Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged four and five, to town by1. It began to rain hard so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I went quickly into a shop. I2 the girls not to touch anything and told them I would be3 within a few minutes. Then I 4 all the doors and 5 them happily looking out of the window.

I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had disappeared! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were6 locked, the windows 7 shut and on the back seat were only two coats. I was8 and ran to the comer of the street where there was no9 of them. I rushed up to an10 lady nearby and asked 11 she had seen two small girls but she said" No". Feeling sick with fear, I sat on the driver's seat, and. 12to stop trembling (颤抖). Suddenly, I heard a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (汽车后备箱) and there inside were two very red-faced and. 13 children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, 14 behind it and then they were unable to push the seat forward again. With tears in my15, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

Mary and Lisa are sisters. They like the same colour— blue. They like the same sports— swimming and basketball. They go to the same middle school. But they aren't in the same class. They like music and art. Art is their favourite subject. 

But Mary and Lisa have a big difference (不同之处) . Mary has many friends. They like to play with her. But Lisa doesn't have any friends. Their mum sees the difference. She says to Lisa, "My dear, your smile (微笑) is very beautiful. Why not smile often?" Lisa says OK and she tries smiling often. Children come to Lisa. They like her smile. They want to make friends with her. Now Lisa has many friends. She is very happy.

①Zoos are very popular with adults and children. But are zoos actually a good thing?

②Some people criticize keeping animals in zoos. In their opinion, animals often suffer a lot for being enclosed. Even the best zoos can't provide the environment that animals have in the wild. It's a pity that the animals living in the wild are caught, and then kept away from their families. This leads many zoo animals to feel nervous or sad. What's worse, some zoo animals may even die earlier than their wild relatives. 

③However, some people have different ideas. They think zoos can connect people with animals, educate the public to protect animals and call on people to save animals as well as their homes. Some zoos offer a safe place to those animals which have been badly treated. Also, to support international breeding program, zoos have special programs to produce more young animals, especially for the species (物种) which are in danger of dying out. In the wild, some of the endangered species have trouble in finding partners and having new baby animals. A good zoo will provide a safe environment for these species. Moreover, zoos also do research into animal behavior and how to treat their illnesses. 

④So, are zoos good or not? It depends on how good the zoo is. It's sure that zoos have more advantages than their harmful effects. But it is understandable that many people don't agree to enclose animals for any reason.

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I have recently returned from a trip to London and Paris. It is great to see the historical places in London such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. If you get tired of the historical sites, I can 1 you a good place to travel—the Hard Rock Cafe. It is always 2 to get a T-shirt from there. Also, try to visit the pubs in London. It is very relaxing to visit them. Getting around in London is 3 . Just take the underground to any place in the city.

On the other part of my trip, I visited Paris. It is 4 the most beautiful city I have ever visited. I advise you to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, visit the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre Museum. The Louvre Museum is the museum where you can 5 the famous painting—the Mona Lisa. If you are 6 good food, go to the Latin Quarter. There you will find many cheap 7 . You can spend little money on meals. However, you should know a little French, because it is difficult to get around without knowing any French. Of course you can point out what you want on the 8 , and they understand money!

Another 9 place to visit while in Paris is the Palace of Versailles. It is so big and beautiful. The 10 to Europe was probably one of my most wonderful experiences, and I did it all in a week.

I dropped another pecan(美洲山核桃)into my basket. Pecan picking was1 . After a long time, I only found a few. Then something caught my eye: a squirrel2 a pecan, climbed up a tree and went into a large hole. A moment later, the squirrel climbed down to the ground to pick another pecan.

I ran over to the tree and found there were a lot of sweet pecans in the hole. They were right there for the taking. This was my3 . Handful by handful, I took all the pecans from the hole. Then there were enough!

I was so pleased with4 . I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all of the pecans I'd collected.

"Look, Grandpa," I shouted5 , "look at all of the pecans I found!"

Grandpa took a look at my basket. "Well, well,6 did you find so many, Jimmy?" I told him how I'd followed the squirrel to7 the pecans from his hiding place. Grandpa congratulated(祝贺)me on finding out something about the squirrel's habits. Then what he did8 me—He handed the basket back to me and asked me to return all the pecans.

"That squirrel worked very hard to9 his winter food," he said. "Now he has lost all of his pecans. Don't you think that little squirrel will be very10 when it gets cold?"

"I didn't think about that," I said.

"I know," Grandpa said, "but a good man should never take advantage of someone else's hard work, even the squirrel's."