Annie, a neighbor's daughter, is a sweet girl but just a bit shy. Her birthday's coming, but she felt lonely and was not happy. Her family is quite small and poor, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors.

I wanted to send her a special gift to make her happy. I got an idea! I bought some balloons, streamers(彩带), birthday hats, and so on at a store.

    I took a small recorder(录音机) and asked three friends to sing Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her. It was funny! When other people found out what we were doing, they added their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!

    Then I put a card, some mini balloons and streamers in a beautiful box. When I arranged(布置) everything, it was like opening a mini birthday party!

    Finally, I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles and then sent it to Annie.

    I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommate and one of their neighbors in the dorm all liked the gift. She sounded so happy and I was so glad that she had some friends to share with her. And Annie told me it was the funniest birthday she can remember.

    I have1good friend and his name is Jack. Here are his2about his life in twenty years. Jack will be a policeman in twenty years because he thinks it's an exciting job. He will live and work3Beijing, because it's a very beautiful city and he likes it very much. He4taller and stronger and he will have short straight hair. In his free time, he will play5sports to6. He will play tennis every day and he will go swimming and skating on weekends. He will7smart clothes like uniform. Jack will have a happy family. Maybe he will have two8. They will be lovely and cute and he will love them very much. Now he9and tries his best10his predictions come true.

    It was a Sunday afternoon, a girl was unhappy. She complained to her father about her hard life. There were so many problems! One problem wasn't solved but1came. She wanted to give up.

    Her father smiled and took his daughter into the2.He filled three 3with water. And he put some carrots in the first one. In the second one, he put some eggs. Coffee was put in the third one. Then he boiled them. The girl watched her father. Her father just waited4saying a word.

    The girl wondered5her father was doing that for. About 20 minutes later, her father 6the carrots and put them into a bowl. The eggs were put on a plate and the coffee was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter7, Dad asked, "What do you see? ""Carrots, and coffee.” she answered

    Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt the carrots were soft. After that he asked his daughter to take the eggs and feel them. The eggs were hard. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee. “What's the meaning, Dad?” He explained that8of the things had met with the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but the three things had 9results.

    The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after they were put into the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it 10 the water. "Which one will you choose to be, a carrot, an egg or coffee? That's up to you to decide. "said her father.

    Zhang Lei is a highly skilled（技艺精湛的） doctor. He was born in a lonely1village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could2get good education. However, Zhang Lei was3, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called Han Xue encouraged him, and4his life.

    When Han Xue first entered Zhang Lei's school, she couldn't5her eyes. She was shocked by the sights（情景） in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the6classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Xue realized7poor the people were in education. She planned to8as many ways as she could to help them. One day when Han Xue was giving a class, Zhang Lei9some noises for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time Han Xue decided to make good use of the10to help him. She walked towards Zhang Lei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them11, Han Xue said with a kind smile, "As soon as I see your little12, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!" Hearing this, Zhang Lei was surprised because almost13 said such words this way. Zhang Lei couldn't believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.

    After that, Zhang Lei studied harder and then made more14continuously. Later, Zhang Lei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives.15Zhang Lei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. Her encouraging words have made what he is.

    It was a very foggy morning in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were stopped along the roadside, unable to move because the drivers couldn't 1. People were trying to walk to their destinations, but most were losing their 2 in the fog.

    Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons, but he was not familiar with the area and 3 could take him there in such heavy fog. So he was a little 4. He was trying to find his way in the fog. Soon, however, he realized that he was lost. 5he bumped into a stranger. Mr. Smith said sorry to the stranger and then asked him whether he 6 help him find his way. The stranger said it was a piece of cake and 7to take Mr. Smith to the meeting place. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk. The fog was getting thicker and thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. They went along one street, turned down another, 8a square and at last, after about half an hour, they arrived at the meeting place.

    Mr. Smith couldn't understand how the stranger found his way. "It is wonderful," he said. "But 9 do you find the way in the thick fog?"

    "It is no trouble at all 10 me," said the stranger. "I am blind."