Brandy was an old dog. When her owner died, the dog was very 1 so she stayed near the house to wait for her owner to return again. The next-door people thought she was a friendly but poor dog. Then some of them left 2 out for Brandy. Although they thought the dog was friendly, they didn't care much about Brandy.
One day, Brandy walked into the neighbor's garden and began playing with 3-year-old Adam. The young mother didn't 3 the dirty dog at first. However, she saw her son having 4 playing with her, so she decided to let Brandy stay. The boy's mother left Adam in the garden to play while she answered the phone. After a while, 5 the mother returned, Adam was not in the garden. She was afraid and called the police. They 6 Adam for five hours but were not successful.
Then someone said he had heard barking (狗叫) coming from the forest, so they all ran to the forest. Adam was asleep on the ground, 7 a tree. Brandy was looking after Adam there while one of her own legs was hurt in a deep hole. Brandy followed Adam when he walked away and she kept him safe for all those 8.
Adam's mother thanked the 9 very much so she wanted to set up a pet saving center in New York. She couldn't save every animal, but she knew that if she had pushed that old dog away, it was probably 10 for her to lose her only son this time. She just only tried to save as many poor pet animals as she could.
For me, it's the moment I know that Christmas has truly begun. It's already dark. I get a glass of milk and sit down to write down my wishes on 1.
Although I hardly see my family and friends, I 2 sending cards to them. I enjoy pushing lots of envelopes(信封) into the postbox and 3 them.
Most people like a paper card better than an e-card. 4, the number of the cards I get is becoming smaller and smaller each year. If I am lucky, I might get lots of group texts(短信). I still send cards to those people, but 5 getting cards back, I won't send them Christmas cards next year.
People now send much 6 cards every year than before, because of high postage(邮资) and the Internet. What makes me 7 is that although a lot of people enjoy social（社会的）lives, many old people are not good at using the Internet. For them, a card means a lot.
One of my friends moved to a(n) 8 city. He knew no one there, and ended up decorating (装饰) his house with the cards he got before, just to make 9 feel less lonely.
So this Christmas, let's put down our 10, take out those old address books and send cards to our families, friends and neighbors.
One day, a poor man visited a town. When he walked by a fine and expensive , 1 he smelled（闻到）the delicious food. He stopped to sit down outside the restaurant, 2 and tired. "If I smell these wonderful smells when I eat my3 , I can pretend（假装）I'm eating a lovely meal, "he thought.
The man took out a piece of dry bread, closed his eyes. He 4 a delicious meal of fish, vegetables, fruit and cakes.
The rich restaurant owner came out and shouted loudly5 the poor man, "Stop！You must give me money for my delicious food. "
"But I'm6 enjoying the smell in the air. I didn't eat any of your food, "said the poor man.
"Those smells are7 ！They come from my delicious food. Pay me the money！" asked the rich man.
Of course, the poor man disagreed. Then the rich man took him to the judge（法官）of the town.8 the judge knew what happened, he said to the poor man, "Give me your money then. "
9 , the poor man gave him a small bag of coins. The judge shook the bag next to the rich man's 10 and said, "This poor man enjoyed the smell of your food. Now you have enjoyed the sound of his money. "
It was Saturday. The1 was fine. It was good for a trip. When our teacher2 us we were going on a school trip, we became nearly crazy(疯狂的)3 this was the first school trip of our new term. I4 a lot of food and drinks in the supermarket. We climbed the mountain5 nearly one hour. Oh, I was quite6. But the mountain looked nice and there were many7. My classmates imitated(模仿) the animals' sounds, which was so8！ All of us laughed. And we sat on the top of the mountain to9 a picnic.
How nice the10 was! That day we were really tired, but we were very happy.
Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people to want to1, so playing with a friend on the computer can be2to stop. "Just one more game," often turns into another game, then another.
Computer games do have their3. They are excellent for training hand and eye coordination (协调). Computer games can also be great for teaching students. Students can study for longer than a4would be able to teach. Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel pressured to match classmates. And with computers you can5a task as many times as you like. The more you do this, the better you will get, until you can do it perfectly.
However, too much time on the computer can6your eyes. Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot7playing computer games, they won't do well in schoolwork. And it will also be difficult for them to work with others as part of a8. What's worse, if they are9sitting in front of computers, their health will become worse.
Computer games are interesting, but we should remember it is important to10a healthy lifestyle.
On December 10, 2021, a fire broke out in a family's home on the third floor in Wuhan.
Zhang Yu 1 what was happening. He climbed up the balcony* on the second floor.
"Come on, give me the child!" Zhang Yu shouted to the 2 on the third floor. They threw a two-year-old girl out of the balcony. Zhang Yu hooked the balcony on the second floor with one hand, 3 held the little girl with the other hand, and took 4 safely into a house on the second floor. Then he helped the mother and father move safely.
Several people 5 him when he left silently after saving the family of three. "Hero! Don't wear your mask and let's take a picture 6 your face!"
One hour later, we learned 7 about the hero from a reporter. Zhang Yu worked for Shunfeng then and had been an armed policeman for two years.
"When I saw the fire, I was receiving mail. I found people trying to catch the girl's family with a blanket, 8 it was too dangerous. At that time, I only had one idea—to make people 9. I wanted to climb to the second floor to pick up the people. "
Zhang Yu is the hero around us and we should 10 him. He was awarded MaylLabor Medal in Wuhan on December 20, 2021.
An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The cheapest thing was a basket of red fruit.
"1 is a kilo of fruit?" the old man asked.
"Two rupees(卢比), " the villager answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing, so the old man bought many and started 2 it.
However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began to be 3, his eyes began to water, and his face became as 4 as the fruit. As he coughed(咳嗽) and it was difficult for him to say anything, he jumped up and down, shouting, "Ah! Ah! Ah！"
But he 5 kept eating the fruit. Some people who were looking at him shook(摇) their heads and said, "You are feeling terrible? Those are chili peppers(辣椒)! 6 can't just eat them by the handful！"
The old man said to himself, "I 7 them, so I must eat them."
This old man looked like a fool. But are we so 8? All of us have spent money and time on something—maybe a friendship, or a job—and sometimes even though we know there's no 9, we still go for it.
What we can 10 from the old man is this: If you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work, let it go and move on.
We look at the world around us every day, but somehow we don't manage to see it until what we've become used to suddenly disappeared. That's to say that you may get used to some places and some1around you. For example, the neatly﹣dressed woman I used to see or look at on my way to work each2 .
For three years, no matter what the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8：00 a.m. On3days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime turn out clean cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 4, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I remembered all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how much I expected to see her each morning. You might say I5her.
"Did she have an accident？Something6？" I thought to myself about her disappearance. Now that she was gone, I felt I had lost her. I began to realize that part of our7life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar strangers：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who always walks her dog along the street ever morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are8markers in our lives. They add weight to our9of places and belongings.
Think about it, while walking to work, 10we mark where we are by passing a certain building, why not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though unnamed
"I will never find time to learn this boring lesson," said Robert to Frank as they left school. "I can't do it by tomorrow."
"You have ten minutes before lunch. Why not1right away? asks his brother.
"Ten minutes! That's 2Besides, I must run with Rover now, "answered Robert.
After lunch, the two boys walked to school again. Frank 3 his book and began to lean part of it while he walked along. "What a bookworm "1" said Robert, 4. He looked for birds in the trees all the way to school.
"Come out to play basketball!" shouted a group of school friends when school was over. Robert ran away with the boys 5. Frank promised to join them in 15 minutes, and took out his book again. After he finished, Frank played with the boys and 6 the games. The two brothers were tired and went to bed early. But when they returned to school the next day, Frank knew his lesson well 7 Robert told the teacher that he had no time to learn it.
"8 did you find time to study for the lesson, Frank?" asked his teacher.
"I had 9 minutes before lunch yesterday; fifteen minutes on the way to school; and another fifteen minutes before basketball. Then t looked over my lessons for ten minutes before sleeping; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning to make it10. "
"That makes an hour's preparation"," said his teacher. "Frank, you may run and play at break time. Robert, spend your break time learning that lesson. Remember: One can take care of the minutes will have the hours to take care of himself.
Sometimes kids think their parents are unfair(不公平的) to them. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mom doesn't like you to wear a miniskirt. When you are 1, they ask if you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you are not as close to your parents as you used to be(过去). 2can you become close again?
“ Closing the Gap ” by the American writer Hay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 3.
Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are 4and loved. You should tell your parents your needs, and 5what their needs are. You could talk about your school life now and your dream for the future6our parents to know what you are doing and what they want to do. It helps your parents know7about you. Maybe you can think of a way to make all of you happy.
The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. 8you think “ my parents don't want me to have any fun ” , it usually means your parents want you to be safe. The book gives you some ideas, such as making time to talk, keeping a diary and 9your parents you are growing up. If you follow these steps, you will be able to make your 10 a happier place.
