The clock in the old building in front of Max showed six o'clock．As the clock began 　　1　　, he noticed a tall man with a bag walking to him．　　2　　 turned around, looked at the clock, and then moved his steps 　　3　　．Max walked faster as well．Miss Fritz invited him for dinner．He didn't want to be 　　4　　．

　　"I'm glad you could come," Miss Fritz said．"I've 　　5　　 a lovely cake for us．" She pointed Max to a chair．"Good thing I prepared just now．A surprise visitor just left．" "Who 　　6　　 you?" Max asked．

　　"A teacher 　　7　　 a school for the deaf．He was totally deaf(耳聋的)himself．What a poor man! But he could 　　8　　 the shape of my mouth perfectly．He wrote down 　　9　　 he wanted to tell me．" "Why was he here?"

　　"Well, the 　　10　　 needs more money．I was glad to help out．I got 　　11　　 money from the bank so I was able to give him five hundred 　　12　　．" "Did he just leave? Was he a 　　13　　 man with a bag?"

　　"Yes．"

　　"We'd better 　　14　　 the police．I don't think that man is honest．I know for sure 　　15　　 was not totally deaf," How did Max find it out?

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Are you the only child in the family?If so you are the most important in your family.Parents are the closest people to you in the world.But a lot of middle school students have a problem.They feel they're not as close to their parents as before.They even don't think their parents are fair(公平的) to them.

　　Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them,but never listen to them.Some say their parents don't allow them to play computer games when other classmates are doing that.Others say when they're making phone calls to friends,their parents like to ask if they're speaking to a boy or a girl.These make them very unhappy.Some students even decide to leave home because they're afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong,especially when they do badly in exams.Then they usually think running away is the only choice(选择).But they don't know running away may bring them some more problems.

　　Problems are parts of life.Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.

　　(1)Find a good chance to talk with your parents.Don't be afraid to tell them your feelings.

　　(2)Get help from others like good friends or teachers.

　　(3)Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

　　(4)Show your parents you're growing up.Then they'll feel you're no longer a small child.

　　If you follow the advice,you'll have a happy life and never think of running away.

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