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      My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that 1 seemed all but impossible to reach.

      One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked 2parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a 3chance to learn dancing!

      One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked  4.

   “What's the matter, Maggie?” I stopped  5.

   “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”

   “What is it?”I wondered.

    "There'll be a dancing performance in my school,  6 the boys think I'm slow, and none of them wants to be my partner.  7 you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.

   “You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her.“Let's show those people that they have been 8all along.”

      In the following months, we 9 every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and 10Maggie improved a lot.

      Finally came the big day. I became 11 when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the 12began, I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had 13.

     My heart was beating wildly when I saw my 14 coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you 15 this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”

     I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.

    When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 1 writers on the Internet, the 2 woman got into this online world accidentally (偶然地).

    Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 3 to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 4 on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 5 she is familiar with.

    Amy has been interested in writing 6 she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 7 people she knew. Then one day an editor (编辑) of a famous website emailed her, asking her 8 she would like to sell the electronic copyright (授权) of one of her novels. She 9 immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

    Now Amy is a full-time 10. So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them  11. “The Internet made me famous and brought me 12,” she said. “I earn much more money now—about $60,000 a year. I am 13 with my career, but there is one problem—that my talent might run out after five years and I'll have to 14  to work in the medical industry.”

  “Before that day comes, I'll keep 15 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

    On the first day of the school, our teacher made us know somebody. Looking out, we found an old woman1at the door. She came in and said, “Hi, my name is Susan. I am seventy years old”. All of us were2that she took this3 at her age. She said with a smile. “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 4, have two children and travel together. ” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “ In fact, ” she went on, “I have always5of having a college education, and now it comes6! ”

    After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good7. I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her8with me. At the end of the term we invited Susan to give a9in the class. When she was in the front of the classroom, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little10and said, “I am sorry. I am so nervous. I can't get my ready talk11, so I have to tell you12I know. “

    In her speech she told us “We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old13we stop playing. The secret of staying 14and being happy is that we should laugh and find something 15 to do every day. I think there is a great16between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I17in bed for one year and never do anything, I'll become seventy-one. Since(既然) anybody can grow older, my18 is to grow up by always finding the chance to change. Growing older can't be avoided, growing up can be19. It's never too late to be all you can possibly be. ”

    During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends20she went. In the end, the wonderful woman finished all her courses and got the college degree (学位).

    A long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed,1noticed him. So the seed thought he was not important in the world.

    One day, a wind2the seed and threw him on an open field. Later, he enjoyed the water on wet days and the3on clear days, which helped him grow. Years later, another day he saw a traveller sitting by his side.

    "Wow, how lucky I am! I can have a rest4a tree on such a hot day the traveller said.

    "What are you talking about "the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him because no one ever spoke to him like that.

    "5just spoke?" the shocked man asked.

    "It's me, A seed."

    "The man said. Are you joking? You're not a seed. You are a big 6!"

    "Really?"

    "Yes! People often sit here to7your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know that."

    The traveler's words made him happy. The seed thought and8for the first time in his life.

    The years of torture by the sun and the rain helped him9grow up. "Oh! That means I' m not a little seed any more! In fact, I can make people feel10. Wow! That's great to be helpful."

    One day, some animals got together in the forest. They were talking about which animal was the1. The pig said, "Pigs are the greatest

because we have many 2 I have twelve healthy little pigs," He asked the rabbit(免子)," 3 babies do you have?"

    The rabbit felt sad. He only had seven. Then he pointed at the sheep and said, "He only has two!" Everyone 4.

    A snake went by and said, "Snakes are truly the greatest. I have fifty!"

    "So what?" said another animal. Everyone turned around and saw a 5.

    The snake lifted up his head and looked at the lion." Why do you say so? I have fifty babies. You only have 6. That's nothing, "The other animals said that the snake was right.

    The lion laughed and said, "I only have one, 7 it is a lion. Only a lion can be the king of the forest. So lions are the best!"

    The other animals couldn't think of 8 to say. They had many babies, but 9 of them could ever be as strong as a lion." One valuable(有价值的) thing, said the lion, "is much 10than a hundred common ones."

    Vincent Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters he wrote to his 1 from the school.

Dearest Mom and Dad,

    I'm afraid I have something terrible to tell you. I have been very naughty and the school principal(校长) is very 2 with me. She is going to write to you. I have to be3   from here by you. She does not want me in the school any longer.

    The trouble started last night when I was 4 in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not 5 to smoke at all.

    As I was smoking, I heard 6 coming towards the room. I did not want to be caught by a teacher, so I threw the cigarette away.

    7, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.

    There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too.

    The principal 8 the fire station. By the time the firemen arrived, the whole room was on fire. One of my roommates got hurt and he was sent to the 9.

    The principal said that the fire was all my fault and she will send you a bill for the damage(损坏). The damage will 10 you two thousand dollars.

    I'm very sorry about this. I won't break any rules. I promise.

Much love,

Vincent