Each summer in the late 1960s，my two sisters and I would take the bus from Arizona to Arkansas to stay with our father.A World War Ⅱ soldier，Dad had many medical problems，any one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  could cause many people to lose more than their sense of humor，but not him.

    I have memories of Dad waking us{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  in the morning.He had lost his legs in the war，so it was the wheelchair that kept him {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (move) around.Holding his cane，which was his{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (extend) arm，he would roll through the house{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (shout)，“Up，up，up! Get up and face the day! It's a beautiful day！” If we didn't get up right away，he would hit the end of our beds with his cane.

Once when we {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) in a store，he found the three of us in the makeup department.When he was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (tell) that we wanted to buy some makeup，he picked up a bottle and started reading the label out loud.“‘Leaves your skin soft and silky from head to toe.' Well，that leaves half of me out，” he said，laughing {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (delight)．We had to laugh，too.He had a talent for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (find) humor in everything he did.

    Our father has been gone for a long time now，{#blank#}10{#/blank#}  we still remember the lesson that he taught us：You are only as disabled as you let yourself be.

Why All Disney Princesses Wear Blue

    If they're not sleeping and waiting for Prince Charming to rescue them, they're busy getting poisoned by poisonous apples or being forced {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(do) heavy housework by evil relatives. But {#blank#}2{#/blank#}turns out that even the most laidback(悠闲的) beauty is supposed to send a message of strength to young {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(girl).

    That's because they all wear blue. From Jasmine to Belle, from Ariel to Snow White, they all wear blue. Far from stereotypical(老一套的) pinks, these princesses {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(dress) in bold aqua(水蓝色), cornflower(矢车菊蓝). Even Dorothy form the Wizard of Oz (绿野仙踪) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(wear) a light blue pinafore and socks.

    Why? Well, blue is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(apparent) the colour of trust, calmness as well{#blank#}7{#/blank#} confidence. According to experts, we all have {#blank#}8{#/blank#}natural preference for blue, partly because of the sky. It's something to look forward to, to see that blue sky. It's {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(rely). It might cloud up, but we know it's there.

    Perhaps, Disney puts princesses in the colour to show that they're those {#blank#}10{#/blank#}are loyal and dependable.

    Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone's life. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is very difficult to find a better definition of friendship. A true friend is the person {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can share all our sorrows and double all our joys. In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.

    Knowing how {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character as our friends, but we must try to avoid {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

    A true friend can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won't tell {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Friends share their happiness and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sad). They help each other when they are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you have made a good friend, don't forget him or her.

    One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much {#blank#}2{#/blank#}too little.

    His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}not save a bit of money?

    "That would be a very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (us), Nick said.

    Nick's guests, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell salt {#blank#}7{#/blank#}a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

    "But such a small thing couldn't {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (possible) destroy a village."

    "In the beginning, there was only {#blank#}9{#/blank#}very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today."