Last Friday, my friend David called me and invited me and our friend Tom to a party in his university. Tom and I are in{#blank#}1{#/blank#} same class. We both wanted to go to the party, but there was a problem—we'd have a final exam on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come) Monday.

    “Don't worry. We can come back on Sunday and won't miss the exam,” really{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (want) to go to the party, Tom said. So I decided to go{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him.

    The party was great and we{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (true) enjoyed ourselves there. However, we stayed up late on Saturday night and slept all day on Sunday and didn't make it back to our university until Monday morning. We missed the exam. Then we went to our professor's office and explained{#blank#}6{#/blank#} we missed the exam. We lied that there was a flat tire（车胎漏气）on our way back to the university. Our professor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (agree) that we could take the exam the following day.

    When it was time to take the exam, Tom and I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take)to different rooms. After we opened the test paper, we saw only one question, “Which tire?”

    Neither Tom nor I answered the question. Instead we told our professor the truth. Luckily, he later gave {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) the real test paper. And both Tom and I made a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (decide): never to lie again.

    Night after night, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. I don't remember {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it first started annoying me —her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted {#blank#}3{#/blank#} her, “Don't do that any more— your hands are too rough!” she didn't say anything in reply. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of love. Now, my own children are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(grow) and gone. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(gentle) touched my brow. In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, “Don't do that any more — your hands are too rough!” {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(catch) Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out {#blank#}9{#/blank#} sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember as I did. But mom didn't know what I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (talk) about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago. That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands.

    My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} seems that she can't control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(approach)”, preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven't bought things on the Internet for a whole week.” Hearing her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she bought aren't good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys {#blank#}6{#/blank#}process of buying online.

    Nowadays, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those {#blank#}8{#/blank#}stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of problems. One of them {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) more spending than before, because people are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation（诱惑）is an important lesson many people need to learn.

    Johnny Carson began his career in television in his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (twenty). First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (late), he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show” {#blank#}3{#/blank#} made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became {#blank#}4{#/blank#} most popular star of American television. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (call) “the king of late night”. Critics  (评论家) said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (feel) they knew him. He did not take his fame {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (serious). Carson's special skill was his sense of humor. Audiences laughed at his jokes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he made at the beginning of his show. However, sometimes they laughed even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hard) at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on television. Many comedians and singers became successful after {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appear) on “The Tonight Show”.

    A lady, who found it not easy to wake up early, bought an alarm clock. These clocks are so made as {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (strike) with a loud noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them. The alarm clock {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (perfect) did its duty, and went off at the right time. She {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (rise) at once, and felt better all day for it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, after a time, the lady grew tired of early rising. When she {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (wake) up by the noise, she merely turned over in bed and slept again. In a few days, the clock spoke just as loudly as ever, but she didn't hear {#blank#}6{#/blank#} because she had been in the habit of not obeying it, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) that she might as well be without it, she was determined that when she heard the sound she would jump up.

    So it is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} conscience. If we will obey its voice, even in the smallest things, we can always hear it, clear and strong. But if we allow ourselves to do {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we fear or may not be right, we shall grow more and more {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sleep) until the voice of conscience has no longer the power to wake us.