Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.

    I looked up to her and idolized her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in 1 group.

    One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to

2 seats for our group at the dining hall. Concentrating on my homework, I didn't notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were 3.

    I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.

    Another girl added, "Ashley, she 4 follows you, trying to copy you."

    "I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so 5 and strange.

    I was mortified. My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying 6. I felt heart—broken for the very first time. How did this happen? I 7 we were friends.

    I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The advice she gave was so 8, and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for 9you are." This time it became so profound. Then and there I 10 to find myself back. That was exactly—what I did.

    Over the next month, I went through a lot of 11. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class 12 them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own 13 and never again followed the crowd.

    I had an amazing school year. 14 I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a 15 they had given me.

    Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to the supermarket. A little girl with her mother was in line in front of 1. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of2. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother's heart. "Sorry, honey.3we don't have enough money to get it."

    My daughter heard that dialogue. By the way, she had made some money to buy herself a bike by cleaning our garden once a week. As she watched the mother and daughter leave the supermarket, she rushed to the candy counter and bought a box of smarty(模版) with her money. Then she ran4and caught up with the little girl and her mother, and sent them the box. She came back and told me 5she told them, "Every child should have a box of smarty because they can6you smart."

    I was so7that I bought a box of smarty for my daughter. I told her that I was proud of her8her good action just now. She replied, " 9 we do nice things for others we shouldn't wish to be returned." I explained," When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn't expect to get anything, but when you get something from others, you should be very 10. "

How do you feel when there is a test tomorrow? What do you usually do before a test?

There are four students, they plays all day even though(尽管) they know they will have a test the next day. The next morning, they come up with an idea.

Each student puts some dirt(土) on their faces and hands, and then they go to the teacher's office. "Dear sir, we have a flat tire(轮胎) on the way to school, we push the car back to school all the morning, so we miss the test." They says.

The teacher looks at them for some seconds and says that they can take the test after three days.

On the day of the test, the teacher puts them in four rooms. They are so happy because they have three days to study for the test. However, as they get the paper, they find there are only two questions:

1) What's your name? (1 Point)

2) Which tire is flat? (99 Points)

Their faces get red because of their lies(谎言). Now it's not hard to see how shameful they all feel.

Jia Ling, a famous Chinese director, shines brightly in the world of cinema. With her understanding of human feelings getting much{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(深的) she has created two wonderful films that make people quite interested. Both of them appeared in{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(二月). The first one is Hi, Mom. The second one is You Only Live Once. The lead character, Le Ying, was once a fat girl. Then she{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(保持)exercising for a year and finally turned into a strong boxer. The story reminds us of our own changes.

One of Jia Ling's greatest achievements is to bring out the best performances from her actors. Although she is strict during filming, her actors often speak of her as a friend and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(仰慕) her a lot. She knows how to guide her{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(团队) to do a great job. What's more, she is also a talented screenwriter and a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(幽默的) actress. She often writes the stories by{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(她自己), making sure they are both interesting and encouraging. The stories are always about family, love, and personal{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(发展).

Her films are not only fun to{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(享受), but also full of meaning. Today, Jia Ling is really one of the most important people in Chinese cinema and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (传播) love and joy in her special way.

 My phone rang. It was a text from an unfamiliar number, showing a photo of a smiling man in his 30s. "What a strange picture to receive!" I thought to myself. 

 For the past three years, I have been getting texts meant for this man, Jared. When the second text came, I was a playful sixth grader. 

"My Mom just told me that the Football Club will host a free barbeque dinner on Saturday! Hope you all will enjoy it, " it said. 

"YUMMMY!" I carefully responded. 

 The story of Jared became deeper. I learned that he was part of the" Bowery Mission, " which sounded like a gaming group. Looking it up, I realized it was an organization that helped poor families. This was around the same time I stopped volunteering in my community. I spent more time taking art classes and trying different sports. I then joined the group texts. When a message came about donating food, I texted back, "Count me in!"

 However, I started to feel bad about this lie. A man sent a long message, talking about the hopeless moments in his life. As I imagined what a good friend Jared could be, I felt ashamed that I was unable to provide the support this man needed and realized that I was not even a good listener to my own friends. 

 Throughout this time, I noticed how much Jared's life has changed and I have also been discovering who I am. Learning from Jared, I have grown out of the naughty self, made more efforts tor my community, and become a more understanding friend. Last month, I received another text. Yet, I replied:" Hey, sorry, this is-not Jared, but I hope he is doing well. "