I was doing my homework and my parents were watching the news when the phone rang．I had won a competition．The{#blank#}1{#/blank#}was a trip to Guadeloupe with a group!The next day,on my way home from school，I borrowed(借)a(n){#blank#}2{#/blank#}about Guadeloupe from the library and read it at night．

    My flight(航班)to Guadeloupe from Dublin was too{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to catch a bus．So my dad drove me to the airport．When my group arrived in pointe-a-Pitre，Guadeloupe's largest city,a taxi{#blank#}4{#/blank#}us to the hotel．It was raining and cloudy when we left Dublin but the sun was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}in Pointe-a-Pitre．

    The others in the group were Spanish and German．French is the language of Guadeloupe but{#blank#}6{#/blank#}of us could speak it．{#blank#}7{#/blank#}for the next few days，we had language classes before lunch．After lunch，we{#blank#}8{#/blank#}different places in the city and in the evening we played cards．

    Then we {#blank#}9{#/blank#}from our hotel in the city to a small island called Terre-de-Bas．For the next two weeks．I stayed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the Dinart family；I got he use and I became another member of family．I got on well with them and I really enjoyed my trip.

    Ravi loved to talk to his grandma，who lived in India. Grandma had grown up in a small village called Tambaram and had lived there her whole life. Sometimes Ravi got to visit her with his mom and dad and his sisters. Grandma would make him tea and tell him{#blank#}1{#/blank#}about her childhood.

    When Ravi was younger，Grandma would often come to visit him in Texas. But now it was much{#blank#}2{#/blank#}for her to travel，So She stayed at home. He{#blank#}3{#/blank#}her visits. Smetimes she would call{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the phone. Grandma always called late at night. Dad explained to Ravi that when it was nighttime in Texas, it was daytime in India. Ravi loved{#blank#}5{#/blank#}her voice. He would always ask Grandma if she would make him a cup of tea. She would always laugh and gay，“Ravi sweetheart, I can send you my voice,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}not my tea.

    A man was walking through a forest. He was{#blank#}1{#/blank#} an axe in his hand. A little tree stopped him and said, "Please use your axe to cut down those{#blank#}2{#/blank#}trees, my friend. Because of them, the sunlight cannot fall on me, and I have no room at all to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}myself. Without them, I'll be the pride of this part of the forest. "

    The man decided to help the little tree. He used his axe to cut down the trees. Then the little tree had enough room. The little tree felt happy and said thanks to the man. When the Sun came out, the little tree{#blank#}4{#/blank#}water and it became very thirsty. Later when a storm came, the little tree lost all its leaves and branches(树枝).

    I have a lot of friends. My best friend is May. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years {#blank#}1{#/blank#}than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} very young. Now we are classmates. May is tall and thin, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long black hair. She has a round face with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. May is helpful. When her friends have {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, she always {#blank#}5{#/blank#} her best to help them. May is one of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}students in our class. I like studying with her. She always helps me with I my, studies. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we have the same hobbies, we also have some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . I am outgoing and enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} jokes. May, however, is serious and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. We believe in each other, so we are good friends. I hope we can keep our friendship forever(永远).