Benjamin is the unluckiest boy in the world. He 1 falls ill(生病), but if he falls ill, it is on the weekend. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen 2 . His bird sings very well, but when he asks 3 to listen to it, the bird becomes silent(沉默的).

    But Benjamin thinks he is 4 boy in the world. He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister. He has a singing bird. His classmates are friendly to 5 . Benjamin is always happy and he is kind.

    One day his mother 6 him some money to buy an ice-cream. When he 7 the ice-cream shop, he saw an old man outside it. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked 8 . Benjamin thought he was poor. He decided 9 the ice-cream and gave the money to the man.

    "Thank you. You are a kind boy. But I' m not poor. Keep your money, I'm the richest man in town and sometimes I wear old clothes to see 10 people do," the man said and gave the money 11 to him.

    The man took Benjamin to the biggest 12 in town and said, "Choose 13 you like. I can buy you the most expensive one." Benjamin asked, "Can I choose 14 ? "Of course," answered the man.

    Benjamin chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent, he can at least listen to it with his friends. He then bought a new pair of glasses 15 the man.

    Hi, my name is Eason. I am English because I was born in England, but I am also British because England is 1 of the UK.

    I live in a typical(典型的) English family. I have a father, a mother and a sister.

    We all live together in a house in a town in the south east corner of England. At the back of our house we have our 2 where I play with my sister. My family has a car, a computer, a colour TV with a DVD, a washing machine, a dishwasher and a cat. Mum and Dad both have mobile phones. I am hoping to get one soon. My favourite subjects at school are Science and History. My favourite topic in history is the ancient Egypt(古埃及). I also enjoy 3 lessons- we play football, netball, cricket and sometimes we go cross-country running.

    Every Saturday my family and I go into town to the open 4 . People sell vegetables, clothes, toys, posters, and nearly(几乎) 5 else out on the street. Mum buys her fruit and vegetables there. I enjoy just wandering(闲逛) looking at all the things for sale, hoping my parents will buy me something. Sometimes I am lucky. I love my family very much.

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer(志愿者)at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

    The doctor talked to me little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing(愿意的)to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

    As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

    He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

With the development of society, people's needs are becoming increasingly different and we have more expectations for the future. What do you expect to see in 2024? Let's have a look. 

Loni loved her town where she lived with her grandma，From their window，Loni and her grandma watched people walk and run along the1 street.At the crossing.a guide dog was helping its owner2 the street." Grandma，I love living here.I hope our town will never3 ." said Loni.

"We have a great town，Loni"smiled Grandma ."But did you know that in the past，there were only4 here？It looked very different when my great— grandmother（曾祖母） was a little girl."Grandma showed Loni a picture of a young girl standing next to a barn（谷仓）.Grandma explained that her great— grandmother's family had cows5 was different back then .There were only dusty（布满灰尘的） roads in the town with a river flowing through，and people mainly went on trip by boat，by horse or on foot.

"What happened to all the farms and the dusty roads？"asked Loni."More people came .Overtime，farmers sold their6 to builders who built stores and schools and paved the roads.It7 a town.People moved here to find jobs." said Grandma.

When grandma's mother was born，cars and horses shared the road .Years later，when grandma was born8 seen on the street any more.

" Our town has changed a lot " said Loni9 ."I believe it will keep growing and became more and more10 ，just like me."