My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music, but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.

    At home, Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along. 3 played the mandolin like my father. He could 4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his 5 in his ability to play so well for his family.

    But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made atthe band wasn't enough to7 the family. Unluckily he had an 8 one day and lost one finger. He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. 11 , he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I 12 to”. When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13,happy time in our lives.

    Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give 15 to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life.

    There was a bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of books fell on his1 .

    His wife asked him to see the2and show it to him.

"No," he said, "I'll wait3 he comes to our shop next time. Then I'll ask him4 my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to5."

The next day the doctor came to the shop to 6some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his 7foot. The doctor looked at it and then took out a piece of paper and wrote 8 on it. "Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night." he said.

"Thank you," said the bookseller. "And now, sir, here are your 9."

"How much?" asked the doctor.

" 10."

"Good," said the doctor. "I shall not have to pay you 11today."

"12?" asked the bookseller.

"I have examined your foot. I want two pounds13that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that.14when I go to their houses, I usually charge (索价) two pounds. And I came here today, 15 I? Bye-bye!"

    Beethoven had an ugly face and a very1temper(脾气)but people2him to their homes. When he lost his temper, they forgave(原谅)him. He was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly3himself deaf. At that time he was431.What a blow it was on him!

    5this didn't stop Beethoven6on in his life.He went on7much music. He wrote long pieces and short pieces, happy ones and8ones. During his life, he composed(作曲)about 300 pieces. 9people's surprise, he wrote some of his best and most beautiful pieces10he became deaf. Many of them are known and loved all over the world.

I have a pen pal. We1 chat (聊天) on WeChat. Now let me tell you2 about him. 

My pen pal's name is Li Kang. He3 in Beijing. He is a 4 of Grade Seven. There are 5 people in his family — his dad, his mum, his sister and him. 

Li Kang loves6 books a lot. He often reads 7 in his free time, 8 he knows a lot. Li Kang likes 9 very much. When he meets some 10 in studying English, he often asks me for help. He studies it every day. I'm 11 he will study English well. 

My Chinese is not12 . Li Kang often helps me 13 my Chinese. He teaches me to speak Chinese on WeChat. Now I can speak some Chinese. Li Kang and I often help each 14 . I'm glad to have a pen pal like Li Kang. 

I want to go to Beijing to15 Li Kang one day. I will be very happy to see him. 

1. 你最喜欢的动物的特征(颜色、大小……)；你喜欢它们的理由(可以陪伴、让人放松……)；

2. 描述你和它之间发生的一件难忘的事。

3. 你的感想。

注意：

1. 词数为70左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；

4. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。