HorsesWheneveranyone asks me what my favorite animal is, I always say, "Horses," I like almost all animals. _____（26）I don't have a horse of my own. Horses are very expensive. _____(27) You have to pay for their food, equipment, insurance, and health care, for example. If you live on a farm or other big piece of land, you can keep your horse there. But if you don't have a place that's big enough for a horse, you have to pay to keep it somewhere else._____（28）I go there on the weekends sometimes and watch the trainers exercising the horses. All of the horses need a lot of exercises in order to stay healthy, no matter what kind of riding they are used for. Most of the horses are used fortrail(小径) riding, which I think is the easiest and the most fun. It's nice to go out into the woods or along the beach with a horse.One reason I really like horses is that they have as much personality as people do. They can't talk, but they can tell you what they are feeling with their bodylanguage. _____（29）Maybe, when I get a little older, I could get a job at the stable. _____（30） I'm trying to learn as much about horses as I can now, so that I'll be really qualified(有资格的).I would love to have a job like that.30. _____.

FriendsIn the First World War, an English soldier saw his lifelong friend fall under gunfire. After the attack had failed and everyone had retreated（撤退）, the soldier went to ask permission from his commander to go and _____（31） his friend from the no-man's land.The commander gave permission, but added, "It's _____（32） worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may die too."Thesoldier was not afraid of the _____（33）. He reached his friend, lifted him on his _____（34）and came back. He was wounded in the process.The commander helped him to _____（35） and noticed the soldier's friend was dead."I'm_____（36） for your friend, but I told you it wasn't worth it. Your friend is deadand now you are also _____（37） wounded.""I have to disagree with you. It was worth it," the soldier answered.'*Whateverdo you _____（38）?'' the commander asked."It was worth it," the soldier _____（39）. "When I got to my friend, he was still _____（40）and said, "Jim, I knew you would never leave me."A. hardlyB. dangerC. sorryD. askedE. safetyF. handsG. repeatedH. meanI. fetchJ. shouldersK. aliveL. seriously

People WatchersSome scientists do not wear laboratory coats（coat）. And only_____（41） （rare）do they use microscopes. These scientists are called _____（42） （society） scientists. They want to find out bow people act and why they do certain things.Som eof them study the people of _____（43） （differ） cultures to learn their ways of doing things. They often live with the people of the culture they are _____（44）（study）. They try to feel the world of these people. And they must be good reporters because facts, not _____（45） （opinion） about other cultures, must bereported.Another group of them studies how people _____（46） （live） long ago. They dig in the ground to find old tools that have been _____（47） （bury） for thousands of years. Sometimes, they even discover buildings hidden in the earth.These scientists often work in _____（48） （cooperate） with each other. If one of them _____（49）（find） a Greek vase（花瓶）in the Middle East, he or she may ask for an _____（50） （explain） from an expert to find out how the vase got there.

假设下周末有一个骑自行车出游（Cycling Trip）的活动，你想邀请你的英国朋友Tom一同参加。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：①出游时间、活动人数、集合地点②出游目的地及其主要特点③询问其是否能参加请以Li Ke著名。

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.Ivy and her husband made a careful plan for retirement.

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.Before retirement, the couple were doing business on plants.

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.The couple started Bollywood Veggies for business purposes.

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.Cabbage was the first vegetable planted on the farm.

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.The couple opened a restaurant close to the farm.

Finding Paradise （天堂） and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.Mrs. Singh planted bananas because they were very popular.