In a small room, Jenny was lying in bed waiting for an operation (手术), nervous and worried. To her surprise, a new patient was sent into the room. After a kind greeting (打招呼), they began to talk. The 80-year-old newcomer was named Susan. She had two children. Her son was boss of a big company and her daughter worked in a TV station. As her children were too busy to take care of Susan, she lived in an old people's home. Susan was proud of her children who had wonderful jobs and made a lot of money. Jenny really envied (羡慕)Susan. Compared with Susan, Jenny was nothing but an ordinary (普通的) woman from the countryside. Her children were just ordinary workers.

Soon, it was supper time, Jenny's daughter cooked several dishes which were her favorite. Jenny invited Susan to share her supper, but she did not accept the invitation. Susan was expecting her daughter when she received a call. Unfortunately (不幸), her children couldn't come to visit her. Worse still, Susan had missed the mealtime in the hospital. She lay in bed, disappointed and silent. Jenny's daughter offered to buy her some food but she had no appetite (食欲) at all.

The next day, Jenny and Susan would go through a series of regular medical checks (一连串的常规检查) before the operation. Jenny's daughter took care of her carefully while Susan was still alone. Out of sympathy (出于同情), Jenny's daughter helped to queue up (排队), fill in different forms and register (挂号) for Susan. For several days in hospital, even during her operation, Susan's children didn't come. Susan really envied Jenny as her daughter looked after her all the time until she recovered and moved out of hospital.

Care from the loved ones can really make one happy and encouraged, especially for old parents. So don't forget to look after your parents even while you are busy working.

   Once upon a time, there was a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he became an apprentice(学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not so clever, and his teacher and the other apprentices were always telling him he had no talent for making puppets, and that he would achieve nothing in making puppets.

    Even so, he was fond of it so much that he worked day after day to improve himself. Though he made every effort, they would always find something wrong with his puppets, and the poor puppets ended up being thrown out of the workshop.

    The young man wasn't going to give up, so he decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. Whenever he found a fault in his puppet he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, and with each new attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By that time, his puppet was much better than anything that the other apprentices could make, but he kept making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn't making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was.

    By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, "I can't find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect." And for the first time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and cheerful.

    It is well-known that the perfect puppet, Pinocchio, came to life after that, had a thousand adventures, and gave that old man –whose name was Geppetto—more joy than any other famous puppet—maker had ever got from any of their creations.

Mike's parents were excitedly planning their wedding anniversary celebration. They two planned to go to their favorite restaurant. So they asked their son Mike to 1 his little brother, Leo.

"I really want to 2 Danny's party that day, but I also want to help you out," he said,"I don't know what to do." His parents listened and replied 3 ," Ever since Leo 4 our family, we have taken good care of both of you. This time, we hope you can do what a(n) 5 brother should do."

 Mike went back to his room and thought carefully. Finally, he decided to spend the day with Leo instead. The day of the party arrived. Mike called Danny and explained the 6 why he couldn't go to the party." My parents need my 7 ." he said.

 After his parents left, he 8 the door and made sure everything was safe. Then, he played video games and watched movies with Leo. To his 9 , he was a lot happier than he thought. He enjoyed spending time with his brother.

 When their parents returned home, they were very 10 with both of their sons. Mike was sure that he did something good to make a difference to his family.

As a writer, I ever volunteered as a "Reading Mum" in a primary school. A boy called Ronny attracted my attention. He 1  every other kid in the first-grade classroom but he was different — he had a speech problem. 

Every time it was Ronny's turn to 2  he sat very close to me and opened the book as if he was opening a box of treasure. I watched his fingers move 3  under each letter as he tried his best to speak. If he read a word with a 4  pronunciation successfully, the biggest smile would spread across his face. After several days, Ronny made great progress, although he was still 5  the level of his grade. 

A few weeks before the school year ended, I 6  Ronny a book — one of those Little Golden Books that only cost $5. He was so surprised at my gift that tears ran down 7  face. 

A few days later, I 8  Ronny on a chair near the playground, the book open in his lap. His teacher said, "9  you gave the book to him. he read it every day. Do you know that's his 10  book he's ever actually owned?"

Hearing that, I felt so 11 . I walked towards Ronny and asked, "Will you read me your book, Ronny?" He 12 . 

And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more clearly than I'd ever thought. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said with a great 13 , "Good book!" What a powerful contribution the 14  of that Little Golden Book had made to the life of a disabled child!

At that moment, I knew I should do 15  a writer should do — care enough to write a story that could change a child's life; care enough to make a difference. 

My friends have different interests. Lily has a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} voice. Singing has become her hobby. She often sings Karaoke and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} many music videos every day. John likes watching {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in nature. He also reads books about them. Many people are interested in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} model planes. Bobby is one of them. He thinks it is fun and relaxing. All in all, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} can make our life colourful and bring us knowledge. 

When I was young, I liked to do voluntary (志愿) work. Once I offered {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (give) out water to the runners in a competition in our city. I was happy to see them passing by and taking a bottle of water. Seeing them, I thought maybe I could play a role in the competition, too! Then the next year I joined in the competition with a few {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (friend). I hoped I could finish the race as {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (quick) as I can.

It was very hot on {#blank#}4{#/blank#} day of the competition. After running for about 5 miles, I was so tired {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I decided I would never do this again. The first 5 miles was pretty hard to me. I jogged (慢跑）and walked. At times, I didn't know if I could {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (finish).

Near the end, a 70-year-old man appeared. He ran very fast. I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (feel) a little embarrassed (尴尬的). I was about 50 years {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (young) than him, but I couldn't even keep up with him. At that time, I knew that I should never give up. Then I tried my best to run faster. Finally, as I reached the end, I was happy that I am successful and my father bought a gift {#blank#}9{#/blank#} me. The old man set a good example to me. I didn't regret (后悔) having this experience {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I learned a lot from that competition.