It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt 1 and had a slight headache.

    I worked in a 2 doctor's office. During those days, the office was often 3 people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe 5 I hurried, I could still make it.

    I was heading inside to 6 for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the 7 to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just 8 a few minutes ago.

    The young man at the counter was trying to be 9 by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole 10 route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to 11 me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I'm going there, too,” I said, which wasn't a lie since I had just 12 up my mind to do it perfectly.

    I got in my car and began to drive 13 . I looked back several times to be 14 they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen 15 to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.

    The film Forever Enthralled was directed by the director Chen Kaige, and famous stars acted in it, such as Li Ming and Zhang Ziyi and Chen Hong. This film shows Mei Lanfang's life as a master of Beijing opera.

Mei grew up in a family of Beijing opera performers. He began to perform on the stage in 1904 when he was 10 years old. He learnt his acting skills and played female roles. Singing, dancing, and acting are the three main parts of the traditional Chinese opera. Mei Lanfang became highly good at all of them. He turned himself into a performer of almost all types of the “Dan” female roles. After many years of effort he enabled(使得) the Dan to have an important place in Beijing opera, with a clear-cut form for new comers to follow and develop. In his 50-year stage life, he used new acting skills and made lots of good operas.

    In July 1937, the Japanese army occupied(占领) Beijing. The officer of the army told Mei to perform for them and promised to give him a reward. Mei refused at the risk(风险) of his life and from then on he did not appear on stage during the war. His decision to give up made him poor until the war ended in 1945.

    Mei Lanfang was the first artist to introduce Beijing opera to foreign countries. He had his opera tours abroad, and people in other countries started to understand this kind of play. After 1949, he became the symbol of Beijing opera through making a great contribution to the development of Beijing opera.

    John worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss1him, "John, I want you to go to London, and to2Mr. Black. Here's the address. His office is near the station. "

    John went to London3train. He left the station and thought, "The office isn't 4the station. I'll find it5. "

    But after an hour he was still looking for it, so he stopped and asked an old woman. She said, "Just go along this street, and turn left6the end, and it's the  7building on the right. " John went and found it.

    8days later, John went to the same city,9again he couldn't find the office, so he asked someone the way. It was10old woman! She was very surprised and said, "Are you still looking for that place?"

    When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I told my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could1have that money.

    On my birthday my parents told me they had my2outside in the backyard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, 3it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so disappointing(令人失望的)! I thought I4 my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment5 their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I 6 the old bike and rode it, feeling7that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't look back...

    As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me 8 much more than just a rusty(生锈的)old bike. They gave me a life lesson about9. When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that10 two dollars isn't less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

    "I can't find my glove," Father says.

    Kate and Alan want to help 1 father. Kate asks, "Dad, what 2 is your glove?"

    Father says, "3 brown."

    Alan asks, "4 did you lose it and when did you last 5 it?"

    Father says, "In my 6, but I can't remember (记起) the time."

    "I see some clothes (衣服) on the sofa," Kate says. "Let's have a 7."

    "OK," Alan gets a 8 from the sofa. A hat sticks to (粘) it.

    "Static can stick two objects together," Kate says.

    Then she peels apart (拨开) more clothes. Then she smiles. "I think I 9 your glove," she says. "Look! Your 10 glove is sticking to the shorts."

    "My glove!" Father takes it. "Thank you, dear!"