Henry was an office{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

    He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw{#blank#}2{#/blank#}advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

    He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left {#blank#}5{#/blank#}West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

    “What was wrong {#blank#}6{#/blank#}West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.

    “Didn't you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said.

    “But there was another problem.”

    “Oh. What?”

    “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

    “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

    “I know, but on the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

    “How {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(luck) you are!”

    “You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

    “A different meat every day,” Ed said{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(loud), “and what are you complaining!”

    “Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(dead), and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

    What will you do {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you don't have any pocket money(零花钱)? Well, it's a good way to get some {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your parents.

    Most children in America get pocket money by {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (do) chores. They usually start to do chores at the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of 10. Parents ask their children to do{#blank#}5{#/blank#} easy and interesting. Then parents give their children some pocket money for their work. Of course, school students have to do their homework and study for{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (test). So they often do some chores on weekends. Young kids can only do easy chores, so they{#blank#}7{#/blank#} get much money. They just buy some candy with their own money. Candy is cheap! When kids get {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(old), they want to buy something more expensive. They have to work harder and they can get more money.

    President Obama says that he gives his two daughters just two dollars every week. Two dollars is little for the housework, but the two girls are happy{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (make) their pocket money. They buy their favorite books or food with it. Obama{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope)his daughters can learn some money-management (理财)skills.

—Yes, he is. He{#blank#}1{#/blank#} ( lie ) on the bed.

    My friend, James, has a dream that one day he can have a trip to the universe {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he wants to know what the space is like. He is a cook. He likes {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(Italy)food very much, so he has already  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to Italy to study. Now, he is very good at  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(cook)and becomes an excellent cook. He will enter a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(compete)this year, and it will {#blank#}6{#/blank#}him ￡2. If he  {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (win), his dram will come true because the first prize is a trip {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the space and he will stay in an environment with  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} air. James thinks it must be an  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (amaze)experience.

    I was looking through my old photos last Sunday. One photo {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (catch) my eye. In the photo, I was sitting in a chair, hugging Duke, my best friend in the whole world.

    Duke was an interesting name for such a little dog. But he was my friend from the moment I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (can) walk. He stayed with me near that chair when I read {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (book). When I went outside {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (play) games, he would drive our cats up to the trees and then walk off feeling proud of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (him). When he was hungry, he would carry his food dish in his mouth and drop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} at my mum's feet. When I was sick, he refused to leave my bed until I got {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (well) than before.

    I learned a lot from Duke. I learned that a short sleep at noon can be good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you. I learned that the simplest dinner can be delicious {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you eat it with great enjoyment. I learned that life can be good when you live it with love and joy. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sad), I also learned that life is short, especially if you are a dog.

    To me, Duke is like a teacher who has taught me how to love and to be loved.