It's November 6th today. Ben and Lisa want to buy a birthday 1. It's their 2 birthday.

 “What does she 3?” Ben asks Lisa. “I don't know. ” Lisa says, “We bought（买）her some chocolates last time. ”

 “Yes, ” Ben says, “and we ate (吃) them! We mustn't do that 4. ”

 “Let's buy her a book. She likes 5. ” Lisa says.

 “What kind of books would she like?” Ben asks.

 “I don't know.” Lisa says, “Let's go 6 ask her. ”

   The children go into the living room. Mrs. Wilson is watching TV.

 “We want to buy a book 7 you, Mom. ” Lisa says. “What book do you want?”

 “8 money do you have?” Their mother asks them.

 “We have twenty-five yuan. ” Ben says.

 “Good. That's enough（足够的）for the book I want. It is Quick and Easy Cooking. ”

    The children buy their mother the book for her birthday. They 9 her present this time, but they often eat the food she cooks   10 it. They are very happy.

    This is a   1 of my family.  2   Frank, I am twelve. I study(学习) in No.2 Middle School. This is my father.  3  name is Dale Brown. He is a teacher in my school. He teaches English. And this is my mother. Her name is  4  . She is a  5 , too. Who's that woman  6my father? Oh, she is my aunt. She is a nurse. My grandparents aren't in the photo.   7 are in the USA. I  8  a dog.   9name is Dick. I love my  10 very much.

    One evening, I went out for a walk on the path (小路) near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond (钻石) that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. At the end of the path, when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was 1. I started back along the path hurriedly 2the tiny stone. In my heart, I knew it seemed impossible for me to find it. The path was very long and  3 with leaves. As I searched the ground, crying and upset, I met an old lady. "What's the matter, love ?" She asked kindly. I 4 about the missing diamond and showed her my ring. She said, "That's going to be hard to find. Tell me what, love, I walk along this path every day, I'll keep my eyes 5 for it." I thanked her, 6 nothing, but still told her that we sometimes walked our dog along the path if she might find something.

    A few days later, my husband and I met the old lady on the path. "Guess what?" She said, "I found your diamond!" To our7, she'd found the tiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me. "It was lucky that I found it." When we 8 her with some money for her help, she 9 politely. I was deeply moved. She could have easily kept the diamond, or sold it, for it's worth several thousand dollars, but she didn't.

    Every time I look at my ring and 10myself that there're kind and beautiful hearts in the world. I'll spend the rest of my life trying to do something like that.

    Serena was the oldest child in the family, and her housework was to mow(修剪)their yard. Mrs. Martin, their elderly neighbor, was not 1 to take care of her yard, so Serena's dad promised 2 that Serena would do this job. "Why didn't you ask me first?" Serena asked 3 . "Did you ask me first when you got me to be in the school festival last autumn?" asked her dad. "No, I didn't ask you first, 4 you're always ready to help others." "I try when I can," her dad answered. "Serena, we have know Mrs. Martin for a very long time. She has always 5 our family. Now we should do something for her in return. What's more, the 6 you get from helping others makes you wonder who is really helping whom." "I don't know, Dad," said Serena. "I only feel 7 after mowing our yard." "I know it's hard work for you," said her dad. "Just wait and see." After 8 at 7:30 a. m. Serena made her way to Mrs. Martin's yard. She was 9 her job and soon Mrs. Martin's yard looked much tidier. Mrs. Martin 10with a big glass of orange juice  and 11 it to her. Serena stopped her work and enjoyed the12, while Mrs. Martin was talking to her about all of the flowers in her yard. Seeing the joy in Mrs. Martin's eyes, Serena began to13 how much the yard meant to Mrs. Martin. After 14 her drink, Serena returned to15 in the yard, feeling warm in her heart and thinking about what her father said. Her dad was right. It was hard to tell who was helping whom!

Hello, I'm Kate. I study at a middle school in Ningbo. There are different kinds of sports clubs. They make our school life fun. I'm a basketball lover. There are a lot of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of famous basketball players in my room. Liz is my best friend. She loves sports, too. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}are her favorite things. She {#blank#}3{#/blank#}two baseballs, three ping-pong bats and a tennis racket. But she can't play tennis. I can't, either. Mr. May says he can teach {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to play tennis. Wow, that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}great!