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      Mark Twain was a great writer in America. He wrote many books. He liked telling jokes in his books. People liked reading them very much. And it was full of jokes in his life, too. Mark Twain liked reading. So he often borrowed books from other people. One day, he wanted to borrow a book from his neighbor. His neighbor was a mean man. He didn't want to lend it to Mark Twain. Then he had an idea. He said to Mark Twain, “I have a rule. You will have to read the book at my home. If you want to borrow it from me, you should never take it out." Mark Twain had to read that book at his neighbor's house.

     A month later, his neighbor went to borrow a cropper (割草机) from Mark Twain. Mark Twain said to him with a smile, "I make a rule, too. That is, you must use my cropper in my garden. If you borrow it, you can never take it out either."

Mr. Smith is 100 yearsold, but he is very healthy. He can read, play chess with people, and take careof himself(他自己). Many people want toknow his secrets (秘密) about keeping healthy and livinga long life. Here is what Mr. Smith says:

"My secrets aresimple. You can learn them easily. First, you should go to bed early andget up early every day. This is a good habit. For me, I usually go to bed at9:00 at night and get up at 6:00 in the morning."

"Second, do more(更多的) exercise. I always go out for a walkbefore having breakfast. In the morning and afternoon, I do some simple exercise,too.

"Third, make morefriends. I have many friends. Some of them are old. Some of them are not. Itmakes me happy to be with them. That is also important to live a longlife."

One day, a (n)1 woman came in the store where I worked. I welcomed her to the store, and she immediately started up a conversation, telling me her name was Barbara and asking me about my day. I stepped out to walk with her and nodded along while she2 . 

As we chatted, Barbara stopped to look at a shirt, "I really like the pattern. I used to wear colors like this when I was younger. "

I asked, "Oh? What changed?"

Barbara chuckled(轻笑)，"Well, as I started to get older, these sorts of clothes just didn't look good on me anymore Maybe it will be 3 for you, since you're a very pretty young girl. "

"Don't say that, Barbara! You're still very beautiful. "

Laughing, Barbara replied, "Thank you, sweet girl, but it's all right. I'll just 4 to what I normally wear. Patterns like this are made for young people like you. "

I always hate it when older people believe their5 is ugly. Older women buy wrinkle(皱纹)correctors, dye(染) the white and silver out of their hair, and do everything they can to cover their age until they 6 and say to themselves, "I'm just old and ugly now. "

I don't see things that way at all. So, I 7 her to try it on. 

When Barbara stepped out of the dressing room, I was 8 The dress fit her 9 perfectly, the colors brought out the warmth in her skin, and most importantly, she looked really, really happy in it. She didn't just like the dress; she liked HERSELF in the dress, clearly feeling more 10 . She even turned in a circle to show us how the skirt flared(展开)!

Before Barbara left, she said, "Thank you for making me feel forty years younger today. "

I am Frank. I am 13 years old. I have a good friend. His name is John and he is 14 years old. We were born( 出 生 ) in Jinhua. Now I live in Hangzhou. John still lives in our hometown(家乡). We live far away from each other, but we're still very good friends.

 We call each other very often and talk about our school life and studies. John is good at maths and science. But I am bad at maths. He always helps me with it. Also, he likes music and art. When he is free, he likes singing and drawing.

 We never forger(忘记) each other's birthdays. This year I give him a schoolbag as a gift, and he gives me a toy car.

 This weekend, I will go back to Jinhua. I will see cows, sheep, and ducks at my grandpa's farm. And of course, I will see my friend. We can play together, study together and read books together. Both he and I look forward to(期待) the weekend.

Hi! I'm Jane. Welcome to my home. Look! {#blank#}1{#/blank#} In the photo you can see an English girl. She is my cousin. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Linda is her first name. Smith is her last name. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} My mother is a teacher in a middle school. My father is a teacher, too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He is my brother, Bill. Where is he now? He is in his room and emails his friend because he lost his watch. Do you see it? {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Can you find me in the photo? Yes, the girl in a red hat is me. I like my family.