Once there was a girl, named Kate. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a pink paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of 1in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she 2it in her schoolbag.

    When she went to the teacher's office, her teacher wasn't 3. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom.

    After class, she told her friend, Mary, about the money that she4 Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend took away the bag.

    After school, Kate wanted to go to the5office again, but she found the money was missing.

    The next day when the children were playing a game, Mary fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn't know6to do. Kate kept calm and did something to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for7.Soon a teacher took Mary to the 8and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Kate became very popular in the school.

    Two weeks later Mary came to Kate house. Her eyes were red. She was crying. She gave Kate the 9paper bag with the money in it and said. “Kate, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very sad and now I decide to tell you the10, you are such a nice friend! 11, please don't tell the school about this please!” then Kate said, “you are now12, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and13 to do anything wrong.” The girl thanked Kate and14.

    At the end of the term Kate was given a 15for being a very helpful girl in the school. Mary became an honest girl and was never greedy again.

    Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

    Grandma called me in from the yard. “Would you please go to the store for me? I'm ready to makecakes, and there isn't enough yeast (酵母). Take a quarter from my little change 1 .” I found Grandma's wallet and put the quarter in my pocket.

    I was soon in the little general store that2 our farming community. “Mr. Jenkins,” I said, “Grandma needs some yeast.” Mr. Jenkins set three cakes of yeast on the counter. His eyes shone, and he 3 at me. “And what else do you need?” I knew what he meant. I was always allowed to pick a penny candy when I came to the store with Grandma. “How much 4 do I have from a quarter?” I asked. “Seven cents.” Mr. Jenkins replied. I thought 5that quickly. I would have a nickel and two pennies back.I was sure Grandma wouldn't6 if I spent one penny, and if she were here, she might even say I could have them both. The7 I looked at the candy display, the more certain I became that I needed two pennies' worth as a reward for coming to the store alone. And I did so.

    “Thank you,” Grandma said when I 8 the yeast on the table. “Did you put the change back in my wallet?” “Yes, Grandma.” I replied, hurrying out to the yard. “I hadn't really lied to Grandma,” I argued with myself. “I did 9all the change I had.”

    But I had 10two pennies without Grandma's permission(允 许). The second piece of candy in my pocket didn't sound like a good idea any more. I knew I had lied to Grandma, and I was 11about it. Grandma loved me so much that I couldn't bear to keep anything from her.

    12Grandma took the hot cakes from the oven, I told her about the candy. She13 when I finished my story. “I know just 14you feel,” she said. “We all feel like that when we've done15deceitful (欺 骗  的). I'm glad you told me about the pennies, and of course I'll forgive you.” Grandma hugged me tight, and suddenly I felt as though a big stone was gone from my stomach.

    Sometimes choosing where to eat in Suzhou is something of a challenge. No matter how 1 the food tastes at a chosen restaurant, one may always wonder. "Is there anything better on the next street'?" However, I've found the 2 to this question. When I'm asked to name my favourite place to eat in Suzhou, I will reply 3. "Song He Lou Restaurant". Why is Song He Lou so special 4 hundreds of restaurants? Well, for me it comes down to a perfect balance of delicious food, pleasant atmosphere(氛围)and a near perfect location.

    Before coming to Suzhou, I was 5 by my friends from other cities in China that the food could be too sweet. For the first few months I chose to eat in Sichuan or Hunan style restaurants instead of eating much 6 food. However, after falling in love with the city. I came to realize that the food is so closely 7 with its local culture. 8 I asked a local friend to recommend the best place to try real local style food. She came up with the 9of Song He Lou.

    For a first-time visitor, "Song Shu Gui Yu" and "Xie Fen Tofu" are excellent 10. Suzhou has slow become my home and I have a lifetime to enjoy each and every dish on the menu.

    Finally, after nearly half a month, the Christmas letter was here in my hand. Yes, writing letters is how my friend in the U.S. and I 1 our greetings every Christmas. People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook, or on WeChat 2, and by the way, it'll save money. For me, writing letters is more of a 3 habit than a quirk (怪癖) in modern times I, an experienced letter writer. can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional(情感的) communication.

    In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some 4in California State University found that electronic devices, like smart phones, can greatly influence people in many ways. Such devices prevent people from 5 their inner (内心的) feelings. Compared with modern communication, writing letters has more advantages. 6 we write, our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before. And we are 7 to show our emotions fully.

    If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the 8 would be its sense of touch-feeling of my hand running through the pages, feeling of pen sliding across the paper, and feeling of the 9of ink (墨水) in the air.

    It 10 that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings. Letters build a bridge between the writer and receiver. People experience more when they receive messages in the: form of a letter, rather than any other media.