Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all. So she was very happy when her {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (noise)neighbor moved out. A young man moved {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and Miss Grey was happy because the man seemed to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (quiet).

    But at three o'clock {#blank#}4{#/blank#} next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had {#blank#}5{#/blank#} heard a dog there before. It might be the young man's dog. So she telephoned the young man, said something bad about the dog and then {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hang)up before he could {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say)anything. Nothing more {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (happen)until(直到)3 o'clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey's telephone {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (ring), and when she answered, a voice said. "You telephoned me 24hours ago. Now I have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (ring)you up to say that I haven't a dog. "

    I'm sitting outside Grandpa's pigeon loft(鸽子房）and waiting for Goldie to come home. I'm really nervous about it because I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ask) to do an important job.

    Goldie is Grandpa's champion(冠军)racing pigeon. She's famous because she{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(win) lots of cups. This morning she had a race—flew two hundred miles away with lots of other pigeons. And now she{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(race) back home.

    "Come on, Goldie. Come on, Goldie!" That's me, calling Goldie back home. But I can't see her yet.

    I really want Goldie to win this race. I want{#blank#}4{#/blank#}give Grandpa the good news when I see him tonight in the hospital. My eyes search the blue sky，still no sign of Goldie.

    "Calm down, Danny!" I tell myself.

    But it's hard to be calm. This job is very important. I'll tell you why.

    Before the race, they{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put)a ring on every pigeon's leg. When Goldie comes back, I will catch her to take her ring off, as fast{#blank#}6{#/blank#}I can, and put it in a little metal tube(管子),then put that tube in Grandpa's special clock. That will record the time when Goldie finishes the race. It should be Grandpa's job. But while he{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(prepare) for the race, he fell ill suddenly and was sent to hospital.

    So that's why I'm nervous, waiting for Goldie. I'm getting more nervous every minute, because Goldie{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) here now. But the sky is blue and empty.

    "{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(not worry), "I tell myself." Goldie always comes back. "But where is she? What will I tell Grandpa?

    I wait until it's nearly dark. I give up! Then I lock{#blank#}10{#/blank#}other pigeons in the loft. I have to see Grandpa tonight in the hospital.

    Waste can be seen everywhere and it can bring a lot of problems. China is rich in some resources(资源), but we are short {#blank#}1{#/blank#} others, for example, fresh water. It is said {#blank#}2{#/blank#} we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. Also there is not enough food in some areas. So if we keep {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (waste) our resources, what can we use in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say "no" to the people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waste things every day.

    In our {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (day) life, we can do many things to stop waste from{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (happen). For example, remember to turn off the lights when we leave the room and we'd better use both{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (side) of paper. Also we should try not to order {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much) food than we need and on. Little by little, everything will be changed, and waste can {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (stop) one day if we do our best.

Grace lives in Oklahoma. She is only six years old, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she already has big ideas for helping other kids!

One Saturday morning when Grace was five, she {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (pass) a lemonade stand (柠檬水摊). Some teenagers were selling lemonade. Their purpose was to raise money for some of their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (friend). Grace wanted to have a try, so her mother explained to her {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to start a lemonade stand.

Grace wanted to help kids too, especially foster (寄养的) kids! That was because she and her brother were foster children. She thought that maybe she could help {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) by starting a lemonade stand!

{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (luck), Grace's first lemonade stand made $ 132! She was very excited {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (buy) things for the foster kids with her mother. She helped 24 children for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} first time. Grace wanted to help {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (many) kids so her mum helped her start a project called Grace's Lemonade for Love. So far, she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (raise) over $ 17, 000! Someday maybe she will be able to send toys to all foster kids in her country.