It was the beginning of a new term. As a 1  teacher in that school, I didn't know any of the students. A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom. She looked very shy.

I walked up to her and2 why she stood there. But she said nothing. Then a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the worst student in her grade.”I looked at the little girl. She didn't seem to be the smart kind. I 3 why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and 4 her into the classroom.

“Sit here. Now you are my student and I'm your teacher,” I said. She still said nothing, but suddenly began to cry.

 I later learnt that her parents died in a car accident. She became sad and didn't like talking to others after that.

 She learnt very   5. I gave her respect(尊重) and never looked down upon (鄙视) her as I know everybody deserves(值得) respect. I helped her after school, and she was making 6   little by little. As time went by, she was not as  7 as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness. She was not among the best students when she left that school, but  8 , she was not that shy and sad little girl any more.

 In the following  9  , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I  10  an invitation to her wedding(婚礼). And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.

 Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy.

    Long ago, everything on the Earth was asleep. Nothing moved. Nothing grew. (One day the Rainbow Serpent(彩蛇)woke from her sleep and came out from under the ground.

    She travelled a long way but finally got 2  because she was alone and so she returned to the place where she had first appeared, and called to the frogs. "Come out！"

    The frogs appeared one by one. It was difficult for them to move forward because stomachs were 3  water, which they had stored in their sleep. The Rainbow Serpent tickled(挠疼)the frogs and, when they 4  , water ran all over the Earth and that is how lakes and rivers were formed.

    Because there was water, all the animals 5  , and the grass and trees grew. The animals followed the Rainbow Serpent across the land. They were happy. Each lived and collected food with other animals of the same kind.

    At first, all the animals behaved well, but some started making 6  , and so the Rainbow Serpent made rules that they all had to obey.

    The Rainbow Serpent said, ""Those who obey my rules will get a reward(奖贫). I will turn them into humans. Those who don't obey my rules will be punished(惩罚)and turned into stone, and will never be able to   on the Earth again. "

    The bad animals became stone and turned into mountains and hills, and those who obeyed the rules were turned into humans, and lived with others of the same kind happily on the Earth.

When I was a child, I spent each Thanksgiving with my large family at my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (grandparents) in Maryland, US. It's a wooden cabin (小屋) on the side of a hill, in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} small and green forest. For me, that cabin meant Thanksgiving. 

Our {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (one) greeting (打招呼) was from Grandma's dog, Jesse. He met us at our car and jumped up and down {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (excited) when we carried our bags into the house. Inside were my grandparents, aunts uncles and cousins. Aunt Sue touched my face and told me how big I'd gotten. Grandpa {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (shake) my hands to welcome us. 

The next day, by the time I woke up, Grandma and Mom had already begun cooking. We all helped out. Dinner was finally {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (serve) at about 4 p.m. Before we ate, Grandma asked each person to say at least one thing that he or she was thankful for. I said, "I want to say {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (thank) to my parents, my grandparents and the food!" I was too hungry to think of anything better. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} everyone finished speaking, we enjoyed ourselves together. It was all delicious food. What we like the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (good) was the homemade apple pies. 

Then, we took a long walk through the forest. Under the late-autumn stars, we made a campfire (营火) and talked {#blank#}10{#/blank#} things when we were together. I looked back up the hill at the cabin, and one word appeared: "Happiness" . 

Jack is an English boy. He is a good student. He is twelve years old. Now he is in a red coat. Linda is Jack's sister. She is a nice girl. She is fourteen years old. Now she is in a green dress. Lucy and Lily are from the USA. They are students, too. They are in yellow coats. They look the same. Jack, Linda, Lucy and Lily are good friends. Jack, Lucy and Lily are in the same school. But Linda is not in the school. They like China.

 Hello, my name is Tony Smith. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city about 80 kilometres to the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(北方) of London. It has a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(人口) of about 120,000. Every year, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(百万) of people come to visit Cambridge. Tourists enjoy the boat trips along the River Cam. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(宽的) and cleaner than many other rivers.

I came to study in Beijing two years ago. I live {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(远) from school in my class, so I get up earliest and take the underground. At school,I enjoy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(练习) Chinese with my classmates. I also love football and I'm in the school team. Next week, we are going to play {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(对抗) HAS. To win the match, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(改善) myself by training hard with my teammates from now on.

 After school, my classmates often take me around Beijing. Last week, we visited Lao She Teahouse. The {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(魔术) shows were interesting but the Beijing Opera was difficult for me to understand. Maybe I will know better about it one day {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(如果)I watch and listen several times.

 Anyway, I do love Beijing, though I often miss my home town, Cambridge.