Imagine the following scene: on the grasslands, an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree.   shadow(影子) grows long and thin. In the distance, you can also see a few zebras running here and there. Such a scene is commonplace in the magical continent of Africa.
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. To its southeast      the Indian Ocean, and toward the west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the continent with the world’s second largest population (more than 1 billion) behind Asia.
The continent is       to the world’s tallest animal, giraffes. People can also find crocodiles (鳄鱼) and hippos (河马) in grassland and rainforests.
Africa is great to visit. In east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895 meters into the sky. It is the highest point in the continent.        it lies in the tropics (热带), it is covered with ice and snow year-round.
The continent       its hundreds of ethnic (种族) groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. They are all in west Africa.
Although many places in Africa are poor, this is not the whole picture. South Africa is the       country in Africa. Some parts of the country are wealthy. Modern and well-developed roads are common everywhere. You can also spend a day in a large shopping mall or taste delicious seafood in a restaurant.

Mr．Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids．Two months ago, he was told that he had cancer and he needed        at once．And he knew he would spend a lot of        on the operation．It was too much for Mr．Lin’s family．They had no jobs and both their children were at school．The situation seemed        ．
After two weeks,        , Mr．Lin got a piece of good news．He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for         patients in western China．They need to pay only half the cost or even less．      the project, he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting        ．Now he has returned to his family．
The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in      China．So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people to       medical aid．The Chinese government is also working together with other       and international organizations to do this．They hope to develop a new health care model for China．

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If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising    41   of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and    42   a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the    43   from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and    44   under the dish.
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I threw it    45   the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed    46   and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his    47   began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong    48   they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors    49   it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take    50   photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”

In Nanjing, there are many      going around the city, and they cost only 1 or 2 yuan to take a bus. So many people like    a bus to school or to work. But when an old man gets on the bus, do you often     your seat to him'?
Some people on the bus don't like to help the old people. They just close their     , listening to music without looking at the old people. Some turn their faces to look     the windows. When the bus driver keeps（一直）asking them to help the old people, they don't listen to him.
However, we should      each other    we may need other's help one day. Next time, please try to help others on the bus. You can let the old people get on the bus     you, you can give your seat to an old man, you can also give your seat to a woman    a child. Then all the people will have a    life.

In the world(世界) there are many interesting festivals. Now let me _    you something about one of them — Mother’s Day.
People celebrate Mother’s Day in the USA first. It is also a _     in some other countries. It’s _    the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank  _   . On that day, people show their love to their mother by _    cards and other presents. On the cards, children will write "Thanks, Mom". "To the best mother in the world." "Best _    for Mother’s Day" and so on. Father and children do the housework (家务活). _   mothers can have a rest.
In China, people _     celebrate this special day for mothers. Last Mother’s Day, I bought some flowers for my mother to thank her _    work. I helped my mother _    clothes, cook, clean the house and so on. My mother and I were very happy.

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks  that  cars are    their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t      her.
My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She      drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very     and small car? No, her car is new. It’s very large, and it     go 200 kilometres for each hour!
My friend is      . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something     with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a ver     car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.
Now you have     my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

There will be an auction(拍卖会) for charity (慈善) in our neighbourhood this Saturday afternoon. We will hold it at the community centre. The money will help a Hope Primary School build a library. What will you sell(卖) for the auction?
Wu Wenbo: I'd like to sell a book by Mo Yan. The book will teach people the meaning (意义) of life. I hope someone else can enjoy it. I won't ask for a high price. How about l0 yuan?
Li Yuchen: I think I can sell a ping-pong bat. I'm a sports fan. I have many ping-pong bats. I can sell one of them for the auction. The bat is very good. It is a present from my friend. I often play ping-pong with it. The price is 50 yuan.
Meng Meihui: I will sell my pencil case. I think it's about 20 yuan. It is blue and can hold more than ten pens. You can also put a ruler and a big eraser into it. It is made of leather!
Song Tianvi: I can sell my toy panda. It's my birthday present. It looks like a real panda. It can even sing. When you feel sad, it can make you happy. How much is it? I think 30 yuan is the lowest price
What Will You   【小题1】 for the Auction

In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.       many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a      that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers.       other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is     they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story    pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who   such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more    , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

The world is divided (分) into two parts. One half of the world is rich and         is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people have never got enough to eat. When they are ill,        the hospitals can receive them because they have no enough           . In the rich part, a lot of people          too much. For example, a dog or a cat in North America eats more than a child in poor countries.
The poor countries have some other difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow           on. People there don’t have rich land or enough water. The land can be made better, but a lot of things must be done. The people         be taught and water must be found.
But rich countries have problems. too. There’re not good places to         . Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move         . Noise is too much. Some people don’t have houses. People must do something about the problems.
People must clean the air and the rivers, and they must         them clean. People have to build more houses.        we can’t do these things easily.

These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no       in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have     more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to   __   themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost      bookworms(书呆子). In the past in the summer holidays, they could do      they liked, but now they have to  __   all their time preparing. So      have kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure(压力) from     parents and teachers, they       to work harder and spend most of their time  __   books. As for the students themselves, they don’t want to        the lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give  __  of their spare time to their studies and      up their school sports.
It’s true a good education cannot go without physical training, the __ _ is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a     body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?
【小题1】