Like any other good mother, Karen did whatever she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, get prepared for a new baby when she found out that another baby was on the way. They 1 that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after night, Michael sang to his 2 in Mommy's tummy(肚子）.

    Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in 3  condition. The baby was sent to St. Mary's Hospital. Days went by. The doctor told the parents “There is very little 4 . Be prepared for the worst.”

    Michael kept asking his parents to let 5 see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he said. Two weeks passed. It looked as if the worst situation would come before the week was over. Michael kept asking about singing to his sister, but kids were 6  allowed in ICU. However, Karen made up her mind that she would take Michael to see his sister who was sick.

    She7  him in an oversized scrub suit(消毒服）and went into ICU. The head nurse shouted, “Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed.” Karen said firmly,” He is not leaving 8  he sings to his sister!” Michael was sent 9  his sister's bed. He began to sing. In the sweet 10  of a three-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray...”11  the baby girl moved. The pulse rate(脉搏）became calm.

    Michael kept on 12 . “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away...”The breathing became smooth.

    Michael kept on singing, “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my 13 ...”Michael's little sister relaxed.

    Michael kept on singing, “you are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Please don't take my sunshine away.”

    The next day--the very next day--the little girl was 14  enough to go home!

    The doctors just thought it a miracle(奇迹）.Karen 15  it a miracle of love!

My first day of school

    Fear started taking over. I was walking into my first school in America. I had a long journey from India to join my parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help my future.

    On the first day, I was already confused because back in India the teachers switch(转换) according to periods while most of the students have the same periods, but here it was totally1.

    With anxiety(焦虑) on one hand and fear on the other, I opened the door 2. Since I was a bit late, everyone's eyes were on me as I entered the room. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered, "Yes." His voice 3 me a little. Then he asked me to choose a seat. I didn't actually want to 4a seat. In India we had assigned (分配的) seats, so I never needed to worry about that.

    I was confused about which buildings to go to, but I 5to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. It was already noon. The bell rang and I entered my next class. Again, I asked the teacher if I was in the right class. Then I chose a seat, sat down and waited for the6 to begin. The teacher looked at me with a puzzled face, "Why don't you go for lunch?" "But the bell just rang," I said. "That is the lunch bell," she said. Without another word I 7for the cafeteria( 餐厅) . I felt lucky because we didn't have this in India.

    Every confusion seemed like a difficulty I had to get through to reach my 8. At the end of the day, at the school gate I found my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn't so bad. I couldn't wait for the next day to come.

    When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could1have that money.

    On my birthday my parents told me they had my2outside in the backyard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, 3it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so disappointing(令人失望的)! I thought I4 my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment5 their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I 6 the old bike and rode it, feeling7that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't look back...

    As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me 8 much more than just a rusty(生锈的)old bike. They gave me a life lesson about9. When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that10 two dollars isn't less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

    Years ago, I celebrated my 40^th birthday with my friends. I arrived at the restaurant ahead of time, 1I waited outside the restaurant. Then a homeless man came up to me and asked for 2. I had been given strict orders by my friends not to bring my wallet in case(以防) I paid for the meal. So I told the man that I had 3money. He quietly smiled at me, and then left.

    Just then a friend who just arrived called out "Happy birthday!" Hearing this, the man turned and asked, "Hey man, it's your birthday today?" "Yes, it is", I said. He 4, smiling and said loudly, "Happy birthday, man!" But I could hardly imagine what happened next. The man reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill and said "Here man, take this."

    Though I was 5his action, I didn't want to accept money from a homeless man. I said, "Thanks. That's really 6of you, but that's OK." The man looked directly into my eyes and said, "Please take this." I still hesitated (犹豫)to accept this7, but I heard a voice within me shouting, "TAKE THE MONEY!" I hesitantly reached out and said, "Thank you". Excitedly, he caught my 8, gave me the dollar and said, "No, thank you brother!"

    That experience made me feel like I had got far more than $1! This was one of my greatest life9: No matter how poor we may be, we always have something valuable to10with others.

Last summer, our class attended an English camp. We went there 1 from school early in the morning. We 2 the camp at 9 am. They offered a very good 3 to us after we got off the bus. After eating some delicious food, we watched a show. First, a group of musicians performed(表演) several nice songs. Everyone loved their show and 4 . Next, the Cultural Club performed two dances. All the dancers danced very beautifully. Everyone gave a thumbs-up to 5 .

Then, we had some language 6 like Spell-It-Right competition.We were divided into some teams. To 7 the games, we had to work together. While having fun with those games, we 8 learnt new words and made new friends from other schools.

Later in the afternoon, we had a break first. The camp started again at 2 pm. All of us were invited to watch English plays. Then some teachers 9 us how to write plays and prepare props(道具), such as lights and clothes. We also learnt how to act. This 10 was interesting and could help us to be confident.

The last activity was a treasure hunt(寻宝游戏). This game was very 11 because we needed to find clues(线索) to solve all the problems. There were checkpoints(关卡) in each place. We worked very well 12 each other. We studied the map 13 to find the right clues. At last, our team won the game. We were very 14 .

We went back home at 5 pm. 15 we were all tired, we had an unforgettable day.

Gina is a new teacher in a middle school. She lives in San Diego. just fifteen minutes* walk from the beach. So she always1 along the beach after work.

Last week was bus y but happy for Gina. She had a lot of work from Monday to Friday. When the weekend came, she decided2 a good rest. Her weekend began when she met her friends at Sum's Chinese Restaurant on Friday night" My friends and I all like Chinese food, so we often cat together at that restaurant." said Gina 3

On Saturday morning, Gina helped a friend move to a new house. In the afternoon, she went to her tennis class.4 she was new to the sport. she played well. ANe r dinner. Gina went to the Red Onion and danced there until 10:00 p. m. She really enjoyed 5 .

On Sunday, Gina got up at 8:00a. m. and she went to 6 small restaurant near her home for breakfast. She thought the food there was delicious. Then she spent the whole morning reading books. In the afternoon, she went swimming 7 her cousin. For lunch, they had 8 fast food together. In the evening, she went to the San Diego Folk Festival. It was 9 . Gina had great fun there.

10 wonderful weekend Gina bad!