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    The book I read is A Picture to Remember by Sarah Scott-Malden. It's1 a girl called Christina. One day, when she was waiting at the traffic lights, she 2 two men with a gun in a car next to her. They were bank robbers（抢劫者）and she saw 3 faces. They didn't want her to tell the police, so they planned to kill her.

    At first, one of the robbers attacked（攻击）Christina near the park, but 4 she only got her arm hurt slightly. After she called in her friend, Philippe for help, they were5 in the street when the robbers drove their car into them. Philippe was6seriously and had to go to hospital. When Cristina visited Philippe and left the7, the robbers followed her. Christina saw that they had a gun and understood 8 they want to do. She was scared, but she kept calm. The robbers were close behind her, but they were driving 9 fast that they couldn't stop the car and it turned over, so the police caught 10 the robbers. That's the end of the story.

    Tom lives in London. His1have a shop at their house and they both work there. He is six years old now and goes to school The school is a little2from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school every day. So he's not 3for class and his teachers like him.

    It's Monday today Miss Hunt is teaching them to4from one to ten. Tom studies5. Soon he can count them Miss Hunt is6and asks, "How many people are there in your family, Tom?"

    Tom stands and begins to count with his7. Then he says, "8, Miss Hunt."

    "9are they?"

    "My father and my mother."

    "Oh?" Miss Hunt is surprised. She says, "There are three people in your family"

    "But now I'm not10, but at school, you know!"

    I had a very unusual experience(经历) on Sunday. At ten in the morning, I was 1 down the street when a UFO landed right 2 of me. You can imagine(想象)3 strange it was！An alien 4 and walked down Center Street. I followed it to see 5 it was going, and I was very surprised when it went 6 a souvenir shop. While it was 7 at the souvenirs(纪念品), the shop assistant called the 8. Before the police arrived, the alien left the 9 and then visited the Museum of Flight. 10 the alien was in the museum, I called the TV station. Isn't that amazing!

    I am going to have a party tomorrow night. I promised(答应) my mother that she needn't do 1 for me. My friend Jane is coming, too. She would like to help me, 2 she can't. Because she has a piano lesson in the morning and in the afternoon she has to babysit her sister. So I will do everything by myself. I try to make 3 party a nice one.

    I sent invitations to my friends yesterday. Now I am thinking about4 I need to do tomorrow. Yes! I have to clean the room and do some shopping. I am going 5 some food, drinks and some fruit in the supermarket. I am going to make a shopping list 6 I go. I also have to decorate(装饰) the room. I need to do so many things, so I 7see the movie Du Vinci Code after lunch. A terrible thing!

    The party begins 8 I 8 p.m. I must have my dinner 9. Because I am tired after I finish 10so many things and after dinner I can have a short rest.

    On March 14th 2018, one of science's 1 stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British scientist, died at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

    Hawking 2 by many people to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He came up with the theory that the universe began with the Big Bang(爆炸) and 3 in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research. Common people are also curious about the space. So he wrote books to help 4understand the universe. His most famous book is Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world, according CNN.

5 his scientific achievements, Hawking was also someone6 had strong will and optimistic attitude. When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (诊断) with7 serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and "speak" using a computerized voice.8 this didn't stop him from living a meaning and colourful life. "If one is physically disabled, one 9 afford to be psychologically (心理上) disabled as well," he once said.

    Hawking traveled the globe10science conferences, visiting every continent, including Antarctica. He was also a fan of pop culture and appeared on TV shows such as Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory. Hawking has 11 fans in China. His first message of Sina Weibo was a greeting 12 his "friends in China" posted in both English and Chinese.

    He celebrated his13 birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon; when he was 65, he took part in a zero-gravity flight to experience14. He hoped to travel into space one day.

    In 2013, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he was first diagnosed with his illness. "But now, 50 years later, I can be 15 satisfied with my life." he said.

Today, I was sitting on a bench(长椅) at a subway station, eating candies. A woman came and sat next to me. She looked very 1. I said hello to her and2 her some of my candies. She3 politely because she had just eaten something and she was4. But the ice was broken and we5 for about half an hour. She told me some6 things in her life. I understood her. But I tried to7 her to notice the good sides. And then she promised that she would often smile and feel hopeful about8. When we said goodbye, she was a 9 person—Her tiredness seemed to be gone. She left with a10, thanking me for talking with her.

    A few minutes later, I saw a blind man coming. He walked11 with a stick in his right hand. I went to him and asked if I could help him and he agreed. 12 I walked on his left side so that he could catch my arm. We walked into the train and talked all the way to his13. He gave me his name card before getting off the train, and I promised to14 him. I will and maybe we will meet and walk in the park one day.

Today I brought smiles and an enjoyable15 to two people, and for sure they also made my day brighter.