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    It isn't hard to plant potatoes.

    First, you take a seed potato and cut it into four pieces. Be sure each piece has one or two eyes where it will begin to grow.

   ①    Second, cut the pieces in water for one day.

   ②    Third, plant each potato piece about four inches under the soil.

   ③    Fourth, water the soil two or three times a day.

   ④    Finally, put out any weeds（杂草）in the area. Your new potatoes will be ready to eat in about two months.

    David was a middle school student. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 1  . They lived in a small village  2 fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and  3 a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to  4  in our class. But at first he had 5 friends at school. He was always alone. His neighbour Cathy was a  6  girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy 7  talked with others, she decided to  8 him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon   9 became good friends.

    One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It'll be my 10  birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday 11 . Will you please come?"  "Certainly, I'm glad to." the boy said  12  . David got home and thought about 13he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he forgot    14 the girl what she liked. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?" "What would you like   15   it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?"

    "Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were 16."

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