One day, I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out 1.

    I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was a/an2woman, and she was paying for her things with only 3. After a long day at work, I was unhappy with this old woman.

    But then I watched the young clerk(职员). He helped her 4 her change, so carefully taking it from her shaking hands. I 5 him repeatedly(重复地) say to her: “Yes, madam.” When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get6 for her. Never once did this clerk get annoyed or roll his eyes. He was patientand kind.

    As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was too. I realized that my daughter was learning an important 7 from a complete stranger.

8 the woman was finished, the clerk began ringing up (把……的费用相加) my things and thanked me 9 my patience. I thanked him too.

    Then we left the supermarket with a full bag, but also with a 10full of thankfulness for such an important lesson.

    Dragon Boat Festival is 1. It is a holiday 2 a long history. We all have a 3 during Dragon Boat Festival. Because Dragon Boat Festival is a(n) 4 and interesting festival in China. It comes in the 5 lunar (农历) month around the middle June.

People celebrate(庆祝) it 6 many ways. One of them is to have dragon boat races. Dragon boats are 7 and special. More than ten people 8 on a boat. They often get everything ready (准备好一切) 9 the race comes. They practice more because they want to have 10 results. Lots of people come to 11 and enjoy the race.

    In some cities, it is a festival for the 12. Children 13 red and yellow strings (线). With these, they think they will get away from the ghosts(鬼). Parents buy sweets and other delicious food 14 their children. They usually get together to 15 a big dinner on that day.

    A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed the journey had been going on1. "Soon I'll be able to walk out of this desert," he thought gladly.

    But the desert was never friendly2travelers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly3his head with the clothes, prostrate on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm4. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation-the backpack with food and water was swept away by the5.

    As we know, it seems 6 to leave the desert without food and water.7, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. "Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I8I can walk out of the desert."

    Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of9were always around him like ghosts,10, each time he was close to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been11. "Not too had, at least I have a pear."

    A small pear became the12for his survival(生存). Three days later,13he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed-the "pear" brought him back to14.

    To keep hope is the best weapon(武器) for victory, so never tell you "15" because only if you try to search, you can always find a "pear" to pull you out of trouble.

    As we all know that terrible day on September 11, 2001. I look back on1I was doing during those moments. And I2, very clearly（清楚地）, that I was in my3driving to work.

    When the first plane hit（撞击）the World Trade Center, I was4the radio, and the news came on.  The5thing that came to my mind was it was just a（n）6.

    As I got to the office, I7the TV. And when we were talking, the second airplane hit. We8believe it. What was9?

    We went on watching those10coming from the TV. It was clear that we were under attack（袭击）.

    What a morning! We all11the office; we all went to one of the workers' home nearby. 12we went on watching TV news, the president（总统）speaking the13pictures of the buildings, and so on.  Then the buildings started to14, one by one. We knew things were going to be very15from then on; I had a bad feeling about the future.

    Bai Jingting is shy and quiet, but his role in the new movie Yesterday Once More (《谁的青春不迷茫》)shows a 1 side of the actor.

    The movie was released 2 April 22nd, 2016. Bai plays a high school punk(无赖) 3 Gao Xiang. He doesn't get along with the class's top 4, Lin Tianjiao, Lin thinks Gao is lazy, 5 Gao thinks Lin tries too hard and does not care about his true 6The two, however, start to get closer after an exam. They 7 good friends.

    Bai often8 in the TV series. Yesterday Once More is Bai's first experience with movies. He said he 9a lot from it.

    "When we were shooting(拍摄) the TV series, we were 10hurrying to shoot without caring about our acting, "said Bai. " 11 with movies, we should practice again and again to make 12 acting skills better and better."

    Bai is now a 13 young man. He sees the importance of following his dreams, "Success doesn't only 14 getting money or fame(名誉),"he said." Making yourself happy is also a kind of 15, and only by doing what you really like will you achieve that."

    Sometime in the1, scientists will develop knowledge 2.

    One day, a student needs help with his3and goes to the4. He asks the doctor what kind of knowledge pills he sells.

    The doctor says, "Here's a pill5English literature.(文学)

    The student takes the pill, swallows(吞咽) it, and suddenly knows6 about English literature.

    "What else do you 7?" the student asks.

    "Well, I have pills for 8, biology and world history, "the doctor says.

    The student asks for all of them. He takes them all and suddenly becomes 9at all three subjects.

    Then the student asks, "Do you have a pill for math?"

    The doctor says, "10just a minute." He goes back into the storeroom, 11 back a pill and puts it before him. The pill is12and heavy.

    "I have to13that huge pill for math? That's too big! The student says 14.

    The doctor says, "Well, you know, math is always a little15to swallow.