【正文】 as soon as their work is 8 Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going 9 with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like his 10 . 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . Unit 5 A. Our neighbourhood used to be very quiet. ______ (1) , these days, strange things are ______(2) in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely ______(3). When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, ― every night we ______ (4) strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, _____(5) my friends and I think it _______ (6) be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police , but they can‘t find _______ (7) strange. They think it might be the wind. I don‘t think______(8).‖. Zhou‘s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. ― At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can‘t see a dog and I still hear the ______(9) outside.‖ Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something ______(10) the homes in our neighborhood , but what is it ? 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . B. These days, something unusual is happening _____ (1) my neighborhood. Mr. Chou often ______ (2) footsteps in the hallway at late night. His wife thinks it ______ (3) be the neighbors. Lao Zheng , a retired worker, saw someone _____ (4) to get in the window one evening. Later, he ______(5) it might be the wind. Xiao Ning, a Junior 2 student, often finds garbage _____ (6) front of her house. Her mother ______ (7) it might be cats. _______ (8) she doesn‘t think so. My neighborhood ______(9) to be quiet. But now ________ (10) is worried . I don‘t know what to do. 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . C British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats(公寓 ) with milk and won a National Bravery Award. Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as ____(1) along Pine Street, he ____(2) heard a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke ing out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England. That must be a fire, I ____(3), Leech said. Then I quickly ____(4) to do something. So I ____(5) the door in and then I ____(6) for the people inside. Then I started pouring milk e______(7). He used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire. When firefighters ____(8) the shop, the fire was under control. Leech helped save the ____ (9) of eight people in the flats above the shops. It was hard work ____(10) all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone, Leech said jokingly. 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . Unit 6 A. Dear pen pal, I‘m having a great time in Hong Kong , although I have to be honest and say that I prefer Shanghai. Still, it‘s a great place to _____(1) and I‘m lucky to be here for my six—month English course. Some other students are _____(2) French. I might like to learn some too. What languages would you like to learn ? There‘s so much to see and do here. Last night I went _____ (3) a Chinese concert. Most of my friends like loud ______ (4) that they can dance to. I _____ (5) quiet, traditional music so the concert suited me just fine. What ______ (6) of music do you like ? Before the concert we went for Italian food. Do you like it ? There are _____(7) of different kinds of food here. I don‘t know _____ (8) to try next. What kinds of food do you prefer ? My host family is taking me over to an Indian festival next weekend. I‘m not sure what to expect because I‘ve never _______ (9) an Indian film. Have you ? Some people say they‘re boring, but _____ (10) say they‘re great. What kinds of films do you prefer ? Yours, Lingling 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . B. Chongqing Nan Kia Middle School held a ― paint the T—shirt yourself‖ activity. ____ (1) 400 students ____ (2) part in the activity. ____ (3) of the students ____ (4) a white T—shirt and was ____ (5) to paint a picture on it. Students painted very ____ (6) and their paintings ____ (7) us . One girl, who ____(8) traditional Chinese pictures , painted a poet ___ (9) Li Bai on her T—shirt. One boy painted the human ans on his T—shirt and named it ―be heartless‖ because there was ___ heart and lungs. 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . C. Astronauts have odd conditions SITTING at the dinner table and sleeping in bed _____(1) normal for you . How is an astronaut‘s life abroad(在飛船上 )ShenzhouVI _____(2) from yours ? ? Eating: Astronauts in a spaceship face a choice _____ (3) of no gravity(重力 ). They may pick their food _____( 4) their hands and put it into their mouths. _____( 5 ) they may let the food _____(6) in the air. Then they float(漂浮 )to the food and get it with their mouths. Astronauts have to ______(7)remember to close their mouths tightly when eating . Any crumb(碎屑 )could cause big trouble. Bits (8)food that stay in the air can go into astronauts‘ noses when they‘re breathing. ? Sleeping: ShenzhouVI astronauts sleep _____( 9 )on the wall of the spaceship . People float in a spaceship where there‘s no gravity. So scientists fix _____(10)bags to the wall to help astronauts get a sound sleep. Can you move any way they like ? No! How to sleep in space 2. ___________. 4. __________ 5. __________ . 7. ___________. . Unit 7 A. Dear Ace Travel, My family and I want to take a trip this summer _____ (1) in the east of China. I hope you can provide me _____ (2) some information about the kinds of vacations that your firm can _____ (3). We would like to travel to an exciting place, and we don‘t _____ (4) how far we have to go. It has to be a