My name is Johnson. I am fourteen years old. I live in England. I am an orphan(孤儿). My mother died when I was a baby. My father has been d{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for two years. He loved me very much. He u{#blank#}2{#/blank#}to buy me clothes and take me to school every morning. .

    When I was ten years old, my father got very sick. He couldn't walk well, but he s{#blank#}3{#/blank#}went to school with me. He said, "It's my duty to t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}you to school. I want to see you every minute." The day before he died, he told me to go to university no matter how p{#blank#}5{#/blank#}we were. I really miss him and I haven't for gotten his words. Now I live with my aunt. I can't go to middle school b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I don t have enough money. I help my aunt sell things in the market. This is what I say every day, "Biscuits. 3 dollars." I will try my best to earn some money to realize my father's d{#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

    When autumn arrives, the sweet smell of sugar-roasted chestnuts usually f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the air.

    In China, sellers u{#blank#}2{#/blank#} cook chestnuts in black sand on a stove. When passing by, many people want to s{#blank#}3{#/blank#} and buy bags of shiny chestnuts on their way to school or work.

    However, it's not o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Chinese people who enjoy eating chestnuts. In Paris in the winter, for example, chestnut sellers can be found in every c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} of the city. All over Paris, the smell of sweetness seems to say that one doesn't have to walk far to buy this tasty snack.

    And in the US. Chestnuts are a must for the h{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. The Christmas song Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire perfectly shows the love for the Christmas treat (美食) people in the US have. The festive nut is p{#blank#}7{#/blank#} in the US for a long time. However, in the early 1900s, a tree-killing disease a{#blank#}8{#/blank#} killed every American chestnut tree within 40 years. Luckily, chestnut trees were reintroduced (再引进) to the c{#blank#}9{#/blank#} over the following years. Chestnuts are not only famous as a treat for the end-of-year holidays, but used in many dishes. US people often use chestnuts to make sauces or jams as well—or e{#blank#}10{#/blank#} use them to make beer or soup. Isn't that amazing?