A car stopped outside the Cherry Hotel and a young man got out. Mrs. Smith said to the young man. “What can I do for you, sir?”

  “Excuse me,” the young man said, “I am l{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for my uncle. Mr. White. He has been away from home s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} two days ago. I think he is staying here.” “Yes, he is.” Mrs. Smith said, “But I'm afraid that he went back to London yesterday.”

  “Oh, dear,” said the young man, looking sad, “I went to his house, but I was told by his children that he was going to stay here u{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the end of the week.”

  “Yes,” said Mrs. Smith. “He wanted to stay here the whole week, but yesterday someone called him saying that one of his friends w{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ill. So he caught the train back to London to see the friend a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} once.”

“He should let me k{#blank#}6{#/blank#}.” the young man said. “I wrote him a l{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, saying that I was coming. Well, he isn't here. I won't wait any longer.”

    The young man thanked Mrs. Smith and went out. Mrs. Smith watched h{#blank#}8{#/blank#} leave. When his car couldn't be seen, she called out,“You can come out now. Mr. White. He's gone.”

Mr. White came out of the bedroom.

  “Many thanks, Mrs. Smith.” he said laughing. “You did very w{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. The young man is my stepbow(侄子). When he n{#blank#}10{#/blank#} money, he will look for me everywhere . Next time he won't tell me by writing me a letter. ”

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    I packed, and was ready to leave for my two-day trip. I had been busy with my work. I had made p{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for the trip for the last few days, and I expected to get r{#blank#}2{#/blank#} for several days.

    As I got into the car to leave, my mind flew to my kids.

    How to keep in touch with your kids when you're busy or far away is a dilemma(两难的问题) many fathers have. Men like to focus special attention on one thing for a long p{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, but this can lead to trouble. Moving from work to family isn't always an easy thing. And if you don't s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} your kids that you're thinking about them, they may think that you don't care.

    As I started down the road, I suddenly stopped to t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} back to my house and wrote a short message on a c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} of cards to each of my children. I put each in a "secret" place where I knew they'd find it.

    When I called the next night, they both said e{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, "Daddy, I got your card. When did you do that?"

    I was moved when I heard these words. What I had never thought was that a small thing had a big influence on my kids. It proved(证明) that they were in my heart. And distance (距离) couldn't s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} them from their father. To my satisfaction, they feel "love" of their father.

    This v{#blank#}9{#/blank#} experience encouraged me to continue to do the small things to be a responsible father.

    As fathers get much busier and have to work longer hours, they usually pay l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} attention to the small things. Don't miss the good chances to let your kids see how important they are.

    Take a moment to do a small thing for your kids. It won't s {#blank#}11{#/blank#} small to them.

    Last week's talent show {#blank#}1{#/blank#} really successful. Li Ping and Li Hua were the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (winner) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} all the performers. Li Ping is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} outgoing and cool boy. At the talent show, he could {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (play) six balls at the same time very well. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (win) the prize for the most {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (excited) performance. Li Hua is a girl with curly hair. She is a great magician. She could put knives into the body of a person，{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the person wasn't hurt at all. We were so afraid that some of us shouted {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (loud). She was the most creative performer although {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (she) show was the most frightening (令人恐惧的).

    Lan Lan, a student of Grade Seven in Lushan, was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23. Guess what she drew—a house with wings. When the teacher asked why she did so, Lan said if her house could f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} , it wouldn't fall down in an earthquake.

    Lan's hometown was hit by a s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}earthquake on April 20. At least 196 people were killed and more than 11,000 were injured. Many people became homeless. Soldiers and doctors q{#blank#}3{#/blank#}arrived in the area, saving people and rebuilding homes. Lots of money was sent there to help all those in need.

    Although we can't prevent (阻止) an earthquake from happening, we can use some methods to r{#blank#}4{#/blank#}harm. During an earthquake, do not jump out of high buildings because it is very d{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Another method is to cover your head and neck u{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a strong table or desk. If there is no shelter (躲避处) nearby, you can also stay by a wall, and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands. And then you must keep calm and stay there u{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the shaking stops.

    Japan is a c{#blank#}8{#/blank#} which lies on the earthquake belt (地震带) and it is very good at dealing with earthquakes. From a very young age, the Japanese are already taught how to survive (幸存) them. Students often receive earthquake training. Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit (救生装备) with a flash-light, a radio, water and enough food for several days. This helps people to stay a{#blank#}9{#/blank#}after an earthquake.

    "There should be more safety t{#blank#}10{#/blank#}at schools in our country," said Xu Jiannong, an education expert in Beijing. There is no more truth than this when one's life is the most important of all.

    My family is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(计划) a journey to China in the winter. Our first {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(选择) is to visit Beijing, one of the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(大) places in the world.. So we need to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(预订) the plane tickets. To tell you the truth, we like going by train{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (好) . But we think it is too slow and it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(花费) much time. Though going by plane is more{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(昂贵的)，it goes{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(快) and saves time. Some people may think it's not {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(安全) , but our family all{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(赞同)it's our favorite way to travel.

    Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on(跨上)it and r{#blank#}1{#/blank#} away. But wait—isn't this stealing? No, it isn't. No one shouts, “Stop! Thief!” That is b{#blank#}2{#/blank#}this free ride is just fine with the city.

You can find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for free transportation, and they wanted to help c{#blank#}3{#/blank#}pollution. So, to get citizens(市民) o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they s{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Yellow Bike Project.

    The public bikes are painted bright yellow and placed all o{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands(短程差事), to work o{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to school. Then, they leave the bike for the n{#blank#}8{#/blank#} rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people f{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the rules, because they think it is not wise to steal the bike that's already free.

    Portland's i{#blank#}10{#/blank#} was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were set up in cities in six other states.