－Which city is your favorite?

－Hangzhou, of course. It is the _____ place that I have ever visited.

Mary and Her Friends

Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.

Betty and Peter are good runners（長跑運動員）. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.

Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary（小學(xué)）school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting（書法）is good, too.

1. Mary has _______ friends.

2. Mike is ______ than Alice.

3. Peter runs _______ than Betty.

4. Betty’s handwriting is _______.

5.They all ______ .