Last year my parents and I lived in an old house in the forest for a long time. No other kids stayed there. I didn't even have the choice of playing with a brother or a sister. I didn't know why my parents lived in the old house. My aunt lived with us. She was a cook, but I thought the food she cooked was awful.

    One day, when I was walking around the garden behind the house. I noticed a wooden house that was abandoned(被抛弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise. Then I saw a man with a long beard(胡须)standing at the door. I was surprised.

    "Please don't tell them you saw me," he said, "They never use this place, and there's nowhere else for me to live." "Don't worry." I said. "I won't tell anyone. But do you have enough food to eat?" The old man shook his head.

    In the evening, I went into the kitchen and got some food. I got out of the back door and gave the food to the old man. I never saw anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on this old man's face when he ate the food. From then on, I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.

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    It was coming up on Marty's birthday. His mom had asked him what he wanted as a gift this year. He thought maybe a new bicycle, or maybe a new camera, a new basketball, or a telescope (望远镜)."Any of those gifts would be great," he said. Secretly, he hoped for the telescope. Marty loved space, stars, and learning about the planets.

    Marty's mom and dad talked about the gifts one night after Marty went to sleep." I think we should get Marty the telescope," said dad." He's so interested in space and the planets, he would like that the best." "Sounds good," said mom. Dad told her he would pick out a telescope for Marty the next day after work.

    Marty's dad had the telescope in his car. He waited until Marty was asleep and brought it into the house. "Wow!" said Marty's mom after dad put it together. "This is wonderful." " Now where are we going to hide it until Sunday？" "How about in the attic(阁楼)?" "Marty won't find it there."

    Sunday morning came and Marty ran down the stairs into the kitchen. His gift was usually near his chair at the table, but this year he didn't see anything. "Happy Birthday!" shouted mom and dad from the next room. They came into the kitchen and saw Marty was looking around for a gift. "I guess you think we forgot to get you a gift," said mom. Marty looked confused. "Well, you usually put my gift in the kitchen," Marty said. Dad told Marty to follow him outside the house in the yard. "This is fantastic!" shouted Marty. "I don't take many pictures, and I probably wouldn't use the basketball much, and my bike is okay for now. But I will use the telescope! Thanks so much." "You're welcome," said mom and dad. All that night, Marty saw many beautiful stars and even the planet Mars. Marty would remember his tenth birthday for the rest of his life!

What are the most popular pets in the world? Cats and dogs!

In the USA, there are more than 100 million dogs and cats. About 60 percent of American families celebrate their pets' birthdays. 

Cats and dogs are also good topics for small talks— "What a lovely dog! What's his name?" People easily become friends because of pets. 

People think dogs are loyal(忠诚的) animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting and guarding. They even went into space earlier than people. In 1957, Russia put a dog called Laika into space. Cats catch mice. They are not as loyal as dogs, but they can make people happy. 

Today cats and dogs are both people's good friends. They are in the most popular cartoons. The most famous ones are Garfield and Snoopy. Garfield is a lazy fat cat. He like seating and sleeping all the time. He is smart, too. He can write some letters and tell time sometimes although he often repeats that he can't. He is often mad at his master who can understand him well. Snoopy is a thoughtful small dog. He is quiet and he has many good friends. He likes to write stories and make his friends feel better. 

 Wordle is a free online word puzzle game. You needn't pay or download(下载) it on the computer.You can just visit the website(网址) and start playing right away. The game was created by an IT worker Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner who loves playing games.

The easy rule of Wordle attracts many people. Wordle challenges people to find a five- letter word in six guesses. After each guess, the letters turn into different colours. Green means it's the right letter and it's in the right place. Yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong place. Grey means the letter's not in the word at all. Everyone plays only one word a day, so players are excited to solve it. If they manage to guess in the first or second try, they can't wait to show their results on Twitter. Wordle has suddenly become a huge part of people's lives. That's why Wordle has been sold to the New York Times for more than a million dollars.

 Here are some tips for you to win in fewer guesses. For your first guess, it's a good way to pick a word that has at least two vowels(元音) with popular consonants(辅音)r,t and s. If you have a yellow k in the second place of your first guess, you might try placing it in the fifth place- many five- letter words end with ck. It is also helpful to think of letters often appearing in sets of two or three, like tr/ ai/ ing. Don't reuse grey letters and don't forget letters can appear twice.

 Wordle attracts lots of players since it is such a simple game. But will players keep being crazy about it in the future? Let's wait and see.

Rick, a school boy, had a love for playing video games. Every day, his 1 reminded him to take some exercise instead of playing video games. However, he didn't always 2 .

Once again, Rick's mom told him seriously that his eyesight(视力) might get poor if he spent too much time on video games. It was a pity that he still didn't listen 3 . He kept playing. One day, during a math class, Rick's teacher got 4 when he couldn't give an answer to a question like"2+2=?". After class, the teacher asked him why he couldn't solve such a 5 problem. Rick said that he knew the answer but couldn't see the board clearly. His teacher was worried and 6 his parents. Realizing what had happened, Rick's mom warned him again that it was harmful to his 7 to play video games too much. And Rick's dad took him to an eye doctor for a check-up. The 8 showed that his eyesight

had weakened. After asking about his habit of using eyes, the doctor advised Rick to take action to protect his eyes.

From that day on, Rick decided to 9 playing video games and take some exercise every day. Later Rick fell in love with sports and 10 his school soccer team. Now he has become stronger and healthier. His eyesight has also got better.