Not everyone has the chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( be ) a detective(侦探). But I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1988.

    One afternoon, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( walk ) down the street when I saw my father's new car. I expected{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(meet) my father, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead. "My father's car {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(steal)" I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, "Please {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(follow) that new car in front." And I told him why.

    The taxi driver had a car phone, and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I got out right now and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(say) to the woman, "It's not your car. It's my father's."

    The woman smiled and said, "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son, right? I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}see) your photo at your father's office." Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant.

    My father asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent his car. After{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(hear) her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed I felt very sorry. It was both the first and last time for me to work as a detective. Don't you think my story funny?

    According {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Chinese history, sky lanterns{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when {#blank#}3{#/blank#}trouble. Today, sky lanterns {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) at festivals and other celebrations. They are made {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Bamboo and covered with paper. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the lanterns are lit, they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (slow) rise into the air like small hot-air {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (Balloon) for all to see. They are {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(see) as bright symbols of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (happy) and good wishes.

I like taking {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (photo) very much. Once I traveled by ship {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a cloudy morning. In the afternoon, the weather turned fine, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I wanted to take some photos. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sit) on her father's shoulders. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was lucky for me to meet such a perfect moment—the girl {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (smile) and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without thinking, I took a picture of the little girl at that moment.

Her mother was surprised that a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (strange) was photographing her daughter. I explained that I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (move) by that sight and showed them {#blank#}9{#/blank#} photo on my digital camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. Finally, they gave me their email address. The next day, I sent them their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (daughter) photo as I had promised.

This morning I received a message back saying they are grateful and that they are very happy with the lovely photo of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.