Your mother is the most important person in your life. She helps you with your homework. If you get ill, she stays with you the w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} night. She makes your m{#blank#}2{#/blank#} every day. Your mother is a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} there for you. That's why there is a s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} day for mothers a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the world.

Mother's Day becomes a modern holiday in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, live in a poor town. They work hard to m{#blank#}6{#/blank#} the town better. Jarvis' mother died(去世) on Sunday, May 14. 1905. Their church holds a Mother's Day to thank her f{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the help.

Today, people in m{#blank#}8{#/blank#} than 40 countries celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃馨)and o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} presents. In the language of flowers, carnations stand for happiness, sweetness and l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

When I was in school, I volunteered to work in a hospital for some time.

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The next time I was at {#blank#}6{#/blank#} hospital and saw him again, I was certain he didn't remember me. But he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate) said, "I remember you. , You gave me hope in my darkest hour that evening!" I was so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(amaze) that I didn't know how to answer.

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Do you have a friend with an interesting background? Today, I'd like to tell you about a friend of m{#blank#}1{#/blank#} with it. I'll tell you a bit about her, such as where she's from and why we're good friends.

You know, I didn't use to do s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. However, a couple of years ago, I j{#blank#}3{#/blank#} a fitness club. There, I met Linda. After the exercise, we had coffee together and b{#blank#}4{#/blank#} good friends soon. I think we have a lot in c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} —we both like to keep fit and love trying different food. And we love the ocean; in summer, we like to play at the b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} and go swimming there. Linda was b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} in London, but has lived in China for ten years. So she can s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} both Chinese and English. That's something different about us. Another d{#blank#}9{#/blank#} is her background—Linda has experience and knowledge of two cultures.

So, now you know a bit about my friend Linda. Although we might not always live in the same city in the f{#blank#}10{#/blank#}, I think we'll stay friends forever.

 Zhu Yanjun is a migrant worker ( 农民工) from northwest China's Gansu Province. Recently the 50-year-old man took part in the 2023 Chinese Poetry Congressand won the second place in the final. 

 Zhu was born in a family of farmers. As a young boy, Zhu would help his father do farm work after finishing classes. In 1983, as a first grader in a primary school, he met poetry for the first time in a Chinese class. Since then, he has been in love with poems. 

 After noticing Zhu's interest, his father spent some money buying him poetry collections though his family was poor. During junior high school, some of his classmates dropped out of school and moved to other cities to look for jobs. Zhu listened to them talking about the outside world during holidays. "I also want to leave my hometown to explore the world. " he said. 

 After graduating from junior high school in 1992, Zhu stopped his schooling. He began to work as a migrant worker. But he did not stop reading poems. In the past years, Zhu has worked in seven cities in China. Whenever he arrives in a city, he first visits the bookstores and libraries there. Although he is busy working during the day, he spends his time at noon and in the evening reading poems. He knows over 1000 poems by heart and the lines help him keep a calm mind. 

 In 2023, with the encouragement of his wife, Zhu decided to sign up for the 2023 Chinese Poetry Congress. To his surprise, he made it to the final. Under his influence, his son and daughter have developed a great interest in poetry. They have been accepted by universities away from their hometown. "I hope more people will also fall in love with poetry. " said Zhu, adding that he will continue learning poetry. 

Next week there will be a special sports game in the forest. All the animals will take part in it, and they're {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for it now. 

Mr. Rabbit is a famous {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He did {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the 100-meter race against a tortoise (乌龟) last year. This time he won't fall asleep again. He'll be more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. And he asked birds to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him on. He is sure that he can be the first one to cross the finish {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Mr. Monkey is good at jumping. He'll take part in the high jump and the long jump. It was bad that he only {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the second place in the long jump last year. Now he keeps practicing jumping early in the morning. He {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he'll win this time. Tigers will play {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lions in the 800-meter relay race. Tigers are practicing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the stick to each other. A tiger's feet were hurt not long ago. But he keeps on running. Tigers will do their best to win the first. Of course, some other animals, such as cats, dogs and elephants are busy playing sports, too. 

All the animals hope to get good grades in this sports game. 

Life isn't always smooth. Everyone has a hard time in their life sometimes. However, some people make life better for themselves and1 for others. Why? They know how to take advantage of the difficulties. This is especially2 for Bradford and Bryan.

When they were young, Bradford and Bryan Manning were found to have a（n）3 . The doctor said they would go blind over a period of time. Now in their thirties, the brothers have both4  their central vision（视力）. They see mostly from the corner of their eyes. But while the two brothers may be going blind, their hope of helping others who have problems seeing is getting 5 !

The two brothers love soft clothes. While shopping for clothes, they often have to use their sense of 6 to choose what they want. Because they can't see things clearly, they have 7 a great sense of touch. This helps them to find the softest materials.

As a result, they 8 a clothing company called "Two Blind Brothers". The purpose of the company is to make the softest clothing in the world and 9 all the profits（利润） to help fight blindness. They also offer jobs to blind workers who have difficulty making a living. Now the company is known to more people. Many 10 are glad to buy its products for they love the story behind the company.

As you can see, when life closes a door, it can always open a window, for you, and for others.