Mr. Smith is 100 years old, but he is very healthy. He can read, play chess with people, and take care of himself(他自己). Many people want to know his secrets (秘密) about keeping healthy and living a long life. Here is what Mr. Smith says:

"My secrets are simple. You can learn them easily. First, you should go to bed early and get up early every day. This is a good habit. For me, I usually go to bed at 9:00 at night and get up at 6:00 in the morning."

"Second, do more (更多的) exercise. I always go out for a walk before having breakfast. In the morning and afternoon, I do some simple exercise, too.

"Third, make more friends. I have many friends. Some of them are old. Some of them are not. It makes me happy to be with them. That is also important to live a long life."

Dear Helen,

I had a great time in Hong Kong. I spent five days there. Let me tell you what I did. Today I went shopping with my aunt but I didn't buy anything. The things were too expensive.

Yesterday I took a boat trip around the famous Victoria Harbor(维多利亚港). I took lots of photos.

The day before yesterday I went to the zoo. I saw some monkeys there. Oh, I also bought some gifts there. On Thursday I went to the bird market. I saw many kinds of birds from all around the world. On Wednesday my aunt took me to the beach. We lay on the beach and enjoyed the sun. On the beach I met my friend. We played happily on the beach. What about your trip? I hope you have a great time in Toronto.

Yours,

Zhao Pei

A man noticed a woman in the grocery store with a three-year-old girt in her shopping cart. 

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   Soon they came to the candy section, and the little girl began to shout for candy. When she was told she couldn't have any, she cried l{#blank#}4{#/blank#} again. The mother said. "There, there, Monica, don't cry--only two more passages to go and then we'll c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} out." 

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   "However," the mother replied, "I'm Monica--my little girl's name is Tammy."

Today I turned eight. Today whatever I say goes. 

My grandma is cooler than most grandmas and laughs a lot,1 is the exact opposite. He's that old and serious. "Kids are impolite these days, and have no 2 ." he always says. "All they do is playing video games all the time." But I 3 play video games on weekends!

Anyway, the minute we park on the driveway, I get out and run straight to Grandma 4 Dad, who's still on the phone dealing with his business in the car as usual. "Happy birthday, honey!" Grandma holds me into her arms and says 5 that she's made my favorite chocolate cake.

And then I 6 Grandpa, who is asleep in a rocking chair, snoring （打鼾） like thunder. Can you believe it? On his only grandson's birthday! 

"7 , sleepyhead!" I call out. But more snores followed. An angry storm is coming up inside me.

"Oh, it's Parker's 8 !" Grandma calls out to Grandpa. He coughs. It seems to be ages for him to get to his feet and say, "boy, come here." But I don't 9 . 

"You and I," says Grandpa，rising slowly, "are going on a walk." 

"All right." I know what he's about to say: respect the elders, blah blah blah. But to my 10 , he says in a soft voice, "your parents are always very 11 , aren't they?"

"Hold my arms and help me into that chair. "For a second, I stood still. 12 when I see his legs shaking as he bends his knees, I rush over to hold his arms, I set him down nice and slow. "13 ," he says. He's breathing hard, like he's just climbed a mountain.

I sit down next to him. He covers my hand with his warm one. "Tell 14 all about the video game you like," he says. "Then I'll tell you some stories of my own. And we'll both listen to each other and ask good questions. Deal?"

I 15 in disbelief. And for some strange reason, it feels more like my birthday than ever.