The Dead Sea is not a sea. It is a big l  1  in the Jordan valley. It is near the city of Jericho. The river Jordan runs into the Dead Sea. It c  2  from the north. The lake is 400 meters below sea level. The sun is hot there a  3  the water is salty. Fish cannot live in the salty water and plants cannot grow near it. People cannot swim w  4   in the Dead Sea, but they can float on the water. The water is very blue and the air is c    5. In the winter people come to the lake. They sit in the sunshine or bath in the warm water.

1.________   2.________   3.________   4.________   5.________

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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a p_____ . It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.

Why keep them?

People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim i_____   their tank（水槽）。

What do they need?

First of all, the fish need a suitable （合适的） tank, and you must fill the tank w_____  suitable water. It is also good for t_____  to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）。 Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good i_____  . They will keep it c_____  

What about feeding them?

There are many kinds of fish food t_____   you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only o_____   a day. It is important not to give them  t_____   much food. Just give them as much as they can e_____   up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.

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There was an old man who loved money very much . He n    1. gave anything to anybody . After some years he became r    2. .

One day he was walking near the river with hia friends when he fell into the river . His friends ran to help him . One of them held out his hand and cried , “ Give me your hand , and I’ll p      3.   you out !” The rich

m 4. head went down the water a    5.  then came up again , but he did not g    6.his hand to his friend . Again another of his friends tried , but again the s    7.thing happened .

Then a  8.friend , Nasreddin , said , “ Take my hand and “I’ll pull you out !” The rich man took his hand and Nasreddin pulled him out of the water .

“You don’t know your friend very w  9.. ” Nasreddin said to the others . “ When you say ‘ Give !’ to him , he d  10.nothing , but when you say ‘Take !’ , eh always takes.”

There once was a master who went to India. He had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of f 1. . In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive b 2.  they can’t grow much as a result of the water situation. He saw a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the c 3.  in the shop, not expensive at all.

He went up and asked，“how much per kilo?”“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India is almost

n 4. ; it’s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of it and started eating it. But

a 5.  he ate some of it: Oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying，“Ah! Ah! Ah!”

But he s 6.  continued to eat! Some people looking at him shook their heads and said，“You’re crazy. Those are chilies (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that. They’re not fruit!” However, the master said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”

You may think that master was s 7. , right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things

l 8.  that. We devote money, time or effort to a relationship. Even though the suffering experience tells us it won’t w 9. , and we know there’s no hope things will change in the future—we still continue just because we’ve devoted money, time, effort and love to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn’t stop.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it g 10.  and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water 1.m______ people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe(安全的). Last summer, more than ten people died 2.w______ they were 3.e_______ themselves in the water, and 4.m______ of them were students. But some people are 5.s_____ not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that6.n_____ can happen to them in water. Summer is here again , if you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that better swimmers have died in 7.w______. They 8.d______ only because they were not 9.c______, not because they could not swim. So don’t get into water when you go swimming 10.y______, go with your teachers or your parents. If there are “No 11.S______” sign, don’t get into water, either. If you 12.r______ these, swimming will be safer.