I was doing my homework one night when the lights suddenly went out. The flats in the opposite building were also in complete darkness.

    While my parents groped (摸索) their way to 1 candles, I found my way to the 2. It was black outside as it was a moonless night. I could see the headlights of cars and buses on the road were on. The traffic became 3 because the traffic lights were not working.

    After 4 the candles in our flat, my father took his torch(手电筒) and went out to check the lifts. I followed 5. All the lifts 6 working. And unluckily, some people were trapped(困在) in one of them. We called the fire station and a group of firemen 7 arrived to rescue these people. After helping the firemen, my father and I 8 our flat.

    We carefully locked the doors and windows and then went to bed. The next morning, 9 I woke up, I quickly tested the light. I was 10 to find it working. Like others, I think the blackout (停电) brings problems and difficulties to our lives. I really hope that it won't happen too often.

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    "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks her husband.

    "All right. And how{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is it?" he answers and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(give) money to the shop assistant. When Mrs Wilson asks him about{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(anything) good or bad, he often says "All right. And how much is it?"{#blank#}8{#/blank#}her.

    At about 8 p. m., Andy is tired and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然) his wife looks{#blank#}9{#/blank#}at the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the moon so beautiful?"

    "All right. And how much is it?" her husband answers{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(quick)

Betty is not beautiful . She is too tall and thin. The kids in our class often laugh at(嘲笑) her, so Betty is 1 happy in school. 

I like making many friends, 2 I don't like talking with Betty. Just like other girls, I stay away from 3 , enjoying being with my group of friends. 

On the last day of the term, Mom says, "Ella, Betty will spend(度过) the 4 with us. "

"5 ? No one likes her. If my friends know it, they may 6 being friends with me. "

"Betty's father left. Her mom has to work. I must help her. She will come tomorrow. Treat her like yourfriend. OK?"

On the 7 day of the holiday, Betty comes over. We do homework, make meals and play chess, …We don't 8 a lot, but I get to know more about Betty. She's kind and she is good 9 making things. 

One sunny day, Betty says she wants to make a small treehouse in the old tree in the yard. I am interested in it. So when Betty does it, I 10 her. Finally, we work together to build the treehouse. It's so 11 that we can't move around freely but we feel warm here. 

From that day on, Betty and I spend hours in the 12 . We talk more—yes, we 13 . Most of them are true things that happen to us, so we know more about each other. 

But one day, a heavy rain comes to the village. Betty and I run 14 to save the treehouse but it is broken. I feel my heart is also broken. 

When the sun comes out, I still feel 15 , but Betty goes to help my parents to clean the yard. With tools in her hand, Betty says she wants to make another treehouse and fill(使…充满) it with more stories. Hearing this, I know that our friendship is stronger than the treehouse. 

Qi Haoran, a Junior One student at High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy last winter vacation - and not just with his homework.Qi, together with 10 other classmates, made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clear Your Plate Campaign.

The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. " Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven't got enough to cat? Please don't waste food." They would repeat such words hundreds of times every day.

China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasting food.CCTV has reported    that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous.Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food, because it seems that they haven't prepared enough food for their guests.

Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many.In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives a sticker to the customers who have eaten all that they ordered.People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. Besides, more than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their customers to take leftovers home.

To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time.It's important that everyone should do their bit just like Qi. So did you finish your meals today?

I love traveling. I've been to many cities in China and Sanya is my favorite. Last Spring Festival, instead of visiting {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and friends, we decided to pay a visit to Sanya.

 We left for Sanya as soon as our holiday began. We really enjoyed ourselves there. We played on the beach and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} fireworks.

 Then we went to Nanshan Temple. A large {#blank#}3{#/blank#}of people visited it every day. According to the local(当地的) {#blank#}4{#/blank#}people should eat rice cakes during the Spring Festival, so we went to a local restaurant. Its rice cakes {#blank#}5{#/blank#}good and tasted delicious. We didn't return until our holiday was about to be over.

 Want some advice? Keep in mind that the best time to visit Sanya is from December to January in the dry season when the weather isn't too hot.

I live in a house1 the mountains (山). I have two brothers 2 one sister, and I am the youngest (最小的). My father is a3 . He teaches maths, and my mother is a4 at a big factory. My brothers are very smart and 5 hard in school. My sister is quiet, but she is very6 . She often helps others. My grandmother also7 with us. She comes from France. She usually8 French because she can't speak English9 . She is very old, but she is still very.10 . She cooks the best food!

My family are very11 to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go12 long walks in the mountains. My sister is 13 in delicious food. She likes to14 with my grandmother. At weekends, we all play games together. We laugh and always have a good15 I love my family very much.