When Kyle walked into Paul's Pet World, he looked very anxious. He walked quickly to the store owner, Paul. Paul jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the store's first customer of the day.
“Good morning, sir!” Paul said. “What can I help you with?”
“Well, I…,” Kyle started to say.
“Wait, don't tell me,” Paul stopped him. “You are looking for a…a new dog… for your daughter's birthday. Right?”
“Not really, I just…”
Paul didn't let him finish. “Ah, I've got it. You just opened a new business, and you want some fish for your office. I have some very nice goldfish over here.”
“Actually, I…” Kyle was starting to look very anxious. His face had a strange look on it.
“No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Paul's Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this cat— long, white hair. She is looking at you. She is thinking, “Take me home. Take me home.” Would you like some cat food and toys as well?”
l“No, thank you,” Kyle said. By this time, he had a pained look on his face. “Really, I'm no interested in cats or fish or dogs.”
“What do you want, then?” Paul asked.
Kyle looked like he was going to cry. “I just want to know if I can use your restroom!” he finally said.

    Mr. White's family decided to repair their house. Mr. White bought the house two and a half years ago. Since his kids were growing up, he and his wife wanted to make some changes to the house.

    They decided to knock down their living room wall to open up the space. When the wooden walls were moved, they were shocked to find a lizard (蜥蜴) stuck in the small space between the walls. The lizard's foot was stuck by a nail (钉子) which was knocked into the wall from the other side several months ago. However, they wondered how the lizard had survived so long without moving from that place.

    The family decided to wait for a while and see how the lizard survived several months without moving. While they were doing other things, they kept an eye on the lizard. The son, Ray, suddenly shouted, “Dad, look here!”

    Another lizard appeared, carrying food to the stuck lizard's mouth. That was a real surprise! Everyone was touched that the lizard fed the other one for all this time.

    Both lizards had never-ending hope for each other and carried their hearts with love and care. Why can't we humans always carry that kind of love in our hearts? Life is full of all kinds of difficulties. What we can do is to give our hand to the one in need and share our love. Sharing is caring.

It is important to say" No" if necessary although it is not easy. My best friend Julia asked me to help her look after her pet dog when she travelled to Shanghai. I wanted to say" no" to her, but I agreed. I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} busy to look after it well, and then {#blank#}2{#/blank#} bad happened. Her dog got{#blank#}3{#/blank#} because of me. Julia was angry and said she wouldn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in me anymore. I hoped she could trust me again. Then she said unless I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to take her dog to the animal hospital with her, she wouldn't forgive(原谅) me.

{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, I broke my promise again. Because I had an important {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the next day. So I must prepare {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it. When Julia called me, I was studying for my exam carefully. I didn't answer the phone in time. This made her even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} than before. Later, I said sorry and talked to her about the reasons {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. She was so understanding that she forgave me.

From then on, I know that sometimes we need to say" No." It's important.

Hi, I'm Cindy. We know doing sports and eating good food can help us keep healthy. Do you have good eating habits? Now let me tell you what I eat every day. In the morning, I always have eggs. I eat baozi or mantou. I also eat porridge（粥）. My breakfast helps me start a day well. I have rice and vegetables for lunch. I eat ice-cream, too. But I don't eat too much, because I don't want to be fat. My favorite fruit is the apple. I usually eat an apple after lunch. In the evening, my mother cooks soup（煲汤）, fish and vegetables for our family. I like vegetables best because they can keep me healthy. Before I go to bed, I drink a glass of milk. It's good for my sleep. I also drink much water in the day. It's important（重要的） for me. There are few（很少的） calories（卡路里） in water. So I'm not fat now. 

Mrs. Morris lives on the top floor of our building. Every afternoon，she sits in a chair near the door of1 building. She always wears a smile and listens to me when I tell her about my days at school. 

One Tuesday，I ran into the building and hoped 2 my day with her，but her usual chair was empty. 

I looked for Mr. Low and asked what3 to Mrs Morris. "Oh，dear. Mrs. Morris is not feeling well 4 she is staying in bed today. "Mr. Low said. I wondered what I could do to make Mrs. Morris feel better. 

When Mom heard the news，she suggested making cookies 5 Mrs. Morris. We took out flour，sugar and butter. Maybe they 6 really make her better. 

When the cookies 7 ，we decided to visit Mrs. Morris without telling her. Mrs. Morris opened the door，looking surprised but 8 to see us. "Mrs. Morris，we bring 9 some healthy cookies，"I said. "We hope you feel better soon. "

"10 thoughtful gift!I feel better already!"Mrs. Morris smiled and said. 

 Three years ago, I started working at the University of Leeds and I was looking for things to do. I noticed that a community school was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(提供) Chinese evening classes. I paid fora beginner class {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(没有) much thought. 

I had no plans to move to China. I just wanted to learn a new l{#blank#}3{#/blank#} , which is also a good chance for me to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(传统习俗). I used to speak fluent English and Spanish. But I think there should be a huge difference between learning something new as a child and learning as an adult. 

I had Chinese lessons {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(严肃). There was only one lesson a week and each lasted 90 m{#blank#}6{#/blank#} . Mr. Kong, the teacher, was energetic. For each class, he would teach us what seemed   like hundreds of new words. After {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(数个) months, I got used to this. Through weekly classes, my mind would reorder and make sense of the chaos. 

 There are more than 6, 000 international students. It was not difficult to find Chinese students who want to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(练习) English in exchange for Chinese. My new Chinese friends helped me go over everything I had learned in class. 

 Now I'd like to describe Chinese grammar as an easier one than that of English or Spanish. I am ready to overcome any difficulty and become fluent in Chinese.