（九十一）
Most children in America eat _____ every day. But many _____ do not know which part of the potato is _____ for food. Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece _____ thin as paper.
Hold the piece _____ your eyes and the light. You will see that the potato _____ a skin, an outside rim and _____ inside part. The outside rim is the best of all. But we often throw _____ away. What's more, the skin is better _____ the inside. _____ you can't eat the whole potato, eat the outside and leave the inside.
（九十二）
Birthday is an important day in one's life, especially for children. For 365 days the child waits for that special day because he'll become one year _____ . Birthday is also the best time _____ a party with your friends and family members. To have _____ different birthday party, you have _____ lots of things. You should get everything ready. You may invite your friends _____ to the party because you hope to celebrate the meaningful day with the ones you love. It's best _____ some beautiful birthday invitation cards to them. There _____ many ways for you to have the invitation cards. You can buy some invitation cards in the shops or choose some e-cards on the Internet. _____ you have time, you can even make cards by _____ . They will show your effort to invite friends. I'm _____ people would be happy to receive those handmade cards.
（九十三）
once there was a farmer. He had three sons. They were all lazy boys. One day he _____ that he was going to die. He called them together and told them that there was a treasure hidden in the fields.
"If you turn the earth over for it," he said, "you _____ it."
_____ their father died, the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields. They _____ for many days, but they couldn't find any treasure. They used a plough .Though they ploughed _____ deep as they could, still they didn't find the treasure. Then spring came, and it was time for sowing .
"Let's sow rice in these fields." One of _____ said, "Since the earth is turned."
"That's fine," the others replied, and they began to sow.
When _____ arrived, they were _____ to see the golden rice in the fields. Their harvest was _____ than that in any of their neighbors' fields. Then the boys understood _____ their father said. The fields gave treasure to those who worked hard.
（九十四）
Dear Dr. Know,
I'm _____ to tell you my terrible feelings these days. I think my parents and my teachers are too strict with me. There are too many rules at school. I can't be late for school. I can't _____ my own clothes on weekdays. My teachers always say, "Don't talk _____ eat in class. Don't be _____ in class." At home, I have _____ rules to follow. I can't watch TV. I can't go out with my friends, _____. I have to do the _____ after dinner. Then it's time to do my homework. After two hours' study, my father asks me to exercise for half _____hour because he thinks it's good for my _____. But I feel really tired at that time, I just want _____ a good sleep. I have to follow all of these rules. What can I do, Dr. Know?
Molly Brown
（九十五）
I went to Shenzhen last Saturday. It's a beautiful city _____ the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it's a very big city. It's a newer city _____ Hong Kong. In fact, Shenzhen only became important in _____ 1980s. It's getting _____ and _____ than before. I'm sure that some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong. The population of Shenzhen _____ over ten million. That's _____ than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much _____ and _____ than other cities too. Do you want to go there one day? If you come, don't forget to visit the Diwang Tower. It's _____ than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
（九十六）
Greg is new in town and he really wants to know his way _____. He asks Helen, his new friend, a lot of questions. Here are the answers.
The best school is No. 1 Middle School because it has big classrooms, fantastic teachers and an excellent sports center. The best supermarket is New Century Supermarket _____ Center Street, because it has the best service and the _____ food. The best restaurant is Dumpling House because it has the _____ food and it is one of the cleanest restaurants in the town. The best clothes store is Miller's because it has the best quality clothes and sells them the _____ . The best movie _____ is Sun Cinema because it has the biggest screen and the _____ seats. But Screen city is more popular because it has _____ tickets than Sun Cinema. Greenwood Park is the best place _____ go to on weekends. Almost everyone goes there to see the _____ street performers. There are also many small coffee shops near the park where you can enjoy your time.
（九十七）
Where's the best place to have fun in town? I think Fun Park is _____ place. People have a lot of things _____ do there. The price is also reasonable. It's _____ than Wild Animal Park, but more expensive _____ Water World. Well, what's Wild Animal Park like? It's exciting, too.
If you like to go _____ , you can go to Jincheng Mall. It has _____ clothes of all. Shopping Town is fine, _____. But the prices are higher.
And what _____ sports? My town has three good sports centers. Physical Center is the most expensive. Fitness Center is _____ . City Sports is the oldest, but it has a large _____ pool.
（九十八）
I have two good friends, Nelly and Lisa. Nelly is quite _____ to me. _____ of us are quiet and serious. We are hard-working in class, so we often get good _____ . However, Lisa is different _____ me. She's _____ and _____ than me. She always speaks loudly. She is _____ hard-working than me but she is smarter.
Last week Nelly and Lisa joined the singing competition in our school. Julie, one of my classmates thought Lisa sang_____ than Nelly, but Nelly danced _____ than Lisa. I thought though everyone wanted to _____, the most important thing was to learn something new and had fun.
（九十九）
Most children like to watch TV. It's very interesting. By _____ TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things _____ their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and _____ on TV. Why? _____ they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see _____ over the radio. TV helps to open _____ eyes. TV helps to open their minds, _____. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They can find the world is now _____ than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy _____ their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can't have a good rest and it _____ good for their health.
（一00）
Li Ming and I often do sports at the stadium. Our favourite sports are different. Li Ming enjoys _____ table tennis. He thinks nothing is _____ than playing table tennis. He always arrives at the stadium as early as he can so that he has plenty _____ time to warm up. He trains _____ than any other student. He plays so well that many _____ cheer him on loudly.
I don't like table tennis, _____ football is my favourite. I'm one of the eleven players in our school team. My coach is _____ with me because I do _____ this year than last year. The more carefully I pass the ball, the _____ mistakes I make. Tomorrow we are going to play _____ a team from No. 2 Middle School. We feel confident to win the game.
（一0一）
Travel is _____ to us in at least three ways.
First, by _____ we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places. We can see _____ our own eyes many places which can be read about in book, and visit some famous _____ and scenic spots.
_____ , we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things _____ we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of _____ people, taste different foods and local favors if we like. _____ this way, we can understand how different other people live.
Third, travel will not only help us get knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge, but will also help us keep _____ and make us less narrow-minded .
With all these advantages of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become _____ than ever in China.
（一0二）
Ms. Li asks us to write a passage about ways of _____ . In fact, my family is planning a _____ to Xi'an in the summer. There are four ways to go there.
First, take a train. Going there by train is the safest but it takes _____ time than going by plane. Second, take a plane. It's the _____ of all the ways but we may have to wait for hours at the airport because _____ bad weather. It also cosplayts the _____ . Third, take a coach. This is usually the _____ but at the same time the _____ comfortable because the coaches sometimes get crowded in summer. At last, drive a car. This is the _____ way. _____, it is a little bit more expensive than taking a coach.
Which is the best way? What do you think?
（一0三）
In a spelling competition in America, _____ 11-year-old girl, Sara, was asked to spell a word. Because of her low voice, the teachers were not sure about the word with the letter A or E. They simply decided _____ her what she said. But Sara _____ told them that she said the wrong letter. As a result, she _____ the competition.
As the girl walked back to her seat, all the people stood up and cheered. _____ smiled to them. Later, many newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's story the next day. _____ fact, she won something from others because she was honest . The young girl could win the contest as long as she told a lie , and _____ would know it. But she told the truth. Her decisions were _____ than others thought.
It's so _____ that what we choose will decide what we are like tomorrow. Our children will follow us more than our _____ . So if we want them to grow up to be honest, we should show them the way by being honest ourselves.
（一0四）
During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body _____ when we sleep. In the morning we are ready _____ and play again. Our body grows when we are sleeping. Children _____ need sleep, too. We can do better in our work after having _____ good rest. Boys and girls _____ are eight or nine years old need ten _____ of sleep every night. Our body needs enough air when we are sleeping. _____we don't get enough fresh air, we will feel _____ when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head, our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can get _____ of fresh air. Cool air is _____ than warm air.
（一0五）
In our class, the _____ asks us _____ animals we like. Here are some of the answers.
Lucy says she likes dogs _____ they can help people to look after their _____ . She thinks the dogs are very _____ , too.
Mary says she likes to keep cats because she can play _____ them after school. The cats are lovely animals in _____ mind.
Mike says fish is his favourite pet. It is very easy _____ care of and it is quiet.
Rick says he likes pigs. _____ people think pigs are lazy and dirty, they are _____ than dogs sometimes.
（一0六）
Here are two articles about two ordinary men.
My dad comes home, has a shower and has dinner every day. Now he _____ in his favourite chair. He is too tired to laugh _____ play. He reads his book or newspaper to learn what is new today. Soon he will go to bed. He is a _____ man. Then I see him working on the building site. He is high up in the clouds, _____ than a kite. He is walking on a narrow piece of wood, not worried about the height, not afraid like me. He is a superman.
An old newspaper _____ is sitting at the newspaper stand near the bus sTOP, and he is smiling. The Sun is shining. It's very hot but he is smiling. A bus sTOPs, and the people rush out. They are hurrying to work. They don't have much time _____ . They take their papers _____ , and put down some money. But he is patient _____ everyone and he is still smiling. A crowd of people are busy, with _____ faces and there is just one smile. Is there just one smile in this city? Or will you make it two? Let's make _____ million smiles!
（一0七）
It was _____ unusual morning. While Dora _____ her teeth in the bathroom, the tap was still on. An angry voice told her to turn that tap off. Dora looked around, _____ she saw nobody there. The voice said he was a drop of water. Dora didn't know _____ he came from. He told her his journey. Some days ago, he was in a cloud. Then he _____ into a river and ran into a reservoir. Then it was time for people to clean him _____ he was dirty. They cleaned him and added some _____ to him. After that, he travelled through the pipes under the strees and he was in Dora's bathroom. Dora asked if that was the end of _____ journey. The water told her he should be cleaned again. He would go into a river and then into the sea again. His journey started there. Dora felt sorry and knew what _____ next. She turned the tap off and came out of the bathroom.
Remember not to waste or pollute water. It is quite _____ .
（一0八）
Once _____ a time, there was an old man called Yu Gong who lived near two mountains. The mountains were so big and high _____ it took a long time to walk to the other side. One day Yu Gong told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains and he decided _____ all the earth and stone from the mountains into the sea because it's big enough to hold everything. Then they all started digging the next day.
A man saw Yu Gong and his children while they _____ on moving the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As _____ as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains _____ of him after he died. His family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. Yu Gong and his family kept on _____ day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so _____ by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.
This story _____ us that you can never know what's possible _____ you try to make it happen.
（一0九）
Mr North looks worried this week. He always keeps _____ good habit. He gets up early _____ the morning and does some exercise before breakfast. He thought _____ healthy and didn't often go to see the doctor. But last Friday morning, while he _____ near the garden, he suddenly fell to the ground. There was nobody around him and a few _____ later he came back to life. He stood up _____ went back slowly. He _____ something was wrong with his heart.
This morning Mr North came to the hospital. He told the doctor _____ happened to him. The young doctor looked him over _____ and then said, "I'm sorry to tell you, Mr North. You must give up coffee if you hope to live longer."
"But I never drink it." said Mr North.
"And sTOP _____ ."
"I don't smoke at all."
"Hmm! That's bad! If you haven't got anything to give up. I'm afraid I can't do much for you."
（一一0）
Do people remember what they _____ when they heard the news of important events in history? The following examples show that they do remember.
Dr. Martin King was killed _____ April 4, 1968. Robert Allen remembers he was a pupil at that time. He was eating dinner with his parents _____ he heard the news on the radio. His family were _____ shocked. Without a single word, they finished their dinner in _____ .
In 2001, The World Trade Center in New York was taken _____ by terrorists. Kate Smith still remembers that she _____ in her office near it when her colleague shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! "I couldn't believe him at _____, but then I looked out of the window and _____ it was true. How _____ it was!"
（一一一）
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the _____ for their vacation. They enjoyed it very much, _____ it was a quiet, clean place.
One day they went _____ a walk early in the morning and saw an old man. He lived on a farm, and he _____ alone in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Wilson asked him, " Are you living in a quiet place? "
" Yes, I am. " The old man _____ .
Mr. Wilson asked, " What are the good things about it? "
The old man answered, " Well, everybody _____ everybody. People often come to see me, and I often go to see them, _____. And there are a lot of children here."
Mr. Wilson said, " That's _____ . And what are the bad things? "
The old man _____ for a moment and said, "well, the same _____, really. "
（一一二）
Everyone in Britain knows the book named Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It's about a girl _____ Alice.
One day, Alice was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister _____ a book. Alice had nothing _____, so she felt very bored. once or _____ she looked into her sister's book. Suddenly, a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by. It was _____ because it was late to see the Queen of Hearts. Alice followed it and fell _____ a deep hole in the ground. Then she saw the Cheshire Cat. It was sitting in a tree and _____ at everyone. Then Alice arrived _____ the March Hare's house. He was sitting with the Mad Hatter and a mouse. They _____ a tea party in the garden. They thought they didn't ask Alice, so she _____ not welcomed there. Alice felt angry and thought that was the stupidest tea party she had ever been to in her whole life.
（一一三）
Almost everyone in China knows Lang Ping. Lang is the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. The team _____ gold at the Rio Olympic Games. Chinese people cheered up _____ success. Lang and the _____ all became "stars".
_____ Sept. 17th 2016, Lang visited Guangdong Guangya High school. Students were all excited. One even drew _____ picture of Lang and sent it to her!
The coach said they were training _____ these years. She was _____ than her players when they _____ the game. At first, she thought they might lose the game, _____ they got it at last. So it was important _____ your best to the end.
（一一四）
It's usually easier for people to remember what they _____ at that moment when some important events happened. In the United States, _____ example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968, a day, on which Dr. Martin Luther King, one of the greatest men in modern American history, _____ in the city of Memphis in America. Some people may not remember who killed him, but they remember what they were doing when they _____ about the event. Robert Allen was one of them. He is over fifty years old now, but he was just a school pupil at that time. "I was at home with my parents. We _____ dinner when we heard the news on the radio. My parents were _____ shocked. They didn't talk after that, and we finished the rest of the dinner in silence." He said.
More _____ , most Americans remember what they were doing when the unforgettable 9/11 events happened. Kate Smith said she _____ in her office near the World Trade Center _____ her friend shouted that a plane just hit the twin towers. She didn't believe him at first, but soon she realized it was true. She was so scared at that time _____ she could hardly think clearly after that.
（一一五）
It's our _____ to protect the earth. I always turn off the lights _____ I leave a room. While I _____ my hair, I usually turn off the shower. Besides, if I want to shop, I always take my own bags instead _____ using plastic bags. I have decided to do more things to protect our earth, such as _____ using paper napkins, recycling books and paper and riding a bike instead of riding in cars.
（一一六）
A heavy rainstorm hit Ben's hometown Alabama. Before it was coming, a lot of black clouds gathered in the sky. It felt _____ midnight. At that time, everyone was busy. Ben's dad _____ pieces of wood over the windows _____ his mom was checking the flashlights and radio. When the rain began to beat heavily against the windows, Ben was _____ his mom make dinner. _____ dinner, they tried to play a card game, but they couldn't concentrate because of the weather. Then, they went to bed. But Ben could not _____ asleep until the wind was dying down _____ around 3:00 a.m. The next morning, when he _____ up, the sun was coming out. Ben and his family went out and found the neighborhood in a _____. Then they joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke lots of things apart, it brought people _____ together.
（一一七）
It was Sunday. Jack went to a barber's shop to have _____ hair cut. But he was not happy with the result. While he _____ along the street, he met his friend Bob.
"What has happened to your hair?" Bob laughed and said.
"I had _____ bad day today! I didn't like my old hairstyle _____ I went to a new barber's shop. But this one seems even _____ than before. You know, I am going to a party tonight," Jack said _____ .
"Oh, that's really a problem. Now I'll tell you what _____ when you go into a barber's shop next time: have a look _____ all the barbers' hair, find out _____ hair looks worst, and then go straight to him.”
"Why?" Jack asked.
"Who cut that _____ hair? He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another barber cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber." Bob said.
（一一八）
It was a fine day yesterday. Darren, Michael and Kangkang got up early in the morning. They rode to Tian'anmen Square together. After half and one hours' ride they arrived at a parking lot which was _____ of cars and bicycles. So they had to look for space to park their bicycles. _____ they parked their bikes, they walked to Tian'anmen Square. Arriving at Tian'anmen, they were so excited that they took out a camera and took pictures. But as they _____ happily, the _____ of people became larger and larger. Darren was pushed by people in all _____ , and someone even stepped on his feet. _____ Darren finally pushed his way out, he looked for Michael and Kangkang everywhere _____ couldn't find them. He was frightened and sat down _____ on a step. He didn't raise his head _____ Kangkang called his name. As _____ as they saw each other, they all jumped around happily.
（一一九）
Linda and Betty were both 19 years old. When the school year was over _____ June, they decided _____ a car travel in the countryside. They went to several towns _____ villages, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed _____ very much. One afternoon, it was too hot, and they wished to find _____ river and swim in the cool water. While they _____ the car very _____ , suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and sTOPped the car _____ the lake. They looked around and found nobody but a woman. So they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water, _____ at that time, the woman shouted, "Sorry, madams. Swimming is not allowed in the lake!" _____ didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily.
（一二0）
One sunny spring morning, Clark and I were _____ in the school library. Then I looked out of _____ window and saw Mr. White, my English teacher crossing the school yard. " I don't want to meet him," I said. "Why _____?" asked Clark. "He just doesn't like me," I explained.
Clark thought for a second and said, "Maybe you've got it wrong. He probably _____ you don't like him, so he's not _____ to you. People like people who like them. If you show interest in him, he _____ interested in you. Get to talk to him."
At last I walked down and greeted Mr. White warmly. He looked at _____, surprised. And then we laughed together and talked _____ . I could imagine Clark watching from the window, smiling.
Learn _____ people first. You'll find that the light you shine on others will soon be shining back at you even _____ .
