I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

    One day, while I was 1 on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to 2 where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

    She was singing songs about love, 3 yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there 4, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be 5 enough to perform in front of so many people.  

    She noticed me: I walked over and told her how good her 6 sounded. "Thank you," she said.

    "I have been going through a hard time recently, 7 you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.

    "I'm glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so 8?"

    "Well, my mum has lost her job, and I'm not sure what to do.”

    "Did you notice the 9 you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "Don't be upset, because 10 comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should 11 more and lift your head up. "

    I looked 12 her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. " 13 are you playing the piano here?" I asked her with a smile.

    She 14  that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer 15 up by playing music.  

    I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

    John works in a big city. He likes traveling. When he is 1 vacation, he usually spends much time traveling here and there.

    Last summer, the young man traveled in the countryside and he thought it was a 2 place. The air was fresh and the 3 were green. He liked the quiet country life, but he didn't like to 4 there. One afternoon, he was walking when it rained suddenly. He had to stay in a small hotel. The room was dark and the bed was 5. He could not fall asleep. So he sat on a chair. 6, he found a dead bedbug(臭虫) on the bed, so he called the owner in.

    "Look at this," said John.

    The owner had a look at it and said," But it 7 several days ago, you know."

    John wouldn't quarrel(争吵) with him. He was so sleepy that he had to lie down, but soon he 8 He found a lot of bedbugs. The next morning he said to the owner, "I want to 9 you about the bedbugs."

    "I know, sir," said the owner, "It was dead!"

    "Perhaps you're 10. But his friends had a memorial meeting (追悼会) for him and after that they had supper here!"

    The dogsled（狗拉雪橇）race was about to begin. Julie's team of dogs was lined up at the 1 gate. Julie stood behind them. The air was so cold that she could see her 2. Other teams were lined up too, and the dogs were 3. Julie kept her eyes on the clock. At ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, "4!" The race began! All the dogs tried their best to run after each other.

    Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They 5only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand 6across Alaska. Alaska is in the north of US, bordering Canada. It is one of the 7places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped 8 them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of 9 were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from happening, Julie put special booties on their feet.

    10, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race.11 on the third day out, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and 12 many of the other racers. During the period, they met many 13. Once, one of the sleds slid into a hole and broke. Julie wanted to 14 then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

    When they finally 15the finishing line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

    French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, "I know a little English. I think people can 1 me."

    One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to 2 a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, "Can I help you?" "A cup of tea and…" he could not remember the 3 word for eggs. He looked 4 him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he 5 a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on 6 cover. He 7 the picture to the waiter. "What's the English 8 this?" he asked. "A cock," answered the waiter. "What do you call a cock's wife?" he asked again. "A hen." "And what do you call a hen's children?" "Chicks." "And what do you call chicks 9 they're born?" "Eggs."

    "Very well," said the French student happily. "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please." And he sat down 10 a smile on his face.

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