Hi. Linda,
    Thanks a1__1_______for the i__2_______to visit you. I'm sorry I c____3_____visit next week.  On
Monday,I have to s___4______ for my science test.  The test is really hard.  On Tuesday, I'm h_5________Out with my friends.On W__6_______ ,I have to have a piano 1____7____ .On Thursday. I'm goingt___8_____my friend's birthday party. On Friday,   I have  to go campingw___9_______my classmates. 
Please call me later.W____10_____to me soon.
                                                                                                                                      Lily

    How to Observe the United States
    What is the best way to observe the United States? The best way 1    (depend) on how much you want to spend, what part of the country you want  2        (visit),  what you want to see along the way, and how much time you  3  (have). Sometimes a combination(联合) 4       (be) the best.    5    (fly)is the fastest and possibly the least expensive way to see America. If you   6   (have)a round trip ticket to the United States, many airline companies have special tickets that let you  7     (fly) at a big discount(折扣价).  Although air travel is the fastest, it doesn't allow you    8   (see) very much except clouds when you are traveling. If you want'to see the country from the ground, you should consider    9     (take)a bus.  For short trips around a city or to a national park,  a rental car    10   (be)a good idea,
1._________2._________3._________4._________5._________
6._________7._________8._________9._________10._________

     Maybe you always wonder why your pocket money disappeared so quickly. Well, this may be
because you don't have a careful plan. If you try a budget (预算) for your pocket money, you will find
you can stop money from going so fast.
     A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. Careful budget can help you save for the things
you want but can't pay for just' now.
     Sounds useful? Look at the following before you start your budget :
     Every week there are things we have to pay for, like school lunches and buses. There are also things
we would like to spend money on-just for fun! All these are weekly  expenses (开销) .
     Since we can't have money for everything, we have to make choices.  We need to ask if we really
need something or just want it.  Needs are what you must have in order to live, like food and water.
Wants are things you would like to have or do, but not necessary. For example, CDs and cartoons.
     List what you must spend on needsand if there is money left over, what you will save for things you
really want.  This is called a budget.
     If you don't have enough money for what you need, you may have to give up one for the other.
     No budget is fixed (固定的).  Keep an eye on yours.  Maybe you wanted a cartoon book but now
you want an MP3 more. Your needs may change into wants, or your wants may change into needs.
1. If you want to stop your money from going fast, you should make __________.
A. a wallet  
B. a purse      
C. a change    
D. a budget
2. _________ are the things that you couldn't live without.
A. Needs    
B. Wants      
C. CDs      
D. Cartoons
3. When we make a budget, we must find out __________.
A. what we have to spend on and what we would like to pay for
B. if CDs and cartoon books are good enough
C. what you will save for the things you want
D. when your needs may change into wants
4.  The writer wants to tell us that __________.
A.  pocket money always goes very fast
B.  students should spend their money on something they really need
C.  boys and girls can get a lot of pocket money during Spring Festival
D.  student shouldn't buy CDs. cartoons or MP3
5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Pocket Money                
B. Needs or Wants
C.  Control Your Spending      
D.  Spend Your Pocket Money

       Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air.  You name them work,
family, health, friends and spirit（精神）and you keep all of them in the air.  You will soon understand
that work is a rubber ball.  If you drop it, it will bounce（弹跳）back.
       But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glasses.  If you drop one of
these,  they will be broken.  They will never be the same.You must understand that and try to have
balance in your life.  How?    
       Don't look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others.  It is because we are different
and each of us is special.    
       Don't let other people set goals for you.  Only you know what is the best for yourself.    
       Don't give up when you still have something to give.  
       Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.    
       Don't be afraid to fight difficulties.  It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.    
       Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible.  The quickest way to receive love is to give
it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.    
       Don't run through life so fast that you- forget not only where you've been,  but also where you are
going.    
       Don't be afraid to learn.  Knowledge is weightless.  It's a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry
easily.    
       Don't use time or words carelessly. You can't get them back.    Life is not a competition, but a trip,
step by step.    
       Yesterday is history,  tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift: that's why wc call it "the
present".

1. What are the five balls of life?    
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2. What's the best way to give love?    
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3. What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in English?    
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4. What's the best title of the passage?   
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