My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music, but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.

    At home, Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along. 3 played the mandolin like my father. He could 4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his 5 in his ability to play so well for his family.

    But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made atthe band wasn't enough to7 the family. Unluckily he had an 8 one day and lost one finger. He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. 11 , he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I 12 to”. When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13,happy time in our lives.

    Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give 15 to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life.

    Hi，everyone.My name is Dou Yang. I'm1to see you all.

    I study in Class 1 Grade 7．I work hard and2well with my classmates and teachers．There are many3in our school．I like English and I am in the English Club．Please look at the4of my school in my hand．It's a beautiful school with four buildings and a big playground．5can you get there? Let me tell you．Walk out of the building and tum left．Then go along the street and tum left at the first crossing,and then walk6two traffic lights．Our school is not far(远的)from here．You can 7there．

    Now I'd like to talk about my8this summer．I'm going to Beijing to see the Great Wall with9parents．After that，I'm going to an English summer camp．There I can not only make friends10have a rest．

    Thanks for listening．

    I am a book lover. So my house is forever full of1. I have new ones, old ones,

    hardcovers, paperbacks,2and non-stories. I have three boxes of books in my closet, two boxes of books on the floor of my bedroom, and a box of children's books 3 for my future grandchildren. I have even more books4the two I wrote on my desk. I try to keep the books 5 building up by donating as many as I can to the local 6, but as soon as I donate a few, I find myself buying a few more.

    Books I read keep my mind young, my heart7, and my soul bright. They bring me knowledge, laughter and joy. They connect me with the wisdom(智慧)of the past and the new ideas of the8.They keep me moving on the right path as I journey through life.

    I have learned that people are a lot like books as well. Some have bright and shiny covers, 9don't have very much to say inside of them.10look old and plain but so full of wisdom and light that reading them can11your whole life. One difference between books and people, though, is that while a book has an ending, the writing inside of us12forever

    Take care when writing the book of your own life. Fill it with love for yourself, others, and this world.  Fill it with all the wisdom you have learned, goodness you have done, 13you have shared, and joy you have14. Keep writing it every day, too. Make it everything you are and everything you want to be, and then open it to15. I know it will be a wonderful and fantastic book.

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