How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family tried to save electrcity (电). We never left the lights  36  when leaving the room. We  37  the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we started recycling (回收) this week. We tried to write on  38  of our paper, no just on one side. We also divided our rubbish into  39  bags for bottles, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.
Third, my family started to save  40 .We stopped  41  long baths and had short showers (淋浴)  42 . We washed toilet with used water. Mum and dad used less water to do the washing. My sister and I didn’t leave the tap (龙头) running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mum and dad began to save gas (汽油). Mum used to  43  us to school, but now my sister and I started riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work  44  good exercise!                                                       
This week dad and a few of the people in his company also started to go to work in one car and share the  45 .  
These are great ways to help protect our environment.

How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practise as what a football player 26_____ every day. During the __27__  the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to  __28___ passing the ball in the game; he will just do it.
You can train yourself ___29 ___in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words __30___ book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you see a “book”, you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you __31__ to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step-thinking in sentences. Listening and repeating is a very useful way to learn __32___ . Listen first and don’t care too much about ___33 ___you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the ___34__ you learn. After you reach a higher level, ___35___ having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.

Once upon time, a man taught some monkeys how to dance. The monkeys were    16   clever that they began to dance well very soon.
The man was happy. He     17   the monkeys up in special clothes and masks(面具). Then he took them to   18  party. He wanted people  19  his dancing monkeys.
The dancing monkeys were very popular at the party.   20  knew they were monkeys, and everyone enjoyed   21   them dance.
Then a naughty boy threw some bananas in front of the dancing monkeys.  22   the sight of the bananas,the monkeys forgot all about    23 . They tore off   24  masks and rushed over to the bananas and began to eat.
All the people at the party began to laugh. "They aren't dancers at all," said one person. "They are just monkeys! I guess not everything you see is   25   it appe- ars to be!"
"And," said another, "you should never try to be something you're not."

完形填空
Mr. Bush comes from  1  . He now works   2 a middle school in our city. He has sixty students. He often says his class is too big and it is hard work for him to ___3_ with every student in English. He enjoys  4 black tea and green tea. He likes Chinese food  5 _, too. He doesn't  6  drinking milk. He likes playing basketball, but he  7   play well. His son and I  8 in the same class.  9 __ name is James. We are   10.