In a small town, a shopkeeper works hard every day. But one day he closed his shop in the

    1and went home. He was very tired, he didn't have supper and went to bed at once. At that time the telephone 2 . A man said, “What time do you open your 3 ，sir?” The shopkeeper was unhappy. He thought the man played a trick on him. He did not answer it and went 4 to bed. A few minutes 5 the telephone rang again. He 6 and went to pick up the phone and found that voice (声音) was the 7 man and he asked the same question. The shopkeeper 8 answered. “You needn't ask me that because I can't let you 9 my shop. It's late now.”

    “No. I want to go out.” the man said, “My wife 10 me at home for dinner now.”

    It was Children's Day yesterday, we 1the park. Our teacher was 2us.

    3 many people there. Some Young Pioneers (少先队员)4 near the river.

    5 sang and danced. There were some6 on the river. There was a hill

    7. Some boys8 in the river. We sat under 9 apple tree with our teacher. We 10on Children's Day yesterday.

    I used to feel hopeless and frustrated. Last year my mother became 1ill and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 2what I could do to help her to reduce her pain. My eyes were filled with tears 3I was alone.

    Last month I 4a watch, which was an 18﹣year﹣old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt5about the loss.

    There have been many bad things like these in my life. I could never know how to deal with such tough things6I read" If You Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade".

    "When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, 'What 7can I get from this? How can I improve my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?'" the author wrote.

    I suddenly 8that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay positive all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have done with things 9. When my mother was fighting against her illness, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better10hiding and crying.

    Several weeks ago, I took part in a school singing competition. I didn't 11a prize. If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt 12again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that 13I had got some stage experience.

    Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns （刺） 14, but these thorns help us become brave and strong. When life 15us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.

    Like most July days, it was hot. I 1into a coffee shop to drink a cup of black coffee, It was a nice and small store with little round tables and chairs.

    As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted (扭曲) by some sadness that her face nearly 2 the tabletop. I sat down facing her two 3 away.

    "Poor woman," I thought." Why does God let people live so long past their prime (盛年)?"

    As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. 4the two of them were talking about childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had 5 in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter. I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, 6 a picture of myself.

    I was wearing a7 shirt.

    She was well dressed in white, with gold rings on her fingers.

    I was in 8 spirits. She was laughing and smiling. I was making my 9 come true. She had millions of wonderful 10 to recall(回忆).

    She was 11 the day with a good friend. I was 12worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn't hurting her.

    As I left the shop, I 13 my foolish questions about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more 14 and more sensitive(敏锐的). Age has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something 15. Maybe one day, I won't.

    As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 1 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 2 He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 3 18 his books were so good. He gave the public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine in parts. People always wanted. 4 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them 5, Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations became a wonderful 6 Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him to work in a factory when he was 12. He 7 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 9 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 10 it ended.