When I saw Stonehenge, my first__________ was that it was huge.You know, Stonehenge is about 5，000 years old.I __________ how the ancient people moved these huge pieces of stone.

After we parked(停車) at the Stonehenge parking lot, our guide Nick took us to a __________shop.There my mum got a nice painting of Stonehenge.After we left the gift shop, we went to Stonehenge __________the tunnel.

That was a privilege(優(yōu)惠待遇)at Stonehenge __________we were able to go right up to the stones and touch them.Usually visitors __________get really close and touch the stones.At Stonehenge we walked around the circle and then __________the ceremonial(儀式的)centre.There we were given half a(n) __________ to look around and explore.

__________ 30 minutes we got ready to leave.It was __________ that we had to leave Stonehenge.

Hopefully, one day I'll go back.

【1】A. impression B. experience C. interest D. instruction

【2】A. knew B. wondered C. asked D. replied

【3】A. gift B. flower C. shoe D. card

【4】A. above B. across C. over D. through

【5】A. although B. so C. because D. if

【6】A. can B. mustn't C. must D. needn't

【7】A. left B. bought C. built D. entered

【8】A. hour B. day C. week D. month

【9】A. Since B. Until C. After D. Before

【10】A. surprising B. nice C. exciting D. sad

A：Hello, Steven, what are you doing for your summer vacation?

B：I'll fly to Chengdu to visit my grandparents the day after tomorrow.

A：【1】

B：Oh no, not at all.

A：Flying is quick, isn't it?

B：Yes.【2】What's more, it's often delayed(延誤)and always crowded.

A：But it's convenient and comfortable.

B：I don't think so. While in the plane, you can't walk around or open the windows. By the way, the seats are uncomfortable. There is not much choice of food and there are not enough toilets.

A：【3】

B：It's even worse. It takes hours to get out of the airports and into the city.

A：Then you prefer travelling by train, don't you?

B：Yeah.【4】They're cheaper, safer and more comfortable. If you miss a train, you can always catch another one later.

A：But trains are always much slower than planes.

B：【5】Besides, today's highspeed rail is also fast and comfortable.

A：I agree with you. Have a good time!

B：Thank you very much.

A．How's the food there?

B．I don't think that speed is everything!

C．What's your plan?

D．Trains are much better than planes.

E．What happens when the plane lands?

F．Do you like travelling by plane?

G．But you have to wait for hours before the plane takes off.

【1】The baby is afraid of ________(sleep) in the dark.

【2】The ________ (high) of Yao Ming is about 2.26 metres.

【3】They are looking forward to________(win) the first prize in the coming competition.

【4】The man agreed ____________(give) me a ride.

【5】The population of the city has ________(rise)up to five million.

【1】You should answer the teacher's question in a________(響亮的) voice.

【2】I can't solve the problem.Let's have a ____________(討論)．

【3】Day by day，the sun ________(照耀)brightly，drying out everything.

【4】He lives in a town ________(在……旁邊)a lake.It's very beautiful there.

【5】The children ________(逗留，留下)out because of the weather yesterday.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers【4】 (surprise) me. I reached out【5】 touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the pleasant smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly u【6】 something.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom, regretfully, I gave it【7】. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be p【8】 and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she would go abroad the next week. 【9】/bf:(r)/ she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned/learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am 【10】(slow) learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

On the day of the race, it was【3】(terrible) hot. After running for about5 miles, I was thinking， “I must be c【4】. Why did I do this? That f【5】 10 km race was quite an exciting experience. I jogged(慢跑) and then walked. I really didn’t know ifI could finish.

Suddenly I was run past by a70-year-old man. I 【6】/felt/ a little embarrassed. I was more than50 years 【7】(young) than him, but I couldn’t even keep up【8】 him.

Then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running【9】(I). How often in life do we compare ourselves with others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up running races, and that one day I would be one ofthose 70-year-old men who were still running.

As I crossed the finishing line, I felt very【10】/prad/ I didn’t regret(后悔)having such an experience.

I was so ashamed(羞愧) that I lied to my dad. I 【1】/tld/ him I got85 and the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he just w【2】 for it.

A month later, Dad【3】(sudden) asked me again about the report at the dinner table. Having no choice, I said that I had in【4】 got just65 in my math final exam. I had lied【5】 /bkz/ I didn’t want to disappointed him.

Finally, Dad said,“You have let me【6】, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much 【7】(easy) to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”

Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive【8】(I) for having hurt his heart. I took out the report which was hid by me. I realized that my【9】(honest) is not only important to me personally, but to those around me.

In o【10】 of Shakespeare’s plays, a character says,“No legacy(遺產(chǎn)) is so rich as honesty.” And from then on, I’ve never told a lie to anyone in the world.

One person who shares my law of life is Mark McGwire, a US baseball【2】(play). He once played for St Lewis Cardinals. He didn’t get caught【3】 in the home-run competition in the1998 season, but【4】/nsted/ played every game in the best way he could. And, most ofthe time, he helped 【5】(he) team. He didn’t just go【6】 there and hit home runs because he wanted to be ahead in the end, but because he wanted to make it a good season for his team.

I also think my law of life can be applied（應(yīng)用） by the Cardinals. They stay focused on【7】(play) in the World Series. They know that even ifthey lose some games, they n【8】 give up.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the【9】/blti/ to be on the top in the end or win the championship. All that matters is that you worked hard the whole time. There are a f【10】people in the world know that success is considered as a journey, not a destination. After all, it’s not about who wins or loses, but how well you play the game, and I hope I have applied this in my own life.

My father was o【2】 a strong man, but a terrible illness took all that【3】. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit【4】(quiet) in a chair all day. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my【5】(experience). I said that we must very often give【6】 things while we are growing—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always seems that we gain(得到) something new in its【7】/ples/. Then suddenly my father spoke up,“I gained the love ofmy family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in【8】(they) eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was moved by his words. After that, I would remember his words and become【9】/kɑ:m/ when I began to feel irritated（惱怒的） at someone. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I wonder what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully【10】/wen/ I was a boy. For now I am grateful for this gift.

After finishing【6】(have) the dinner, I went out to talk with him. It didn’t take a long time to see this old man had an oversized(過大的)heart crowded that tiny body. He【7】(tell) me he fished for living to help his daughter, his five children and his wife who was ill and too weak to do anything. At bedtime, we put a bed in the children’s room for him. On his next trip, he 【8】/br:t/ a big fish and some fresh oysters(牡蠣)as a gift. And for years, there was never a time he came【9】/wat/ some fish or vegetables from his garden.

I know it was thankful【10】 our family to know him. From him we learned that to accept the bad with no complaint and the good with thanks.