It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family didn't know how long he would stay in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.

    When I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state*. On my knees, I said softly, "Hello, Grandpa."

    Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know. When I asked about how he was, he told me, "I'll be fine, Henry." But we both knew that wasn't true. Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing.

    Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much moved. I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage* I had, I hold his hand tightly. I cried out, "Grandpa, I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet. I just want to make sure." By this time, the tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know became free.

    Smiling, he said," I know. Thank you for telling me that." "All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them. If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family: your mother, your father, and your brother. That's all I want of you."

    From then on, I began telling people how much I loved them, cared for them, and respected them. I got in touch with others to show my thanks. I went down into the city once a week and tried to help the homeless. I woke up every morning and listed everything I was thankful to in my life.

It is one of the most famous books in the world; yet it has no story and no interesting characters, no exciting beginning and no satisfying ending. And yet it keeps being printed-and it keeps growing!

It began in 1857 as just an idea of a group of people who thought the world needed one to show the history of English words from 1150 CE to the present. It wasn't until the late 1870s, however, when James Murray joined the project that it began to grow. He planned one of about 6,400 pages in four volumes(卷),completed in 10 years. He did most of his work in a small building where he and his workmates collected millions of pieces of paper, each one with a word and an example sentence written on it. Murray and his workmates worked hard, but after five years they had only reached the word ant! It was until 1928 that it was completed and came out. Unluckily, Murray did not live to see the completion of his life's work; he passed away in 1915. As soon as it came out, people started to update it. In 1933, it became 12 volumes. Between 1972 and 1986, four more volumes were added. In 2020 it was reprinted in 20 volumes. Three years later, all the volumes were put onto CD-ROM, and it can be bought online at present.

It not only is a record of where the English language has come from but also become an important part of the history of English-speaking cultures around the world.

Roger was new in town, and he had no friends here. His birthday was coming. He wanted to have a big party, but he was 1 that other kids would not come to his party.

One week before the birthday party, Roger and his 2 went to Benny's Pizza Store. It had the best pizza in town. Roger wanted a large pizza. He 3 it very much.

Suddenly(突然), Roger got a great 4 ." Will you teach me to cook pizza?" he asked Benny.

" Benny is very 5 . He may not have time to teach you." said Roger's father.

" But everyone loves his pizza!" said Roger."6 I can cook pizza like him, I' ll be the most popular boy at school."

"I will help you," said Benny." Come here after school every day and you can learn to make it 7 ! Roger decided to have a try. After that he went to Benny's Pizza Store every day after school. Benny taught him how to make pizza. At last, he could make very good pizza.

Roger told the kids at school that his party would have pizza from Benny's. Everyone was8 . But when they came to Roger's house, Benny wasn't there. However, they saw Roger 9 pizza himself. The kids didn't believe that Roger could make pizza. But when Roger took the pizza out of the oven, everyone ate a piece. They all agreed the pizza 10 just like Benny's. It might be a little bit better.

Last spring, I paid a visit to Italy. It is really a beautiful country 1 a long history. There were so many interesting things 2 and do there. People there were kind and friendly, too. But I was a bit worried at first 3 I could only speak English.

 On the first day of my trip, I went to Rome, 4 capital of Italy. When I was walking in the street, I felt hungry and went into a restaurant. A waiter came to me and said in Italian,"5 can I get for you, sir?"I 6 my mouth, put my fingers into it, took them out again and moved my lips(嘴唇). In this way, I meant to say," bring 7 something to eat." The waiter went away and brought back a lot of drink. First tea, then coffee, then milk, 8 no food. I was sorry that I 9 tell the waiter I needed food. I was ready to leave the restaurant when 10 man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And it was good enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him bread and meat. Finally I had my meal in the same way.

 Nick can't find his watch. It is blue. The watch is from his uncle Tom.

 Nick makes a telephone call to his father. He says," Dad, I can't find my watch. Do you know where it is?" Mr. Smith says," No, I don't. Is it on your desk?"" No, it's not on the desk."

 Nick calls his mother at 879-9904. He asks," Mom, do you know where my watch is?" Mrs. Smith says," Oh, I think it's in your room." But Nick's room isn't tidy. He doesn't want to look for it everywhere. Nick puts down the telephone and sits on the sofa. And just when he wants to call his uncle at 879-0994, his brother Rick says," Nick, I …"

Nick says," Rick, I am busy now."

" Yeah? Busy looking for your watch? It's on my wrist (手腕) ," says Rick.

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Good morning, everyone!

I am very happy to be here to make a speech today. The topic of my speech is "One Thing I Keep Doing".