Most American families are smaller than t______ in other countries. Most families have one or two parents and one or two　children each.

　　　　Children in the US will leave their p______ homes when they grow up. They usually live far away from their parents. They often go to visit their parents on h______.

　　　　Parents usually let their c______ choose their own jobs.

　　Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by t______.

　　1. A: ______ ______ with your watch?

　　 　 B: It's 20 minutes slower each day.

　　2. A: You look pretty in the new skirt.

　　 　 　　 B: It's very ______ ______ you to say so.

　　3. A: Would you mind opening the door for me?

　　 　 　　 B: ______ ______.

　　4. A: ______ did you ______ the football match?

　　 　 　　 B: I thought it was exciting.

　　5. A: I had never thought Mingming would win the race.

　　 　 　　 B: ______ ______ I.

　　　　Most animals like warm weather. They don't like too hot or too cold weather. For e______, when winter comes, some birds fly to a warm p______ to live. They usually t______ in a large group to protect themselves. Bears and some other animals hide in a hole u______ the ground and s______ throughout the winter.

　　　　Monday is the f______ work day of the week. On Monday people are usually very busy. Men and w______ are busy going to work, while 　　children are busy going to school. Some of them t______ buses. Many r______ bicycles. Others like to walk. Streets in big cities are always full. Buses, cars and bicycles have to move s______ along them.

完成对话，每空格限填一词。

1. A: Make yourself at home.

　B: Thanks._____ _____.

2. A: Do you like both T-shirts?

　 B: No, I like ____of_____.

3. A: ____ ____the weather in Shanghai in spring?

　 B: It's warm in spring and sometimes it rains.

4. A: I don't like the winter in Beijing. What about you?

　 B: _______ _______I. It's too cold.

5. A: Is your schoolbag bigger than Dick's?

　 B: No, it's about the ____ _____as his.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使短文通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。

　　Fire can h______ people in many ways. It can heat（加热） water, warm（温暖） your house, give light and c______ food. But fire can burn（燃烧） things, too.

　　Today people know how to make a fire w______ matches（火柴）.  Children sometimes like to p_____ with matches. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can b______ a big fire very fast.

在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使短文通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。

　　Which meal is the most important to our b_______, breakfast, lunch or dinner? The answer is "Breakfast".We don't eat a______ from night till morning. It's a long time. So we n______ food most in the morning.If you don't have breakfast, you will feel s______ during the day. Get up early in the morning so as to have e______ time for breakfast before you go to school.

　　Miss Jones was a teacher, her home was not f______ from her  school and she always w______ there in the morning. All the pupils in the school were very young.

　　Miss Jones walked to school on a very cold and w______ morning  in December, and the cold wind went into her eyes, and big t______ began running out of them. she r______ the school, opened the door and went into the classroom. It was nice and warm there and Miss  Jones was happy. But then a small boy looked at her for a few  seconds, put his arms round her and said kindly, "Don't c______. School i______ very bad."