The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents(居民) built walls to 1 influence from the other town.

    In Pressure, everyone wanted to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would compete（竞争、比赛） to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect（方面） of life. Because 2 was the symbol（象征） of success. People were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn't bear the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape（逃避）.

    In Pleasure, the motto（格言） was: If only you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and could do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care 3 students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing 4 .Thanks to the lack（缺乏） of regulations（规章制度）, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was pleasure that mattered. The computers they used were old ones from the town of Pressure.

    Some of the young were addicted（上瘾） to drugs（药物）5 the emptiness（空虚） of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 6 ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely7, there came a great person—Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and 8 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be satisfied with what they had 9 people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 10the walls between them and built a road to connect the two.

    Mrs. King is a 26-year old woman. She comes from Australia. She has long blonde 1, a straight nose and blue eyes. She is thin and of medium 2. Mrs. King looks much 3 than other women of the same age. Some people think she is only about 20 years old.

    Mrs. King is our English teacher. 4 she only teaches us twice a week, she is a very responsible(负责的) teacher. She is very 5 with us in class. But after class she is friendly and kind 6 us. She always works very hard. I remember one winter morning, she didn't feel 7, but she went on giving us a lesson. We were moved(感动的) and all listened to her 8more carefully than before.

    Mrs. King teaches us very well. Her classes are 9 funny and interesting. She often tells us to be10. So we can learn English well. All of us love her.

    Whitney didn't have many friends. She was shy and1. She never wanted to be popular, but she did want to have someone to share2and laugh with.

    Then it was time for her to go to college in another town. And she had to3with someone she didn't know. She had no idea whether she could make friends in that new environment.

    But something happened during the first class. And it 4 Whitney's life. The teacher asked everyone to5a little about themselves. Whitney told everyone where she came from and some simple information. The last6for each student was-"What is your goal for this term?"7of the students said it was to get good grades, pass the tests or something similar. But Whitney said something8. She said that her goal was to make just one good friend.

    When most of the students sat quietly, one student came to Whitney. She reached out her hand and introduced herself. She asked9she could be Whitney's friend. Whitney was surprised and happy. She10and reached her hand out, too.

    Their friendship lasted all through the college.

    Today pets are very common in many families, especially the rich have the time and money to look after them. Many people like to keep a kind of animal 1 a pet, such as dogs, cats, 2 and so on. And the pets are very important in some families. They think of the pets as their family members. In many 3 pets can bring love and happiness, and sometimes they also feel 4. They show their thanks in a special way. Especially the dogs, they have been humans' friends for quite a long time. A few weeks ago, a fireman saved a dog named Dobeman 5 a fire in her house. She was a mother of six babies. Then he went on 6 in the fire. The tired man sat down to rest when he 7 the fire. He saw the mother dog that he saved walking straight to him and he wanted to know 8 she was going to do. 9, she came up to him and kissed him. At first he was too surprised to do anything. But then he hugged (拥抱) her 10 at once.