1. What was the s   ▲    of the car at the time of the accident?

2.He was sitting a   ▲    a group of children, telling them a story.

3.The room is very dark. I can't see anything c   ▲    without a light.

4.Kindness is the language that even the b   ▲   can see and the deaf can hear.

5.Even children can understand the story because it's written in very s   ▲   English.

6. This dictionary    ▲   （包括）almost all the English verbs.

7.Cleaning the car is one of my least favorite    ▲   （工作）.

8.Ann is    ▲   （安排)a surprise party for Russell's birthday.

9.The best    ▲   （治疗）for a cold is to rest and drink lots of water.

10.I    ▲   （借给）my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.

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November 19th, 2013                                                   Sunny 

Today is my first day in Singapore. It’s quite fascinating. I fell in love with this beautiful c 1.   as soon as I got off the plane. The city was so tidy that I couldn’t find any r  2. .

My host family were waiting for me outside. I wanted to s  3.  hands with them because they are Chinese, but they k  4. me to welcome me. All of us wanted to be as polite as possible. On the way to their home, my host p   5.   to a beautiful statue--- Merlion Statue and told me it was the s  6.  of Singapore. My host had prepared a big dinner for me. When I saw forks and k  7.  on the table, I told them I had learned how to use chopsticks before I left France for Singapore. I had the most delicious Chinese food. After dinner, we took a walk in the park n 8.   the house. Though we are from d  9.  countries, we talked happily. My host family went out of their way to make me r  10.   and feel at home.

   Last week Bruce wrote to Dick , telling him that he wasn’t enjoying the n    (1) school in Richmond at all . As all the o    (2) students were from the same junior middle school , they

g    (3) on well with each other . Bruce tried his best to be friendly , but they didn’t . I    (4) , they made fun of （取笑） him , for he was the s    (5) in the class . He had no idea about what to do . So Bruce n    (6) some help from his best friend , Dick .

    Now , in his l    (7) back to Bruce , Dick gave him two pieces of advice （建议）：First of all , d    (8) worry about being short . And the s    (9) , think about l    (10) for a good friend .