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.

    Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life. As for me, my 1 is just that man. My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a 2.

    One autumn, most of the farmers in the village were 3 so he promised to help his neighbor harvest（收割）the corn as he often did.4 after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa's little corn machine broke. What was 5 the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work. He had to 6the farm early and didn't get back until very late. It now seemed 7 to help out his neighbor because he really had no free time.

    One night, Grandpa 8 that he wouldn't let his neighbor's harvest rot（腐烂）in the field. Without a9 he'd harvest it by hand.

    “I don't think you'd have time to do it,” said my grandma. “10 it would be too dark to do anything at night.”

    “I know of one night that I could do it!” he 11 “There's still one more full moon in October. If the12 is clear, I think I can do it.”

    A few days later, after a long shift（轮班）at the factory, my grandpa went to the 13The weather was cold but clear. He cut all the corn through the night to 14 his word.

    Sometimes, when I want to put off responsibilities, I'd see my grandfather 15 corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks（玉米秸秆）stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word.

    Hello, everyone.Nice to meet you. It is my 1day (天) in the school. My first name is Jenny. My family 2 is Green. I'm 3Class Two. My phone  4 is 886-3068. There are 5 people (人) in my family, my parents, my two brothers and I. My brothers and I are 6. We are in the same (相同的) school. Look, this is my good friend 7 name is Sally. She is 8English girl. She is in Class 9, too.  10are in the classroom. We are talking happily (快乐交谈).

    Patty got home after school as usual. She walked in, went to the sofa and sat down, looking at the 1.

    "What′s wrong with you? "asked Kathy, her elder sister.

    "2."

    Kathy was a thoughtful high school girl. She wouldn't leave things like that "You 3be in trouble. You're usually happy when you get home from school.

    Patty kept sitting with her head down. "I hate school! I hate my class! I hate that new4.

    "I know what you mean, Patty. You don't hate anyone.

    "Well! Jerry told my best friend Betty, that she would make friends with her if Betty5 being my friend. And now Betty doesn't play with me after class."

    "That's not very 6 , Kathy said, How about your other friends? You have other friends, don't you?"

    "Yes, "Patty answered, trying not to cry."7 Jerry made me lose my best friend.

    "Patty, you didn't lose your friend."

    "I just told you, I did!"

    "Listen, my little sister. You don't lose friends. You just 8your real friends. Your real friends will 9 leave you when they meet new friends."

    The next day, Patty walked in, went to the sofa and sat down as yesterday. But the difference was that the 10 look came back to her face. It was clear that she had got out of the trouble.

    Now, almost every family has the television. Television makes people know a lot of things which they don't know before.

    Mike likes watching TV very much. From TV programs, he knows ships. Then Mike loves ships. When he was older, he said, "I'm going to be a soldier (士兵)." But his eyes were not very1, and he didn't get in.

    Then he said, "I'm going to2a small boat and I'm going around the world." But boats were very expensive, and Mike didn't have enough3.

    Last summer Mike found a swimming4near his house. The lessons didn't cost very5, and Mike began going to the school at weekends and having6. Now he is a good swimmer.

    Last week a little boy said to him, "You're a very good swimmer. How do7learn to swim so well?"

    "I'm not good at all," Mike said and he smiled. "8I'm in the water, I say to myself, 'There are9fishes behind me!' Then I'm very afraid, and I10quickly. "