I'm Ann. I'm English. I'm twelve. I was born on May 17^th, 1991. I learn Chinese at Beijing No.3 Middle School. I have a good friend. Her name is Lucy. She is twelve, too. We are in the same grade. But we are not in the same(同样的) class. I'm in Class Two, and she is in Class Three. We have the same Chinese teacher. Her name is Zhang Ying. We all like her. Lucy's parents are English teachers in China. She has a sister. Her name is Lily. She is only five years old.

    When Zoe talks about her dog, Hatti, a big smile always appears on her face. Zoe is thirteen and she was born 1 a terrible illness (疾病). The illness stops her from 2 like other children. In 2006, Hatti came to her.

"I wanted a 3 of my own to help not just me but all my family. So I called Dogs for the Disabled, an organization which helps the disabled by 4dogs for them. Things became different after Hatti arrived. It's very 5. It can get many things for me, so my mom doesn't need to be around me all the time. If I need my mom, it can get my mom in a 6— even in the midnight," said Zoe.

"Hatti is my best friend, and it is 7 to have it around. I think it makes me laugh every day. I used to be scared 8 I was alone, but now Hatti can always stay with me," said Zoe.

Zoe's mom Helen 9, "The longer Zoe and Hatti are together, the happier Zoe becomes. She's becoming more independent (独立的). I'm 10glad and I thank Dogs for the Disabled very much."

Dear Mike,

    Thanks for your family photo. This is a photo of my family. I have a happy family. There are five people（人） in my family. They are my grandmother, my parents, my sister and I. The old（年老的） woman（女人） is my grandmother. The man（男人） is my father. His name is David. He is a teacher. And what about the woman? She is my mother. Her name is Linda. She is very nice. Look at the girl. That's my sister. She is in a middle school. Her name is Lucy.Do you know the boy ? It's me.

Yours,

Tony

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    It's the day before Spring Festival.Everyone 1very happy.It's a busy time for Li Hai's family.Look! Li Hai's mother is2the yard (院子).She wants to sweep away3luck.Li Hai's father is painting the doors4 . They like red very much. Li Hai's sister is decorating the windows5papercut（剪纸）. Li Hai's brother is sitting in front of the television6 he is waiting for Pan Changjiang's Performance. He is his favourite star. 7is the boy? He is Li Hai's friend, Jack.He is helping Li Hai's grandmother8 dumplings.Oh，where's Li Hai? I don't see9.Wow，he is sending greetings to his10teacher by email.He likes maths very much.

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    A king loved music. One day, a man 1 the king a harp (竖琴). When the king played it,   the harp sounded terrible. Many people tried it. They agreed that the harp was useless. It was thrown out as rubbish.

    A little girl found the harp. She didn't know how to 2 it. She decided to have a try. She played day and night. The music was never perfect,  3 each time it sounded a little better.

    One day, the harp started to produce beautiful music. In fact, it was a 4 harp. It could be played well by someone if he put in enough effort (努力).

    The king called the girl to the palace. When he saw that she was playing the old harp. He was filled with joy. He made the girl his own private 5.

    A businessman, who was very fond of music, was asked by a poor woman to give her some help. Her husband, a great1, who was talented in music, had died, and left her very poor indeed.

    The businessman saw that the woman and her2, who was with her, were in great sadness. He looked with pity into their pale faces, and3that their sad story was true.

    "How much do you want, my good woman?" said the businessman.

    "4dollars will save us, " said the poor woman. With some hesitation（迟疑）. The businessman sat down at his desk, took a piece of paper, wrote a few lines on5, and gave it to the woman with the words," Take it to the6you see on the other side of the street."

    The grateful woman and her daughter, without stopping to read the note, ran to the bank 7. The banker at once counted out8 dollars instead of five. And then he passed them to the woman.

    She was9 when she saw so much money. "Sir, there is a mistake here," she said. "You have given me fifty dollars,10I asked for only five."

    The banker11the note once more, and said, "The check calls for fifty dollars."

    "It is a mistake-indeed it is," said the woman.

    The banker then asked her to wait for a few12, while he went to see the businessman who gave her the13.

    "Yes," said the businessman, since he had heard the banker's story," I did make a14.I wrote fifty instead of five hundred. Give the poor woman five hundred dollars, because she is such a(an)15woman that she should get even more." At that time, the banker understood why the woman could get much more than she asked for.