Mr Green lived in a small village He had a big (1) a sick grandfather, parents, wife and two children. They all worked on their small (2) hard, but they were often hungry. They were so poor that they couldn't buy new clothes for the children before (3) ! One day his grandfather had a high fever. He had to be in (4) hospital. But they had no money to buy medicine for him. Soon the poor old man (5) . Mr Green had to borrow some money to bury（埋）him.

Mr. Black, Ann’s father works in a hospital. He’s friendly to the patients. So he’s very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad（国外）, but her father doesn’t have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.

This summer Mr. Black has got some time. He’s going to take his family to Iceland（冰岛）. Ann is very excited and tells her friends about it.

“Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?” asks a girl.

The little girl does not know how to answer. She thinks for a few minutes and says, “We’re going to see it before it melts（融化）.”

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1.Mr. Black ____.

2.Mr. Black can’t take his family to travel abroad because ____.

3.Ann often ____.

4.The word “excited” may mean ____.

5.Ann thinks ____.