Everyone needs friends. They are very important because friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is not hard, and to others it's very difficult. Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others. If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

    a)Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.

    b)Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

    c)Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.

    d)Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others' ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

    e)Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

    f)Don't complain. Learn to accept what you can't change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.

    g)Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

    Last week I had a pretty good vacation with my family. We had great fun playing in different places. On Monday, the weather was sunny and hot. We went to White Beach and ⑴        (swim)in the water. On Tuesday, it was cloudy and humid(潮湿的).We visited two museums in Central Park. ⑵We saw many old things. On Wednesday and Thursday, it was rainy and windy. We walked in the city. ⑶We bought some interesting things and ate some delicious food. On Friday, the weather was cool. We went hiking in the mountains. ⑸我们很累但是感到很高兴。 I really enjoyed my vacation.

The name of my best friend is Joyce. She cares about me a lot. She always helps me. I met her in Class 6 and became best friend. She is my true friend because she understands me very well and cares about my every need. I like her very much. I never had any friends like her ever before. She comes to my home and I also go to her home. Our parents respect(尊重) us very much and like our friendship. She is so important to me that I never want to lose her. Whenever I get absent(缺席的) from the class, she helps me do all the left homework and classwork. She is similar to me in many ways. She never argues with me. She is an open-minded girl and never feels bad about my misbehaviour. She is very funny and makes me laugh through her interesting jokes and talks in our spare time. She is very cute and attractive. And she draws everyone's attention by her smile. She always encourages me to do better in class and exams. We are good at sports and academic activities. We manage to share things in difficult times. We always perform better in class tests and main exams. 

Yang Zhen was an honest and clean（廉洁的） government officer during the Eastern Han Dynasty. 

One day, Yang met his old workmate Wang Mi on a trip. They had fun talking about their life experiences and good wishes for the nation. In the past, Wang's ability and political ideas were not accepted by the people around him. At that time, Yang saw Wang's talent and promoted（提拔）him. 

The chance helped Wang to be successful. Wang never forgot Yang's help and invited him to stay over for the night. 

It was near midnight when Wang knocked on the door of Yang's bedroom. He handed Yang a bag and said, "This is to thank you for teaching me and helping me become who I am today. "Yang looked at the bag. It was full of gold. "Do I look like a person who takes presents from others? I thought you knew me well! "Yang said angrily. 

"It's late now. No one will know if we keep it a secret. "said Wang. "What do you mean no one will know? Heaven（天） knows! Earth knows! You know and I know! "said Yang. "You can lie to anyone but not your own heart. " The door was closed and Wang left the room in shame. 

One sunny morning，a crow （乌鸦） flies to a wood （树林）.There，he sees a peacock （孔雀） sitting1 a tree.

"Hello，Peacock! It's nice to meet you，" the crow. says. "Can we be2 ? "

The peacock sees the crow and says， "3 ，my friends are all beautiful birds like me. We have nice feathers（羽毛） of different colors. But look at4 !The feathers are all black."

"My feathers may not be beautiful. But they5 me to fly far away，" the crow says.

"I can fly too，" the peacock says and then flies to the tree.

"Well，you are6 .But think about one thing﹣in7 ，what can you do with your beautiful feathers? Can you stay outside all the time when the8 is cold? What about me? My black feathers keep me9 .So I can10 fly around all winter. For me，friendship （友谊） isn't about what we look like，" the crow says and then flies away.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were having a cup of tea at five, as they usually did, when the doorbell rang. 

"That {#blank#}1{#/blank#} be Mrs Brown. I was expecting her this evening, " said Sherlock Holmes. 

"No, it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} be her. She called this morning while you were out to say she would not be able to make it this evening. She also said she{#blank#}3{#/blank#} come tomorrow evening, but she would call again anyway to confirm (确认) it, " replied Dr Watson. 

"Well, that's very strange, my dear Watson. Mrs Brown {#blank#}4{#/blank#} have called this morning because I was with her all day till we parted for lunch. It {#blank#}5{#/blank#} have been someone else pretending (假装) it was her, " said Sherlock Holmes. 

"But why? Do you think something{#blank#}6{#/blank#} have happened to the real Mrs Brown?" replied Dr Watson in a fearful tone(语气). 

The doorbell rang again. 

"Well, my dear Watson, the answer{#blank#}7{#/blank#} be waiting at the door right now. You'd better go and see, but I'm afraid it is not Mrs Brown. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#} be the person who called this morning. So be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(care), " said Sherlock Holmes. 

Dr Watson {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hurry) towards the door…