I have lots of friends but my best friend is Laura. We're very similar in a lot of ways. We are both tall, but I am a bit taller than Laura. We  1 have black hair and brown eyes. We both like sports, so we get up early every day to 2. I am usually tired in the mornings, 3. I stay up later than Laura because I like watching TV and playing computer games! Laura doesn't 4 TV always. But she enjoys playing computer games.

    Laura is very smart and hard-working-- she often gets 5 grades than I 6. But she still has time to go out and7with her friends. She is very outgoing, and she is 8 most popular girl in school. Everyone likes her 9 she's very kind and helpful. I don't work as 10 as Laura, but I am a good student. I go for all my classes and do my 11 every day. Sometimes I need help with my homework and Laura is always there to help me. When l am unhappy, she knows how to make me 12 better. I am so lucky to have a friend like Laura!

    When parents send their children to school，often they don't know what happens day to day. Parents depend on what their children tell them about they are doing and what they are learning. Generally schools will host parent-teacher meeting at least twice a year. Parent-teacher meetings are short meetings between parents and their children's teacher. Usually they are held when teachers give put a student's grades for the term. The parent-teacher meetings give teachers a chance to let parents know how their child is doing. A teacher will let a parent know the student's advantages and bring to the parent's attention any problems with grades or behavior(行为).The meetings also offer parents the chance to ask questions and see what their child is learning.

    Most children do not go along with their parents to the meetings. This allows both the parent and teacher to talk honestly about the child's progress without making the child feel bad. Usually a teacher will offer advice to the parent on how to support their child's education.

Tony loves his grandma. She often tells him stories about Santa Claus(圣诞老人). 

Today is December 24th. Tony's grandma takes him to Kevin's Store to shop. She gives Tony fifty dollars and says, " Take the money and buy something for someone who needs it. I' ll wait for you in the car. "

Tony thinks of everyone he knows: his family, friends and classmates. Then he thinks of Bobbie. Bobbie sits behind Tony. He doesn't have a warm coat. Tony knows it because Bobbie never goes out to play in winter. So Tony buys a blue coat for him. It looks really warm. 

In the evening, his grandma helps Tony put the coat in a Christmas box, and writes" To Bobbie, From Santa Claus" on it. " Santa helps people but never lets them know, " Tony's grandma says. They put the box in front of Bobbie's house and then go back home joyfully. 

That night Tony knows Santa Claus is real, and they are on his team. 

Anna Brown is a painter. She is always ready to 1 others. Once, she knew that there were lots of children with illnesses in her town and their families were in need of money. Anna 2 to see what she could do for them. It was 3 for her to give them a lot of money, so she had to think of another way.

She wanted to make full use of her love of 4 . She started making and selling beautiful cards to 5 money for the children. The cards were all handmade and it would take her a long time to make them. So Anna had another 6 . She started asking friends to come to her house to work with her. They all agreed to help. They worked together 7 every weekend. They were glad to be able to show kindness in this way.

But the materials (原料) are 8 . To make money without spending money, Anna 9 paper, paints and other things from her neighbors (邻居). She sold the 10 for three dollars each in an art market. Anna and her friends got lots of money for the poor kids and more and more people joined them.