It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn't be much fun playing baseball in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but 1.

    The phone 2at about 8:00. It was Dad: "Paul, I'm sorry, I have to finish my work at the office tonight. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend...."

    Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so busy. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book3to the first page.

    The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework. Mrs. Green4is Paul's Chinese teacher is careful and asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. This isn't like you. What's wrong? "Paul just sat there quietly." Paul, if you don't want to talk, I 5. I know that something's worrying with you. You need to tell someone."

    As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework 6he wanted to get his dad's attention. He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take 7advice.

    When Paul got home, he called his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems 8my homework. Also, I really don't want to spend another day 9out of the window and waiting. Whenever you break our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you."

    When Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself changed. He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had10clear head while he was doing his homework that evening.

Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday.While Linda  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(was buying / bought) a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was crowded and Linda couldn't see Davy anywhere. While Linda  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ( was shouting/ shouted) his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn't come.Then she called the police. While she {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(was talking / talked) on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(was walking/ walked) around the station and called Davy's name. She didn't think about looking outside the station.Finally, a little boy said to her,"Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(was coming/ came) in."When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda,"I think my dog found your dog."

B.Answer the questions.

What was her dog doing when Linda found it? {#blank#}6{#/blank#}

If you were Linda, what would you say to the police officer? Write 10 words or more. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}

As a banker, Billy had never planted so much until he moved to the countryside seven years ago. Soon he became interested in growing and rented (租) a 30- by-30- foot land. One weekend, he planted tomatoes, potatoes and eggplants. He ended up with so many 1 that he couldn't eat them up. 2 he found a local food bank, and gave away 120 pounds of fresh vegetables in all. Moved by Billy's kindness, some people offered to help 3 .

The following year, together with several 4 , Billy planted and got 1,500 pounds of vegetables. All of them were given away to the food bank. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and gave away more vegetables.

 Billy also 5 local school kids. On a Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders walked onto one of his fields. Each of them had a spade(铁锹). They dug holes and6 put the plants in them. Although they got their clothes and hands 7 , nobody complained(抱怨).

" The activity makes kids know there are people 8 ," says Billy," and it plants the seed for giving back. When they are adults, it will be much more possible for them to 9 people around them to do something like this.

" Billy makes people want to 10 ," says Holly, a mother of two." And families love this. Billy has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart."

Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were 1 to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it. 

One day, 12-year-old Janet and 2 friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on 3 side. But Amy said they didn't need to. 

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend 4 you today. " Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh 5 from his yard. 

Later, Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the 6 person in town. Why was he so nice to us?" Amy 7 that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. 8 she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her 9 , the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met. 

Janet then realized smiles do 10 . 

If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back. 

Hello, my name's Jack. I'm a student in No.3 Middle School. I'm 13.

Here is a1 of my family. Who is in the photo? These are my grandparents. My grandfather's 2 is Peter Brown. Cindy is my grandma. She wears (穿) a 3 jacket. Purple is her favorite(最喜欢的) color. They have two sons, Frank and Dale, and a4 . Helen. Frank is my father. He is an English teacher in my school. This is my5 . Lucy. She is in a red jacket.

Dale is my uncle. He has a son Paul6 he is 9. Paul is not in this photo.7 is that woman? She is my aunt, Jane. Is the 8 next to(紧挨着) me my sister? No, she isn't. She is my 9 . She is my uncle's daughter.10 name's Mary. She is 13, too. Mary is in my school. Eric is my brother. He isn't in this photo, either. He is in Beijing now.

Kate is both my classmate and my best friend. I first met her when I went to junior high school

Kate is tall and slim(苗条的). She has long hair. She has big eyes and a small nose. I like her smiling face best It makes her look really pretty and kind. Kate is a friendly girl. She always has a smile on her face and looks happy. She likes to help people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel bored or unhappy, I often go to her. She will talk to me and tell me interesting things. 

Kate wants to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I think she will be a great teacher.