Jenny works in school and teaches us music. She likes shopping. She loves her family very much. It's Sunday, January 1st. She wants to buy a new skirt for her mother, because it's her mother's sixtieth birthday next Sunday. Now many clothes are on sale at Renming Clothes Store. There they have skirts in all colors and sports shoes in different sizes. They are very cheap. Jenny comes to the store with her mother, Mrs. Green. Jenny has a look at a red skirt and asks her mother to try it on (试穿)in the dressing room. After Mrs. Green comes out of it, a salesgirl says to her "You look five years younger in this red skirt. After hearing that, Mrs. Green says, "I will not take this skirt, because I don't want to look five years older after I take off the skirt.''

It was nearly dark. The sun was dropping down the mountains. Little Tom came back home {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his head down, looking really sad.

"What's the matter, Tom? How was your trip?" his mother asked with {#blank#}2{#/blank#} big smile. "I failed, Mom. Although the mountain was so high and filled with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(stone) on the way, I still went ahead. But I felt too tired {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(climb) to the top of the mountain and it was so late that I had to come back, " Tom {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(cry) loudly. "It doesn't matter, you are only 14 years old after all. You {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(have) another chance if you keep on trying," his mother said. "But I am looking forward to{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(stand) at the top of the mountain for a long time!" Tom said.

His father came over and asked, "Did you see the green trees on {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you) way to the mountain?"

"Sure," Tom replied. "Did you feel the beauty of nature, my dear?" his father asked.

"Of course." Tom answered. "Did you notice other people on the way?" his father asked. "Yes! A little girl followed her mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happy)!" Tom answered. "That's enough!" his father smiled and said, "Please remember, my boy.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} you didn't reach the top of the mountain, in fact, you have got a lot on the way already." Tom finally smiled with satisfaction.

One day, a boy fought with one of his classmates at school. In the evening, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his grandfather what happened. "He is really bad, "the boy said {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. "And I hate him."

The grandfather said with a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, "Let me tell you a story, dear. When I was a boy at your age, I sometimes hated others, for what they did, too." The boy listened carefully as his grandfather went on. "There {#blank#}4{#/blank#} always two tigers in my heart. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is good and kind. He gets on well with people around him. But the other is bad and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. It's hard for me to live with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} two tigers in my heart. They {#blank#}8{#/blank#} try to control me."

The boy looked into his {#blank#}9{#/blank#} eyes and asked, "Which tiger controls you, grandfather?" The old man said slowly, "The one that I feed. I always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the good tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry."

Father's Day is coming. Our teacher tells us to ask our dads questions to know them more. I can't remember seeing my dad cry, 1 I ask him :"Do I make you cry before?"

"Yes, there's once,"he says.

He tells me that when I was one year old, he put a pen, a piece of paper money, and a toy 2 me. He wants to see which one I will choose. It's a tradition that a lot of Chinese people do on their kids' 3 birthdays. According to this tradition, it shows 4 the kids will value* most when they grow up. For example, if the kid takes the 5 , it means he or she will be an intelligent*person in the future. If the kid takes the money, it means he or she will value money more than others and will become rich. If the kid takes the toy, it means he or she will like fun things and 6 a lot.

My father is just doing it out of curiosity*. It is 7 for him to see which one I will choose anyway.

He says that I just sit there and look at the three things. He sits across from me and waits to see what will happen.

I move to him and push* 8 away. I go right into his arms and laugh 9 . He doesn't know that he is one of the choices.

And that is the first and only time I make him 10 .

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.