A：Hello! Who's calling, please?

B：Hi! This is Jack speaking in Beijing.

A：Hey, Jack! This is Amy. Why are you in Beijing now?

B：I've come to see my aunt with my parents.

A：

B：It's now very warm and comfortable in May, just right for sightseeing.

A：That's why many people go there for sightseeing at this time of year.

B：For five days.

A：

B：I like the Summer Palace best. When I was there, I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.

A：Really？

B：I'm sure you will have fun there.

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in Italy.

As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and 1 beside us. He called the waiter and placed his 2 saying, "Two cups of coffee, and put one of them there on the wall."

 We 3 this order with great interest. We saw him drink one cup of coffee but he paid for two. When he left, the waiter put a piece of paper on the 4 saying "A Cup of Coffee".

Then two other men entered and ordered 5 cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee, but paid for three and left. The waiter did the 6.

After a few days, we went to this coffee shop again. A man 7 dressed entered. As he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, "One cup of coffee from the wall."

The waiter 8 coffee to this man. The man had his coffee and left without paying. Then the waiter wasn't 9. He took off a piece of paper from the wall instead.

Now it was very clear. What a truly 10 thought! Probably it is the most beautiful wall!

—____________. I must study for the math test.

Iain, a Welsh singer, is becoming 1 in China, after singing "red" songs in a talent show. Iain was 2 in singing when he was a student. And he taught 3 how to sing songs from CDs. His friends thought he had a special 4 for singing and always asked him to perform at their parties. Iain 5 to China in 2004. Now he can speak Putonghua as 6 as Chinese. He lives in Sanya 7 his Chinese wife.

Several months ago, he joined 8 talent show in China. "I was very happy to 9 to the final round. But the day before the show, I got a phone call. 10 told me that I couldn't go on" he said.

     "No one 11  me a real reason. Maybe they didn't like a foreigner singing red songs." He said. "There weren't many foreigners in the show so they noticed me 12  than the other performers. But when people watch a foreigner 13  red songs in Chinese, they always find it very 14 . 15 , it couldn't stop me."

The most important holiday in spring, especially for Christians (基督徒), is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year, but it's always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one。

But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus' resurrection (复活) from the dead.

Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs, they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.

People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium, children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America, children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny (复活节兔子). But in Belgium, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria, red Easter eggs are lucky in churches. Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist in parts of Austria, for example, children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.

    Tara: Nicole, I have a problem.

    Nicole: What kind of problem?

    Tara: I have a job interview tomorrow, and I heard that the boss will ask to see my Facebook profile. I'm not comfortable with that.

    Nicole: That's illegal in some countries, like Canada. Can you refuse?

    Tara: I want to, but I'm afraid that if I do, I won't get the job!

    Nicole: I guess I see the boss's point. Looking at a candidate'sFacebook page will tell him a lot about the person's life and personality.

    Tara: That's true. Most of my life is on Facebook. My profile could tell him about my hobbies, my interests and what my friends think of me. I find the idea of showing a boss that much personal information disturbing.

    Nicole: Companies run background checks on possible employees all the time. And this is just another way for him to see if you're trustworthy. Besides, I've seen your Facebook page, and you don't have anything to hide.

    Tara: Maybe not, but my friends might still post things on my Facebook page that make me look bad.

    Nicole: I think the boss will probably realize the differences between your posts and your friends' posts.

    Tara: He might, but I'm also worried that something the boss sees on Facebook could be misleading. For example, I wore a really crazy costume to my friend's party last week. I wouldn't want him to think I always do strange things like that.

    Nicole: Yeah, but I don't think the boss would assume that one picture shows how you always act. I'm sure he'll be pretty cautious about drawing conclusions too quickly based on Facebook.

—It sounds great. There is fresh air for them to enjoy.

—They want to take a s and enjoy the sea.

—_______. They're boring.