of England decided to find out 　　2　　 it was true or not．

　　At that time there were two brothers in prison(监狱)；They would 　　3　　 in a few days because they did wrong(犯罪)．The king said，“I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their 　　4　　 ．One brother must drink coffee and 　　5　　 must drink tea every day．”And they 　　6　　 the kind’s words．

　　They 　　7　　 lived many years．At last，the elder brother 　　8　　 when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years 　　9　　 ．After that，people 　　10　　 that coffee and tea were not bad to man．

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　　In our country every school has a library．You have read many interesting books．These books came from the school 　　1　　 ，I’m sure．Perhaps you also get books from the public library in your town．Then books are sometimes given to you as presents by your parents or friends．If you like reading and want to 　　2　　 more，I’m sure that you buy books 　　3　　 ．

　　Have you thought how books are 　　4　　 ？Well，after a book is written，it passes through the hands of many different workers．Each one 　　5　　 very carefully，for there must not be any 　　6　　 in the book．It is read many times by different people before it is finished．

　　Millions of books are printed(出版)in our country every year．So people can get 　　7　　 to read．

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Dear Tony，

　　How was your day off？Did you have fun camping？I didn’t have a very fun 　　1　　 ．I visited my cousins．It rained all day．In the morning，I 　　2　　 in the house and watched videos， 　　3　　 computer games and read．In the afternoon，Uncle Martin put some of his old things out 　　4　　 and had a yard sale！Unfortunately，it was kind of 　　5　　 ．No one came to the sale because the weather was so bad．

See you soon，

Nick

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　　It took Peter quite a while to find a place for his car and in the end he had to 　　1　　 it in a small street，some way from the dentist’s．As he got out，he looked at his watch．He would meet the dentist at five and he still had half an hour．He 　　2　　 the square(广场)and sat down in a chair，to 　　3　　 the falling sun．

　　As he sat there，he watched the children playing．He was 　　4　　 to see a red car like his own come out of the street where he had parked(停车)．The car moved fast and soon disappeared．Peter felt in his pockets for 　　5　　 ，but they were not there．

　　“My car！”he shouted in a loud voice，which made several people look at him．He got up and ran out of the square，then down the small street．His car was not to be seen- 　　6　　 then he found it was behind a large one，with the keys 　　7　　 his car．

　　By the time he reached the dentist’s，it was 　　8　　 ．“A very strange thing happened to me．”he said to the dentist to explain why he was 　　9　　 ．

　　“ 　　10　　 ，sir．”said the dentist．“In fact l have only just got here．”

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　　Paul could not sleep last night．He woke up early and sat up，and the he lay down again．He felt terrible．“I must be ill，”he thought，“but I must 　　1 for that test．”

　　He 　　2 up and looked for his history notebook．He finally found it on his chair．He went over his history notes，but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in his notes，“What shall I do？”He felt 　　3 ．

　　Just then Paul’s telephone rang，so he put down his notebook and picked up the telephone．

　　“Good morning，”Jack’s voice said．“You must be wrong about the test．”

　　“What do you 　　4 ？”Paul asked weakly．

　　“We are not 　　5 a test today，”Jack said．“I wrote down the date in my notebook．The test will be next Wednesday．It isn’t today．How do you feel this morning？”

　　“Fine，”said Paul．“Just fine！”Suddenly he really felt fine．

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