It was Christmas Eve. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world was over for me. I didn't have enough money to buy myself the1 that I had wanted that year.

Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard（胡子)."You've been by widow（寡妇）Smith's house recently?"he asked. Widow Smith 2two miles down the road. Her husband died a year ago and left her with3children.

“I rode by just today,"Dad 4 “Little Jack was out looking for wood. They must have used up wood, Tom.”

We filled our sledge（雪橇）high with 5. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food and a small pair of shoes. I tried to think about6Dad was doing. I knew we didn't have enough money, so why was Dad buying them so many things?

We 7 widow Smith's house and went in. "We brought you a few things, madam."Dad said, and 8 the bag of food on the table. Then Dad handed widow Smith the pair of shoes. At that moment, tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.

My throat seemed to be filled with 9, and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then, my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look on widow Smith's face and the smiles of 10three children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.

    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."

    Do you think of the future? Three friends and I make a poster (海报) to show our thoughts (想法) in a class meeting.

    The main (主要的) 1 of the poster is black. We hope it can make people 2. We draw a green 3 at the bottom (底部) of the poster. We want to show that the Earth is so beautiful. If we don't protect (保护) 4 now, maybe we'll have to find another planet to live on in the future.

    The future is not all about 5 things. We write the words "politics (政治)" and" technology (科技)" 6 the poster. During our speech (演讲), we say in the future all the countries will work together. And our technology will develop (发展) very fast and make the world better.

    We also talk 7 a new planet to live on. We name it "hearth". It 8 the words "new" and "earth". We 9 think maybe in the future humans and aliens (外星人) will live together and even have babies. We name these babies" hulien" — "human" and "alien".

    Do you like the future we think about? How will the future 10 in your eyes?

    Hello! My name is Anna. I'm ten. My 1  is Alice. She is 38. My father is Sam. He is 2 ,too. They teach(教书)in a 3. I have a 4 and a brother. My sister is Betty. She is a nice 5. She is 5. The6 is my brother Tony. I have 7 uncle. He is 35. My aunt is 33. 8 ! 9 the boys? 10are David and Bill. They are my cousins. They are my uncle's sons.

    "Ring…ring…" the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to 1 the call. It was his aunt.

    "Sam,2 are you still at home?" she asked surprisingly. Sam looked at the clock. It was already 7: 30 a.m. "Oh, my goodness! There's an important3 today, Sam shouted out, He hurried to wash his face and get4. When he was going to leave the house, he5that he didn't put away his books. He ran quickly to the 6 and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as7as he could. When he got into the classroom,his classmates were8writing. "Why are you so9" asked the teacher." I'm sorry, sir," Sam answered, afraid of looking10. "It was my clock. It failed to wake me up this morning and ······""Don't say11about it ,"his teacher12him. "Don't try to come late next time!" Sam said yes and walked to his13quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not14in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, "What a15day it was for me!"