Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children. It's a house for many {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kid). It's a family. It's the future.

    Imagine{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(live) in a hospital for many years because of illness. Imagine that one stays in a cold street{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(连词) there is no other place to stay. These children need help. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（代词）need Dream House.

    Many years ago, a little girl named Collin Rose{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(decide) that when she grew up, she would offer a warm home{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(介词) those sick and homeless children. When she grew up, she became{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(冠词)  nurse and made her dream come true. In November 2003, Collin Rose set up Dream House.

    Collin Rose's efforts have{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(encourage) many people to help sick and homeless children.

    "Every child should have a happy childhood. We may help make these children's lives{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  (good) than before. Your small help may{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(great) change their lives. No help is too small." Collin Rose said.

Hundreds of years ago, a Norse (挪威的) army came from the north of Europe and stepped onto the land of Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to keep the Norsemen out of Scotland, but there were too many of them. It looked as if the Norsemen would win.

One night, the leader of Scots took his soldiers to the top of a hill." We will rest here tonight, my men," he said." Tomorrow we will have another fight. We must win or we will die."

They were all very tired, so they ate their dinner quickly and fell asleep. There were four soldiers on duty, watching out for any danger at night. But they were also very tired. One by one, they fell asleep as well.

The Norsemen were not asleep. Very soon, they came together at the foot of the hill. In order to walk quietly, the Norsemen took off their shoes. Slowly they climbed up the hillside without making any sound. Closer and closer, they moved towards the sleeping Scots. They were almost there. A few minutes more, the war would be over.

Suddenly, one of the Norse soldiers put his foot on a thistle(蓟) and got hurt. He cried out and his sudden cry woke up all the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready to fight. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots drove the Norsemen away and saved their country.

From then on, the thistle has become popular in Scotland. Although it is not beautiful and has sharp needles all over it, Scottish people still make it their national flower.