Mike: Hey, Jack. How are you doing?

Jack: Just fine. I'm trying to make friends. Could you give me some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest)?

Mike: I'd love to. As we know, a true friend is someone who is always {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (concern) about you.

Jack: Yes. And he can also cheer me up when I'm upset and calm me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when I'm angry.

Mike: I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (entire) agree with you.

Jack: I have one more question, though.

Mike: Go ahead. I'd be happy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (show) you how to make new friends.

Jack: I wonder {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I can make friends with people of all ages.

Mike: Yes, of course. I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) a friend to an old lady and to a young kid a few years ago.

Jack: Wow, that's surprising. I didn't know {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you could have such friends. I'm sure I can be friends with many people because I am outgoing.

Mike: I think so. Friends are people who understand you and enjoy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) around you. I think you're a person who is easy to get along {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. People usually like to make friends with someone like you.

Jack: Thank you for giving me such useful advice.

Mike: You are welcome.

    We all make mistakes more than once. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hope), we learn from them finally. We all have wishes that we can't make {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(come) true. We all make a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (judge) of other people and then find out they are really nice people. And we don't know what difficulty they have gone through in life {#blank#}4{#/blank#}has made them who they are. We all get jealous(嫉妒的) of others even if we shouldn't. We should be secure enough in ourselves and our partners and we should be happy for our friends when they {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(success) in something.

    We are all humans and have human{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (feel). That doesn't make us bad people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}that's part of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}makes us human .We just have to remember: when we have bad thoughts we have to turn {#blank#}9{#/blank#}into positive ones.

    We all have to be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thank) for what we have. Be kind to yourself and others and you will be happy.

    The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(anxious). I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(keep)disturbing me. I was getting more and more annoyed and of course, the more upset I got, the less I was able to concentrate. The last straw was when I heard someone {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(sing) behind me.  The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she had a big smile {#blank#}5{#/blank#} her face. She was standing with a book in her hands near the “English Literature” section. She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} she was reading. I glanced at {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book's cover. It was a book of Tennyson's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(poem).

    The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn't matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(angry). In fact, I was surprised there wasn't steam {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(come) out of my ears!

    Are you facing a situation that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) impossible to fix?

    In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

    But the river wasn't changed in a few days {#blank#}4{#/blank#} even a few months. It took years of work {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(clean) than ever.

    Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

    While there are {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patience).

    The powerful Hurricane Barry weakened but remained a weather nightmare on Tuesday. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (strike) parts of Arkansas with at least six{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (inch) of rain and caused flash flooding that drowned {#blank#}3{#/blank#}animal shelter and killed a puppy.

    Heavy rains were falling. The Humane Society of Clark County issued an SOS after flooding drowned its recently rebuilt shelter. "SOS! We are flooded. It's on the building! "the official said in a Facebook post. "We need help! Can any of you keep a dog {#blank#}4{#/blank#}two at your houses? Help! Help! Help!" Video from the scene showed wet dogs wandering loose in the shelter, the floor covered in water. Many offered their homes and yards {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the animals. A short time {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(late), the official posted an update on Facebook{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(say) foster homes have been found for all 72 dogs. "We are so blessed! People from all over have come to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (we) rescue. Donations. Cleaning. Fostering. It's really{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (impress)." the post said. After the rainfall, a ray of sunshine shone brightly in the states {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the storm burst last week.