I'm Ben. Today was not a good day. First, I slept late and Morn shouted at me to wake me up.  When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, I found there was no hamburger. So I decided to have some bread, but I burned (烤糊) it. I had to eat it because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a cup of water.

    When I was at the bus stop, I found that I forgot my wallet (钱包), so I had to go back home to get it. Of course, I missed my bus and had to wait for a long time.

    I was late for school. When I got to school, the first Class was over. I missed a math test. The teacher said there would be a test just for me after school two days later. Oh, it's Friday! I can't visit my grandma then

    After lunch, it was time to give the teacher my homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn't there. I left it at home……

    After school, my father drove me home. When I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don't like fish, but she thinks it is good for me. What a bad day! I hope tomorrow Will be nice.

    I'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder(寄宿生) with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.

    The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement(底层) which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in the evening, they often ask me to look after their children.

    Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on(溺爱) Judy's children. They often sent the children presents.

    Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. "Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health." She smiled sadly and added. "To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Moter will be all right living herself, of perhaps they will both change their minds."

    That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room.

Jia Ling, a famous Chinese director, shines brightly in the world of cinema. With her understanding of human feelings getting much{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(深的) she has created two wonderful films that make people quite interested. Both of them appeared in{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(二月). The first one is Hi, Mom. The second one is You Only Live Once. The lead character, Le Ying, was once a fat girl. Then she{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(保持)exercising for a year and finally turned into a strong boxer. The story reminds us of our own changes.

One of Jia Ling's greatest achievements is to bring out the best performances from her actors. Although she is strict during filming, her actors often speak of her as a friend and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(仰慕) her a lot. She knows how to guide her{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(团队) to do a great job. What's more, she is also a talented screenwriter and a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(幽默的) actress. She often writes the stories by{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(她自己), making sure they are both interesting and encouraging. The stories are always about family, love, and personal{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(发展).

Her films are not only fun to{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(享受), but also full of meaning. Today, Jia Ling is really one of the most important people in Chinese cinema and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (传播) love and joy in her special way.

While walking through the desert, a young man came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so 1 . He put it into his leather container(皮革容器) so he could bring some back to his teacher.

 After a four- day journey, he 2 the water to his teacher. After the old man took a deep drink, he smiled 3 and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

 Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It had become bad because of the 4 leather container. The student asked his teacher," The water was really bad. Why did you show that you 5 it?"

 The teacher replied," You only tasted the water. I tasted the 6 . The water was simply a container for an act of loving- kindness and7 could be sweeter."

 We understand this 8 best when we receive gifts of love from young children. No matter what the gift is, it is natural to enjoy it and express thankfulness because we don't 9 the thing but the idea within the gift. After all, a gift10 the heart is really the gift of the heart. That's what we need to remind us.