I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White, 1   she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.

 We used to  2   a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she 3 made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling  4 of my writing each time I got a star. But it  5  my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my6  and why she never said no to her child.

 Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get  7about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can't  8  that interest with a red pen.”As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of 9 Mrs. White said about my writing.  However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and  10  like that.

If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I 11 wouldn't be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging 12 from Mrs.White, I feel they just look 13 real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a 14teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child's 15 .

 Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I'm not afraid of any mistake in my life!

    It's the first day of school. Lily can't1 her yellow eraser. She sees one on Anna's desk.

"Excuse me. 2 is my eraser," Lily says to Anna. "No, it is 3. Look! My 4 is on it—Anna Brown," Anna says.

    "I'm sorry. I have a 5 eraser, too," Lily says, "but I lost it." "Let me 6 you find it."

    They start（开始）to look for（寻找）the eraser in the 7. At last, Anna finds the eraser. "Here you are," says Anna.

    "Thanks8 helping me, Anna."

    "You're 9," Anna says. And the two 10 become good friends.

A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him. And we were very 1 . Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

Later in the 2 at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I 3 knocked her down. "Get out of the way!" I shouted angrily. She ran away, 4 .

That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me. "You were so 5 to Betty. Go and look around on the living room floor, and you'll find some 6 there. Betty brought those for you. She picked pink, yellow, and your favorite 7 ."

When I heard this, I thought deeply. "While meeting with a stranger, I was calm, but with my daughter, I was not patient(耐心的). I felt sad and tears began to fall.

I quietly went to Betty's bed. "Wake up, my dear!" I said, "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" She smiled, "I found  8 by the tree. They were so beautiful. I knew you liked the blue." I said, "I am so sorry that I treated you that way today. You're so nice." And she whispered(低声地说)，"Mommy, that's okay. I still 9 you anyway," I kissed her and said, "I love you too and I do love the flowers."

That day Betty gave me a 10 on how to get along with each other in the family. I spend much time on work and didn't realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.

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The school newspaper needed a new editor (编辑). Tara knew it was her c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} —she'd always expected to do something for the paper. There were not any nice pictures, but the real p{#blank#}2{#/blank#} was that the stories couldn't interest the kids. 

Tara came to meet Mr. Alvarez, the headmaster, and e{#blank#}3{#/blank#} her thought. "Editing the paper is a big job, even for an eighth {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(grade)!" he said, "And we may not have a paper much longer because of the budget (预算) cut."

Tara stepped forward confidently, "I'll change this, sir."

Mr. Alvarez finally nodded, "You only have three weeks {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the budget meeting." 

Tara then told her plan to the newspaper group, "Now we need two teams. The sales team will work on getting advertisers to help us afford (承担得起) the paper. And the editorial team need to d{#blank#}6{#/blank#}stories students like."

The group took action and things went {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (smooth). The editorial team made a questionnaire to know what students were interested in when the sales team visited many local b{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. A week later, the group created an online paper with more cool pictures and even videos. This new form was well r{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the school. 

The big day came. Tara's group presented their work at the meeting. When it was time to vote, every hand in the room went up for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (support) the idea. 

"Good job!" Mr. Alvarez smiled. 

When I was ten, I realized that my elder sister was different. We were in the same school. She was so1 that she couldn't even look at people in the eye. So I never told anyone 2 that she was my sister. However, one thing happened just two years ago. It changed3 I thought of her. It also changed me. 

Just two years ago, the school asked everyone to give a show. 4 my sister was unable to work with others, she was the only one left without a group. So she had to do it 5 . "I will sing," my sister told my parents and invited me to watch it. Hearing that, I was 6 . How could my sister, who was so shy, sing in front of the school? I knew very well that if I 7 this to happen, she and I would become a joke. But she insisted (坚持).

The big day came. I sat in the seat telling myself, "It is fine. 8 knows she is your sister." The show started. My sister 9 in front of us. It took her almost a whole minute to tell her name and class! "Why is she taking so long?" People 10 me became impatient. I felt nervous seat, hoping I was somewhere else. 11 , my sister started to sing. She opened her mouth, and I couldn't believe it-she sang so12 ! It won high praise from all the students and teachers. 

At that moment, I realized that I was 13 . How could I doubt my sister's abilities? 14 filled my heart as I listened to the song. Although she knew that I was not 15 to watch her show, she still forgave me. She never took anything that I did to her to heart. It was then that I decided to love her completely. 

On weekends, you might want to relax in some way. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , do sports, listen to music and read books. Playing sports, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} climbing mountains is fun, and you can spend time with your family and friends together.