（六十一）
Of all kinds of sports, I think mountain climbing is one of?_____?(dangerous). Usually the higher the mountain is, the?_____?(difficult) it is to climb. So there is no doubt that climbing Qomolangma is the?_____?(difficult), as it is the highest mountain in the world. Qomolangma is 8844.43 metres high. With thick clouds covering its top and heavy snowfalls all year round, the freezing weather?_____?(condition) make it even hard to take?_____?air as you get near the top. Still many climbers want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties and?_____?their lives to climb it. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. The first Chinese team did?_____?in 1960, while the first woman to?_____?(success) was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. The spirit of these climbers and their?_____?(achieve) show us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams and humans can sometimes be?_____?(strong) than the forces of nature.
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（六十二）
Mark Twain, an American?_____?(write), was born in 1835 in a poor village. He was the?_____?(six) child in his family.?_____?he was 11 years old, his father died. In the next year, he left school and?_____?(begin) to make a living by himself (自己謀生). He had many jobs and he also wrote something.
He wrote many novels (小說) all?_____?(he) life, but?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?is the most famous. This novel is mainly?_____?a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.?_____?first, this novel wasn't very?_____?(success). But after he died, it began to become popular. Until now, this novel is still one of the most popular?_____?(book).
Mark Twain became famous because of his wonderful books. He died in 1910. But his novels will always stay with us?_____?make us happy.
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（六十三）
Do you have any dreams? Let's have?_____?look at how these two people made their dreams come true.
Balamurali Krishna Ambati was burned (燒傷)?_____?the age of three. He spent several months in the hospital. From then on, he wanted?_____?(become) a doctor. A few years later, he knew that the?_____?(young) doctor in the world was 18 years old. So he?_____?(plan) to be a doctor by the age of 17. And at 11 Ambati was in university and began to get better education.?_____?graduating (畢業(yè)) from the university at 17, he took up his work as a doctor.
The Scholastic Achievement Test (學(xué)業(yè)成就測(cè)試) is a test in America. Each year, only a few students get a great score. One of these?_____?(student) is Jasmin Sethi. She's not?_____?to see anything, but how did she get this achievement (成績(jī))? To take the test, someone read the test questions to her, and she gave the answers. She was very good at her?_____?(lesson). She even did difficult math problems in her mind. Sethi wanted to be a lawyer (律師) when she?_____?(grow) up. Now she is really a successful attorney adviser (律師顧問).
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（六十四）
Our clothes will become small with our growth. Some books and?_____?(toy) will be not used any more. How will you deal?_____?these old things? Don't worry! Here's a good way. Online shopping will help you. Online shopping is?_____?(become) more and more popular now.
We can bid (競(jìng)價(jià)) for the?_____?(difference) goods(商品) online, such?_____?books, dolls, clothing and used cars. We can spend less money on?_____ (good) goods. Also, we can sell the things well through the Internet. There are many world online market places?_____?the Internet. If we want to buy?_____?sell something online, we must become the member of one of them?_____?(one).
Let's buy and sell things online. Let's enjoy?_____?(we) online.
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（六十五）
Sam got an email from his friend Rosa. Rosa?_____?(ask) him to her birthday party on Sunday afternoon. Sam was happy?_____?(get) the?invitation?(邀請(qǐng)函), but it also made him feel worried,?_____?he only had a few dollars. That was not enough to buy a good birthday gift. And Sam's father lost his job last month, so it wasn't a good time to ask his parents?_____?help.
Sam went to study in the library that day. There was?_____?book sale in the?library. The books?were all from the library. They were old but very cheap. Sam saw two books. They were about how to cook?_____?(tradition) food. Sam knew Rosa was interested in?_____?(cook), but?would it be too?bad to use old books as a birthday gift? Well, it was?_____?(good) than no gift at all!
On Sunday, Sam?wrapped?(包好) the two books and went to Rosa's party. He enjoyed?_____?(he) at the party, but still worried about his gift. The next day, he got an email from Rosa. It said: Of all the?_____?(present), yours was the nicest. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend!
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（六十六）
When people say "culture", we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first?_____?(appear) in the cartoon?Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York.?_____?November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and?_____?(success). In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons?_____?(be) that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as?_____?(lose) his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the "little man"?_____?(win). Most of them wanted?_____?(be) like Mickey.
On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today's cartoons are usually not?_____?simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still?_____?(know) and loves him. Who has a pair of ears?_____?(famous) than Mickey's?
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（六十七）
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, but sometimes they were not. Some of their classmates said they were?_____?brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very?_____?and they went into a restaurant?_____(have) lunch. The?_____?(wait) came up to them and asked," What can I do for you?"" Please bring us two apples first," said Tom.
_____the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the?_____?(big) one at once. Tom get angry," You were?_____?(polite), Mike. Why didn't you take the smaller one?" Tom said.
" But I was right," said Mike with a smile," if I let you take first,?_____?one will you choose?"
" Of course I'll take the smaller one," said Tom.
" Yes," Mike said,"?_____?you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be?_____?(my). Don't you think so?""Oh!" Tom couldn't answer.
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（六十八）
The Chinese homemade cartoon film Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf has become one of the?_____?(success) cartoon films.
The film has the same name and characters as the TV series (電視劇). But the film tells a new?_____?(story). In the TV series, Big Big Wolf wants to eat the goats, but the goats?_____?(protect) themselves successfully. In the movies, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf?_____?(join) together.?_____?hard work, they defeat (擊敗) their common enemy in the end.
It's so popular that the tickets are often?_____?(sell) out in hours. Many people have to?_____?(stand) in line for the next day's tickets.?_____?(it) box office (票房) has reached 3,000,000 yuan. The film is very?_____(interesting), and you can go to see it?_____?your parents.
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（六十九）
A few weeks ago, John went to a new school. He likes it?_____?(much) than his old school. The classrooms are big and clean. Every classroom has a computer in it. The library is also really great! It is not?_____?(crowd). There are the newest books, magazines?_____?newspapers. It also has?_____?(comfortable) chairs and students can sit on them when they read. The food in the school dining hall is delicious and not expensive. You can buy the food?_____?(cheap). All the students like to eat there. The beef noodles are John's favorite. John's favorite place at the school is the big auditorium (禮堂). The auditorium has?_____?(big) seats and students can sit them comfortably. The students often go there to listen to speeches (演說). Last week John went there for an interesting speech and he loved it.
The school has all?_____?(kind) of activities.?_____, there is a music festival every June. The students like their school band (樂隊(duì)) very much. The sports meeting is also one of?_____?(popular) activities at school. It is in September every year.
John enjoys every day here?_____?he is happy that he can study at this school.
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（七十）
Many earthquakes happen without warning, so it is important?_____?(know) what to do during an earthquake. Here are some?_____?(suggest) on how to stay safe in an earthquake.
If you are indoors during an earthquake, the?_____?(safe) place is under a heavy table or desk.?_____?(sit) on the floor in a doorway or close to a wall is safer?_____?standing in the middle of a room. Stay away from windows and?_____?(something) that could fall on you.
If you are in a crowded doorway from the door,?_____?hurry to rush to the exit. You will find too many people trying to get out?_____?the same time.
If you are outdoors, find a clear place away from buildings, trees, street lights and power lines.
Besides, some aftershocks may follow an earthquake. These are as dangerous?_____?the earthquake. Stay in a safe place until you are sure it's OK to leave.
When it is safe for you to move around, check the people near you, in case someone may need help. You may be afraid, but try to stay calm. This is the?_____?important thing to do in an earthquake.
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（七十一）
Books about how?_____?(do) things are very popular in America today. There?_____?about four to five thousand kinds of books
_____?the name "How to… ". One book may tell you how to make?_____?(much) money.?_____?may tell you how to save or spend it. And another may tell you how to give?_____?(you) money away.
Some "How to" books tell you how to choose a way of?_____?(make) a living and how to succeed in it. If you fail, you can buy a book?_____?(call) "How to Turn Failure?(失敗)?into Success". If you never make any money?_____all, you may need a book named "How To Live on Nothing". If you're?_____?(happy) with your life, you can read "How to Love Every Minute of Life".
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（七十二）
Mary and Anna are having lunch in a restaurant. Mary's and Anna's?_____?(car) are outside the restaurant in the car park. Anna is looking through the window?_____?the cars and scooters (小型摩托車).
"I think scooters are?_____?(good) than cars," she says. "They only want a little petrol (汽油), so they are?_____(cheap). And I think they are easier?_____?(drive)."
Mary laughs. "Oh, cars are?_____?(expensive) than scooters," she says, "but they are not difficult to drive. And think! Cars are bigger?_____?scooters, so they can?_____?(take) more people. They're bigger,?_____?they are quieter. My car is quieter than a scooter?_____?a bus or a plane or a train."
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（七十三）
Melbourne is in Australia. It is a beautiful city?_____?huge gardens, great parks and many?_____?(amaze) buildings. Many people come to visit it every year.
Melbourne is also?_____?ancient city in Australia. It has an interesting history of more than 170 years. The first people came in 1835, and in the 1850s, gold?_____?(discover). Because of this, Melbourne became a very rich city. Many new buildings were built at that time.
And today, Melbourne is one of the world's?_____?(great) cities. It is known?_____?its?_____?(beautiful) and its famous universities. It is also Australia's top city for?_____?(sport). Many of them are very popular. For example, young people are mad?_____?football here. In 1956, the Olympic Games came to the city, and for the first time they were showed live on TV around the world.
Melbourne is a nice place and you can always have great?_____?here.
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（七十四）
Tim is my?_____?(good) friend. He is crazy?_____?football. He loves?_____?(watch) football matches. Of course, he?_____?(love) playing football, too. He also likes meeting people and?_____?friends. However, his love of football has become the cause?_____?his problem. He often plays football?_____?his classmates after school?_____?4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. He has to?_____?(stay) up late to do his homework and the next day he often feels sleepy in class. I think it's?_____?to spend some time on our habits. But we should finish our homework first.
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（七十五）
Now the robots are making our life easier. The?_____?(one) robots were invented in the 1920s. And robots?_____(appear) in Hollywood movies many years ago. The robots in these?movies were?_____?(strong) and cleverer?than?people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in?_____?(factory). They can do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too?_____?(danger), difficult or boring?_____?humans. Robots can help people who cannot look after?_____?(they). For example, scientists are making a robot?_____?(help) blind people. Nowadays, many blind people have dogs to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In?_____?future, more guide dogs might be robot dogs. Robots are also used in hospital.
_____?robots can help people in many different ways, they can never take the place of humans.
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（七十六）
Robot scientists are not just trying?_____?(make) robots look like people. For example, there are already robots?_____?(work) in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over?_____.People would not like?_____?(do) such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored. In the future, there will be?_____?(many) robots everywhere, and humans will have?_____?(little) work to do. New robots will have many different?_____?(shape). Some will look like humans, and others might look?_____?snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look?_____?people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computer, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed?_____?(possible) a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future.
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（七十七）
Jeff Green: My mother told me a good friend is?_____?a mirror. I'm quieter and?_____?(serious) than most kids. That's why I like?_____?(read) books and I study harder?_____?class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy?_____?(study) together. I'm shy so it's not easy for me?_____?(make) friends. But I think friends are like books—you don't need a lot of them as long as they're good.
Huang Lei: It's not necessary?_____?(be) the same. My best friend Larry is quite different?_____?me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better,?_____?he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best?_____?me. So I'm getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.
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（七十八）
Hong Kong has about forty public?_____?(beach). Some of the beaches are among the?_____?(good) in the world. People can go there?_____?a swim. You can go to most of them?_____?bus. To go to some beaches you must take?_____?boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.
You will swim there almost?_____?any danger if you remember these instructions: First, never swim?_____?(lonely). Second, never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry. Third, don't stay in the water too long.?_____?(four), never go out in a boat if you can't swim.
Remember: A red flag means that it is dangerous for anybody?_____?(go) into the water. A blue flag means that it is?_____?(danger) for children.
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（七十九）
Do you like Strauss?_____?Mozart? For me, I like both of them.
Strauss was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria. His mother?_____?(buy) him the first violin. When Strauss was a student of the Polytechnic school, he was not interested?_____?lessons. He spent all his time?_____?(study) music. At the age of 19, he performed his first concert. He became a?_____?(success) composer. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1876 he wrote?The Blue Danube?waltz.?_____?a great composer he is!
Mozart was also an important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. He was one of the greatest?_____(music) of all time. He showed his musical abilities at a young age. At three he could play music on the piano. At five he started to write his own music.?_____?talented he was! In 1762 his family took him around?_____(European) and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote?_____?(hundred) of wonderful pieces of music. But by the time Mozart was 17, he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five. He was great and many people still think his music is perfect.
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（八十）
Life in the future will be different?_____ life today. Between now and the future many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live?_____ (long) than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and?_____ (use), and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important?_____ (subject) in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports,?_____ (watch) TV and traveling. Traveling will be?_____cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for?_____ (build) new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. They?_____?(eat) more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because?_____ this, many people will not have enough work?_____. This will be a problem.
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（八十一）
Wendy was only 11 years old, but was very responsible (有責(zé)任心的) and she loved children. "I want?_____ (be) a great babysitter (臨時(shí)照顧幼兒者) when I grow up," said Wendy.
One day, Wendy and her mom went shopping and?_____ (meet) Mrs. White, one of their friends.
Mrs. White said she needed a babysitter?_____ her 3-year-old boy, Martin, on Saturday night. She asked Wendy's mom?_____ someone that was responsible and free on Saturday.
"How about me?" asked Wendy, "I like little Martin and I will look after him?_____ (good)."
"Oh, I don't think so, Wendy. You are too Young," said Wendy's mom.
"Come on, Mom. I'm almost twelve. I can do it?_____ I'm ready to do it," said Wendy.
"Wendy knows Martin and I think she can do it," said Mrs. White.
"OK, but do everything?_____ (careful)," said Wendy's mom at last.
On Saturday night, Wendy went to Mrs. White's house. Of course, she did?_____?good job. Now Wendy is a reliable (可靠的) babysitter for some?_____?(family). "I would like to work in a daycare center when I get?_____(old)," said Wendy, "then I can be with children all day long."
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（八十二）
Rebecca is interviewing Dr Jones about trees in order to know more about them. Dr Jones tells her that trees help us?_____?many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in?_____?(harm) gases from the air and produce oxygen for us?_____?(breathe). They help to fight against air pollution. Just?_____?Rebecca says, they also make our lives?_____?(much) convenient. There?_____?(be) a lot of things coming from trees, such as paper, pencils, fruit, oil and tea. Even a lot of furniture in the room is?_____?(make) of wood. So trees are really important in?_____?(we) daily lives. However,?_____?(million) of trees are cut down by us every year. At last, she tells Rebecca that we human beings should stop?_____?(do) this, or there will be no trees in the world.
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（八十三）
Gao Can, a 13-year-old girl, is?_____?youngest member of the Association of Writers of Shaanxi. She writes fairy tales, short stories, and most?_____ all, poems. Gao said she?_____?(begin) poem writing when she was in primary school. Once the teacher asked the class?_____?(write) a composition called "If I were …" Gao had an idea, "_____?not make it a poem?" That was her first poem, and it won a lot of compliments (稱贊) from both her teacher?_____?classmates. So far,?_____?(hundred) of her poems have come out.
"Writing poems is not?_____?(difficulty) at all. Just express?_____?(you)—what you do, what you see or what you think." said Gao. "I don't have enough life experience, so I write about?_____?(natural), about things I feel inside."
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（八十四）
Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music.?_____?piece which was played on the?erhu?especially moved me. I was made?_____?(feel) sad and painful?_____?(strong). The piece?_____?(name)?Er Quan Ying Yue, but it was one of?_____?(move) pieces of music that I've ever heard. The?erhu?sounded so sad?_____?I almost cried along with it as I listened. Abing?_____ was a folk musician wrote the music. He could play many musical?_____(instrument) with his father's help. By age 17, he was known?_____?his musical skills. Today, Abing's?Er Quan Ying Yu?is a piece which all the greatest?erhu?masters play and praise. It?_____?(become) one of China's?national?treasures.
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（八十五）
Everybody has his best friend, and so?_____ I.?My name is Lily. Today I want to tell you something about my best friend—Gina. I made?_____?(friend) with her two years ago. She is an outgoing and?_____?(talent) girl. She likes volleyball and plays?_____?every day. She?_____?many prizes (獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)) in different games. In fact, I'm quite different?_____?her. I'm not as tall as her. I like music. I don't like sports, but sometimes she asks me to go to play volleyball with her. She thinks it is good for my health. I'm?_____?(serious) and hard-working than her. I always get?_____(good) grades than she does, so maybe I should help her more. It's not necessary?_____?(be) the same. I like Gina because she is kind and she can make me laugh. We can share many things.?_____?we are not similar, we care about each other. That's the most important thing.
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（八十六）
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?
When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually just like human?_____(service). They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or?_____?(danger)?places.
Today there are already robots working in factories. For example, they can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over?_____.?_____?(Few)?people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can even walk and dance. These kinds of robots are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists?_____?(agree)?with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans?_____?25 to 50 years.
Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take?_____(hundred)?of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In Indian, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, snake robots will be able to help look?_____?people under the buildings. That was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed?_____?(possible)?100 years ago. We never know what?_____?happen in the future!
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（八十七）
There was a man named Glen in a village. His legs became bad?_____?the age of twelve. The doctors said he couldn't?_____(walk) again. But Glen didn't believe?_____(they). He found two chairs. With?_____?hand on each handle (把手), he tried to walk again. Soon he was able?_____(walk) like a normal (正常的) person. Five?_____(month) later, he ran with?his friends. Then he?_____(join) a running team. Six years later, he took part in a marathon race (馬拉松比賽)?_____?won the race. He said, "I always?_____(believe) that I could walk, and I did. Now, I'm working hard to become the?_____(good) runner in the world."
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（八十八）
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. Dr. Jones is telling her something about trees.
Trees help us?_____?many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in?_____?(harm) gases from the air and produce oxygen for us?_____?(breathe). They are major?_____?(fight) against air?_____?(pollute). Besides, trees can also make our lives even?_____?(convenient). Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper and pencils.?_____?(actual), we get a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. A lot of the furniture is?_____?(make) of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives. So we can't imagine?_____?the world would be like if there were no trees.
However, we cut down millions of trees every year. We must stop to protect them?_____?we don't want a world without trees.
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（八十九）
We got over one thousand letters and e-mails from our readers about their New Year's resolutions. Thank you!
Many readers are?_____?(go) to work harder in school this year.?_____?(lot) of readers are going to play?_____(sport). Some readers say they are going to eat?_____?(many) vegetables than they did last year. Some girls say they are going to exercise more?_____?( keep) fit. Some parents are going to study the subjects their?_____(child) learn at school. They want to communicate?_____?(good) with their kids than before. An old lady from England is going to work?_____?a teacher in China next year.
_____?we can see from these answers that different people have different resolutions for the?_____?(come) year. We hope they can keep them well.
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（九十）
_____?(get) up early is good for people's health. Many people have this habit. How does it help? Let me tell you my story. When I was about twenty?_____?(year) old, I?_____?(usual) went to bed late and?_____?(get) up late.?_____?later I started to know the benefit (好處) of getting up early. On the days I got up earlier, my efficiency (效率) was?_____?(good) when I did things and I kept?_____?(act), not just in the morning but all day.?_____?you want to get up early, you must try?_____?(go) to bed early. Maybe you will be tired on the first day you get up early, but you'll have to go to bed early that night. After a few days, you'll have a habit?_____?going to bed at the same time every night and getting up early.
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