Frank was a teenager living with his father. He had so many family rules t {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  he couldn't stand, so he left home. Because he couldn't find a job, he had to make a l {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by begging.

 Years later, his father was old, but he was still l{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  for his son. He had been to every corner of the city.  E {#blank#}4{#/blank#}   he went, he put up a big photo of himself and Frank on the wall. At the lower part to the photo, he w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} , “I still love you, my dearest son. Please come back home!”

  One day, Frank saw one of the photos. The faces on the photo were familiar to him. "Is that my father?" He thought for a while and decided to go b {#blank#}6{#/blank#}   to see his father.

 It was an early morning w {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he got home. The door was not locked. He rushed to his father's bedroom. “It's me! Your son is back home!” The father and the son held each other, full of happy tears（眼泪）in their e {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . The son asked, “W  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  is the door unlocked? A thief could get in." The father answered in a soft v {#blank#}10{#/blank#} . “Because I'm expecting your return. In fact, the door has never been locked since you left."

    Let me {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you something about my little dog, Snoopy(史努比). Snoopy is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} American dog. He looks very cute. He has two small eyes（眼睛）, two big ears(耳朵), four short {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and a small tail（尾巴）. Now he can play many games. If I say “Go to sleep!” he goes to his bed {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lies（躺）down. If I say “{#blank#}5{#/blank#} basketball!” he goes to catch a ball and puts it into a basket. If I say “Please dance {#blank#}6{#/blank#} us!” then he dances to the music. “Can he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a song(歌曲)?” a friend asks me. “Sure, he can, but he doesn't sing {#blank#}8{#/blank#} English or Chinese. When he sings, nobody can understand him.”

    Nowadays more and more people are using modern traffic and modern communication means. The world {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (it) is becoming much smaller. So life today is much easier than it was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hundred) of years ago. but it has brought new {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (problem). One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute mean to make things dirty. Pollution comes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

    Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad to all living things in the world, but it is not the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bad) one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (easy).

    Pollution by SO₂ is really the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (cause) by heavy traffic. It is true that {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

    The earth is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) home. We must take care of it. That means {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (keep) the land water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

A new owner wanted

    What's your favorite animal? Do you like {#blank#}1{#/blank#}? Bo is my favorite friend, but now I'm{#blank#}2{#/blank#} with my study. I have a hard {#blank#}3{#/blank#}taking good care of him. Can you do that{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of me? If you say “ yes”, please call me at 87549324 or you can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} your email to Betty @163.com.

    Write to me soon.

    Betty

    Are you still doing the V for victory? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture is to curl (卷曲){#blank#}1{#/blank#}of your hands together to make a heart-shape. It's called "hand heart".

    Many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} [ˈrisənt] photos."The hand-heart gesture shows something between ‘I love you' and ‘thank you', "said the country {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sing) Taylor Swift, 21."It's a sweet, simple message which you can send {#blank#}4{#/blank#} saying a word. "Taylor Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(believe) to be the first to make the gesture popular.

    Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did it to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. After that, the gesture became{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real) hot .

    It used to take much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (long) for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to spread. But now ,with smart phones and the Internet, it's faster.

    In the Republic of Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}in a different way. People put their hands {#blank#}10{#/blank#}[əˈbʌv] their heads and make a heart shape with their arms. It means "I love you."