I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to  1  him. Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and   2  . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too much for a 17-year-old boy. Then on day three, as we were climbing  3    high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑), "Pretty hard."

    After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes   4  large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn't stop   5   . Later he said regretfully . "I   6   I could speak French." I was  7－this from a boy who hated and    8   French classes throughout school.

       Usually silent, he made friends with Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He came alive

      However, the moment that really took 9    breath away happened during my interview with a woman villager for an article at her house deep in the mountains. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 10  . Through determination(决心), she had learned to read and write and 11  to become part of the leadership of the village .    her story, Barrett was as touched as I by this tiny woman's achievements. His eyes were wet and 12  was a mixture of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.  13       When leaving for home, Barrett  13offered to stay behind as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This   14  achieved all I'd expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He'll be a man.

    My best friend has two first names. One is Heather, and the others Na-ri. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(never see) her use the name Na-ri. But today, for the first time, she is writing a letter with this name.

    She {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bear) in South Korea and adopted by American parents when she was two years old one day, she told me about her childhood. When she went out to dinner, some South Korean strangers tried to talk to her in Korean. She didn't understand what they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (say), so she just looked at them. She said that she still remembered how they looked at her. Their eyes seemed to say, "Poor girl. You are an abandoned child." From that day, Heather tried to keep saying to herself that she was American.

    Two days ago, she received a letter from South Korea. The letter {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (send) to Na-ri. She was so surprised that she couldn't open the letter. So I did it for her. The letter was written in Korean. I said, "Heather, you should ask someone {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(read) this for you. It was written in Korean." But she was silent.

    Yesterday, on the way home,I saw her {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (cry) on a bench near my house. "What is it,honey?" I said. She told me that her birth mother had blood cancer, and the only cure for her illness might be Heather's blood. I asked how she knew this. Heather said she had learned Korean secretly. Crying hard, Heather only repeated, "What should I do? What should I do?" I really had no answer.

    This morning, Heather called me. "{#blank#}7{#/blank#}you{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) with me when I write a letter to South Korea?" I gladly went over to her house. Heather didn't seem to have slept at all. I hugged her and told her everything would be okay. Now I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sit) in front of Heather watching her write a letter. She hasn't told me what she is writing, but I can guess. Heather is writing, "Na-ri is coming, mother."

    Some people think that they{#blank#}1{#/blank#}( get) ill if they use their brains（大脑）too much.  It is not true.  Through many researches, scientists{#blank#}2{#/blank#}( show) us that the more you use your brains, the better they{#blank#}3{#/blank#}( be), and the wiser you will become.

    Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and be energetic（充满活力的）, you{#blank#}4{#/blank#}( take) a proper rest and study properly.  To the teenagers,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( use) their brains in the morning is good for their health.

    There are many ways {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( rest). One is a peaceful rest.  Sleep is a peaceful rest. Another is an active rest. For example{#blank#}7{#/blank#}( take) a walk outdoors, do morning exercises every day{#blank#}8{#/blank#}( change) the way of the brains' activities（活动）is also a good way to rest.In everyday life{#blank#}9{#/blank#}( eat) some eggs, meat, fresh vegetable and fruit is also good for the brains.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wish) you a wise man and a happy life.

    Henry was an office{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

    He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw{#blank#}2{#/blank#}advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

    He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left {#blank#}5{#/blank#}West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

    “What was wrong {#blank#}6{#/blank#}West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.

    “Didn't you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said.

    “But there was another problem.”

    “Oh. What?”

    “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

    “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

    “I know, but on the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

    “How {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(luck) you are!”

    “You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

    “A different meat every day,” Ed said{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(loud), “and what are you complaining!”

    “Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(dead), and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

Dear Grace,   

    Here is a photo of my {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. We are all at home now. And we are all {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. What are my grandparents doing? Oh, my grandfather is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} chess. My grandmother is reading a newspaper. And my father is watching CCTV news. It is his favorite {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. My mother is cooking in the kitchen. What am I doing? I'm using the computer, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I'm not playing computer games. Haha, I am writing an e-mail to you.

Molly