Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 　　1　　．I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father 　　2　　, too．” But what about the other days of the year?

　　I have a friend whose parents live in another city．One day 1 went to see her．We had a nice conversation．Then she wanted to 　　3　　．So she dialed(拨号)the number, but then she put

down the phone．After about fifteen 　　4　　, she dialed the number again “Hi, Mom…”

　　Later I asked, “　　5　　 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 　　6　　．They can’t get close to the telephone quickly．I always do so when I call them．I just want to give them 　　7　　 time to answer the call．”

　　My friend is a good girl．She is 　　8　　 thinking about her parents．You also want to be a 　　9　　 child, right? Please always remember to 　　10　　 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days．

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　　Millie has a good friend．　　1　　 name is Lucy．She’s from the 　　2　　．She’s American．Millie and Lucy are in 　　3　　 same class．They go to school five days a 　　4　　．They stay 　　5　　 home on Saturday and Sunday．Lucy 　　6　　 China and Chinese food．Her favourite food is rice and cake．At school they play football 　　7　　 class．

　　Millie and Lucy like 　　8　　 things．Now they are making a plane．They like 　　9　　 planes on Saturday and Sunday．Lucy can 　　10　　 Chinese．They are good friends．

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　　April 27 is a special day in Britain．It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day．It was 　　1　　 to Britain in 1994 from America．On that day thousands of girls have a day 　　2　　 and go with one of their parents to their work places．By doing this, it can 　　3　　 girls more about the society(社会)where they live．

　　Now the girls can have a close look at 　　4　　 their parents are doing．This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a 　　5　　 in the future．Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s 　　6　　．This helped her 　　7　　 her mother’s work better．She said that this made her feel more confident about her future．

　　Schools and many companies support(支持)the activity, too．Some schools 　　8　　 make the day a necessary part of school life．

　　Experts(专家)think that girls with more self-confidence(自信)will be more 　　9　　 than common girls．　　10　　 parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others．Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction．

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Kate is 　　1　　 American girl．She 　　2　　 her mother．She lives in Dafeng 　　3　　 her father and mother, Mr and Mrs King．Mr King works in a factory．Mrs King is a teacher in our school．She teaches 　　4　　 English．　　5　　 are friendly to her and she loves us, too．Kate 　　6　　 a lot of friends．She often plays with them．Kate likes 　　7　　 Chinese food very much．　　8　　 Sunday morning she often goes 　　9　　 with her mother．They often buy a lot of things．Mrs King says the things in Dafeng 　　10　　 very cheap．

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Dear Nancy,

　　You asked about places to go and things to do in our town．The Downtown Mall is always 　　1　　．It’s a 　　2　　 place in the oldest part of town．There are some good stores and restaurants there．　　3　　, Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall．It’s a fun place to shop, and it has the 　　4　　 quality clothes．The shop assistants are friendly 　　5　　 people．My favorite 　　6　　 in town is Nick’s Restaurant．It is close to my house．It’s cheap and the hamburgers there are great．I like Dragon City Restaurant, 　　7　　．You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too．But it’s more expensive than Nick’s．The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town．It has the biggest screen and the most 　　8　　 seats．The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies．It doesn’t have the 　　9　　 movies, but the tickets are the cheapest．

　　Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here．Come for a 　　10　　 soon!

Love,

Kate

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Mrs．Scot and 　　1　　 daughter are both teachers．They teach in 　　2　　 same school．They go to school 　　3　　 car．They 　　4　　 home at eight 　　5　　 in the morning, 　　6　　 they get 　　7　　 home at four in the afternoon．Sam Scot and his sister Ann 　　8　　 students．Sam 　　9　　 school by bus and Ann does, 　　10　　．　　11　　 of their friends walk to school．Sam and Ann 　　12　　 at five in the afternoon．They do 　　13　　 homework before supper, and they 　　14　　 TV after supper．They often 　　15　　 early．

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　　Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China．However, Daisy Raffan, an 　　1　　 girl in Britain, hopes to bring the 　　2　　 to the young people．

　　Daisy has 　　3　　 an online learning website to teach the language to as 　　4　　 people as possible, all over the world．

　　With China's fast development in the world, Daisy thinks 　　5　　 important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later．

　　Daisy has been learning Putonghua 　　6　　 the age of five．Two years ago, 　　7　　 she decided to pass on what she had learned, she 　　8　　 the idea for the website, kidschineseclub.com．

　　She said：“People are afraid to learn Putonghua．One of the main reasons is that they think it's an 　　9　　 language to learn, but I have had fun 　　10　　 it．And I hope what I have done is easy and fun．”

　　Her 　　11　　 offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture．

　　Daisy's website has 　　12　　 the support of several important persons－the teenager says she has received a letter praising(赞扬)her work from Gordon Brown, 　　13　　 is the British Prime Minister(首相)．

　　She said：“I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter 　　14　　．He said that what I was doing was a really good idea．I thought it was amazing．I was excited that 　　15　　 was supporting what we're doing．”

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　　When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in．Fitting in means making more friends, 　　1　　 more influence(影响)on others and getting more chances to live a happier life．Here is some 　　2　　 that can help you．

　　Be confident．Confidence attracts most people．Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world．Spend 　　3　　 thinking about your strong points．If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step．You won't have much difficulty fitting in．

　　Be kind to everyone．Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness．　　4　　 people notice your kindness, they will return it one day．Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of 　　5　　．A person who cares for others is popular everywhere．

　　Be active in group activities．Various activities like playing football 　　6　　 help you to be known to others．You may add more friends to your circle．At the same time, you'll be amazed to see how much they like you．　　7　　 wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship．

　　Be optimistic(乐观的)．Optimism makes both you and others feel pleased．It makes a good first impression(印象)．A pleasant smile costs the 　　8　　 and does the most．Humor(幽默)catches others' attention as well．People will like you for making them live 　　9　　．

　　If you follow what is mentioned above, you 　　10　　 by people around you．As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life．

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　　Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was 　　1　　．Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun．

　　One summer there was no 　　2　　 and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought,“I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die．”With this 　　3　　 in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a 　　4　　 search, he found a river full of blue water．He was very happy．He started digging a canal to his field．　　5　　 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home 　　6　　 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to leave his work unfinished．He completed his work 　　7　　 at night．He Was very satisfied．He went home．had a good meal and 　　8　　 into a sound sleep．

　　Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also 　　9　　 digging a canal to his field but he didn't have his work completed．His field did not get 　　10　　 water and all his crops died．

　　Harry's field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

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　　Smiling is the best way of making friends．

　　When I was thirteen 　　1　　 old, my father found a job in the city．So my family moved there．I also came to a 　　2　　 school near where we live．My old school was far away．At first, I did not know anyone in my class．I was very lonely 　　3　　 I was afraid to make friends with my classmates．I 　　4　　 talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents to 　　5　　 me．

　　Then one day, something good happened．I was sitting at my desk 　　6　　 as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other．At that moment, 　　7　　 came into the classroom．I didn't know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked 　　8　　 me and, without a word, smiled．Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm．That smile changed my life．I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends．Day by day, I became 　　9　　 to everyone in my class．

　　　　10　　 the smile, I have moved on to a new life．Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is．So smile at the world and it will smile back．