Holmes said， “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India， and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”

    “The letters are all from sea ports. The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters，” I replied.

    “Very good， Watson! And John's enemy is in London already!”

    “Well， I hope they won't kill young John，” I said.

    But they did. The next morning， we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.

    “He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I'm going to find them， if it's the last thing I do!” he said to me， and he hurried out of the house.

    At night， when he came back， he was tired， but pleased， he said， “I know the names of John's enemies! And now I'm going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.”

    “I'm sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia， USA.”

    “How did you find him， Holmes?” I asked.

    “Ship's papers，” he said， “I've looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship， the Star， was in the three ports at the right times， this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men， all Americans， weren't on the ship last night， so I'm sure they killed John. When they arrive in America， they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!”

    Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world.

    To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools. One day, he went to the best school in the world. Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons (武器).

    "You won't need those any more. Here you'll get better ones," said the guard. Corky handed his weapons to him. A serious old teacher took Corky to his room. Before he left, he said to Corky, "In a hundred days the training will start." A hundred days! At first Corky thought that was a joke, but he soon realized the old teacher had been serious. Corky felt nervous during the first days and he tried many ways to try to get the teacher to start the training. However, it didn't work. At last Corky waited patiently and enjoyed each day in the school.

    "You've already learned how to use your main weapon—patience," said the old teacher. Corky could hardly believe it, but he really understood that the teacher was right. Finally, the lesson began. "Now it's time to learn how to win every fight," said the old teacher. That sounded good to Corky until he found himself tied hand and foot. Many villagers tried to hit him because they were told that Corky was a dangerous man. The same thing was repeated for days, and Corky knew he had to do something. He realized that the only way would be to deal with the villagers' anger (怒气). In the following days, Corky kept talking to them until he managed to make them believe that he was not an enemy. In the end, the villagers made friends with Corky.

    Finally, Corky knew what the most powerful weapon was. He said thanks to the teacher and left.

Mr. Black worked as a teacher in a primary school after college at first. However, because he had 1 teaching experience, he lost his job soon. When he told his wife about this, she said, "You shouldn't be too sad about it. Maybe there is a better job 2 for you."

Some days later, he found another job as a 3 in a restaurant. However, he didn't stay there for a long time, either. The manager said Mr. Black was 4 . He often served the food to wrong tables. This time, his wife said, "Different people have different 5 . Some of them are good at cooking, while some can do well in drawing. You will find a right job one day."

After hearing his wife's words, Mr. Black was happy again and then kept 6 a job. Later, he did many jobs 7 he never stayed long in those jobs. Each time, he would return home, unhappy. His wife would always say 8 nice to make him happy.

At last, he found his talent for selling things and 9 a new job in a special shop for those disabled, people. Three years later, he had so many 10 that sell things for disabled people. As a result, he became successful and made a lot of money 11

One day, he asked his wife, "When I felt upset about my future, 12 did you believe in me so much?" His wife smiled, "When a piece of land is not right for rice, we could 13 planting fruits. 14 the fruits are not growing well, we could try vegetables. There must be one plant that can grow well on this land."

So in this world. everyone is useful. It is just that they don't put themselves in the right 15 .

 Boys and girls, what sport do you like? Do you like skiing(滑雪)?I can't do it. It looks very difficult! Do you know Gu Eileen? She is a great ski player. Her father is American and her mother is Chinese.

 Now she is 20 years old. Why does she look beautiful and strong? First, she thinks good eating habits help her to be healthy. For breakfast, she likes eggs and milk. She has vegetables and chicken for lunch. For dinner, she likes salad and fish. Beijing duck is her favorite food but she doesn't eat too much. Second, when all her classes finish from Monday to Friday at school, she must do more sports.

 Gu wins two gold medals(奖牌) in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics(冬奥会). Now, she is a big star in China and in the world.

This summer my family went on a trip to Stockholm. 

Before the trip, we booked {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hotel room in the city centre. When we arrived in Stockholm, we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （take）a bus to the hotel. Then we went out for dinner. We saw trees and flowers everywhere on the way to the restaurant. We felt like we were in a big forest. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a lovely city! 

The next day we visited the Vasa Museum. It's home to an old ship—the Vasa. Nothing was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （exciting）than it for my son, because visiting museums is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（he）favourite. There were many visitors in front of the museum. We waited {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a long time and felt a little tired. But {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we went into the museum, we were all surprised. The ship looked very cool and beautiful. Then we took quite a few photos. 

The third day we went to a park in Stockholm. Lots of people were in the park. My son played with some {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （child）there. I talked with their parents. My husband watched a chess game. I thought it was the best way {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（feel）Stockholm! 

It was a really {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（relax）trip. We all had a good time.