Jack is 15 years old. He wants to take his family—his parents and his sister Jessica out to lunch, so he wants to make money (挣钱) by helping his parents do some things.  

    Jack gets up at 6: 30, and then he cleans the house. At about 7: 00, he eats breakfast and then goes to school. He has four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon. At 5: 30, Jack goes home and he helps his mom buy food, or cleans the car for his father. Sometimes, his sister helps him. Jack has 95 dollars now.  He still (还) needs 55 dollars. He is very happy. When he takes his family out to lunch, he will pay the bill.  

    Hollywood is a shiny, bright place. It is the movie capital of the world. And it is also one of the tourist destinations (目的地) in America. In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California was voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world — the American film industry.

    With this growth came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame (名人堂), where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But the most famous of all is the Oscar Academy Awards. Every spring, a large number of actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and nervously to find out if they have won an "Oscar". This year was the 85th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25 in Los Angeles. Ang Lee, a Chinese director, won the Award for Best Director again. It was the second time he had won the Award.

    Nowadays it is the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to "the Dream Factory" every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones — as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地), said, "Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul (灵魂)."

Hollywood

⑴{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Around(在……周围)my house，there are lots of shops. I can almost buy everything. In front of my house is a big park. I usually spend most of my weekends there. There is a cinema on the left of my house. On its right is a great supermarket.

⑵{#blank#}2{#/blank#}My mother works in a bank near my school. So every day, I can take her car to school. The bank is between a supermarket and a bookshop. After school. I often read in the bookshop first and wait for my mother to finish work. And then we go home.

⑶{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Shanghai Museum is in the center of the People's Square. It has 4, 000 square meters. In it there are so many books, paintings, and other things. People from all over China like to go there to visit. If you have time to go there, you'll have a good time.

⑷{#blank#}4{#/blank#}My home town is a beautiful place. It stands near a small river at the green hills(小山). It has many tall buildings and great streets. Trees and flowers are everywhere. Sometimes, I swim in the river with my friends and sometimes, we have fun in the green hills.

⑸{#blank#}5{#/blank#}My school lies in the south of Changchun City. It is famous in our city. It has 24 classes, 8 classes in each grade. The number of the students and teachers is over 2,000. In the front of the school stands a tall classroom building. At the back of it is a lab building and a new library.

A. Day of my mother and me

B. My beautiful home town

C. Something about a museum

D. The change of my home town

E. Something about my school

F. Something around my house

I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the crossing selling toys.1I would hurry past such sellers. But I found this young man was 2, so I stood for some time without crossing the street. I wanted to see how he sold his things.

Soon, a young mother with a little girl came by and the child set 3 eyes on one of the teddy bears. The mother asked the 4 and it was only one dollar. She 5 out a 10­dollar note from her handbag and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the 6 back. I was wondering how he was going to do it. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag 7 around his neck and take out her change.

I realized that this young man depended on believing people would not cheat him. There was no way for him to know 8 someone took out more than they should have done. I was so 9. I bought a car model from him that I did not need. As I walked down the street, I gave the car model to a kid walking with his father.

I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to 10others more, like the young blind street seller.

I had a summer camp with my classmates last year. 

Early in the morning, we gathered(集合) at the bus station. After saying goodbye to our parents, we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground. 

We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting, we jumped and ran all over the place. It was the first time for us to be away from the parents. Some of us started to feel homesick(想家的). However, when the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone. 

The next day, everyone rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of the others. At first, my friends and I worked hard, but the boat wouldn't listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries, we did much better, 

Swimming class was my favourite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily. 

During the week I learnt a lot of new things and made many new friends. I also learnt how to take care of myself. 

Whenever my child caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself " We don't have time for this. " Therefore, the two 1 I most commonly spoke to my child were, " Hurry up. " Luckily, my younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying to 2 . 

The other day, the two of us rode to the supermarket. After shopping, I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring it. 3 , a look of worry appeared upon her face. " Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?" 

I nearly 4 when hearing this. Perhaps the pains of a hurried life don't ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. As my child looked up at me waiting to know if she could take her time, I knew I had to make a 5 . I thought of the times when I told my child to 6 through life, wondering what really matters in life. Then I chose to live for today. 

" You don't have to rush," I said gently. Her 7 face brightened at once and her shoulders relaxed. And so we sat side-by-side talking. There were even moments when we sat in 8 just smiling at each other. 

When she got to the last bite (一口), she held out the ice cream for me. " I saved the last bite for you, Mum. " My daughter said 9 . I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time. In return, she gave me her last bite, also reminded me that things taste 10 and love comes easier when you stop rushing through life.