Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. "I don't know what to1," he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had2finding words he had to write.

    By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a3asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday.4he had not written a single word of his story.

    On Wednesday, Mrs. Scott, Kevin's English teacher, asked the class to5the first draft of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the6, and the note.

    Kevin wasn't7when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what8said to him. "Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the9I can't wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see10a story comes to you."

    That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: "One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the11it looked as if it might rain, so Tom12his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind13like Tom's dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt14because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down."

    Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name15at the top of the page.

    When parents send their children to school，often they don't know what happens day to day. Parents depend on what their children tell them about they are doing and what they are learning. Generally schools will host parent-teacher meeting at least twice a year. Parent-teacher meetings are short meetings between parents and their children's teacher. Usually they are held when teachers give put a student's grades for the term. The parent-teacher meetings give teachers a chance to let parents know how their child is doing. A teacher will let a parent know the student's advantages and bring to the parent's attention any problems with grades or behavior(行为).The meetings also offer parents the chance to ask questions and see what their child is learning.

    Most children do not go along with their parents to the meetings. This allows both the parent and teacher to talk honestly about the child's progress without making the child feel bad. Usually a teacher will offer advice to the parent on how to support their child's education.

Mr Johnson lived in a village. He had a big farm and five {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(man) worked for him. He had lots of money but hoped to become much {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rich). He tried to get everything and was very unkind to his workers so no one liked him.

One day, it rained {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (heavy). Mr Johnson went to his field to see if his workers were still working. While he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(walk) on the bridge, he saw a beautiful box in the river. He was sure there was something expensive in it. Before {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) off his clothes, he jumped into the water. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}it was difficult for him to swim and he could not reach the box. So the water almost washed him away. He caught {#blank#}7{#/blank#}piece of wood in the river and shouted, "Help! Help!"

The workers ran to the river quickly and found Mr Johnson, but no one wanted to save him. His wife said, "We have been married {#blank#}8{#/blank#}nearly thirty years. I can't lose him. I'll give twenty dollars to the man who can save 

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  (I)husband."

A young man jumped into the river and wanted to save Mr Johnson. "The young man will save you," said his wife. "We should give him twenty dollars, I think."

"I don't think so," said Mr Johnson. "I will be half dead {#blank#}10{#/blank#}I am pulled out of the river, so I can only give him ten dollars!"

The Ugly Duckling

It'sa hot summer. The mother duck is looking at her1 . She is very happy, and she is waiting. "Quack ! Quack !" the baby ducklings(鸭子) come out one by one. But the biggest egg is still there. At last, the duckling comes out. This duckling is very2 and ugly(丑的) , so they all call him "the ugly duckling " .

The ugly duckling is lonely(孤独的). No one3 him. His brothers and sisters don'twant to play with him. The other ducklings say to their mother, "He is so ugly. He is not your child." The mother duck is very4 . The ugly duckling cries, then he goes away(离开).

He walks and walks. Then he sees a small house. In the house, there is an old woman and a dog. The ugly duckling asks, "Can5 stay here?" The old woman says, "OK. Come in." But the dog

doesn't like him. So he goes away again.

Autumn comes, and the leaves(树叶) turn yellow. One evening, the ugly duckling sees a lot of beautiful birds. " Swans(天鹅)!"he6 ,"How beautiful !"He looks at himself and cries, "I'm so ugly."

Winter comes, the ugly duckling is very cold and hungry. A farmer sees him and takes him home.7 the farmer's son and wife don't like him. They drive(驱赶) him away. The ugly duckling is very sad. He goes away again.

Spring comes, and it's sunny and warm. One day, the ugly duckling 8 many beautiful swans. He says, "Nice to meet you." The swan says, "Nice to meet you, beautiful swan." He looks at the water.

He sees a beautiful swan. He is very happy. He shouts(喊), "I am aswan !"

The school music club opens. Tony wants to 1 the club, but he doesn't want to go alone. He wants to ask his friends to go to the 2 with him. So he 3 them at home, but everyone is 4 .

Martin is doing his homework at home. It usually 5 him two hours to finish it. Peter is writing to his pen friend Gina, a girl from Australia, on the 6 . He is telling 7 about his school life. In fact, he doesn't like 8 .

Lily likes music very much. 9 Miss Green is teaching her and her classmates to 10 songs at school. They are having a singing contest.

Alice is having her 11 birthday party. Her parents buy a cake for her. We can see twelve candles(蜡烛) on the cake.

Kate is helping her brother 12 his English. He always doesn't do 13 in his tests.

Jack is playing baseball with his sister. It is his favourite 14 .

Tony is not happy 15 no one can go to the club with him.

During the National Day holiday of 2023, I had an unforgettable trip to Beijing. My family and I watched the flag-raising ceremony(升旗仪式) in Tian'anmen Square (广场).

That was a 1 important moment for us Chinese. It was 2 for us to get up very early because the ceremony started at sunrise(日出). 3 spent three days getting a chance(机会) to watch the ceremony. On the first day, 4 we got up at 5 a. m, we still missed the ceremony. The following day, we got up a little bit 5 in the morning. But when we got to the square, the street was already so 6 that we couldn't move. At last we could not get closer to the ceremony. So on the 7 day, we got up at around 3: 30 a. m. When we 8 the Tian'an Men Square,t he ceremony began. One hour later, we had a close and 9 view(看) of the flag raising ceremony. Seeing it gave me a sense of pride(自豪) and it really 10 my heart.

I was lucky to see it in Beijing because most people could only see that on TV. I am proud of being a Chinese student, and I hope our country will be stronger and stronger.