Casey was painting the sets (粉刷布景) for the school play (戏剧). When she worked, the actors practiced on stage (舞台). A girl named Amelia played an important role in it. Now she was singing.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}She saw the actors practice again and again. She remembered the words to all the songs by heart.

    Casey's friend Kareem helped her paint. "You should try out for the next play," he said. "You're good."

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    The next day, Casey and Kareem finished painting the last part of the sets. They were cleaning up their brushes and paints.

    "It's too bad!" Ms. Brown came in and said. " {#blank#}3{#/blank#}She can't be in the play. What will we do?"

    Kareem and Casey heard this. "You know all the words to the songs. You can take over Amelia's part!" said Kareem

    "No, I can't," said Casey.

    "Sure you can. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You must do it!" said Kareem.

    Casey really wanted to act on stage. She thought, " {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Then she took a deep breath (深呼吸) and walked to Ms. Brown, "I know what we can do!"

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    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.Children always watch their parents and learn how to act from them, so the parents must set a good example and take chores seriously. This motivates children to do chores，too.

    Decide what kinds of chores children do. For younger children，give them easy work，like putting away their toys.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    Tell children about the importance of doing chores.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.Knowing the importance of the chores helps to motivate children to do them.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.When children finish the chores on the list，parents can reward(奖励）them by giving them a prize. A chore list also gives children a sense of pride(自豪感）when they finish all their chores.

    Give children some money to do more chores.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.But it is not the best way. It's best to make children feel that doing chores is the work that they should do.

    We should not use more water than we actually need. If we do, we will not have enough water in the future. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}It is not a difficult question to answer. If we remove more fresh water than nature replaces, we have taken too much.

    Many cities run campaigns(运动) to get people to stop wasting water. They show them ways they can cut back on water use. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}What's more, they carry out programs that offer money to reduce water use. For example, they give people shower heads and toilets that use less water. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Another threat(威胁) to our water supply is pollution. When our sources of fresh water get polluted, we can no longer use this water. This also endangers(危及) the animals that depend on the water.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can save lots of water by not letting taps (ke) run while we brush our teeth or by turning off taps right after washing hands. By collecting cold water when were taking warm showers, we can also save water. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}In this way, we can make full use of water.

A. However, just how much is too much?

B. There are several things we can do to save water.

C. Finally, they make laws to control the use of water.

D. We don't have to let the cold water run until it gets warm.

E. They also increase water bills for people who use too much.

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    Friends important to us. They make our lives more interesting and meaningful. If you want to have many good friends，you must be a good friends first. Do you know how?

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    A dishonest person has no chance of having true friends. Most importantly, don't lie!

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    Do what you say you are going to do. Never make a promise you know you can't keep. Good friendship is based on trust-if you break a friend's trust, he friendship may be over.

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    If your friend tells you a secret, don't tell it to anyone else. Never say something bad about your friend behind his or her back. And don't let others say bad things about your friend.

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    You don't have to agree with other people. Just listen to what they say. Don't always talk to them about your problems. Invite them to share their feelings with you more often.

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    You should understand your friend if he/she wants to be alone or go out with other people. Friendship doesn't require that you always have to be together. Always treat a friend as you want to be treated. be sincere and kind to everyone and you will be popular with people around you.

    Parents are the most important people in your life. They have looked after you since you were born, so you should always love them. You should get on well with them. But some children don't know how to do this. Here are some ways to help you.

    Spend more time with your parents. Don't spend too much time playing computer games or watching TV. Instead you can ask your parents to play with you. You can talk or go outside with them if they have time.

    Be kind to your parents. You can make them happy with a smile when you come home. You can send your mother a card on Mothers' Day or tell your father a joke on his birthday. You can also clean your room by yourself.

    Work hard. If you do your best in your studies, your parents will be proud (自豪的) of you.

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