After school on Friday, I waited at the school gate lo walk home with Jemma, as usual. Then I saw 1 talking and laughing happily with some other girls. She glanced (瞥了一眼) at me and left me alone there I knew fight then that I had 2 my best friend.

    At dinner, Mom asked. "Is Jemma coming by tomorrow?"

    I shrugged (耸肩) and said nothing.

    The next morning. Mom asked. "Today is 3. What are you and Jemma going to do?" I shrugged again. "4 is Jemma?"

    Mom took a look at me. Them she said, "Will you take these magazines to Grandma, please?"

    5 I walked down the street, a new girl in the neighborhood came towards me, smiling. But I just went 6 her.

    Grandma welcomed me at the door with a warm hug.

    Sitting on the sofa, I noticed a(an) 7 of kids in old-fashioned clothes on the table . Grandma pointed at a girl with short fair hair.

    "That's Beth Lambert," she said. "My best friend. Until a week before we took this photo." I was 8 at that.

    "Beth and I were best friends in school. We did everything 9. Then one day, she made new friends and said she didn't want to hang out with me anymore. Nothing hurt 10 that."

    I didn't say anything. I couldn't. I knew I'd start 11 if I opened my mouth.

    Grandma hugged me again. "Simone, sometimes friends grow 12. It might happen to anyone," she continued. "Then, see him?" Grandma's finger 13 to a boy with glasses in the photo. "He lived near me. When I was walking home by myself 14 this boy was, too, I said 'hello'. And we became friends."

    "So, if we want to start a new friendship," she smiled. "One 15 is all it took."

    As I was heading home, that new girl appeared again. I went towards her and spoke, "Hello."

    Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers(金羽毛). She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house 1 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, 2 still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn't have enough 3 to buy food.

    The swan was 4 to see that. She said to herself, "I'll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers." That evening, she 5 to the poor woman's house and left a golden feather on the table without saying 6 From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much 7 than before.

    But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪). She said to her 8. The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time."

    "Oh, no, Mom!" cried the daughters, "This will 9 the swan. She helps us a lot!" But the mother wouldn't listen. When the swan came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers changed into chicken feathers.

    Then, the Golden Swan said, "Poor Mother, I came to 10 you, but you wanted to kill me.

    Now I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!" With these words, the swan flew away.

I'm living in a small village in the countryside. My wife and I run(经营) a cake shop. We live a very peaceful life. Someone might say our simple life is boring. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. I have much time for my hobbies-- gardening, fishing and walking in the countryside. I love the outdoor activities.

 Three years ago, in 2020, I had a really terrible job in a company. I used to work very late in the office from Monday to Thursday. Usually I went home the latest on Thursdays. Luckily I could go home early on Fridays, but I had to bring work home on weekends. Because of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much.

 One day, my wife, a P. E. teacher, decided to leave me. She complained(抱怨) that she seldom saw me. She also said that I had become not humorous but serious since having the job. This made me realize what was really important to me. We talked and decided to start a new and happy life together. Last year,I gave up the job. Of course, I also gave up smoking and drinking and took up new hobbies.

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store "Mollie's". She is said to be one of Britain's youngest bosses. She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores in the future. "It might sound crazy, but believe me," Mollie says.

"It was Mollie's idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores," her mother Becky, her "business partner" says.

Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(进货) by mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, and then gets up early on Sunday to go to the company's product supplier(供应商). She asks her friends to taste the sweets to decide which ones are good. She's good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr. Whippy ice cream more cheaply than when it's hot outside.

"Children have the best ideas. I tell my mom what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It's just because I know what other children like." Mollie says.

Hello, everyone, I'm Amy and I think my friend Li Hua can be the School Star.