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      My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that 1 seemed all but impossible to reach.

      One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked 2parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a 3chance to learn dancing!

      One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked  4.

   “What's the matter, Maggie?” I stopped  5.

   “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”

   “What is it?”I wondered.

    "There'll be a dancing performance in my school,  6 the boys think I'm slow, and none of them wants to be my partner.  7 you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.

   “You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her.“Let's show those people that they have been 8all along.”

      In the following months, we 9 every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and 10Maggie improved a lot.

      Finally came the big day. I became 11 when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the 12began, I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had 13.

     My heart was beating wildly when I saw my 14 coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you 15 this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”

     I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.

    Linda and Laura were very excited because it would be their mother's birthday next Monday．Their mother loved {#blank#}1{#/blank#}and she knew a lot about them．On Thursday,the two girls pretended(假装)that they were going out to buy eggs and bread with their father．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}，they went to the plant store where their mother often went．With their father's help，they {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a plant with beautiful flowers．They were sure their mother would like {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．

    When they got home．their mother was busy in the kitchen，so they {#blank#}5{#/blank#}carried the plant to their room．They didn't know where they could put it because they wanted to give their mother a surprise on Monday．They looked around the room carefully．Finally,the two young girls had a(n){#blank#}6{#/blank#}．They put the plant in a big box and{#blank#}7{#/blank#}it to the top of the bookcase(书柜)．After it was done，they were very happy．

    However,no one{#blank#}8{#/blank#}watering the plant over the next few days．They just treated(对待)the plant{#blank#}9{#/blank#}any other gift．When their mother's birthday came，they opened the box and found a dead(枯萎的)plant with dry flowers，but it still{#blank#}10{#/blank#}their mother happy．

"Today I will give you a special test," said the English teacher with a smile on his face.

All the students set up straight and 1 for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students. After he handed out the test papers, he asked them to 2.

The students felt very strange to see that there was not a question but a black dot(圆点)in the centre of the paper. The teacher said with a smile, "I want you to 3 what you see there." At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students' papers and read the answers. All of them wrote about the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said 4, "Here everyone only saw the black dot, but no one wrote about the white paper. "All the students listened without saying anything, because they were 5. they couldn't get good marks(分数). Then the teacher said, "Don't worry about 6 marks for this test I just want you to think about our 7. The white paper is like our life and the back dot in the centre of the paper is like the problem(问题)in our life. "

Our life is a 8 from God, with love and hope. But we just see the problems, and never see 9 things in our life. So we should take our 10 off our problems to see each moment life gives us.

Yang Zhen was an honest and clean（廉洁的） government officer during the Eastern Han Dynasty. 

One day, Yang met his old workmate Wang Mi on a trip. They had fun talking about their life experiences and good wishes for the nation. In the past, Wang's ability and political ideas were not accepted by the people around him. At that time, Yang saw Wang's talent and promoted（提拔）him. 

The chance helped Wang to be successful. Wang never forgot Yang's help and invited him to stay over for the night. 

It was near midnight when Wang knocked on the door of Yang's bedroom. He handed Yang a bag and said, "This is to thank you for teaching me and helping me become who I am today. "Yang looked at the bag. It was full of gold. "Do I look like a person who takes presents from others? I thought you knew me well! "Yang said angrily. 

"It's late now. No one will know if we keep it a secret. "said Wang. "What do you mean no one will know? Heaven（天） knows! Earth knows! You know and I know! "said Yang. "You can lie to anyone but not your own heart. " The door was closed and Wang left the room in shame. 

The Chongyang Festival is an important and famous Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(nine)day of September in the lunar (阴历) month. In 2021, it falls {#blank#}2{#/blank#}October 14th.

The festival has a history of more than 1,700 years. The number nine is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}highest odd number(奇数). In China, it is believed that two nines meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday for Chinese people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(show) love and respect for their elders. People hold many kinds of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (activity) in honor of old people, wishing them a long life and good health.

The festival comes during the golden days of autumn. On the day, people {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(tradition) drink chrysanthemum(菊花) wine, eat special cakes {#blank#}7{#/blank#}climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant called dogwood. People in ancient times {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(consider) that the plant could drive the illness away in winter and stop them from {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(catch) by evil spirits.

Since you have known about Chongyang Festival and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(it) traditions, why not step out and make the festival this year special? Write to us and share your stories.

Today, I was sitting on a bench (长椅) in a subway station, eating candies. At this time, a woman came and sat next 1 me. She looked upset. I said hello to her and gave her some of my candies. She 2 . She said she didn't like candies. She told me some unhappy things in her life. I tried to help 3 see the good sides. When we said goodbye, she seemed 4 a different person. A smile (微笑) appeared on her face. She took one of my 5 , put it into her mouth and said, "Thanks for talking with me. You're 6 understanding girl."

A few minutes later, I saw a blind man (盲人) coming. I went to him 7 asked if I could help him. He agreed. Our train came. I helped him get on the train and we talked all the way to his station. He gave me his name card before 8 off the train. I promised to call him. Maybe we 9 in a park one day.

Today I brought smiles and an enjoyable (快乐的) time to two people, and 10 they also made my day warmer.