Dear Kangkang,

      Can you help me? I have too many rules! I have to get up at five thirty every morning. My mom goes to work at 6:30 a. m, so I have to cook breakfast! After breakfast, I run to school because I can't be late. At school I have more rules. Don't be noisy and don't talk in class, and so on.

      After school, Dad says I can't go out with my friends. I can only go out with them on weekends. I can't have a rest after school. Why? Because it's a rule again—do my homework after dinner. I also have rules for sleeping! I have to go to bed before half past nine. Rules, rules, rules!

      I can't stand（忍受）them any more. What can I do?

      Write to me soon!

Yours,

Li Lei   

    A friend is someone who makes you happy. Here is some advice to help you to become a better friend.

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    When you are making friends, honesty is the most important word. You should always be honest with your friends. When you see your friend does something wrong, you should tell him or her; when your friend does something good, you should praise him or her honestly and openly.

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    Don't always be concerned with what you have given to your friends. Just try your best to help your friends. You should always keep in mind that you give love, so you can receive love.

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    We all need encouragement. Tell your friends that you are always with them. Encourage your friends to achieve their dreams, and wish them good luck.

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    When your friends do something wrong, you should not always remember them. We all make mistakes, and besides, you should also try your best to help them correct their mistakes.

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    If you have bad feelings, don't hide them. You should talk about your feelings with your friends. They can do their best to help you. They are the persons who you can trust. Just believe in them

My "perfect holiday"

    Henry was a bus driver in a big city and he worked very hard. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air! Horse riding! Walking! Camping! Cheap and interesting."

    "{#blank#}2{#/blank#}" he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and camping. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and water sports."

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

    But four days later, he returned home.

    "What was wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?"

    " "Country life was very good," Henry said "{#blank#}4{#/blank#}"

    "Oh. What problem?"

    "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."

    "It's good, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

    "Lucky you!"

    "You don't understand, "Henry said."{#blank#}5{#/blank#} and we had roast pork for dinner. "

    "A different kind of meat every day," Ed said loudly. "And you are complaining!"

    "Let me finish, "Henry said." On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

    One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive were but clean. The children talked about the clowns(小丑),elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.

    The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He answered, "I want eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus."

    The ticket lady told him the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, "How much did you say?"

    The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped(使......落下)it on the ground. (In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, "Excuse me, Sir, this dropped out of your pocket."

    The man knew what was happening. He looked into my dad's eyes, held(握住)my dad's hand in his, and took the $20 bill. "Thank you, Sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family."

    My father and I went back home. We didn't go to see the circus that night, but we didn't care.

    When did you last say "I love you" to your father? If you can't remember, then you can get the chance this Father's Day on June 19. Generally compared with (与……相比) a mother's gentle love, a father's love represents qualities such as independence, confidence, courage and adventure (冒险).

    Also, caring fathers help their children get along with others. Fathers can lead their children into their social circle (社交圈). They can also teach them how to behave and control their feelings.

    For example, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid. So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members. ⑶ "My ability of leading and cooperating (合作) became better through games." Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine.

    US actor Will Smith said that his father taught him important lessons through small things. His father once planned to tear (拆) down a wall of their shop and rebuild it. But little Will thought it was impossible. After a year and a half, they did it. "You didn't try to build a wall. You are going to lay a brick every day. And soon you have a wall," he said on a TV show.

⑷"One father is more than a hundred school-masters", British poet George Herbert once said. Do you agree?