One afternoon, Mrs. Stone decided to visit her friend Mrs. King. Mrs. King lived in a nice house with a large garden far from the city center. Mrs. Stone took her dog with her. While the women were having coffee outside the house, the dog was running around in the garden. The two friends were very unpleasantly surprised when the dog appeared after some time with a dead rabbit in his mouth. Mrs. King began to feel sick because she knew that her neighbor kept rabbits in a hutch（笼子） in his garden. As the dog and the rabbit were both covered with earth and dirt, the women took the rabbit and carefully cleaned it in the bathroom. When it got dark, they went quietly through the trees into the neighbor's garden and put the dead rabbit into the hutch.

The next afternoon Mrs. King's neighbor, the one with the rabbit, found her in the garden, called her over. She walked towards the neighbor and she felt very afraid because she knew that she did something wrong. "You know what?" her neighbor said. "Yesterday morning I found one of my rabbits dead in the hutch. So I put it in the ground in the garden and this morning," he started to whisper, "it's back to the hutch! I'm going to take it to a right pet cemetery."

Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they 1 . do according to their age. She started by asking John, the2 of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy cho re3 . the 15-year-old. His13-year-old brother, Dave, now4 John, too. They take turns (轮流) washing the5 each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and6 food from the market on Sunday mornings. Besides(除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals 7 their parents are not at home.

The family of 8 live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves.

Lisa says," When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own(独立地)and learn how to9 ourselves. Now I'm doing it to my kids." John says," Doing chores is10 . You learn important life skills and responsibility(责任)."

The greatest feeling in the world comes not from receiving gifts or getting good grades in the exams. It starts when you do something for others. You feel it when you drive for an hour to a hospital to meet the sick children. And you feel it when you sit down to comfort（安慰） your friend after her mother died. 

My friend took me to a Youth Group meeting in his school. Then they invited me to join in feeding the homeless. Early that Saturday morning，a group of 15 teenagers began making sandwiches，washing fruit，and counting bags of cookies. For the first time in my life I realized that we，the teens of America，could make a difference. It made me join the Youth Group. 

I work at a coffee shop. It's not the best job，but sometimes it's worth（值得） it. One day，the store was empty and I was bored. I cooking out of the window，I noticed an old man sitting outside. He never came in to buy anything because he didn't have any money. I took a cup of coffee，walked outside，and handed it to him. The smile on his face made my day ， and as I walked back into the store. I paid for the coffee myself. Then I knew how the members of the Youth Group feel every time they help someone. Knowing that you can help others is great. 

要点：①你第一次独自在家时遇到了什么困难；②你是如何克服困难的；③你的感受和收获是什么。（以下词汇供参考）

要求：①文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；②词数100-120。

The experience of being home alone

Being home alone is not always perfect. 

Gina and Jane are good friends. They are in the same school. They go to school five days a week. They have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon every day. After school, they often play games. They go home at 6: 00 p. m. 

The two girls' mothers are also good friends. Gina often goes to Jane's home on Saturday. They read books in the morning, play the piano in the afternoon, and watch TV in the evening. 

Jane has a great collection of picture books. Gina likes these books. She can also take some books home. 

The two girls also like eating some fruits. They like bananas, strawberries and oranges, but they don't like eating grapes. Gina's mother can make great fruit salad. She usually lets Gina take some to Jane. Jane loves the food because it is very delicious. What good friends they are!

Li Yue is a 16-year-old boy from China. In January this year, the young boy reached the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of the highest mountain in Africa. The boy completed the climb {#blank#}2{#/blank#}his father and thre guides in five hours. 

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Standing at the top of the mountain, Li finally{#blank#}7{#/blank#} one of his greatest dreams. As he wrote in his diary, "I thought I woud fail, but I'm so{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I succeeded. " From this expeience, Li has developed a strong{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in mountain climbing. He also plans to climb another high mounain in Europe next year. 

Mountain climbing can not only help children exercise, but also{#blank#}10{#/blank#} them the spirit of never giving up. "It will greatly influence their future growth and development. " his father said.