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    When people say “culture”, we 1art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse

2two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first 3in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon4in New York 5November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. the man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful.

    A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. The young daughter was a little bit tired, so they took a1 on the beach when the daughter saw an old man selling apples, she asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didn't bring much money with him but it was enough to buy two apples. So he did, and gave2of them to his daughter, smiling. His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand. Then the father asked her if she could 3one of the apples with him. When the girl heard this, she quickly took a bite from one apple. And before her father could speak she also took a bite from the 4 apple. The father was5.He wondered what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy way. He was lost in thought. Perhaps he was just thinking too much. His daughter was too6 to understand about sharing and giving. A smile disappeared from his face. Suddenly, his daughter with an apple in her left hand said, "Daddy have this one! It is much juicer and7. "Her father was speechless. He felt8 about making the judgment so quickly about a small child. But his smile9 knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple. Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion too quickly.10 spare some more time to understand things better.

    Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school. They couldn't1a real soccer ball, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Mike was not a good player, yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale 2.

    One afternoon, the home­made ball was spinning across the grass when it was 3 stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.

    "Look at you two with your 4 ball and old trainers," Steven laughed and said.

    The next day was Kevin's birthday, and his uncle bought him a new pair of trainers and a new soccer ball.

    That afternoon, Steven 5 Kevin to play soccer. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike's trainers were old and he had little 6 for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look 7.

    One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something 8 under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home­made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to 9, he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot(点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home­made ball.

    Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and 10.

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr Green was reading a newspaper when he heard his wife 1 in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you, my dear?"

"Oh, dear!" his wife called out. "My head hurts! 2 a doctor. Hurry up!" Their two children were both out at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green had to go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! That day all the hospitals in the town were 3 . Mr. Green didn't know where to go. Just then a friend of his saw him and asked, "What is the matter?"

Mr. Green told everything. The man said, "Why not go to Mr Black? He can help you. "

Mr. Green remembered his friend 4 was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's. When he got there, Mr and Mrs Black were having their 5 meal. The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat 6 . After that they began to chat(聊天). And when Mrs Black asked," How is your wife?" "She is fine, thanks..."Mr. Green stopped at once-he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home.

Hello, my name's Jack. I'm a student in No.3 Middle School. I'm 13.

Here is a1 of my family. Who is in the photo? These are my grandparents. My grandfather's 2 is Peter Brown. Cindy is my grandma. She wears (穿) a 3 jacket. Purple is her favorite(最喜欢的) color. They have two sons, Frank and Dale, and a4 . Helen. Frank is my father. He is an English teacher in my school. This is my5 . Lucy. She is in a red jacket.

Dale is my uncle. He has a son Paul6 he is 9. Paul is not in this photo.7 is that woman? She is my aunt, Jane. Is the 8 next to(紧挨着) me my sister? No, she isn't. She is my 9 . She is my uncle's daughter.10 name's Mary. She is 13, too. Mary is in my school. Eric is my brother. He isn't in this photo, either. He is in Beijing now.