16．　　When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I (1)       my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly have that money.
　　On my birthday my parents said that they had my (2)       outside in the back yard. At once I ran out to the yard. There was my bike, (3)       it was pink and old. There was no smiling on my face. I thought I (4)       my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment (失望) on their faces. I (5)       the old bike and rode it. At that time I was feeling (6)      , and it made my parents sad. At last I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't (7)      .
　　When I grew up, I began to understand that my parents gave me (8)       much more than just a rusty(生锈的) old bike. They gave me a life lesson about (9)      . When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. I like to remember this (10)       because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it.

17．　　Sam is twelve. He is in No. 6 Middle School. He is in Class 3, Grade 7. He likes Chinese and he can write stories. He gets on well with his classmates. He is popular among the teachers and the classmates. He is very happy today because it is Children's Day, and it's his birthday too. His mother and father have a birthday party for him. There are many drinks and food on the table and the presents from Sam's family are on the table too
　　Sam asks his good friends to his birthday party. They all come to Sam's house. They are Linda, Tom, John and Lucy. They bring presents for Sam. Linda buys a nice pen for Sam.
　　She knows Sam loves writing stories. She wants Sam to write many good stories. Tom buys a white baseball for Sam. Baseball is Sam's favorite sport, and he is really good at it. John and Lucy buy a big cake for Sam. The friends sing Happy Birthday to Sam. Then they eat the cake. The cake is delicious. They dance and play some games. They have a good time at the party.

18．　　I was riding a bike and saw a person about 250 meters ahead (领先) of me. He was riding a little slower than me and i decided to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off.
I started riding faster and faster and with every block (街区), I got just a little bit closer to him. After a few minutes I was only about 100 meters behind him, so i tried my best and really speeded up. Finally, I caught up with him and passed him. I felt so good. I "beat him"!
　　But he didn't know we were racing.
　　After I passed him, I found that I missed my turn, and went six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.
　　Isn't that what happens in life when we race with others, trying to pass them or trying to show that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths.
　　The problem with unhealthy race is that it's a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.
　　Wherever you go, no matter what the weather is like, always bring your own sunshine.

19．　　Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter (州纪念币). A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a California condor is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he on the back of a coin?
　　The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.
　　Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them. Muir believed that nature should be protected instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about protecting forests, Soon, others began to listen.
　　Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir's love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California, Muir asked the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation (保护), Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and built five national parks. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there.
　　Though it has been over one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources ﹣ then, now, and for the future.

20．
A: Betty, what's the plan for the weekend?
B: (1)      What do you think of it?
A: Great! What animal do you like?
B: (2)      
A: (3)      
B: Yes, I do.
A: Does it eat grass?
B: Yes, it does.
A: (4)      
B: It's from Africa.
A: What else can we do in the zoo?
B: We can take photos with a baby elephant.
A: Wow! (5)      

21．这里太热了．把你的外套脱了吧．
It's too hot here.                          your coat.

22．周日, 我终于在动物园里见到了大熊猫．
I saw the pandas                          in the zoo on Sunday.

23．通知将被公布在学校网站上.
The notice will be              on the school website.

24．很高兴收到你的来信, 莉兹．
It's great to              you, Liz.

25．他们见面时互相握了握手．
They             with each other when they met.

26．　　What would it be like to be over 100 meters in the air? Besides (除了) taking a plane, there is a more interesting and relaxing way to experience it:having a ride on a Ferries wheel (摩天轮).
● London eye, England
　　With a height of about 135 meters, the London Eye is the highest Ferris wheel in Europe. There are 32 cars (轿厢) and each can carry 25 people at most. On the ride, people can get a view of London Tower, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. One turn takes 30 minutes.
● High Roller, US
　　It is the world's highest Ferris wheel. It is 168 meters high. High Roller first opened in Las Vegas on March 3 1st, 2014.
●. Tianjin Eye, China
　　Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter-tall Ferris wheel. It lies on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin, China. It is the only Ferris wheel in the world to stand on a bridge The wheel has 48 cars. Each can take eight passengers. People can get good views of the city during the 30-minute trip.
● Roue de Paris, France
　　Roue de Paris looks like all other Ferris wheels. It is about 60 meters tall and has 42 cars. But people can move it. Because of this, the big wheel has been to many other places like Manchester in the UK and Bangkok in Thailand.

1.      is in England and is about 135 meters high.
2. High Roller with a height of 168 meters, is        Ferris wheel in the world.
3. Tianjin Eye is the only Ferris wheel in the world to       .
4. Tianjin Eye can take a total of       passengers at most.
5. People can       Roue de Paris to many other places out of France.

27．　　Find our way around
　　Most people have map apps on their phones that can show their location and guide them to where they want to go. But how do these apps know your location at (1)a              time or place? They find you by using satellite navigation (satnav) systems (卫星导航系统).
　　A satnav system uses groups of satellites to find the user's location. This location (2)i              is then sent to a receiver, such as a smartphone.
　　For satnav systems, the number of satellites is important for (3)i              the systems positioning accuracy (定位精度). The more satellites, the more accurate the positioning is.
　　The first satnav system was the Global Positioning System (GPS) which (4)b              to the United States. First used in 1964, the system is the world's leading satnav system. But China's satnav system, Beidou, has overtaken (超过) GPS in size, Japans Nikkei Asian Review reported. China sent Beidou's first navigation satellite into (5)s              in 2000. China also became the (6)t              country to build a satnav system after the US and Russia, Peoples. Daily reported. As of right now, over 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East are using the Beidou system.
　　With its world-leading technology, Beidou is leading Chinese people to a (7)b              life. It is playing important (8)r             in different areas, according to Xinhua News Agency. For example, as of March, over 6. 2 million vehicles (车辆) in China were using Beidou for navigation, according to a report on the Beidou system's construction and development.

28．假设你是Tony, 正在和朋友大明游览天津．请根据以下要点, 用英语给你的父母写一封邮件, 讲讲你的所见所闻．

参考词汇:the Haihe River海河
farmyard农家院
National Maritime Museum of China国家海洋博物馆
要求:
1. 词数:80～100个．
2. 短文的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数．
3. 要点齐全, 行文连贯, 可适当发挥．
Dear Mum and Dad,
I'm staying with my friend Daming in Tianjin. Tianjin ________.
I'll be back home next week!
Love,
Tony