—Yes, I'll ask my father to check it.

—Yes.                  talk will begin in five minutes. Let's go and listen to                    .

—Sure. It is right               Beijing.

—It's about ten                 walk.

— Yes, it is as beautiful as     .

—Yes, he is.

—I also want to be a (an)      there to help more people.

—                       .

    Carlos is a boy from Brazil. He likes  1soccer very much. It is not just a(n)2for him. It is his life.

    Carlos' father works at a soccer ground (足球场) in a village. He3a small fast-food car and4 hamburgers and fruit juice. Carlos goes to the soccer ground with  5  every Saturday to watch the village teams (队) play. He is so 6in soccer that he makes a soccer team with his friends, too. They7before and after school every day. On weekends they 8play it with neighboring (附近的) villagers.

    Carlos plays very well. It is his9to be a great soccer star like Peléand Ronaldo. He wants to win (赢得) another World Cup for his country. Can it10? Let's wait and see.

    My name is Claire. I live in a small house in a town called Kingston.

    I love to visit Highgrove Road. This road has a lot of big houses, and some look like palaces. Highgrove Road is next to a beach. I love to sit on the beach and dream what these houses look like inside.

    My favourite house is a pink house at the end of the road. In my dreams, this house has at least (至少) four sitting rooms and two dining rooms, all on the ground floor. One dining room is for the family and the other one is for friends. It has a really big kitchen next to the dining rooms. The house has three bedrooms on the first floor and five bedrooms on the second floor.  Each bedroom has a bathroom with a toilet, a bath and a shower. The house is very tidy and quiet. In front of the house, there is a big garden with a swimming pool. It is the biggest swimming pool in the whole town. A friendly family lives in this house and they often go swimming with friends in their swimming pool.

    My dream is to live in a house just like this. My mother thinks I should stop dreaming and start studying for my exams!

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    Henry was a carpenter (木匠). Once I asked him to make a dinner table for my wife. He made it just the right size (尺寸) to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill (账单) for this work.

    My wife said to me quietly, "That's his ninth cup of tea today." But she said loudly (大声地), "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said:

    When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, "It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."

    "Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."

    "Me, too." said Henry. "You wait … it'll be a bit (有点) hotter by the end of the month."

    "Yes. Hotter… and more expensive (昂贵的). Dinner tables will be$20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry?" I gave his bill back to him.

    "Please add (加) it up again. You can forget (忘记) the date." I said.

    Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. In the end, I paid (付钱) him$26.50 and there was a little smile in his two blue eyes.

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    Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change (改变) their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual (不寻常的) name because he wants to be different.

    People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary (普通的), or that have special (特殊的) sound. They chose the "new name" for themselves instead of (代替) the name their parents gave them when they were born.

    Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.

    In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married (结婚). But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband's. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations (情况) and their husband's in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband's.

    People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually, each house has i own living room, bedroom, kitchen, b  and balcony. Different houses have different n. What are they? Now, let's take a look.

    A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many f  living in the same flat building. People in a flat building s  the same stairs (楼梯) and lifts (电梯) to go up and down.

    A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse, the kitchen, the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor, and the bedrooms are usually on the f  floor.

    A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard (院子) in f of it. There are also some "houses" for cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not ffrom the farmhouse, so farmers always go to the field on f. A dormitory is a large bedroom in a s, and every 4-8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom, but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well(相处) with each other in a dormitory.

    A good book can teach you things beyond(超出)your class. It can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.

    Plan your time.

    You should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day.  When time is set, nothing can    change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time,

    Always carry a book.

    Wherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good   book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.

    Find a quiet place.

    Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no televisions, computers, music or even noisy family members around you.

    Have a library day.

    Have a library card, and you can read as many good books as possible in the library.  Make it a weekly trip to the library. You can save a lot of money.

    Blog it.

    One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog (博客). If you don't have one, create one. It's free. Ask your friends and family to go there to share your ideas and give you some advice.

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要求：要点齐全，意思连贯，书写规范。

提示：1）在海边，三层楼。房子大，有花园。

2）房后有一个足球场，可以与朋友们一起踢足球。旁边有个游泳池，……

3）在一楼有一个大的客厅和家庭影院，……。她自己的卧室和浴室在二楼。在三楼，……

4）阳台是她最喜欢的地方。经常和朋友们一起聊天，……

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