Claire is my cousin. When we were young, we often went to school{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. So I knew a lot about Claire. When Claire was at primary school, she liked junk food{#blank#}2{#/blank#}hamburgers and ice-cream. She often drank coffee in the evening. Then she stayed up late to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. At home and at school, she{#blank#}4{#/blank#}exercised. Sure, she wasn't in good{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Her mother took her to the hospital{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a month Because of this, Claire missed a lot of lessons. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}all her classmates were worried about her. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , when Claire was in Grade Eight her life changed. She gave up junk food. She got into the habit of eating healthy food. She liked reading and often wrote something. In 2013, Claire wrote a book about the life of a sixteen-year-old girl. Many children loved her book. As a result (结果), Claire became famous. And she became a great young{#blank#}9{#/blank#}After that people often read her articles on the Internet. Her classmates and teachers were really{#blank#}10{#/blank#} when they read her articles.

    A Duckling is very sad because he is the ugliest among his brothers and sisters. To his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}when he grows up, he finds{#blank#}2{#/blank#}a handsome young swan! The Ugly Duckling is one of the most popular fairy tales in the world {#blank#}3{#/blank#}by Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson.

    In fact, Andersen was an ugly duckling. In 1805, he was born in a poor family in Denmark.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a young boy, Andersen was tall, ugly and had a very big nose. His friend always made fun of his big nose. Later, because of his father's{#blank#}5{#/blank#} little Andersen had to make a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}by himself. He once  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}as a tailor and make money in a theater.

    The {#blank#}8{#/blank#}in life help him create his fairy tales. In the Little Mermaid, he talks about the sacrifice(牺牲) , in Emperor's New Clothes, he makes jokes of  the authority(当权者). Today, Anderson is famous around the world. His fairy tales have been{#blank#}9{#/blank#}into over 100 languages. The Hans Christian Anderson Award(奖) is named after him. It is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}award to give a writer of children's books.