My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce (离婚). I couldn't 1 our family was going to break up.

    It changed my life completely. My mother and I moved 2 a small apartment (公寓) across town, 3 my father and brother, Bill, remained in our house.

    And very soon I had my soon-to-be stepfather (继父), Dan. Although I wasn't very nice to him, he 4 gave up on me.

    As time went on, I realized that we had some things in 5, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We began to spend a lot of time together 6 out. It gave us a chance to talk 7 get to know each other.

    8 still, Dan was always around when I needed help on school or friends. Once I grew to warm to Dan, the 9 of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. Eventually (最后), I discovered I had the 10 family that I had never had before.

    My father found happiness, 11 – he remarried and had 12 child, my half-sister, Michelle. 13 13, I learned an important truth – 14 is not always for the worse. Sometimes, it is just something 15 we need the most. We should learn to accept it bravely.

Miss Brown did not like getting up early in the morning. One day a lecture was going to be given by an artist at nine o'clock. Her sister was1. She set her alarm clock for half past seven. This should 2her plenty of time to get ready and3early enough for a good seat. She was determined to4there in time. She would never forgive(原谅)herself for5the lecture. That is a famous artist's lecture.

The next morning, she slept through the alarm bell and woke up at half past eight. Shew as rushing and everything went6. At last, she was ready, and rushed out to catch a bus. When she arrived at the university, she7to the lecture hall. She was surprised to find that the doors were locked. She looked round to find someone, and saw a clock. It said half past seven. "I can't understand it. "She cried out. "Nobody's here and the clock is8! "Then she suddenly remembered. Her alarm clock had stopped the day before and she must 9to reset (重新设置) the hands. "This is the first time I'll hear the beginning of a lecture. "She said to10, laughing.

One day, Mr. White takes his mother to a shopping mall. He wants to buy a new pair of shoes for her.

There are so many beautiful shoes, and the old woman tries on（试穿） some shoes happily. But she doesn't like any of them when she knows the prices.

Seeing this, Mr. White speaks to the shopkeeper quietly（轻轻地）, "Next time. when my mother shows interest in（对……感兴趣） some pairs, just tell her the price is only 15 dollars."

"But that's not the real price!" the shopkeeper says.

"Don't worry! I will pay（付钱） for the shoes at the real price."

Then, the old woman gets her favorite shoes. Mr. White pays 15 dollars at first, and then he pays another 50 dollars privately.

Three days later, the shopkeeper asks Mr. White to come back and pay more money. Mr. White feels surprised. He asks, "Why?" Because your mother brings many of her friends to buy that kind of shoes."

Kate is both my neighbour and my best friend. I first met her five years ago. 

Kate is tall and slim(苗条的). She has long hair. She has big eyes and a small nose. I like her smiling face best. It makes her look really pretty and kind. Kate is a friendly girl. She always has a smile on her face and looks happy. She likes to help people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel bored or unhappy, I often go to her. She will talk to me and tell me interesting things. 

Kate wants to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I think she will be a great teacher. 

Every Sunday morning，I take a jog（慢跑）around a park near my home. There＇s a lake in one corner of the1 . Each time I jog by this lake, I see the2 woman sitting by the lake with a small metal cage（金属笼）beside3 . 

Last Sunday，my curiosity（好奇心）got the better of me，4 I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I went5 ,I found that inside the metal cage were three turtles, slowly walking around.  She had a fourth turtle in her lap（大腿）that she was6 brushing. 

"Hello,why are you always sitting here?"I said. "And I'd love to know7 you're doing with these turtles. "

She smiled and replied， ＂T＇m 8 their shells（龟壳）. Anything on a turtle＇s shell， like algae or scum, stops the turtle from swimming. It is also9 for the shell over time. It's my own way of making a10 . 

"Wow! That's really nice of you! But there are11 living in lakes all around the world. And hardly any of these turtles have people kind enough like you to12 them. So how exactly are you13 that you can make a change?" I questioned. 

The old woman14 at the turtle in her lap, brushed the last piece of algae from its shell. She then15 warmly and said, "Sweetie, if this little one could talk, he'd tell you I just changed his whole world. "

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My name is Li Hua. I have made some plans for the coming new term. ……