“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It's a pen. But not just any pen. It's a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen 1 , waiting for my reaction（反应）.

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing 2 about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn't realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure（珍爱）it.

I had made the decision to be a(n) 3 . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my 4 when I thought Cody wasn't listening. “What if 5 likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did 6 what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don't have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your 7 great and everyone will love you.”

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal and failure didn't seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I 8 sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt 9 already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.

In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky 10 . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn't 11 . In the end, he 12 his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy—his most important things, for that pen. Just to make 13 feel better.

I still have that pen, though it's long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling 14 , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it's Cody who I really 15 in my life.

    One evening, an old lady went shopping in the supermarket. She{#blank#}1{#/blank#}lots of toys for her grandson, including a knife. When she came back to her car, she found a man with red hair staring the car and{#blank#}2{#/blank#}two sitting at the back. She was surprised. She realized that they would drive her car away. Then she took out the toy knife{#blank#}3{#/blank#}thinking and pointed at the men in the car. "Get out of the car" She shouted {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The men in the car got so scared that they ran away quickly. The lady made sure {#blank#}5{#/blank#} all the men had gone. Then she took out the key to start the car. To her{#blank#}6{#/blank#} , she couldn't. She tried again and again and finally she knew {#blank#}7{#/blank#} —it wasn't her car! She looked around and saw her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} car not far away. When she came back to her car, she saw the men {#blank#}9{#/blank#}to her with a policeman. She thought it was time for her to tell the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and make it clear. After hearing her story, the policeman began to laugh. Her face turned red.

    It does not always come easy to discover oneself. From a young age, I had already got a strong sense of who I would like to become. 1 an accident made me redefine(重审) myself.

    To me, skating was the most important. There was 2 in this world that filled my heart with such joy. I spent twenty-four hours a week practising my 3 . Having no social life or interests but skating, my devotion(挚爱) brought me first place medals in nearly every  4 .

    Unfortunately, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself 5 . After several X-rays and MRI(磁共振) scans, the 6 told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more. The pain in my back was so hard to stand that even the 7 daily tasks became difficult.

    As my passion(激情) was 8 , I had little sense of who I was to become. However, after eight months of suffering, something had to 9. Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my 10 into local public service projects. By volunteering  11 a swimming teacher and summer reading teacher for kids, I got an idea of who I 12 to become. After a few months, I put all my heart into developing my interest in the arts. Little by little, I 13 out of the shadow(阴影) and rebuilt my confidence.

    Sometimes, some 14 rocks get in our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident was a rock that 15 to stop me from reaching success. Today I'm a very confident and positive person.

    Tongtong is three years old. She likes1English very much. Her mother2English in a high school.

    Tongtong likes to3English cartoon videos. She plays games with her dolls and4with them in English. She learns a lot by watching the videos. Sometimes she can5but doesn't know the6. When her mother comes back home, she will tell Tongtong what the words and sentences mean.

    Tongtong's mother thinks that interest is important, and7is more important. Tongtong has great interest in English speaking. She can learn to speak by8and listening. But she should have chances(机会)to use it. So her mother tries to talk with her in English at home and takes her to the9at school. Though Tongtong makes many mistakes, her English improves10.

    One day, some animals got together in the forest. They were talking about which animal was the1. The pig said, "Pigs are the greatest

because we have many 2 I have twelve healthy little pigs," He asked the rabbit(免子)," 3 babies do you have?"

    The rabbit felt sad. He only had seven. Then he pointed at the sheep and said, "He only has two!" Everyone 4.

    A snake went by and said, "Snakes are truly the greatest. I have fifty!"

    "So what?" said another animal. Everyone turned around and saw a 5.

    The snake lifted up his head and looked at the lion." Why do you say so? I have fifty babies. You only have 6. That's nothing, "The other animals said that the snake was right.

    The lion laughed and said, "I only have one, 7 it is a lion. Only a lion can be the king of the forest. So lions are the best!"

    The other animals couldn't think of 8 to say. They had many babies, but 9 of them could ever be as strong as a lion." One valuable(有价值的) thing, said the lion, "is much 10than a hundred common ones."