On Christmas Eve a few days ago, an English couple, the Hardens, got a very special call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very 1. The Hardens' 15-year-old daughter has gone 2 six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. ＂I'm phoning to wish you a happy Christmas,＂ she said, ＂I love you.＂ Ronals and Edwine Harden were so 3 that they started a special telephone service （服务）called ＂Alive and Well＂. The service helps 4 to get in touch with children who have run away from home.

    Young people can phone ＂Alive and Well＂ and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So 5 can speak to the child or make him return home. Parents of runaway children who are 6 eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through ＂Alive and Well＂ they can telephone their parents and they do not 7 about this or give out their addresses.

    The Hardens and their helpers 8 the telephone messages and connect（联系）the addresses given. About 30,000 British teenagers have left home and many of them are probably in 9. For only two pence（便士）they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial 5675339 and 10 a parent worrying: Is he dead or alive?

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.

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry1 a new clock. But Harry, who lived next to Jack, said he 2 one.

"3 needs a clock," Jack said. "How do you know when to get up?"

"My landlord Mr Smith turns on his radio at seven o'clock and listens 4 the news," Harry said. "That's my morning call."

"OK. But how do you know when to go to work?"

"By the time I have eaten my breakfast, it's eight o clock. It's time 5 for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it's nine o'clock. That's 6 time I start to work." "OK. But how do you know when to go home?"

"The factory bell 7 , " Harry told him.

"But how do you know when to go to bed?"

"When the television programmes come to an end."

Now Jack was really8 . "OK." he shouted. "Now tell me what will happen9 you wake up in the middle of the night and want to know the time."

"That's easy," Harry said." I will knock heavily on10 wall. Then you will shout at me, "Why are you knocking on my wall at three o'clock in the morning?"

Tom is an English boy. He is from London. He likes China very much and speaks a little Chinese, He is a student in No. 17 Middle School. He is in Class 2. His sister, Kate is in No. 8 Middles School. She is in Class 4. Wang Lan and Wang Pin are his classmates. They often help Tom with his Chinese and Tom helps them to learn English.

Today, Tom has two new classmates. They are Lucy and Lily. They come from the USA. They are twins (双胞胎) . They look the same. They are twelve. But Tom is not well and he is not at school. Wang Lan and Wang Pin look after Lucy and Lily. They are all friends.

Hello, I'm Anna Green. Sally is my 1 and John is my uncle. My cousin David is their son. My aunt is very 2 . Her things are always in the right3 . But my uncle and David aren't tidy. My uncle4 playing computer games. It's great 5 for him. His computer games are everywhere in the study(书房).In David's room, you can also see his 6 everywhere.

My aunt always 7 David put away (收拾)his things. 8 my uncle never(从不) does that. David can't find his things and always asks,"9 are my keys? Where's my bottle?" My uncle always says, "I don't10 . Ask your mother for help. She puts away your things, so 11 knows where they are."

One day, my uncle plays 12 games in the study. David 13 a map. He can't find his school on the map. He asks my uncle, "Where's my 14 ?"My uncle says, "I don't know. Go to 15 your mother. She puts it away."

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 One day, Jack and his parents go to a teahouse(茶馆). There{#blank#}5{#/blank#} a pet parrot named Liuye there. The parrot says"Hi" when they{#blank#}6{#/blank#} into the teahouse. Liuye can even(甚至) say Jack's name. Jack is very happy. He takes a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of the parrot and puts it on Facebook. "Tofu loves birds! Let's get a pet parrot, so they can play {#blank#}8{#/blank#} each other at home!" Jack says to his parents. They say"Yes". Then Jack drinks tea. He also{#blank#}9{#/blank#} how to make tea and the history(历史) of Chinese tea.

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