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    The man in the photo has a special 1一 knitting(编织)sweaters．He usually knits a sweater for a place of interest and then takes a2there alone in the sweater．Up to now, he has knitted l 03 sweaters．

    Sam Barsky is from the US．His stories have been 3in American

media so that he becomes famous and popular in a very short time．You can see

different patterns on his sweaters，such as Times Square and Golden Gate Bridge

in the US.

    He4this interesting project in 2000．When he has a holiday, he wears his sweater and starts his amazing trip．“I started to learn knitting in March，1999 and found my own way to5in August 2000．Then l was very interested in it．I 6my photos and sweaters on my Facebook which got a lot of7 ． In an exhibition in August last year, I8got two prizes，”Sam said．

    Two of his latest works were for Dead Sea and Bahai Garden，because he just took a trip to Israel in December last year．There are still many places which Sam hasn't9and it is his future goal．In 10 opinion，life is full of fantastic things and some fun should be created and discovered by people themselves．

    Christmas is coming. Stephen can see it everywhere he 1 There are Christmas things to sell in the shops and Christmas trees in the park. But it is only in late 2 . Stephen thinks this is wonderful. He likes Christmas very much. To celebrate it for a month is not enough.

     He went into a clothes shop to buy 3 . He found a perfect (完美的) pair.

    "Just these, sir?" asked the shop assistant.

    "Yes, please," 4  Stephen.

    "They look a little big for you. Are you sure they will 5 ?" asked the shop assistant.

    "Oh, they will be fine," said Stephen,

    It was 6 the trousers were a little big. But they  7  to be. Every Christmas Stephen 8 as Father Christmas and works in the local shopping mall. Children like to take photos with him.

    Stephen walked out of the 9 and smiled happily. What 10 he do this Christmas?

    Yesterday was Father's Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.

    It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a 1 mood (情绪). Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn't invited me.I was in my room2ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “ Want to go for a ride today,Berk? It's a beautiful day.”

    “No! Leave me alone!”Those were the 3words I said to him that morning.

    My friends called and 4 me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be5with them and then went with them.When I came home，I found a6 on the table.My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “ Dad has had an 7 Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”

    When I reached the hospital ,my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and his injuries were extensive(大曲积的). “Your father told the driver to leave8 alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, ….”

    My mother may have said more，but I didn't hear. I didn't hear anything 9 those terrible words： Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to10 himself. He didn't want to be hurt more. How much had I hurt him 11 I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was12 able to have a talk.I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

    “ Daddy... I am so sorry...''

    “It's okay, sweetheart. I'll be okay.”

     “No,” I said, “I mean about13 I said to you that day.You know, that morning?"

    He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I remember14 about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember telling you goodnight the night before，though." He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal(治愈）.And we all have the power to 15 our words.I am going to do that very carefully from now on.

    Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his 1 to please his friends with some tricks.

    One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack, who was 2 at home with a bad cold. "How are you feeling?" asked Tom. " 3 than yesterday," answered Jack. "I have a terrible cough, and there is no 4 in the house." "Don't worry, Jack. I'll 5 Blackie to the drugstore for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute before you know it. "Tom put a five-dollar note in Blackie's 6 and the dog ran down the street. "And keep the change," Tom shouted after him.

    "Oh, Tom, don't be 7. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine," said Jack. "Oh, yes, he will," answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not 8. Tom was worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

    "9 has happened to him, I'm sure." said Tom. "He obeyed me as a rule." Just then Tom saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

    "Good boy," said Tom. "But what took you so long?" Blackie ran to the door, 10 and wagging his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.

    It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first1at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and 2about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was 3a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. 4 thinking, I went over and helped her. She said "5" with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

    Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the 6 and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so 7 that I didn't dare to look at her. Soon the first class, 8, started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering 9 to do, an English book appeared in front of me. "Let's share," the girl beside me said, "Hi, I'm Carrie." I 10. It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

    From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

    "You don't understand me!" I shouted. Then I ran out of the house and got on a bus. I didn't know1it was going. I just wanted to get away from home as2as 1 could.

    I couldn't3what had just happened to me. My mother, the person I believe in, had just read all of my 4 from my close friends! It shouldn't have happened to me. She read my letters and told me not to write to5any more! I couldn't6the tears from falling when I thought about this.

    Later that day, I went to my close7house.8my friend gave me a cup of water, the phone rang.

    "It's your mother," she spoke to me in a low9.

    "Tell her that I'm not here!" I replied. However, my mother heard it. "Tell her not to leave! I'll be right there!" Then she hung up the phone10a "goodbye". In fact, I should say that I was a little11. I couldn't imagine what would happen.

    But to my12, when my mother arrived, "sorry" was the first word she13to me. Her14 told me that she had been crying and her voice told me that she was really tired. "Will you forgive me?" at last she asked. I didn't know what to say. I just15her, and gave her a big hug.

    She held me so tightly. You know, at that time, I felt so warm. I really love you, Mum!