“My dear lady，”says Holmes．“You're shivering．Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”

    “I'm not cold，”the woman replies，“I fear for my life!”

    “We are here to help you．Don't worry about anything．I don't know you．But I know many things about you．For example，I know how you traveled．You came to London by train．You also rode to the train station on a horse—drawn wagon．''

    “Why，yes．You‘re right.But how do you know these things?”

    “I see a return ticket in your glove．I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem．''

    “My name is Helen Stoner，”she states，“My mother and father are dead．I am living with my stepfather．Dr．Grimsby Roylott．He comes from a rich family．But they are no longer rich．They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house．We are living in the house. Dr．Roylott is using my mother's mone37 for expenses．Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages．”

    Holmes is sitting in his chair．His eyes are closed．He is listening carefully to Helen's story．He hears every detail.

    Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends．He fights with everyone．He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him．”

    “He has no friends at all?”asks Holmes．

    “No．He talks to no one except the gypsies(吉普赛人)．They are poor people who travel from place to place．A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now．''

    “Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”

    “My dear Mr．Holmes．You are making me so sad．My sister is dead．That is why I am standing here in this room．”    ，  .

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    A little boy sold magazines. He walked up to an old house, whose owner hardly ever came out. The boy knocked on the door and      1. As he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened.

     "What do you want?" an old man asked. "Sir, I am selling these magazines, and I 2 if you would like to buy one."

    As they were talking, the boy noticed some dog figurines (小雕像) inside the house. Then he asked the old man  3 he collected dogs. The old man told him "yes" and they were all he had.

    The boy then felt 4  for the man, as he was very lonely. "Well, here, I have a magazine for collectors. And I also have one about 5 since you like dogs so much." The old man was ready to 6 the door and said, "No, boy, I don't need any magazines, now goodbye."

    Sad for the old 7 man in the big house, the next day, the boy came back with a little dog figurine. He knocked on the door 8 , and this time the old man came right to the door, shouting angrily, "Boy, I thought I told you no magazines" The boy handed him the figurine, and the old man's face 9 . From that day on, the old man started coming out and meeting people.

    This simple nice act 10 the old man's life forever.

    When I was 7 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still1 the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

    2 the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin（南瓜）farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school for us. I used my pumpkin to make a lantern which had two round eyes and a scary mouth.

    In the afternoon, we3the Halloween costumes （服装） and had a parade （游行）in school. Some of the costumes were funny, but some of them4scary. I chose to wear a Superman costume.

    I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked 5 was" trick or treat" in the evening. After dinner, I went outside with a bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from my neighbors. At first, I was a bit nervous,6when I knocked at the first door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to her, "Trick or treat. "My voice was very low, so low that I could hardly hear myself speak. To my surprise, the lady was so kind that she gave7two candies, and I was so excited. I thanked the lady and moved on. I can't remember how many houses I visited, but I can remember how many8I got - I got 91 that day, and I was so happy.

    What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have Halloween every month!

    I am Tom. I'm a student in a middle school. It's nice 1 you here. First let me say something about my family.

    There are five people in my 2: my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and I.

    My father is an 3 worker. My mother is a teacher 4 English. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We 5 in the same middle school. We all study hard.

    My home is at West Hill. There is a big river near our 6. And behind it there is a pear tree and the small 7 are apple trees, 8 there aren't any pears or apples on them.

    9a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three 10 in my bedroom. We like them very much.