them not to respect the old.
When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party， I couldn't believe my eyes. I had really gotten a mobile phone!
As soon as I got to my school the next morning I 1off my phone and asked everyone for their2.
It felt like I didn't even exist in that class any more. I wouldn't pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my 3. Luckily I didn't get 4using it. I was pretty sure that the teacher didn't5that I stopped paying attention to her6a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters 7 ， my mom had to sign the test.
It was hard to show my mom the 8 . She was used to seeing As and Bs on my tests. Well， at last， I showed her and she couldn't 9it. She was angry.
Weeks passed and my parents started to10the fact that I had a phone. They would say，“We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It's like you have your own little 11now and we don't communicate as much with your phone.”
I acted like they were wrong， but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much 12on the phone．
A week later I tried 13 a whole day without a phone. I had so much 14because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day， I had a different opinion towards phones．
Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I'm not saying that phones are15and not to use them， but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. I will keep using my phone， but I will have it under better control.
A. People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50 years.
B. A child in Hainan fell from the seventh floor but luckily he was not hurt at all.
C. The lost world is an exciting American film. People, especially school students, may like it better.
D. Even if you could buy the world, you could not buy a happy family, good friends or knowledge.
E. For families with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework.
F. When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers, and big dictionaries there. They can always help you.
A:Hello, may I speak to Kate, please?
B:Speaking.
A:Hello, Kate! This is Lily speaking. It's Sunday tomorrow.
B:Nothing much. Do you have any ideas?
A:The spring has come. I hear many flowers in park bloom together. It must be very beautiful.?
B:Good idea. My sister Lucy also likes flowers very much. Let's invite her to come with us.
A:Why not? . Sa we can take some wonderful photos.
B:Great. I like taking pictures. ?
A:Let's meet outside the school gate at half past nine in the morning.
B:How shall we go there?
A:Let's go there by bike.
B:Oh, my bike is broken. ?
A:All right. See you!
B:See you!
—______.
— ________ . I'm not sure.
—It's _________office building. And there is a map of_________ world in every office.
②—By bus.
③—How far is it from here？
you big shoes?
He a taxi to Wangfujing Street.
A. take B. ride C. takes
