Kate said "Hello "to Mr. Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked to——wards the back of the store1the rice was kept. The room, was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道)，with rows of shelves full of2Besides her and Mr. Pate I there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing3overcoats. They looked rather4because the overcoats were too big for then."5"she heard one of them whisper to6. She walked on to the next aisle and found the7she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It8like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space9goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But10putting it in the basket，he dropped11into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and12see Mr. Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the13in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something14into their inside pockets and then one of them said, "Let's get out of here. "They moved away from her.

    When she got to the door the two boys were15her. She watched them16for the few things in their17They had both18their overcoats. Mr. Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even19at them as they were about to20Now，Kate decided to stop them.

    Last autumn, my family and I went to England and we 1 two weeks in Cornwall. It 2us five hours to get there by car. We did a lot of different, 3we went for long walks, played games, rode bicycles and swam in the lake.

    I played happily at first, but then something terrible-4. One morning I went to the forest near the hotel by 5 I walked and walked I watched the 6 singing in the trees and took some photos of them. When I got 7, I wanted to go back to the hotel 8 food. But I couldn't find the way back. I 9 different ways. However, at last I was still in the 10place.

    "Oh, God! I'm so afraid! 11 should I do? "I thought. Later it started to rain. I didn't have a(n) 12 so I was wet and cold .

    I 13 to stay under a tree and waited for my parents. After a few hours they 14 in front of me. It was dark and I was. 15, hungry and scared. I'll never go to the forest again.

Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It is in Asia, which is home to all five of the world's highest mountains. Mount Qomolangma's peak (顶峰) is 5.5 miles above sea level. That is very high! So many climbers have tried to climb to the top of it to prove (证明) themselves. The first people to reach the peak were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Since then, thousands of people have succeeded in climbing to the peak of Mount Qomolangma.

One of the most successful climbers is Erik Weihenmayer. Like all who try to climb this huge mountain, Erik faced strong winds, snow, and avalanches (雪崩). However, what really made Erik's climb unbelievable is the fact that he can't see anything. After losing his vision (视力) at age 13, Erik began climbing at age 16. He has climbed the tallest mountains on all seven continents (大陆). Erik became the first blind person to reach the peak of Mount Qomolangma.

At the age of 32, Erik began his climb as part of a 19-member team. His team wore bells (铃) that he could follow during his climb, and teammates were quick to warn him of such things as a big drop on the right or a rock to the left. Erik also used long climbing poles (爬杆) and an ice ax (冰斧) to feel his way across the ice, rock, and snow on the mountain.

During his climb, Erik faced many dangers. The higher Erik climbed, the thinner the air became, so he wore an oxygen mask. This helped him breathe (呼吸) as he climbed higher and higher. It took Erik about two and a half months to reach the top of this unbelievable mountain.

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I was in the classroom. This was 1 first lesson in junior high school. It was 2 . I used to feel bored in Chinese classes, so I hoped my new Chinese teacher would be 3 . 

Here came a woman teacher. She 4 " Li" on the blackboard. "This is my family name, " she 5 . "You can call me Ms Li. Now tell me what you want me to do in my lessons. " We were surprised. 6 could a student ask a teacher to do things? Everyone was in silence(沉默). 

Ms Li smiled and said, "Don't be 7 . Just tell me what you really want to say about our Chinese 8 . I will try my best to meet all the needs of 9 . " Hearing what she said, we were excited and started to say our needs 10 worries. "Not too much 11 ";"Finish class on time";"Make the class fun". We talked a lot and Ms Li didn't stop us. 

When we finished, Ms Li said, "First, you will not have much homework, but you should 12 it on time. Second, my classes will be fun, 13 you can't play too much. Third, I will finish class on time. But you must 14 me carefully(认真地) in class. All right?""OK!" all of us answered happily. 

I think Chinese is very useful in our life, so it is really 15 to learn Chinese well. I'm sure our Chinese classes will have a lot of fun because of this interesting teacher. I may never get bored with Chinese classes. 

 Last summer, I got a new job. When I was happily waiting for the bus, I found    a(n)1 silk umbrella in the corner of the bus stop. I had never seen such a special 2 . Its ribs(骨架) were made of bamboo, which is cool to touch. The umbrella was made of beautiful silk, very light and3 , with wonderful pictures on it. It must be of great importance to someone. I decided to 4 the owner. About 40 minutes later, a lady came in a hurry and looked for something.

"Are you looking for the umbrella?" I asked. "Yes!" she said excitedly and thankfully. She 5 a smile and took the umbrella. Her eyes were filled with tears. She said that her grandmother,6 had passed away, had given her the umbrella as a birthday present. It meant a lot to 7 . We talked for a while, and I gave her my address and contact information. The reason was that we had a really good 8 .

 Over the next several months . I felt sad. I 9 my job, and I could only do some part-time jobs. The New Year was coming. Windows were lit and everyone was running and laughing,10 there should be no New Year for me. I had no 11 for rent(房租) and no gifts for myself or my daughter. Just when I 12 things couldn't get any worse, a deliveryman(送货员) arrived with several parcels(包裹) addressed to me. Inside were gifts from the13 to whom I had returned the umbrella. They were 14 and unexpected, and they brought joy and hope to me and my daughter,

I 15 thought that someone whom I had only met once would give me a gift on such a     special day as the New Year. This also makes me more confident that kindness can always flower in the dark.