It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my first1at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and 2about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was 3a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. 4 thinking, I went over and helped her. She said "5" with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

    Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the 6 and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so 7 that I didn't dare to look at her. Soon the first class, 8, started. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. As I was wondering 9 to do, an English book appeared in front of me. "Let's share," the girl beside me said, "Hi, I'm Carrie." I 10. It was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

    From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

One Day of a Middle School Student

My name is Jill Green. I am a teacher of a middle school in England. 1 want to tell the school day of my school to you.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The first lesson is at 9:20 a.m. It lasts(持续) an hour. The students can have a break(休息) from 10:20 a. m. to 10:45 a. m. Most girls like to talk, but most boys like to play ball games.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}After the break, students have the second lesson. During(在.....期间) the first quarter of the lesson, teachers usually have a test(测 试)for the students.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Lunch time is from 12:00 to 1:10 p. m. All students have their lunch at school. After lunch, students like to go to some clubs. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They can also watch TV, play games or tell stories in the clubs.

Students read some books and have the last lesson in the afternoon.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then students go home.

When I was a kid, my father took me to 1 tickets for the show of Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆) because we looked forward to watching it for a long time. When we were in the line, I saw one family 2 in front of us. The couple had four children and their clothes were old but 3 . The children were holding hands and talking about the singers and dancers in a low 4 . 

It was the family's turn. After the ticket seller told the man that two of his children must buy full-priced tickets, the man 5 his head. He felt embarrassed because he didn't have enough 6 . 

My dad noticed this. Then he put his hand into his pocket, took 7 two hundred yuan and looked at me. It 8 that he wanted to say something. I knew what my dad thought 9 I covered his mouth and said, "I know we aren't rich and we may lose this chance, but I support 10 you want to do, dad!"

My dad gave me a thumb (拇指) up. Then he 11 the money in the man's hand and said, "I believe you need this money 12 than I do. Your children are waiting to see the performance." 

"Please don't refuse my help. I'm also a father like you." The man was 13 . With tears in his eyes, he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really means a lot for my two kids!"

My father and I said goodbye to 14 and walked home. I didn't watch the exciting show this time, but I see 15 warm scene.

It was the last day of my summer holiday in Spain. I was staying with my family in the south of Spain. It was a very nice 1 with lots to see, such as a very big castle（城堡）and a very interesting museum. Every morning before we 2 our busy day, I would get up early and go to the market to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. 3 I became friends with the market traders who were 4 to see me and greeted（打招呼）me with friendly smiles. So, on that day I had my camera with me and I asked some market traders to stand 5 for a photo. "Of course!" they replied. And they got 6 for me to take the photo. I was looking 7 my camera and walking backwards when suddenly, I 8 to the ground and at the same time knocked a stall（货摊）over. All the produce（农产品）went flying into the air and fell on top of 9 . But it wasn't fruit. It was hundreds of very small 10 and they were all over me. I was very dirty. 

I went red as a beetroot（脸涨得通红）! Everyone in the market burst out laughing which made me very 11 at first. But in the end, I saw the funny 12 of it and started laughing too. I gave the man at the fish stall my 13 , and he took a photo of me covered in fish. I laugh every time I look at that 14 and I don't think it was a very 15 experience at all. 

A kid's business

Thirteen-year-old Porter Schapiro began baking(烘焙) at a young age. In 2020, he even started his own business.

"Since I was 6 years old, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (love) baking," said Porter. "I love making carrot cake. I want to be a baker {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have my own store when I grow up."

Porter's dad's best friend, Mark Bistline, loved to eat his carrot cake. When he was sick in hospital, Porter tried to help in any way possible, including baking him his favorite dessert. One of Mark's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (nurse) tried a piece of the cake and told Porter that he should sell it. Then Porter started a business called Nothing But Carrot Cake. He first made around 200 cakes. He sold them to his friends at school and their family, his neighbors, and teachers.

Porter's older brother made a logo(标志) for his business and many people loved it. Porter made a lot of money. However, he gave away the money instead {#blank#}4{#/blank#} keeping it. He was proud of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he).

Many months went by and one day, Porter's dad {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) a post by Granny Squibb's Organic Iced Tea for kids to draw their own flavor(口味). He printed it out for his son, and Porter created "Porter's Peach". His dad shared the picture online. It interested the owners of the company who heard about Porter behind Nothing But Carrot Cake. They wanted {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (do) something meaningful like him, so they reached out to him.

Porter, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} young boy, was in surprise when knowing the company would like to have their next flavor after him. "Porter's Peach" came out in June, 2022. The label(标签) on the bottle, shown on the back, has a picture of Porter's drawing and idea. It also has a short description(描述) of him and his business.

"It's so cool now when I go into stores and see ‘Porter's Peach' named after me," Porter said. "I feel {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (real) happy. And I think I'm the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (lucky) boy in the world."