One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved 1 better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy2 my father had told me I would have to ask for credit (赊账)at the store.3 is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重)but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were 4 when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,5 was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.

    At Davi's Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished 6 the things I wanted, I walked to him. "I need to put these on credit." I said to him 7.

    The farmer gave me a 8 look. But Buck's face didn't change in the slightest. " No problem." He said in a relaxing voice, " I believe your daddy will 9 them in time." Then he turned to the farmer, " This boy is Jame William's son."

    The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I 10 pride. Jame William's Son, there three 11 opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.

    That day I 12 that a good name of great importance. My father's good name had won our neighbors' respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任)that came with 13 encouraged us a lot. They made us be 14than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people.15 acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.

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Hello! I'm Nancy Green. I'm 12. Here are two nice photos. My parents and I are in the first photo. My mother is Kate. She is in a blue jacket. My father is Tim. He's in a black jacket. They're good doctors. They're kind. I'm in the middle of them. I'm in a yellow jacket. What are those in the next photo? They're a dog,a phone and a clock. The dog is brown and white. It's nice. The clock is white and yellow. It's mine. The phone is green. It's mine, too. My phone number is 568-0359.

Liu Lingli was born in Hengyang, Hunan Province in 1973. She has been a teacher for hearing-impaired (听力受损的) children for 33 years. 

When she was fourteen, she went to study in Nanjing Normal University of Special Education. After graduation, she became a teacher at Hengyang Normal School of Special Education and taught Chinese language to first graders. She practiced sign language in front of the mirror for about two hours every day till she mastered it. 

In 2005, at the age of 32, Liu gave birth to her own child. Unluckily, the boy was found to be hearing-impaired when he was seven months old. Instead of taking him to hospital, she provided therapy (治疗) for the child herself after work. Because of Liu's tireless efforts, her son could make some sound after several months of training. 

In order to help her students speak, she puts her lips against their hands to let them feel the movement of the lips and the flow of the air. After class, she also has one-on-one training with each student for 20 minutes every day. As a result, she usually has a sore throat at the end of the day and her voice becomes hoarse. 

Liu believes anyone can succeed if he never gives up. Thanks to her help, many students showed great improvement. More than 20 of the over 80 students she has taught have received higher education. Deng Liang, one of her first students, graduated from Tianjin University of Technology in 2007. 

For her contributions (贡献) to society, especially her work with the hearing-impaired, Liu Lingli was elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (全国人大代表) last year, and received the Person Touching China award for 2023 in April, 2024.

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others. 

I still remember it was an early autumn. Some 1 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）2 . At that time，I was getting to have a 3 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe!I realized that it was a small mistake which was 4 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her 5 thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house6 my mother could stop me. 

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done. "Instead of saying he would scold（责备），my father 7 asked my mother to mend the vest. 

Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behaviour. My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would 8 forget. 

On that day，I decided not to let anger9 me any longer. Of course，there are times when I am angry. However，whenever that happens10 . It always reminds me to think about others' feelings when I get angry. 

Tony's class has a photo competition every year. Last year He Zhong {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(赢) the photo competition. Tony wants to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(打败) He Zhong this year. He thinks the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(整体的;普遍的) standard of the competition is much higher this year. Daming says that he has a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(感觉) that they can {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(解决问题) these difficulties. He suggests that Tony choose the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(主题) Home and Away and take photos of Beijing. At the same time, Tony can {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(添加) some photos of Cambridge that he took{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(最近). Tony thinks it is a good idea. He chooses the photo of his cousin reading a Chinese {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(菜单) for the first time in Cambridge. Daming believes Tony is in with a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(机会) to get a good result.