Bobby was six years old, and he went to school. There were nineteen other little boys and girls in his class. They often went to parties together.

    When one of the children had a birthday, he or she invited all the other children to come to a party. And at Christmas all the mothers had parties for all the children.

Bobby like parties very much .He liked the games they played there —but he liked the nice food more .His favorite food was cakes.

    Before a party, Bobby's mother always asked him not to eat too many cakes, and Bobby always answered ,”I won't ,Mom .”But he always ate a lot and sometimes he got ill .Christmas came again, and again there were a lot of parties. Bobby went to all of them. The last one was on January 6^th.

One evening before this party, Bobby's mother called the lady who had the party, Bobby always eats too many cakes at parties. Don't worry, answered the lady “At the party, a child can only have three cakes —and the cakes are small”

    “Oh, good!” Bobby's mother answered happily. On January 6^th, she took Bobby to the party. When it was time to eat ,Bobby took four cakes and began to eat them .”You can only have three cakes ,Bobby！＂said the lady .She asked the boy to put the fourth one back on the plate.

    “I can't,” answered Bobby .I ate that one first”

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    Tony have a compass. he likes it very much. It points the directions.

A compass shows the directions on the face. "N" on its face is for the north. "E" is for the east. "W" is for the west. "S" is for the south. "NE" is for the northeast. "SW" is for the southwest. "SE" is for the southeast.

    Then what is "NW" for?

    To me, music is food and water. I can't live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Usually lots of people go to concerts or listen to music records. Maybe some of you don't do these and you get along quite well, but music is everywhere in our life. For example when you watch movies or TV plays, will you find them interesting if there is no music? I'm sure you will find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like some music because it makes the time seem shorter.

    Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kind of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or others. Of course, it has special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.

    Someone said, "Through music a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong."音乐真的在我们的生活中扮演重要的角色。

Small talk

    Americans often have short conversations, called small talk, about unimportant things with strangers or people they know but not very well. They may have small talk at parties, while waiting in line at the store, at family events or work. It's a way to say hi and express friendliness.

    Small talk is very useful. It can avoid uncomfortable silences and build stronger relationships. For example, when you first meet someone or talk to someone you don't know well, you can break the ice by making small talk. Small talk with a colleague(同事) about his child may help you to understand more of his life outside the office.

    In 2013, researchers from the University of Essex asked some people to make small talk in a study. They found small talk can make people happier. People who talked briefly(短暂地) with a waiter in a coffee shop felt happier than those who simply went in, ordered and left.

    However some people are not good at small talk. Here are some tips to improve your small-talking ability.

    Firstly, find common ground. When you have something similar with your speaking partner, that means you have something to talk about.

    Secondly, ask open-ended questions. They are suitable(合适的) for small talk. For example, if you ask visitors whether they like your city, they may simply say "Yes." But if you ask "What do you think of our city," they will have more freedom in how they answer.

    Thirdly, become a student. Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher. They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something. It's a win-win situation.

    Finally, practice makes perfect. Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice.

    If you make small talk in your native language, you might become happier. If you are making small talk using English, you will most surely improve your speaking and listening skills.

    I have always wanted to write {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When Harry Potter came out, I lost myself in it. In those books, every wonderful thing was created (创造) on a page. The problem is that I am not a very good writer.

    Then I prepared a little black book and it looked very common. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it started as somewhere to write down all of the interesting experiences. When an idea came into my head, I would write them down.

    Sometimes the first idea was not such a good one, but it might lead to better ideas, wrote down 10 ideas, no matter how bad they are. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .After that I would develop it into a few pages.

    Now I bring the book everywhere with me.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} It is full of colorful thoughts or what the world is like.

    The world is full of strange things. Every day, there is something special and unusual just waiting to be discovered (发现)

    My book is amazing .It lets me catch all of those small things and catch them before they can go away.

    So far I have written a great novel and some poems.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.For me, this book is more than just words on paper.

    It is my special wealth (财富).