When people find something valuable and return it to its owner，they are often given a reward．This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time finding its owner or taking it to the police station．

    There was once a young boy who found a woman's purse in a shopping center．Inside the purse there was some money and the woman's driving license．Her name and address were printed on the license，so the boy knew where she lived．That evening he went to her house and knocked on her door．When she opened it，he said，“I found your purse，''and handed it to her．

    “Thank you very much，”she said．She opened her purse and took out all the money．She wanted to give the boy a small reward，but there were only bills of$20 in the purse and she thought that$20 was too much to give the boy．“I'm sorry，”she said. “but I don't have any small change to give you．”

    The boy said，“That's all right，”and he went away．

    A few days later he found another woman's purse．It also had her driving license in it，so he knew where she lived．He went to her house and said．“l found your purse ,”and handed it to her．

    “Thank you very much，"she said．  She opened her purse and took out all her money．

    “That‘s strange，”she said．“Before I lost my purse l had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it．Now I have a $100 bill ,a $10 bill and two $5 bills．''

    “Yes，"the boy said，and smiled．

    In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

    The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

    Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

    In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

    Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people. The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的).

    Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were more just copies of the real world. They showed and feelings, like other kinds of art.

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He also enjoyed 1 , so he went to Maine and spent three pleasant weeks in the forest once. 

When he had to go back home, he 2 someone to put his baggage (行李) into the train first. Then he got in the train and 3 . A few minutes later, another man got in and sat opposite to him. Mark Twain 4 at the man and felt uncomfortable. However, he didn't want to appear 5 , so he began to talk to the man. 

They soon talked about Maine. The man said, "We have a beautiful forest in Maine. It would be a 6 to come here without spending some time there. How was your trip?" "I had a very good time. The government don't allow fishing in Maine at this 7 , but I've got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish in the train. I like to 8 fish, so I kept it in ice to take it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?"

The man looked at Mark Twain seriously for a few seconds and then answered, "I'm a/an 9 . My job is to catch people who fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?"

Mark Twain was 10 and afraid. He thought quickly and then answered, "Well, sir. I'm the man who tells the biggest lies in America."

A：Gina.do you like playing sports？

B：Yes I enjoy {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （swim）.What about you？

A：I am {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （interest） in skating.Did you watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics？

B：Yes，it was wonderful.The tall girl {#blank#}3{#/blank#}long curly blonde hair becomes famous.She is outgoing.

A：What's her name？

B：Gu Ailing.She is my favorite player now.I really look up to （仰慕） her.She sets {#blank#}4{#/blank#} example （榜样） to us.

A：Yes，and my parents always ask me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （learn） from her.By the way，do you know Quan Hongchan？

B：The girl who is good at diving？

A：Yes.My cousin watched her game in Tokyo last year and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （take） many photos.

She is kind of short {#blank#}7{#/blank#}she has short straight hair.

B：Can you show {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （that） photos to me？

A：OK.I can send them to you on WeChat tomorrow!

B：Thank you!It's time for lunch.Let's go to Mr Brown's House.It has some great {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （special） today.

A：Is Mr Brown's House next to the post office？I know the restaurant.Its dumplings with mutton and carrots are the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （good） of all the dishes.

B：Yes.I like the dumplings there，too.

A：That's great!Let's go.

Cindy studies in a middle school. When Cindy first came to the new school, she felt very lonely (孤独的), because she had few friends. She wanted to make some friends with the same hobbies as her, but it was too hard. She was new and shy, and she was afraid to talk with them. After a week, her teacher Mr Green asked Cindy to sit next to Jenny. But she was unhappy because Jenny was too noisy, too outgoing (外向的) and she acted like a boy. And sometimes she was very rude (粗鲁的) to her classmates. Cindy was very worried. "Jenny will not be my friend. We are so different," she said to herself.

However, as time went by, Cindy became more outgoing because of Jenny. In fact, Jenny is really lovely and helpful. They are different, but they help each other and they become good friends. Cindy has made a lot of friends because of Jenny. She's really happy. 

Now, Jenny is studying in a new school. Cindy really misses her. "It's not important to be the same as your friends. Good friends share happiness and sadness," said Cindy.