Playground

Molly and her friend Bella were playing on the playground. They were supposed to be _____ on the swing. Molly counted to _____ while Bella was on the swing. Bella _____ get off the swing.

“Bella! I counted to 100; it’s my turn!” said Molly.

“You counted too fast; it’s still my turn,” Bella said.

Molly was _____. She wanted a turn on the swing, too! What could she do? Molly could tell the _____. However, her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first. What _____ she try?

She decided to try using an “I message”. That means to tell _____ person how you’re feeling, why you feel that way, and what he or she can please do to make it _____.

“Bella, I feel sad because we were supposed to swing in turns _____ 100 seconds. Will you please get off?” Molly asked. _____, Bella went off the swing. Molly was happy because she solved her problem all by herself!

The more you read, the more things you know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go. Reading is important
56． everyone. China has
57． of public libraries in cities, towns and even borrow books, and it costs
58． to borrow them. In some places, you may borrow as
59． books as you want, but in others you are limited to a certain number of books for several weeks so that you can have enough time to finish all the books you’ve borrowed.

The latest novels are always in great need, and non-fiction books,
60． books on history,  science and gardening, are well-loved, too.

If the books you need are out, you may ask for them to be kept for you when they
61．. And when the books are back and are
62． for you, the librarian will let you know.

Most public libraries also have a reading-room. There are tables and desks at which you can sit and read the
63． newspapers and all the other important periodicals (the weeklies, the monthlies and the quarterlies ) . In the reference library, there
64． dictionaries, encyclopedias, books of maps and other useful books. But you can
65． use these books there. You cannot take them out.

Helping Hally

Sam was sitting on the couch, watching television. His mom walked into the room with Hally, their dog.

Mom said, “①have, we, Hally, help, to (. ) ”

“Help her how?” asked Sam.

“Do you remember when we went to pick up Hally from her litter? We picked her because she looked like her mom. She is brown with spots, with long ears, and she was energetic, so we thought she’d be strong, like her mom. But how does she look now?” Mom asked.

“Well,” thought Sam, “She’s still brown with spots and long ears, but she’s not very energetic or strong anymore.”

“That’s what the vet said, too. We haven’t been letting her exercise as much, and we’ve been feeding her a lot. She would probably look just like her mom now if we had walked her more. ②We have to start walking her more often. And then she’ll stay healthy for a long time. Will you help?”

“Sure!” said Sam. He decided that he could play fetch with her every day in the yard, because then she could run and run and run until she was tired.

The first day, they only played fetch for about 10 minutes before Hally was tired. But Sam kept playing with her every day. Soon, they could play for an entire half an hour! Hally looked stronger every day, just like her mom. Sam felt great about helping Hally get strong again.

   学习一门新的语言不是一件容易的事情，不过万事都有规律可循。请根据思维导图提示的语言学习经历和经验，以 “How can we become good language learners?”为题，写一篇英语短文。

How can we become good language learners?

What makes a good language learner? There are some things that good language learners do and some things they don’t do.

Don’t forget that it’s never too late to become a good language learner.