Love is the most important thing in the world. We need love to grow and the world also needs love to become better.

When I was a little girl. I thought that my father didn't love me. He let me do everything by myself. I was afraid of darkness (黑暗), but he let me walk home alone, When I did well in my study, he only said: "Be better."I couldn't understand him. Where was his love?

    But one day, I understood his love. It was a rainy day. School was over. At first I was sad because I didn't have an umbrella (雨伞).

    But then I saw my father with a big umbrella walking in the rain. He protected me with the umbrella and we went home together. He was wet through. At that time. I thought I was the happiest child in the world. On that day, I knew my father loved me very much. In fact(事实上), his love is deep, I'm happy when I feel his love. I understand(懂得) what love is.

    Old John goes to see a doctor. The doctor looks over (检查) him carefully and says, "Medicine can't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month. Go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (抽一支雪茄烟) a day."

    "Thank you very much," says Old John," I can do everything you say."

    Four weeks later, Old John comes to the doctor again. "Well," says the doctor. "I am glad to see you. You look much younger."

    "Oh, doctor," says Old John, "I feel quite well now. I have a good rest. I go to bed early. I drink a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice (建议) helps me. But you ask me to smoke one cigar a day, and it nearly kills me at first. It is no joke (笑话) to smoke at my age. "

    Teenager Jake Denham was sking(滑雪)with his family in the US when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on sking. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

    Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

    It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

    But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said, "If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks(轨迹)through the snow and follow them." "I wanted to live my life," remembers Jake. "So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers, who came to save him. He was safe!

    His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

    So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life.

    Tony{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(watch) a basketball match{#blank#}2{#/blank#}TV last night. It started at eleven forty-five. He didn't go to bed until it{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(finish) When he got up this morning, it{#blank#}4{#/blank#}half past six. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(run) to the bus stop{#blank#}6{#/blank#}having breakfast. A lot of people were waiting{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the bus when he got there. Just then a bus came and he went to jump the queue (队). An old woman{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(see) him and stopped him. He said he was afraid{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) late for school. The old woman{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(tell) him to take her place and he thanked her.

I'm enjoying my staying in Canada. It is my first experience of studying abroad, and I am trying to 1  as much as possible. Classes here are much more fun and very different from classes in 2  . There are very few chances to practise 3  and listening in China, so although many Chinese students have good 4  , their speaking is not good. Studying English at Fern is much more practical. We actually 5  the language we are learning. I couldn't speak any English at all when I arrived here. 6 after about a month, the situation changed. Things started getting 7  and I made friends and started to settle in(安顿下来). I am really 8  to learn English here and Fern is a very good language school.

I have always wanted to have a sister. In my Canadian host family my dream has 9 . On the first day when I arrived, my host family welcomed 10  warmly. All the family members were 11  and helpful, and they made me feel at home at once.

My " 12 " , Joise, is very kind. She often explains their manners to me. Her mother explains ordinary things like housework. Together they 13  me to study and understand Canada. Joise told me a 14  . Last year, she met a Chinese student on a plane. She said she felt sorry 15 she did not say anything to the girl.

I'm happy to live in Canada. I think it will be an important experience in my life.

 Dear Tom, 

 How are you? I'm in a new school this term. And I am writing to tell you some{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(信息) about my school. 

 My new school is big and nice. There are nine {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(年级), 1, 400 students and 140 teachers in our school. My math teacher is a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}('hænsəm/) man. He is very nice to us. My classmates are really friendly too. We play {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(/tə' geðə(r)/) every day. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English. 

 Look! This is our classroom. It's big and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(/'taIdi/). You can see a map on the wall. You can also find something {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(其他的) in the classroom, such as the bookcase. Behind my school there is a small river, and we often do some {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(活动) by the river and have a great {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(乐趣). 

 We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(/'tenIs/) with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and play the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(/gI'tɑː(r)/). We all like China. 

 Please write to me soon!

Yours, 

Jack