I'd like to tell you a story about my best friend Jane. Last week in school we had a big fight, and she didn't{#blank#}1{#/blank#} me. It all started when she asked me if she could copy my homework. I asked her why she wanted to do that, and she said that she had forgotten to do hers. I said I didn't think it was a good idea. I said it would start a bad{#blank#}2{#/blank#} and she should do her own work. She got really{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at me and said she didn't want to be my best friend anymore. I said that was OK and that I was sure she would {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it. And she did. Yesterday she told me she was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. She said it was much better if she did her own work.

      Watertown is a great place for a family to take a vacation. Teenagers want to visit the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (large) water slides and eat at the Uncle Bob's. A different rock band {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (play) at Uncle Bob's every night. Kids will enjoy the Clown City Café. They have organized games and the staff dress up  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ([æz])clowns(小丑).

      There is also a lot for parents in Watertown. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ([if]) they love good food, they can find it at the Farmer's Market where the food is both {#blank#}5{#/blank#} [dɪ'lɪʃəs] and cheap. While the children have fun, parents can take dance lessons on the beach. And {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (['evribɒdi]) can learn something in Watertown. There are three {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (museum). Teenagers love the Sports Museum and kids enjoy the Science Museum. Parents will spend many hours {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (walk) through the History Museum.

    Bruce and Bruno looked worried those days. Their father went to a town far away. Before leaving, he said he would write to them as soon {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he found a job there. But two months {#blank#}2{#/blank#}/pɑ:st/, they did not hear from him. Now they had nothing except the old house and they had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} /nəʊ/ money to buy any food. They thought for a long time. Then they decided to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (seller) the house and look for their father. So one day the two brothers said goodbye to their friends and started to go. They arrived {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the station and bought two tickets.

     They were{#blank#}6{#/blank#} /əˈfreid/that they would be hungry in the train, so they went to the market to {#blank#}7{#/blank#}something to eat. They saw bananas for the first time. The seller told them the bananas were delicious, so they {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(buy) five kilos and got on the train with them. After a while Bruce brought out a banana and bit(咬) a little. Just {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that moment the train went into a tunnel(隧道) and it was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} /dɑ:k/in the train. He was afraid and called out, “Have you taken a bite of your bananas, Bruno?”

   “Not yet.”

   “That's good.” Bruce said, crying, “I did and went blind!”

    Sometimes we are used to drawing a quick conclusion(结论), But is it right or not? My little son gave me a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    One day, I took my five-year-old son to go out for a walk after dinner. On the way, we saw an old woman selling fruits. I didn't take enough money with me. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my son liked eating fruit very much, I could buy only two pears and gave them to him.

    The little boy held the pears in his hands. I asked him if he could share one {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me. On hearing this, he quickly took a bite(咬) from one pear, and the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

    I was quite surprised. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} myself what mistakes I had made in educating my son so that he acted in such a greedy(贪婪) way. I was lost in thought. Perhaps I was just {#blank#}6{#/blank#} too much. My son was too young to know about sharing and giving.

    Suddenly, my son gave me the pear in his right hand and said, “Mom, you have this one. This one is much sweeter.” Then I knew why my little son took a bite from {#blank#}7{#/blank#} pear.

    From then on, I always tell myself not to reach a conclusion too {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Try to spend some more time in understanding things better.

    If you have a brother or a sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and have the same parents.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.

    First—born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have much more photos of a first—born than any other child. Parents give them more responsibility（责任）{#blank#}2{#/blank#}As a result, first—borns are often responsible, hard—working and serious. They often want to do well at school and work.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}For example, Gorge Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first—born.

    When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child is allowed to be more independent. But he also has to compete with the first—born for the parents' attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}They are often adventurous（爱冒险的）, fun—loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous（好嫉妒的）and get angry easily.

    The youngest child is the happiest. He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom. These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family's attention.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}So, many famous talk—show hosts and comedians were born last.

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    Hello. My name is Liu Mei. I'm from Fuzhou. I'm in No.1 Junior High School. I'm in Class Seven, Grade Seven. My mother {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(work) in No.1 Junior High School. She teaches Chinese. My father is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}[ˈdɒktə(r)] in a hospital.

    On Sunday, my mother and I often do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} shopping. My mother likes shopping a lot. We will go shopping this Sunday afternoon. My mother says she will buy a red coat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} me. But I don't like red. I want a{#blank#}5{#/blank#}[pɪŋk] one. My mother says yes to me, I'm happy.

    My father doesn't like shopping at {#blank#}6{#/blank#} His favorite animal is monkeys. He often take

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(I) to the zoo. In the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I can see monkeys, elephants, lions and tigers. The monkeys are very cute and clever. The lions and tigers are {#blank#}9{#/blank#}[strɒŋ]. The elephants have long noses. They are very kind. This Sunday my father will go to the zoo with me.

    I love my{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(parent) very much. They love me, too. I have a happy family.