March 24^th
This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside. The colors of the flowers and trees are rich and bright. All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature.
Then we went upstairs. On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o’clock, and some clocks produced different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!
On the right there was also a stone collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes. Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.
The collections there were wonderful. So they stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip.
1. On which day did the writer have a school trip?
On                       .
2. Where did the writer go for the school trip?
The writer went to                                                
3. What did the writer see in the Art Room?
The writer saw                                                    .
4.How many kinds of collections are mentioned in the passage?
There are         kinds.
5. How long did they stay there?
For                                   .

These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising. What sport should we do then?

● Ping-pong

Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room. He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year. He added five more tables, but it still couldn’t meet the need. “I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong. It’s a very good sport for health, ” said Wang Bing.

● Basketball

Xia Wen works in a bookstore. He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the bookstore. “Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people,” said Xia Wen.

Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it’s certain that people who often exercise can work better.

1.Nowadays, people look after their health by ______.

2.Wang Bing is ______.

3.There were too many people in the ping-pong room, so Wang Bing ______.

4.The playground was crowded during the holidays because ______.

5.If people want to do their work better, they should ______.

I'm Cathy Brown．I am now working for the Sunshine Travel Service in Fuzhou．I have just come back from Taiwan，the 1. l_________ island of China．It is in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)to the east of Fujian．

2.L_________ week．I took a group of officials for a week's trip to Taiwan．We 3.t_______ a11 around the island．There are a lot of places of interest. My favorite is Sun Moon Lake. You may ask why people call it so. If you 4. f________ high up over the lake and look down from your plane, you will find the answer yourself. In the 5. m_______ of this lake, there is a small island that is called Pearl Island because it looks like a pearl. On one6.s_________ of Pearl Island the lake looks like a sun, and on the other side it looks like a moon. That is 7. w_________ people call it the Sun Moon Lake.

There are many mountains 8. a_______ this lake. One of the nearest is Mount Ali. We stayed there for three days. We also 9. h______ a dancing party with Gaoshan people. On our first day there we went to the mountain and watched the sun going down 10. s_______ in the west. On our last day we got up early and saw the beautiful sunrise.

Taiwan is a wonderful place which is known for beautiful scenery.