It was a hot summer evening. Kevin and his brother Alan were1soccer in the backyard. After a while, they decided to drink some orange juice and watch TV in the house. Suddenly the TV was2. Alan tried to turn it back on, but3happened. They soon realized that there was no electricity (电). What could they do? Kevin suggested going outside to do some star4. Without streetlights, the stars were bright and5to see. Lying on the grass, they saw different kinds of stars6they even saw the planet Mars. Kevin and Alan had never realized7fantastic the night sky could be.

    After watching the stars for an hour, the boys8the house. It was very dark except for9candles that their parents had lighted. The family spent the night playing cards and telling stories by candle light. Kevin and Alan had never thought of having such a night10electricity like that before. They really enjoyed watching stars.