"After walking through the mirror, many strange things happened to Alice. One day, she{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (meet) a unicorn(独角兽).'What－is－this? 'the unicorn asked its friend. 'That is a child,' {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reply)the friend. 'Ah,' said the unicorn, I always thought they were fabulous monsters(传说中的怪兽)! Is it alive？'Alice then said, "Do you know,' I always thought unicorns, were fabulous monsters {#blank#}3{#/blank#}? I never saw one alive before!'"

    Fifty years before Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) wrote{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (he) stories about Alice, many people still believed in the myth (神话) of unicorns. But in the early nineteenth century, a French{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (science) named Baron Cuvier showed that unicorns were only a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (product) of imagination.

    For hundreds of years before that, things were very different. Everybody{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (believe) that unicorns were real, but very few people saw them. Julius Caesar, who built the Roman Empire, ever said that the animal had the head of a deer, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (foot) of an elephant and a one-meter-long horn on its forehead. Marco Polo, who thought he saw a unicorn in India, agreed that it had elephants' feet and a horn, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} said it had a pig's head. He was almost certainly describing a rhinoceros(犀牛)! By the sixteenth century，when books about animals were {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (become)very popular, everyone agreed that the unicorn looked like a white horse with a horn.

    My father and I had a big argument. We avoided {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (see) each other recently. But last

    Tuesday I decided to tell my father I loved him. The next morning I got up early. I was so excited {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I could hardly sleep. At 9 a.m. I called my dad. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he answered the phone，I said, "Dad，can I come over after work tonight? I have something {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tell) you." My dad answered angrily, "Now what?"

    I told him it wouldn't take long, so he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (final) agreed. At 5:30 p.m., I was ringing the doorbell at my parents' house. Dad {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (answer) the door. I took one step and said, "Dad, I just come over to tell you that I love you." After my father heard the words, he hugged me and said, "l love you too, son, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I've never been able to say it." It was such {#blank#}8{#/blank#} great moment that I didn't want to move. After a while I left. Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (problem), passed away.

    So my advice for all of you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be): Don't wait to do the things that need to be done now.

    Friends are important to everyone, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, some people may have trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (keep) their friendships. Here are some tips on how to make your friendship {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (deep) and stronger.

    ★Be yourself. A lot of teens try not to lose the friendship once they become friends with some people. Though your identity (身份) is always changing, some of your personality will stay pretty much {#blank#}4{#/blank#} same. Find out {#blank#}5{#/blank#} those things are, think hard about who you want to be, and then show yourself {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (honest) to the people around you.

    ★Avoid gossip (八卦). Friends shouldn't spread rumors (谣言) about other friends. If you've heard something bad about your friends, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) a proper way of asking them about it by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (you). If you're not sure how to talk to them about it, ask a trusted friend for advice.

    ★Protect your friends. Very often, somebody that you're not close to doubts one of your {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend). It's important to find out both sides of the story, but it's also a good chance to show your friend that you trust him by telling him.

    ★Return the care. There are times when a friend will lend you a textbook, or a shoulder to cry on. A good friend will cheer you up when you're in trouble and listen patiently when your friend shares a problem {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you. Be sure you are as helpful as your friend, because he will take notice and feel good you.