David was a middle school student. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 1. They lived in a small village for fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 2 a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to study in our class. But David was shy, so it was not easy for him to 3 friends.

    His neighbor Cathy was a 4 girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy 5 talked with others, she decided to help him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon 6 became good friends.

    One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It′ll be my 7 birthday tomorrow. I′ll have a birthday party. Will you please come?"

    "Certainly. I′m glad to," the boy said 8.

    David got home and thought about 9 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he forgot to ask the girl what she liked. Then he asked his mother, "What would you like 10 it were your sixteenth birthday, Mommy?" "Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were 16."

    A poor young man named Liang lived in a small Chinese town. One night, an old man visited Liang in a dream. He gave Liang a brush.

    "Use this magic brush to help the 1." he said," but don't use it to help people who are rich and greedy (贪婪地), or the skill will leave your 2 and you will never paint again."

    When Liang3, he found the brush lying on the table by his bed. He painted a butterfly and was 4 to see it fly off the paper.

    Liang went out of his house and started to paint for the people in need. He painted food for 5 people and clothes for the people who were cold.

    However, a rich man heard about the brush and asked Liang to paint some gold for him but Liang didn't 6.

    "If you don't paint for me, I'll cut your fingers off," the rich man said, "Then you will never 7again."

    So Liang painted an island of 8 in the middle of a blue sea.

    "How will I 9the island?" asked the rich man. Liang painted a boat for the rich man, who got in it and went on his way toward the island.

    But when the rich man was halfway there, Liang painted a 10 in one side of the boat. The boat sank into the water and nobody ever saw him again.

    People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.

    One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.

What do you usually do on weekends? Last Saturday, I helped my {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(亲戚) in his garden, a place that always makes me happy. The garden was a bit messy, so we {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(决定) to clean it up. Next to the big oak tree in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(中心的) part of the garden, we planted new flowers to make it look nicer.

We worked {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(耐心地), digging, watering, and trimming(修剪). We felt the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(温暖) of the sun on our backs as we worked. Each task needed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(注意), and we tried to do everything {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(正确地). As time went by, we got a bit {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(累的), so we took breaks under the tree and enjoyed the quiet.

At one point, a friendly {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(陌生人) came by and asked how to get to a nearby park. I smiled, stood up, and gave him {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(方向). By the end of the day, the garden looked great, and I felt really proud of what we had done.

Ricky is an Italian who lives in Hangzhou. Recently, he has got great attention for his1 on the Internet. 

In 2004, Ricky left his home country and2 to Hangzhou for work, He often spent time in the3 and learned to make pizza in his free time. 4 , the pizza received high praise from his friends and family. So, Ricky5 to leave his job and opened a restaurant. 

In the beginning, the restaurant met a lot of6 . In the first two years, the ltalian food attracted(吸引) few customers and Ricky made little money, But he never7 . To improve the food, Ricky even asked his friends to8 him the ingredients (食材) from ltaly, such as cheese and sugar. "Simple things are 9 . They can make a big difference, " Ricky said. Finally, his hard work paid off. 

Today, his restaurant has become one of the most10 restaurants in the city. Every day, it attracts hundreds of locals and tourists. But Ricky is not 11 with that, He even takes lessons from experienced cooks to improve his12 . Every night, he stays in the kitchen to try 13 new dishes. He tries to make the Italian food suit the14 habits of Chinese people. In his opinion, 15 is an art and a joy, not just a way to make a living. 

For Ricky, he hopes to share Italian food with more Chinese people in the future. 

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Dear Tom, 

How are you? I'm happy to tell you something about my friend. 

Yours, 

Li Ming