Irene sat quietly by the window and sighed, "Where are you, Fluffy? Please 1 soon."

    Her mother came in, sat beside her and stroked (轻抚) her head, "Don't worry, Irene, we'll find her." Irene hugged her mother and cried.

    Fluffy was Irene's pet dog. When she came home from school, Fluffy would be the first one to 2 her. After finishing all that needed to be done, Irene and Fluffy would play a 3 of catch. Fluffy knew when Irene was too 4 to play, and she would sit 5 on her knees and let Irene stroke her. Irene felt that Fluffy was the only one who 6 her. So Irene loved her with all her heart.

    Then one day, 7 terrible happened. Irene came home and found Fluffy was gone. Her mother had no 8 where Fluffy was. Irene searched and called but Fluffy was still not around. Her father went out and looked for Fluffy. However, he came home empty-handed. That night, Irene 9 sleep at all. She thought she would 10 see Fluffy.

    The next morning, as soon as she walked into the living room, she saw Fluffy sitting on the sofa. What a surprise! Irene ran forward and hugged her.

    At a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly 1 at the end of the road. It came from a 2 which was carried by a man. A villager near him said," Here Blind Sun comes."

   "Blind?" the man said," That's too 3. A blind man has no idea of day and night, can't 4 the beauty of nature, or even doesn't know what the light is. Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern?"

    As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved gradually to the man. The man asked, "5, may I ask you whether you're really blind?"

    The blind man answered," Yes, the moment I stepped into the world, I can't see 6."

    The man asked," In that case, 7 do you carry a lantern?" The blind man smiled," At night all the people without light are just as blind 8 me, so I light a lantern."

    The man said," I see, you light for others."

    But the man said," No, I do it for 9."

    "For yourself? But there is no 10 to do that." the man felt surprised again.

    The blind man explained," Were you ever knocked by others 11 the dark?"

    The man nodded," yes, sometimes."

    The man said proudly," Believe it or not. I 12 knocked anyone. Although I'm blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but let others see me, 13 they won't knock me."

    After hearing that, the man was lost in thought…

    In fact, everyone has a lamp in himself, light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself! – Never put yourself in a dark 14 when you feel left out and find it hard to 15 well with others, are you ready to light your lamp?

    Last autumn, my family and I went to England and we 1 two weeks in Cornwall. It 2us five hours to get there by car. We did a lot of different, 3we went for long walks, played games, rode bicycles and swam in the lake.

    I played happily at first, but then something terrible-4. One morning I went to the forest near the hotel by 5 I walked and walked I watched the 6 singing in the trees and took some photos of them. When I got 7, I wanted to go back to the hotel 8 food. But I couldn't find the way back. I 9 different ways. However, at last I was still in the 10place.

    "Oh, God! I'm so afraid! 11 should I do? "I thought. Later it started to rain. I didn't have a(n) 12 so I was wet and cold .

    I 13 to stay under a tree and waited for my parents. After a few hours they 14 in front of me. It was dark and I was. 15, hungry and scared. I'll never go to the forest again.

  Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to 1helping others."

  One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

  The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days. "

  All the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the 4."

  When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5 the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you too much 6. I'm fine now. I'll 7forget your kindness! You are a very good young man"

  Bill was 8when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9that his food was free 10it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.

    It was a Sunday afternoon. It was 1 and Mike decided 2 swimming in the river. His 3, Jim, wanted to go with him.

    "Take him with you, Mike," said their father. "He will do 4 you say, I think."

    They 5 the river quickly. 6 people were swimming in it. Mike told Jim to play on the bank, and then he jumped 7 the river. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his 8. Jim was very happy. He found a bottle(瓶) and put the fish in it.

    Jim did nothing but watch the fish that evening. Suddenly(突然) Mike heard Jim crying(哭) in the room. He ran to him and asked, "What's the matter(怎么了), Jim?"

    "The fish has died," Jim said. "I thought it was 9. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I 10 wanted it to have a rest."