I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 1 the teddy bears beside her father 2 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. However, it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father, and kept picking up the Pokemon video games. Each time he showed 3 to his father, his father shook his head, "No".

    Rather disappointed, the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 4. After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games. She excitedly picked up one 5 on top of the others, and ran toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases（购买物）and 6 the girl and her father.

    Then, much to the little girl's satisfactory（满意）, the little boy and his father got in line 7 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier（收银员）and said something to her in a low voice. The cashier smiled and put the 8 under the counter（柜台）. I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, "Congratulations, you're my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!" and she handed the boy the Pokemon game. The boy could hardly believe his ears. It was, he said, 9 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and prettiest smile on that little girl I have seen in my life.

    I suddenly understood that the world is not 10 into the strong who care and the weak who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.

    My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the1people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of "favor war" where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as2the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would3to top it with another favor.

    Yesterday morning, it snowed heavily and I remembered he shoveled (铲) my driveway for me. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our driveways and sidewalks because it was my turn to do a favor4. It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.

That night I got a5on my door, it was my neighbor. He immediately shook my hands and thanked me for shoveling his driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and6a boy.

    "As soon as I started the car early this morning, a call came through that a young boy in our neighborhood was seriously ill.7, my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance 10 minutes," added he. "A young boy got to live his life because you did me the favor."

    It wasn't too much8to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.9favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest10. One favor will always be followed by another.

Who do you think is the greatest athlete（运动员）in China?

Su Bingtian {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（感动）my heart so much! On August the first of 2021, Su Bingtian set a new record of 9.83 seconds in the Tokyo Olympics, making him the first Chinese runner to enter the final in the event.

He said, "I am so proud of my {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（结果）. I can write my name into history {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（严肃地）now and will work harder and run faster.

But being {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（成功的）was never easy for Su. He started running at his early age. Because of injury（伤）, Su once had to stop running for years. He even planned to retire in 2017 {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（在……里面）his heart. But the call to question {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（他自己）brought Su back to the track. He realized that he wouldn't take the chance to enter the final competition {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（除非）he finished the semifinal in less than 10 seconds.

To encourage himself, Su set a {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（私人的）goal of 9.89 seconds. He even made the number his password for his phone and computer {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（一起）.

Months ago, many {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（记者）spoke, "he hopes his performance today could be as an inspiration for younger players in their sporting careers."

BIRO was the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（invent）of the ballpoint pen. He was born in Budapest，Hungary. In the 1930s，when he worked{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a newspaper editor，he used a fountain pen almost every day. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}，he had to refill it all the time. The ink also did not dry{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（easy），and it sometimes{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（make）a mess on the paper. BIRO wanted a better pen. His brother，George，decided{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（help）him develop a special ink. The ink dried soon. Then both of{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（they） developed a new type of pen together. There was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto paper as it moved. They called the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（success）invention "ballpoint pen". Everyone enjoyed{#blank#}10{#/blank#}（use）it. 

One day, a running race started in the forest. Each of the first twelve winners could name a year after themselves.

The mouse thought he was the smallest one so he got up as the sun rose. However, the horse, the tiger, and the ox (牛) all caught up with him. They met at the Great River. It moved so fast that the little mouse could not swim across, so he asked other bigger animals for help. The kind-hearted ox agreed. As they were about to reach the other side, the rat jumped off the ox and won first place.

The ox came in second, with the tiger right behind him. Jumping across stones, the rabbit came in fourth. The dangerous river was not a big deal for the dragon because he could fly across it. But he stopped to help other animals in need. Just as he arrived, the snake suddenly and quietly appeared, which startled (使受惊吓) the horse, letting the snake arrive in the sixth place.

Different from other animals, the sheep, the monkey, and the rooster (公鸡) crossed the river with the help of a raft (木筏) .They worked together and made a success. The three agreed to give eighth place to the sheep, who had been the friendliest of them. The dog was a good swimmer but he played in the water for so long that he only came in eleventh. The last one was the pig, who got hungry easily and liked sleeping.

This is how each Chinese year is connected with animals in this order.

 It was cloudy, rainy and cold. For the days in late November, the colorful leaves were now1 fast. I felt it was hard for me to be2 in such weather. I tried to smile, but I couldn't. I walked on through the thick leaves and my shoes slowly got wet. My body was3 My energy was low.

I felt something warm all of a sudden. A break in the 4 appeared and the sunlight was shining through it down to the earth once again. I closed my eyes and turned my face to the sweet sunshine. Its warmth washed over me. Then I 5 and saw the leaves left on the tree shining in the sunlight. Their colors were even brighter. I felt my spirits (情绪) rising slowly as well.

 The few minutes of light 6 me with joy. I walked back home,7 to nature and amazed at what a little break in the cloud could do.

 In our lives, we all 8 times when the world seems cold, dark and gray. In these times, nature calls on (号召) us to break through the clouds9 and share our light with the world. So when the gray days come, don't sit in the dark. Instead, break through clouds 10 .A helping hand, a kind word or a small act of love can warm and shine light into another's heart.