I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted 1 and asked how she was doing.

    The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so 2, my husband just lost his job. I don't know how I can 3 the holidays.”

    Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families.

    My 4 hurt, I wanted to help but didn't know 5. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband's resume（简历）?

    6 I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn't any money or an offer of a job, but7 it would help.

    "Excuse me," I said, "I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you're going through a really 8 time right now. I'm so sorry. I'd like to give you something."

    I 9 her the small card from my wallet.

    When the woman read the two 10 on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, "You have no idea how much this 11  to me."

    To tell the truth, her reply was a little 12. Having never done anything like this before, I didn't know what could happen. All I could say was, "Would it be OK to give you a hug?"

    After that, I walked into my car and began to13 too.

    The words on the card?

    "You Matter."

    A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar 14 as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really felt 15. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

    It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb (突然宣布). "There is no Father Christmas." 

    I ran to my grandmother's house, for she always told the 1. Grandmother was at home. I told her everything. "No Father Christmas?" she was a little 2. "Don't believe it. Put on your coat, and let's go."

    "Go? Where, Grandma?" I asked.

    "Kerby's Store. "

    As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said. "Take the 3and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby's.

    For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering what to buy, and who to buy it for.

    I thought of everybody I knew, my family, my friends, my neighbours… I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar, a boy with bad breath (口臭) and messy (凌乱的) hair. He sat right behind me in Mrs Polack's class.

    Bobbie 4 went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, 5 we all knew that he didn't have a cough. In fact, he didn't have a 6. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat that he would like.

    That evening, grandma helped me wrap (包裹) the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons (缎带), and write "To Bobbie. From Father Christmas" on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he 7 them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie's home, telling me that I was helping Father Christmas 8 the presents.

    Grandma parked the car along the street and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie's home. Then Grandma said to me. "All right, Father Christmas, get going."

    I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down 9 the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the 10 and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.

    That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

    Before Father's Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special Father's Day gift.

    One day after school I1to the Agins which was known for fashions and styles. I told the Agins salesperson that I was looking for a Father's Day present.

    "Do you think he'd like a2?" she asked. "Yes, I think he might, "I told her.

    She 3 a Swiss watch and I told her that he would like it.

    "How much money do you have?" she asked.

    "4dollars, "I replied.

    "You're so lucky!" she told me." It's only $11.You still have $l for the 5." She packed the watch and I thanked for my business, and I rode off home with the gift under my arm.

    When my father opened the gift, he asked 6, "Where did you get it?"

    "I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11, "I said. My father was shocked into silence.

    Many years later, I did learn that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, 7I appreciated(感激)how wonderful the Agins sales-person had been to me. I always felt8that I never had a chance to thank her.

    "What really amazes me to this day...…my daughter, "my father said." Letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was 9 enough. But the fact that she let you leave the shop with a dollar for the card was a touch (触动)of 10.I'll never forget it."

Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm a l3-year-old girl. l like travelling. During the May Day holiday, my family and I went {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (观光)on a beach. We really enjoyed ourselves. I even made friends with a girl named Emma. She asked me what would {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(生活)be like in 10 years. I think by that time, almost every family will have one or two {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(汽车). So the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (交通)will be very heavy. People will use robots to work {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (到处; 处处). It will be {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(容易的) for people to work. The restaurants will have robot waiters to bring your food. And the food will be very {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (便宜的). People will have long holidays. So they will be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (能够……的) to fly wherever they like. In a word, the way people live will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (改变) a lot in the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (将来; 未来). 

Tom，Dick and Sam are all middle school students in New York.This summer holiday，they went to visit their uncle in London by air.Their uncle and aunt were very glad to see them.

On the first day，Tom said to his uncle， "Uncle John，my boys.Let me give you some advice.I have a farm.I farm.I will take you there to have a look.After that，I think you will have an idea."

The farm is very big.Their uncle grew rice，vegetables and a lot of flowers on it.Their aunt showed them her cows，sheep and ducks.The children were very happy to see all these things.Then Tom was going to learn how to plant the vegetables.Dick wanted to learn how to plant the flowers.And Sam was going to learn how to feed the ducks.

They worked hard on the farm.And they were learning fast.A few days later，they could do the work all by themselves.When the holiday ended，the boys had to go home.Their uncle gave them three big boxes.He said "Boys，you work very well here.Here are some presents for you.I think you will like them."

After they got home，they opened the boxes.There were some nice vegetables in two boxes and in the third one，there were four big fat ducks.