Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, "Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.

 About a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to  his mother with a birthday card.

 The day after his mother's birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?”"Oh, it's very delicious, dear." said his mother.

    This is Mrs. White. Now she is teaching math. She works in a middle school. She lives in London, Mrs. White and Mr. White have three children. They all love animals and they have a big dog and a cute cat.

    Mrs. White is Sophie's aunt, Sophie lives and studies in Liverpool, but now she is in London. She is on her holiday here. She wants to do some shopping with her aunt.

    Mrs. White's son Arnold doesn't like shopping, but he loves going out with friends. They usually go to a park to play soccer or basketball in the afternoon. Today, Arnold isn't playing soccer or basketball. He is swimming.

    Mr. White works for a company (公司). He isn't working today, because he isn't feeling well. He is in a hospital now.

Liz's life was changed forever that year. It all {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with her kindness towards two strangers. One early morning, they walked into the restaurant where she worked.

 Tim and Paul stepped into a restaurant for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} after they fought a terrible fire for 12 hours. They were so hungry that they ate a lot. When they paid for the bill, they were very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The young waitress had paid their bill, leaving a sweet message on their bill," Thank you for serving people and running into the dangerous places. Your meal is on {#blank#}4{#/blank#} today."

Touched, the two firefighters shared her kind action on the website. It {#blank#}5{#/blank#} drew millions of people's attention. And later they found out the true story of that kind waitress. Liz Woodward had been {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to make money. Her father couldn't walk because of a brain illness. They decided to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her by raising $ 10,000 for a wheelchair- accessible car for her father. However, people did not stop when the money raising ended. After hearing of her kindness, Mobility Ventures, the wheelchair- accessible cars producers, gave the family a car for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} as a Christmas gift. The family was moved a lot.

 Liz was so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the two firefighters and many strangers for helping her, saying," All the kindness is really unbelievable! I hope this brings hope to other people in similar situations. And I will continue to pass the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to others. I believe the world will be warmer."

In March of 2019, a piece of news drew people's attention. The 1 boy called Tani won the New York State chess championship. He completed the whole competition 2 losing a match. It isn't easy for 3 to achieve this honor. Tani lives in New York now, but he used4 a hard life in Nigeria. He is interested in studying chess, and his skill is increasing 5 . He practices every evening on his father's laptop and 6 three-hour practices every Saturday. He dreams of becoming 7 chess master. 

A New York Times columnist wrote an article about Tani, and many readers wanted to help his family. Several people offered them housing, and lawyers offered to help with their immigration hearings for free. A week later, over $200, 000 8 to help them. Within a week, Tani was running through his family's apartment excitedly, "I have a home!"

But Tani's family doesn't plan to keep their good fortune to 9 . They are giving ten percent of the money to their church, which had helped them when they were struggling. The rest of the money will go to other African immigrants(移民) who need help. Tani's father said, "God has blessed me. I want to release my blessing to 10 . "

Alice walks into a small room. First she sees a small blue table. Then she sees a yellow key under it. She gets the yellow key but it doesn't open any of the doors.

She moves a curtain (窗帘) on one of the walls and finds another door, a red one. She puts the key in the lock. Oh! It's right. Alice opens the door and looks through it. Then she sees a big garden with some flowers in it.

"Oh, how beautiful!" Alice says, "I want to go into the garden, but I'm too big. I can't get through the door."

She walks back to the small blue table. There is a cup on it now. Next to the cup, there is a purple card.

She reads the words on the card, "Drink me, and then you can go through the door." At that time, the phone rings. She finds it's only a dream(梦).

①Emma is a lively girl. She applied to join the school's dance club as soon as she started high school. She had heard lots of descriptions about high school clubs and had always been curious and longing to join one.

②As the school's 100th anniversary (周年纪念日) drew near, Emma's club needed to perform at the celebration. Emma was both excited and nervous when she knew she had been chosen to be one of the performers. Emma wasn't used to performing in public. However, her teammates' encouragement gave her hope and her confidence improved .

 ③The day finally came. Emma imagined her dance moves over and over again in her mind when she and the team were waiting backstage. Then, they stepped onto the stage (舞台) one by one. With butterflies in her stomach, Emma began to dance. She was afraid to make mistakes. Suddenly, she stumbled (绊脚) and fell. At that very moment, she breathed heavily and her heart was racing like a frightened rabbit. The audience (观众) saw that in surprise, but they soon cheered Emma on.

 ④With her teammates' help, Emma picked herself up and continued to dance with calm. Then the team went all out for the show, and the audience were impressed by them.

 ⑤When it was all over, the audience showered the performers with cheers and praise. Emma's team even won an award! Emma was thankful for the love and support from her teammates and the audience. She realized that bravely facing fears and rising to challenges are necessary qualities to have. Surely, she will remember the experience forever.