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Dear Alice,

    Thanks for your letter. I heard from your letter three days ago. I was so happy!

    We {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (move) to a new house yesterday.  There are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (many) rooms here than in our old one. I have my own bedroom in my new home. I was so excited {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  I couldn't fall    asleep that night. It's important for me{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have) my own room!  I can read books, draw   pictures, listen{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the radio and play CDs in it. I need to clean it by{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (I) every day.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the room is much bigger, I'm sure I can keep it clean.

    I also love the new kitchen. I like helping my mother with our meals. Mom cooks {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good). She always teaches me how to make different  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(kind) of dishes. She lived in China when she was young, so she can  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(cook) Chinese food. It's delicious.

    Write to me soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we may chat with each other.

Yours, Elisa

    Jason and Andy are twins. They share a lot of things, including room, food and toys.

    One Saturday, Jason and Andy went out {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(play) with a toy car. Both of them wanted to be the owner of the car, so they shouted at each other. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(They) mother heard the boys arguing. She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car, but the twins wouldn't.

    A few days later, Mother brought {#blank#}3{#/blank#} pet home. "Can't we each have our own pet dog?" asked the boys. They were {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(tire) of sharing everything.

    "No! The dog must {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (share)." Mother said. "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong."

    Several days later, the dog got into mother's room {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(secret) and made a mess there. Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes. He quickly went to find Andy and told him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the dog had done.

    "Oh, no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cry) Andy. They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly.

    "Just think, Jason," said Andy, "what a big mess two {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(dog) would made!"

    "I agree {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you," laughed Jason, "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"

    Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses {#blank#}1{#/blank#} large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because they may be unhappy.

    In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends and teachers will help you. When you are at home, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (healthy). When you make a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(succeed)，your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of you, you can see that happiness is always around you.

    Happiness is not the same {#blank#}4{#/blank#} money. It's a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difficult), you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (you). So you can't always say you are poor or you have bad {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lucky). As the saying goes, life is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (like) a revolving door. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it shuts, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you will be a happy and lucky person.