A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

    “Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.

    “Neither. The most important day in our lives is 3.” The wise man replied calmly.

    “Why?” The young man felt more than 4, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”

    “No. Nothing has happened today.”

    “Is it because of my visit?”

    “Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our 6.”

    The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.”

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

    There is an old saying: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think we should also take the time to 1 flowers.

    My grandmother knew just 2 to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw the 3 shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers,  4. You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I used to walk 5 them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send 6 and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).

    Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens 7 also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us 8. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love 9 day after day.

    Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love .Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this 10 brighter and brighter with your sunshine.

    It was l sunny Sunday afternoon. John's parents were not in. John decided to go to the Happy Theater to watch a talent show, so he 1. Only Barky, John's pet 2stayed at home. Just after John left, a bad person 3 the window, and then he came into the house 4it. He began looking for expensive things in the rooms. He found some 5in a box. He took out the money, but as he was leaving, he 6 a dog's barking (叫声). He looked around and found Barky looking at him angrily. He was very scared.

    Barky was about to bite (咬) him when John came home. John let Barky sit down and told the bad person, "Come with me to the 7, or Barky will bite out!" So the bad person had to 8 John to the police station with Barky close behind. A 9put handcuffs on (给...戴上手铐) the bad person after John told him the thing.

    Barky had a(n) 10 for watching the house. But the bad person didn't know.

Elephants are big, but Teensy was the smallest of them. Teensy tried everything she could think of to help herself grow. She ate a lot. However, nothing seemed to 1 .

One day Teensy went with the elephants to have lunch. They stopped in front of some trees and found their favourite green leaves. Teensy raised her nose and tried again and again, but she couldn't reach the branches. Not even the 2 ones!

At the end of the day, Teensy was with the rest of the elephants watching the 3 . But Teensy couldn't see very much. "Excuse me," said Teensy politely, "I'd like to see more than your knees, if you please." But the elephants didn't hear little Teensy. They were too 4 enjoying the sunset. She knew she was too little to walk away by herself, so she sat and imagined what the sunset must look like. "Oh, I guess it is too pretty for words!" she sighed. Teensy was very sad. "Oh, woe is me，" she said. Suddenly, Teensy heard a tiny voice. "What is woe?" the voice said. Teensy looked down and saw a mouse. "Woe means sad," said Teensy. She told the mouse about seeing only elephant5 instead of the sunset. 

"I'm too little," she said. 

"Why? You're not little at all," said the mouse. 

"Do you think so?" replied Teensy, "I'm sorry you're so small. I know how it feels." "Don't be sorry," said the mouse. "I like being small! I can always fit into corners."

"Wow," said Teensy, "so being 6 CAN be good." 

This winter holiday, I have a wonderful trip in Jilin. We even managed to make a micro film （微电影）there. The experience was so happy that I cannot wait to1 it with you. 

We arrived in Changchun （长春）in the evening. With snow and ice everywhere, we suddenly realized that we had come to a kingdom of snow! It made us all2 . 

However, we came to Jilin not only for sightseeing. We had an important mission—to take a short film! Every one of us needed to be the host or hostess of one part of the film. 

When we visited the Rime Island, It was my turn to be the hostess. At last, I was very nervous when facing the camera. I took a deep breath and looked around. The trees covered with magic rime, white snow and crystal ice, and the happy crowd immediately made me relax. I3 finish my hosting task. 

Have this picture in your mind: you lie down on the soft snow, with the white coated trees around you. Your4 is filled with snow. It is pure and quiet. All your worries and sorrows will be gone. 

Nowadays, the pace of life in modern cities is getting faster and faster. But why not5 down and enjoy the magic of nature?

This trip brought something new to me. I learned how a film is made; I learned how important teamwork is; I6 understood how to enjoy life. 

Travelling is a good thing that can broaden our horizons and improve our abilities. When enjoying the pleasure of travelling, you are also learning something beneficial for your future life. 

Robert De Niro is an American actor. He 1 in a lot of famous films. He is one of the greatest actors in film history. Robert De Niro was born in 1943 in New York City. He 2 high school at the age of sixteen because he wanted to be an actor. He 3 acting in Hollywood films. His first main film role came in 1973. It was in the film Bang the Drum Slowly. Later, he got a 4 in the film The Godfather Part Two. The film is one of the greatest films in history. He won his first Oscar for this role. It was the 5 of his great career (事业). After that, he got many other important film roles.

On his way to a 6 career, he met Martin Scorsese, a famous director (导演). Later, they became good friends and began to 7 together often. Their first film was Mean Streets in 1973. It was a big success. In 1980, Robert acted in another 8 Raging Bull. Scorsese was its director again. And for this role, Robert De Niro 9 his second Oscar. His acting career kept going. In the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, he kept acting in a lot of films.

Robert De Niro is a 10 great actor. If you are interested in him, you can see his films on the Internet！ And The Irishman is such a great one.