There was a football game on our school football field last week. We played 1 a team from a country school. They didn't come 2 the last minute. They looked worse than we thought. They were wearing 3 clothes and looked like farm boys. We were sure we must be the 4 because we were always the best.

    We found in 5 that they did much better than us after the game began. They 6 their best and they always played as a team. But we didn't. Finally, we 7 the game and we all felt unhappy.

    We thought much 8 the game. We're too proud(骄傲). We're good players, but we can't 9 win. For us, the most important 10 is; One can't judge(判断) a person only by his clothes. We'll never forget the game!

    My family has had a cat for years, and we all love her. But one day, a 1 came to my house as a new pet. The little dog was 2 and everyone in my family wanted to play with him. 3, the cat didn't like him, because she didn't want to live with4pet in the house. But the dog loved her and followed her all the time, 5to play with her.

    One day, a lynx(猞猁)6 the cat, and the lynx planned to have the cat for lunch. When the little dog saw this, he ran towards the lynx

quickly,7 any hesitation(犹豫). The dog was much 8than the dangerous animal. He did everything he could9 his friend. The children happened to see him, so, after that they gave the dog a new name: "Hero Dog".

    From then on, the cat began to be friendly to the dog. 10 followed the hero dog everywhere and even let the dog eat from her bowl. It was clear that the cat considered(认为) the little dog as a hero dog.

Birthday Party in a Box

Andy is a very cute boy but just a little shy. When his birthday month came around, he looked forward {#blank#}1{#/blank#} having a big birthday party. But his family is quite small and poor, so there wouldn't be other people visiting. He had to celebrate it by {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ( he). I found out he was feeling a little unhappy."{#blank#}3{#/blank#} I send him a card and a small gift, he' ll be happy." So I got his school address from his mom and planned {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( choose) something and send it.

Then I got {#blank#}5{#/blank#} idea! I took a small recorder(录音机) and asked my three friends to sing Happy Birthday to You. It was such fun making the recording! Other people joined us and we sang {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( loud) together, so it really sounded like we had a party going on! Then I bought a small gift,a card, a few cupcakes, a box of birthday candles and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( send) them to him.

I got a call a few days later. Andy told me he thought it is much more beautiful than other {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  ( song) to him." Thanks for the wishes, thanks for the gifts, thanks for giving me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ( much) happiness in my life! It's so enjoyable that I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( remember) it forever(永远)!" （）31. A. carelessly  B. strictly C. angrily D. seriously

It was a fine day. People at the railway station were waiting for the train to arrive. The train was coming in. Everyone waited there to get into the train. A group of young men made loud noises to welcome the train. The empty seats were nearly filled and the train was ready to move. Just then，an old man with a little boy of 10 years old came running to catch the train. As soon as they entered the train，the train started to move. They had their seats just next to the young group. 

The little boy was so surprised to see everything. "Dad，the train is moving and the things are moving backwards out of the window!"he shouted to his father. A fruit seller went past selling apples. His father bought him some apples. "Oh，the apple looks much sweeter than it tastes，"the little boy said. "Is your son having any problem？Why is he so different？"one of the young men asked. Another young man made fun of him. "His son is mad，I think!"he shouted. "My son was born blind. Only a few days ago，he had an operation. It is the first time that he has seen things in his life，"the father of the little boy replied with patience（耐心地）. The young group became very quiet and said sorry to the father and the son. 

One day, when I was doing the dishes, my mom walked up to me and said, "I'm sorry, dear. Dinner is 1 again. I'm afraid (恐怕) we will have it in 20 more minutes. "

I was surprised. "No, it was great. I loved it. "

"Really?" she said. "You always ate 2 , saying nothing, so I thought you disliked it. " "No, I really enjoyed it. You're the best cook. "I said. 

"Then you should 3 me about that. " she said. "When someone does something nice for you, you should thank him. If you don't, he might think you are not 4 and stop doing those nice things. "

 From then on, I 5 said "thank you" to others. It soon became a habit and something magic(神奇的)6 happening. In my first year of high school, during the final week, I came home and 7 some snacks (点心) on the table. "Thanks, Mom. "I said. "They aren't from me. " Mom said. "They're from your bus driver. " Guess what? He has driven that bus for years. I was the first per- son to ever thank him as we 8 . The two words made such a big 9 that he went out of his way and gave me the present. 

That's the power of appreciation (感激 ). When you 10 it, all is right in the world. Anytime taking two seconds to say "thank you" is the best.