There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small 1. She was happy to have two “friends”. She 2 them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the 3 of the two flew out of the cage.  The girl was afraid that it would fly away. She caught it quickly, she felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn't  4 a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her 5 killed the bird! Then she noticed 6 bird jumping up and down 7 the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom(自由) . It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 8. So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl 9 as the bird flew. She didn't care about losing the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 10 song she had ever heard.

    The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

    Devon Miller put the bag onto his back.

    "Did you take the water?" asked his dad.

    "Yes," said Devon.

    "How about the bread? And the map?"

    "Don't worry. I put 1 m my bag, Dad," Devon said. "Come on. Let's go!"

    Devon couldn't wait to start the hike (徒步旅行). It was 2 and Devon expected (期待) a good, long hike. Mr. Miller3a little, because it was his first hiking trip. Usually Devon's mom took him, 4 today she had to work. So Devon's dad decided to have a try.

    "Where do we start?" his dad asked.

    " 5 that tree with the yellow mark (记号)? That's the start of a small road. We just 6 the marks on the trees along the road. The small road goes in a big circle (圆圈). We'll 7 here in a few hours."

    Mr. Miller tried to smile. "Sounds like 8 !"

    Devon and his dad started their hike. It was a beautiful spring day. The weather was cool, but not very cold. They walked and walked. Then they stopped and ate their bread 9 lunch.

    Mr. Miller seemed a lot more relaxed. "This is fun. I'll go hiking with you 10 anytime," he said.

    Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life. As for me, my 1 is just that man. My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a 2.

    One autumn, most of the farmers in the village were all 3, so he promised to help his neighbor harvest the corn as he often did. 4, after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa's little corn machine broke. What was 5, the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work. He had to 6 the farm early and didn't get back until very late. It now seemed 7 to help out his neighbor because he really had no free time.

    One night, Grandpa 8 that he wouldn't let his neighbor's harvest rot (腐烂) in the field. Without a 9 , he'd harvest it by hand.

    “I don't think you'd have time to do it,” said my grandma. “10, it'd be too dark to do anything at night.”

    “I know of one night that I could do it!” he 11 . “There's still one more full moon in October. If the 12 is clear, I think I can do it.”

    A few days later, after a long shift (轮班) at the factory, my grandpa went to the 13. The weather was cold but clear. He cut all the corn through the night to 14 his word.

    Sometimes, when I want to put off responsibilities, I'd see my grandfather 15 corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks (玉米秸秆) stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word.

    When I was a twelve-year-old newspaper boy, an old lady who was my customer lived near my house. I 1 her name. On a winter afternoon, I was playing with my friend near the old lady's backyard. I found a2 smooth rock and threw it out, but the stone 3 a small window of her house. Unluckily, I saw the old lady standing behind the window. We knew we were 4, and ran away quickly. We were scared about that we would 5 and didn't worry about the old lady with the broken window in winter. The next morning, she was 6 greeting me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper. I made up my mind 7 my money to correct my mistake. After three weeks, I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining everything and/ hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 8 for repairing the window. I waited until it was dark, and put the letter in her door. The next day, I 9 the old lady her newspaper and she thanked me for it as usual and gave me a bag of cookies. After eating several cookies, I found an envelope and pulled it out. When I opened it, I was surprised. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you." I smiled in relief. However, I 10 the lesson about forgiveness she taught me.

Future of Soccer

    This summer, French soccer player Kylian Mbappe amazed the world. He "flew" across the 1, scoring goal after goal, and helped the French team become the world champion (冠军) in the 2018 World Cup. His latest achievement is also surprising.

    On Oct 14, Mbappe scored four goals in 13 minutes, which helped his team 2 the game. Then the 19-year-old rising superstar made the cover of Time magazine. It says Mbappe is the future of soccer.

    As a striker (前锋), Mbappe was once 3 to Thierry. Henry, another famous French soccer player. "He is the guy who is like Thierry was, can dribble (运球), can 4 and shoot," said Arsene Wenger, the manager of Mbappe's team.

    5 Mbappe has risen to fame at a young age, he still tries to stay calm. After the World Cup, the famous club Real Madrid invited him to join, but he 6. "I know where I come from," he said and 7 some advice that his father gave him.

    Mbappe 8 in the small French town of Bony. His father, a soccer coach, found he was quite 9, and started to train his son. Knowing how hard life can be, Mbappe donated all the money he earned (挣得的) from the World Cup to charity (慈善机构). "I think it is important to help those who are in 10" he told Yahoo! News.

    I like eating rice, noodles, strawberries, ice cream, hamburgers and so on. But my favorite 1 is dumplings. Every Sunday, my mother 2 many dumplings for me. If she has 3 time, I'll go to the supermarket to 4 some. Dumplings look 5 white boats(船). They are very delicious. 6 my birthday every year, I usually help my mother make a lot of dumplings. Do you know the 7? Because I often ask some friends to 8 them with me. There are different kinds of 9 and meat in them. My friends 10 like to eat them very much.