One Saturday afternoon, Kate went to buy something for her sister and1 .

As Kate was coming out of a shop. A young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green-a good friend of Kate's  sister's.  Kate 2her. Then she called a taxi 3Kate home. She told the driver where he should go. Kate was 4 that it was not in the direction of her home.

      "5?" Kate asked. The lady smiled.

    When they came to a quiet road, a big rude man 6on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him, and threw him out of the7 . At the same time, Miss Green took out of a knife and8it at Kate. She asked Kate to keep9. The man then started the taxi. "

    “Oh, God! I'm being kidnapped," Kate said to herself.

     She tried to escape, but she didn't10 . Suddenly an 11 came to her. She took out a lipstick (口红) from her pocket, wrote 'SOS' on the window, and covered the word12her back.

    A few minutes later, a police car 13 and the policemen saw the sign. When the kidnappers saw the policemen they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and14.

    The policemen then picked Kate up and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were 15because their daughter had finally come back safely.

    Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we1the national flag (国旗) go up.

    Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was2and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it?

    Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher3me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it. I'm sure you'll do well. ”

    “Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great 4 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 5. I wanted to make my teacher happy.

    Monday morning came. I began to feel 6. When did I last give a talk to so many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.

    When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 7 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.

    “Take it easy,” I said to8. “Don't be nervous. You can do it. ”

    Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me! I couldn't even stand up.

    I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk!”

    I9a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy.

    I don't know10I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do.

    Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.

    I looked up to her and idolized her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in 1 group.

    One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to

2 seats for our group at the dining hall. Concentrating on my homework, I didn't notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were 3.

    I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.

    Another girl added, "Ashley, she 4 follows you, trying to copy you."

    "I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so 5 and strange.

    I was mortified. My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying 6. I felt heart—broken for the very first time. How did this happen? I 7 we were friends.

    I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The advice she gave was so 8, and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for 9you are." This time it became so profound. Then and there I 10 to find myself back. That was exactly—what I did.

    Over the next month, I went through a lot of 11. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class 12 them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own 13 and never again followed the crowd.

    I had an amazing school year. 14 I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a 15 they had given me.

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2003. 

Qian watched this rocket launch on television. He was by he will always be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for his great contributions(贡献). He working so hard for his country, even through difficult times, helping develop the space program that pushed China into the future. 

Among all the poets (诗人) in history, who is called "the immortal poet (诗仙)"? Yes, he is Li Bai. Many people think he is romantic and free. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, in the Chinese cartoon movie 30, 000 Miles in Chang'an (《长安三万里》), we see a different Li Bai. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} July 8, the movie got the high points of 8.1 on Douban, being one of the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) movies of the summer season.

In the movie, Li dreams about becoming {#blank#}4{#/blank#} officer. But he faces so many{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (difficulty). He can't take keju because of his family. Later, he makes a mistake and is sent (被派往) to the northwestern China. He has problems just like every one of us. But his poems give us different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (idea).

Li Bai may not be as fantastic as we think. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it doesn't really matter. As long as his poems are here with{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (we), he is always the immortal in our hearts.

The director hopes we can know about these poets and classic works by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (watch) this movie. He hopes that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (many) foreigners than before will care about Chinese poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu.

① Arat Montoya, 36, lives in West Linn, a city in the US. He is from a family of bakers. But he doesn't like making bread. When his father asked him to follow the family tradition, Montoya said, "I'm sorry, Dad. I love dogs. " he said. 

②Montoya spent a few years working at a dog club. After the club closed, Montoya started to offer(提 供) a doggie day care service(服务). He has a" Doggie School Bus" and he works as the driver. The bus runs five days a week and the service is $30 per(每一) dog each day. 

③Montoya's service is pretty nice. Every morning at about 7 a. m. , he drives the school bus to the owners'(主人) houses to pick up the dogs and takes them to" school"—a farm. The dogs are full of excitement because" go to school" means they can play all day. They can run around and play with each other at" school". When" school" finishes, Montoya takes the dogs back home. He also sends some videos and pictures to show the dogs'" school" life to the dogs' owners. 

④ It shows that the doggie day care service is a great business(生意) idea. Montoya loves taking care of those dogs. And the dogs love going to" school". The most important is that the dogs' owners speak highly of Montoya and his business. All of them are happy about this doggie day care service. 

⑤Now, more than 300 owners ask Montoya to take care of their dogs. "I'm the happiest man in the world, " Montoya said. " Doing what I like truly makes me happy. "