Now more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don't know how {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(do) housework {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their parents almost do everything at home. That is a big problem.

    Joy is a fourteen-year-old girl. One day, her parents went away on a trip, so she was alone at home. At first she {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(think) she would be happy because her parents were not in. She could do what she liked. But when it was six o'clock in the afternoon, she felt {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hunger)."Oh, it's time {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(have) dinner. Where can I get my dinner?" she said to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(she). Later she found some meat and vegetables in the fridge, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} she didn't know how to cook them. At that moment, she missed her parents very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket to buy some food to eat.

    Many teenagers have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} same problem. So I think they should learn some life skills, like {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(cook), tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn't depend {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their parents too much.

    Yesterday was my friend Sally's birthday. She had invited me to her birthday party. And another friend, Eric had offered {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (take) me to the party by car.

    When I was getting dressed, Eric rang and said he was ill and couldn't go to Sally s party. I decided to go there alone by {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Unluckily, while I was talking {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the phone, my cat walked over my clean shirt, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I had to spend a few minutes {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) another one.

    As I was walking to the train station, it started to snow and I felt very cold. I just missed a train so I had to wait for another one. When the train {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (final) arrived I was frozen! I was so cold and tired that I fell {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sleep) on the train and missed my station.

    I got off at the next stop and decided to walk back to Sally's house. I walked for half {#blank#}8{#/blank#} hour and then I realized I was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (lose).{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (luck), I found a public phone and telephoned for a taxi. When I finally arrived at Sally's house, it was nearly midnight and people were going home. What a terrible day!