－Peter has hurt  his leg.
－__________.

    We arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak.He had a serious lung disease. My husband and I (1) ______ with him for the weekend but had to return to work on Monday. Our relatives would help Dad get home from the (2) ______ and look after him. But I hoped to let him know that we cared too, even when we weren’t (3) ______ him.
    Then I remembered when our children were small, the each would write a love not to their grandparents before (4) ______ them after a visit. They hid notes under the lamp, next to the phone...For days, their grandparents would be (5) ______ as they discovered these notes of love.
    So as I (6) ______ a bed for him in the living room downstairs, I wrote some notes. Most notes were downstairs, (7) ______ one not I hid upstairs under his pillow (枕头),”Dad, you must be feeling (8) ______ if you have found this note. We are so glad!”
    These “emotional (情感的) vitamins” improve d his (9) ______, too, Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad (10) ______ he was going.He said,” pretty well! I’ve just found your note under my pillow upstairs.”

    Raisins (葡萄干) in ice cream, in chocolate bars, and in cookies...Our favorite snacks cannot be without raisins!
    Have you ever thought about how people get raisins from full and juicy grapes? Dry them  in the sun? well, that’s one way.But people from Xinjiang have another way. They make the best rais ins in China.
    People there build many “blockhouses (碉堡)” out of earth near a grape garden. It’s in these blockhouses that the best raisins are made.
    Many “blockhouses” are built on the hillside. They’re usually three meters tall and are as big as the size of a classroom.
    They are quite different from the houses we live in. They have lots of holes in the wall.Inside there are many wooden shelves.
    After picking the grapes,people pout them on the shelves. Because of the hot weather, hot dry wind gets through the holes in the wall and dries the grapes up. Thirty to forty-five days later, the fruits will turn into soft, sweet raisins.
    In around the year 535, people in Xinjiang started to send raisins  as gifts to the emperor. This means that about 1, 500 years ago people there already knew hot to make raisins.

    Long long ago, there once lived a God called Ratu in the sky. Ratu was fond of playing games that made people very angry.One of the games he liked to play best was to fly down into the sea suddenly to frighten all the fishes. Ratu kept doing that again and again. And the fishes became very tired of his game. They could do nothing but go to ask Hemi, the god of the sea, to help them.
    So Hemi tried hard to catch Ratu when he flew into the sea, but every time Hemi was too slow. Ratu laughed loudly at Hemi as he flew past him each time. This made Hemi quite angry. He thought hard and then had an idea.He asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed (水草). Hemi collected all this and tied it together to make a large net.Soon Ratu flew down again and Hemi threw the net over him. Ratu fought and fought but could not get free.He was caug ht.
    Ratu promised never to fly down to frighten the fishes again if Hemi would let him go. It was known to all that Ratu was not an honest god. So Hemi did not set him free.Instead, he changed Ratu into a mountain in the sea. Ratu was so angry. When he opened his mouth to shout at Hemi.fire and smoke broke out.And that is why the Island of Ratu is a volcano (火山).

    If your pen broke at school today, what would you do? You would go to a shop and buy a new one. What if you cou ld simply print out a real, working pen with your 3-D printer without leaving your room?
    Ten years ago people could only see 3-D printing in science fiction movies. But now 3-D printing is here and it’s bringing big changes.
    Unlike normal printing that can only copy a 2-D picture with ink. 3-D printing can build almost anything made from material. The printer layers (分层) the material in different shapes to create the object you want to be copied.
    The 3-D printer has been used to make many different things. People have made cups cars and even an airplane with it.
    Doctors have been using 3-D printers for several years. People’s nervous systems have been printed out in 3-D form medical research. Some body parts have been printed and used in hospital.Several months ago, doctors used a 3-D printer to rebuild the face of a person who had a bad accident.In the future, it is expected that the printer will make human organs to save more lives.
    However there are drawbacks to the printer. At the moment, printing can be quite slow and it’s still rather expensive. The average (平均的) price of a household printer is around $1, 700, not including the cost of the  materials.
    But as the technology develops, it shouldn’t be long before disadvantages are improved. Only time will tell where this new technology will take us.

    A standard American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,5 00 students.Every student is given a locker (锁柜). When students arrive at the school, the first go straight to their lockers. (1) ______
    Am erican students usually take a yellow school bus or go to school on foot if they live close enough. (2) ______ When they turn 16yuears of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students get passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s test, they can began driving themselves to school.
    Each day, students take six or seven classes. (3) ______ They can choose art,clothes making and other classes .In some schools students must take one or more of the classes:health education, physical of foreign language studies, (4) ______ This is because each teacher has his own classroom.There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
    (5) ______ After school more that half of th e students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports and clubs, such as basketball, baseball, soccer, school newspaper and so on.

    Nowadays parents and their children are spending less time together. As a result, many children are getting less love than their parents once got. How to help parents and their children stay connected? Below is a list of helpful tips for family life.
●  Eat and chat
    Sharing a meal together lets parents and their children have time to talk about each other’s lives. This is also a time for parents to listen to and give advice to their children.
●  Read often
    It is important for parents to read to their children.Reading to your children cultivates (培养) an interest for knowledge. It also helps their attention last longer. Look for books that your children like reading. After their reading, ask questions about what the books are about.
●  Plan an outing
    Sometimes getting out of the house is important. Jump into the family car and go for a trip to the beach. Also visit to a zoo, a park or a museum will lead to a long discussion.
●  Help with schoolwork
    A great way to spend more time with children and light a fire or learning is to help children with their schoolwork. A parent’s help will cause a child to become more interested in school and to improve his or her grades.

    There was a boy named Lewis. He was six years old. One day, as he was looking out of the car window (1) ______ his way to school, he discovered that so much grey smoke was coming from his Dad’s car. Then Lewis looked at the (2) ______ cars on the road. To his surprise,all the cars had grey smoke around them.

    So Lewis asked his father,“Dad, what’s that grey smoke above our cars?” His father was a little surprised at the question,but answered,“Well, Lewis, its (3) ______ air pollution. It’s bad for all living things and the earth.”

    After Lewis got to the school,he asked his teacher, “Why do people use (4) ______ so much since they cause all that grey smoke?” You’re right, Lewis, People should use public transport ation more often and care more about the (5) ______.

    From then on, Lewis and his father went to school or work by bus.

    人人都应该会做一些家务，你会做些什么家务呢、今年暑假，你将帮家里做些什么，并谈谈做家务会带来什么益处？请你以“Help with Some House work”为题，写一篇90词左右的英语短文。
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Help with Some Housework