In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a big grandfather's clock. The table was always 1with wonderful food and 2as the main part. And always that grandfather's clock stood like a trusted old family 3, sharing our happiness.

    As I was a child, the old clock 4 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I5how at different times of the day, even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He never let that clock wind down and 6. He even showed us how to use the key to wind(上发条) the clock. Year after year, the clock became a part of my 7, a part of my heart. The clock stayed with my grandfather until he passed away.

    Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing8. My grandmother gave me the clock and the key. I opened the clock door with my 9 hand. Then slowly, gently, I entered the key and wound the clock. It began with tick – tock, tick – tock ,10 of the clock was breathed into the dining room, into house and into my 11. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 12 again .

Some ways to celebrate (庆祝) the birthday

Everyone has his or her birthday. It's a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (有益的)way to have a birthday party to celebrate the birthday . But do you know other ways to celebrate the birthday {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (好地)？

Have a big dinner with your family. It's a good time for you to talk with your family when you have dinner on your birthday. Tell your parents your problems or ask some {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（问题） about your study and life . They may help you. You may have dinner at home or in a restaurant.

Go on a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（短的）trip. If your birthday is on Saturdays or {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (星期天)，why not take a trip ? With a friend of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (你的 ) , you can go to some places near your house . For sure , July and  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （八月）are the best time to take a trip . Always remember to take a camera（照相机） and you can take some nice {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（照片）.

See a movie (电影). To celebrate your birthday ,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (怎样) about seeing an interesting movie with your parents or friends ?

Do some housework(家务). You can help your parents do some housework. They  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (需要)you in their life . It will let them know you are one year older and can help them more.

Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（do） well in school. It is hard to believe, that he used to have {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（difficulty） in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family{#blank#}3{#/blank#} （spend） a lot of time together. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to work, and they could not be at home to look {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him. So he became less interested in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（study） and was absent from classes. Then his parents were so worried{#blank#}7{#/blank#} they decided to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（they） son in person. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（pride） of everything good that he did. Now he is much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （happy） and more outgoing than he used to be. 

My husband, Tyler, and I decided to raise a guide dog puppy (幼犬). After attending several meetings with Anina Green, the guide dog club leader, I eagerly signed up to become a raiser and patiently waited for the arrival of my puppy. Then, one day, Anina informed me that I would get my puppy on April 27.

That day, Tyler and I went to Anina's house. In the kitchen, we saw the puppy. Escort, sleeping on the floor. Holding him for the first time was magical. He was so soft and sleepy—and huge! Escort was larger than a lot of full-grown dogs.

We attended a weekly puppy kindergarten to learn how to train Escort. From the time we got the puppy until he was about 6 months old, he was on a leash (牵引绳). When we were watching TV on the sofa or brushing teeth, the leash was always in our hands. During the first eight weeks. Tyler and I mostly stayed at home, taught Escort orders, and held his leash.

The guide dog club is really like a family—a family with a lot of wonderful, well-behaved dogs. We traveled to various places together with these dogs. Escort's first group outing was a trip to tour the city museum. We also went to a shopping mall, a baseball game. a fire station, and the airport to practice going through security. With all the help from our club, Escort went from a sleepy little puppy to a dependable companion (伙伴) when he was 8 months old.

When Escort was one year old, he could walk with a perfect loose (松的) leash, follow our orders and always make the right choices. It was time for us to drop him off at the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus to go through more formal (正式的) guide training and get matched with someone who needed him. We had fallen in love with the puppy and couldn't bear giving him away. but we had to say goodbye to him.

When I see pictures of Escort with the woman he has been placed with. I feel very happy. It doesn't hurt that he's not with me—seeing him going on adventures with his new owner every day makes it all worth it. The thought that he will improve her life makes me very proud.

Li Tong was born in a poor family in a small village. His mother is ill and his dad works{#blank#}1{#/blank#} a farmer. But Li Tong loves his family very much. 

At the age of seven，he s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} training for diving （跳水） at a sports school. He trained for three to four h{#blank#}3{#/blank#} and did 400 dives every day. 

Later，he joined the diving team of the city. With the help of his coaches，he tried{#blank#}4{#/blank#} best to improve his diving skills. He trained so h{#blank#}5{#/blank#} that he made great progress and won many competitions. 

At the age of fourteen，Li Tong competed in the Olympics Games. He took p{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in the men's 10 meter platform event（十米高台跳水）. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}it was his first Olympics，Li Tong stayed very calm. During the final round，his most wonderful dive got a perfect score of ten. This dive was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}as "Li Tong Dive". 

Li Tong won the gold medal and many people were surprised at his talent and ability at such a y{#blank#}9{#/blank#} age. After his Olympic success，Li Tong became a sports h{#blank#}10{#/blank#} in his village. Many people have become his fans and take great pride in him. 

I am the only child in my family. My parents always care too much about me. They m{#blank#}1{#/blank#} every minute of my life. They help me do almost every {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (任务). Actually, I'm really unsatisfied and bored with their o{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I even wish I could stay at home alone every day. My wish came true yesterday. My parents would be away for a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(会议). In the afternoon, after I saw my parents off, I hurried home, threw myself onto the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (沙发) and watched TV. I didn't turn it off until {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(午夜). Today nobody w{#blank#}7{#/blank#} me up, so I got up very late. I had to go to school with an {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(空的) stomach. What was worse, I didn't finish my homework because I played all day long yesterday. When school was over, I hurried home and tried to cook some s{#blank#}9{#/blank#} food. Unluckily, I didn't make it. At last, I only had a c{#blank#}10{#/blank#} of milk. What a bad day!