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　　Mrs Green is going to give a birthday party for her daughter－Mary．Mary is going to be 13 years old．A lot of Mary's friends will come to the party．There will be twenty girls at the party．

　　Mrs Greens is getting ready for the party．Now she is going to do some shopping．She will buy a lot of oranges, apples and bananas for the party．Then she will go home．

　　It's three o'clock in the afternoon．Everything is ready．Now the first girl is arriving．The party is going to start．

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　　When Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World, he looked very worried．He walked quickly to the front counter(柜台)．The owner of the shop, Ernie, jumped out to greet Kyle．He was the shop's first shopper of the day．

　　"Good morning, sir!" Ernie said．"What can I help you with?"

　　"Well, I…," Kyle started to say．

　　"Wait, don't tell me," Ernie interrupted(打断)him．"You're looking for a…a little dog…for

　　your daughter 's birthday．Right?"

　　"No T really, l just…"

　　Ernie didn't let him finish．"Ah, I've got it, You just moved into a new house, and you want some fish for it．I have some very nice tanks over here．"

　　"In fact, I…" Kyle was starting to look very nervous(紧张的)．His face had a strange expression(表情)on it．

　　"No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person．At Ernie's Pet World, we have the best kinds．Take a look at this Persian－long, white hair, and look at that cute expression．She's looking at you．She's thinking, ‘Take me home．Take me home．’ Would you like some cat food and toys as well?"

　　"No, thank you," Kyle said．By this time, he was walking up and down．He had a pained(痛苦的)look on his face．"Really, I'm not interested in cats or fish or little dogs．"

　　"What do you want, then?" Ernie asked．

　　Kyle looked like he was going to cry．"I just want to know if I can use your bathroom!" he finally said．

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　　Most parents don’t think their children feel lonely．If parents attentively listen to kids talking about their feelings, they may be surprised to learn just how many kids feel lonely．

　　A seven-year-old girl, Christa, who when asked to draw a picture of disappointment, gives an image of a friend throwing snow in her face and says that, “True friends don’t do that．I’m going to find a new true friend．” The story shows a major cause of a childhood sense of loneliness－hope for friendship．

　　Children also feel lonely, and even disappointed at home．Kids may complain that, “Dad is frustrated and Mom yells a lot,” or, “My dad is on the computer all the time．Dad works too much．” The kids feel lonely in this environment of parents’ stress．

　　If a child does something wrong because of loneliness, punishment will make her more lonely．She needs to understand why her parents couldn’t give her enough attention at that particular moment and that she wasn’t the cause of their bad feelings．So parents had better not punish children who are feeling lonely and disappointed, but try to help their children and also themselves be relaxed and comfortable．

　　Truly, all parents need to pay more attention to how their actions impact their friends, daughter and sisters, but the most powerful way lies in giving children like Christa the tools to feel good about herself and know that she is worthy of true friends, caring parents, and loving sisters．In your children’s lives they will not be able to control others, but they can control how they feel about themselves．Self-confidence will bring “true friends” on the present-day playground and for the rest of their lives, which is a gift that will make kids’ biggest dreams come true．

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