It was the end of the year. We had a party at school. I asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the ______. But two hours later, she didn’t appear(出现). Most of ______ mothers came and then left, dropping off their cookies, chips and cupcakes. I took my bag and left for home.

The house was empty when I got back. My heart was filled with anger(生气) ______ the first time in my life, my mother let me ______. I was lying on my bed upstairs when I heard her come through the front door. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” I could hear her running from room to room. She was ______ me. I kept silent(寂静的).When she walked into my room and sat beside me, I didn’t move. “I’m so sorry, dear.” She said, “I was busy and forgot.” I still kept silent.

Then my mother began to laugh. I couldn’t believe ______. I rolled(翻滚)over and faced her. But my mother wasn’t ______ at all. She was crying. “I’m so sorry, I let my boy down.” She cried like a little girl. I never ______ my mother cry. “It’s OK, Mom,” I reached out and stroke(抚摸)her hair. “We didn’t even need those ______. There was lots of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.”

My ______ made my mother feel better. She pulled me to her. We didn’t say another word. We just held each other in a long hug(拥抱).

Children in England will no longer be able to buy energy drinks. The UK government has made plans to ban (禁止) the sale of energy drinks to kids. It is now asking for public suggestions about what age the ban should start at (16 or 18), the BBC reported.

An energy drink is a type of drink that contains stimulants (兴奋剂), such as caffeine (咖啡因). Red Bull is one of the most famous energy drinks. The makers of these drinks say that they can give you energy when you feel tired.

However, these drinks have very high levels of sugar and caffeine. Energy drinks have 65 percent more sugar than normal soft drinks. This mainly may explain why the number of obesity (肥胖) children has risen.

Too much caffeine can lead to health problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness. A 250 ml can of Red Bull contains about 80 mg of caffeine, three times the level of a can of Coca-Cola, The Guardian noted.

In the UK, more than two-thirds of 10-to-17-year-old buy energy drinks, according to government data. “Children obesity is one of the greatest health challenges (挑战) this country faces. It’s important that we do all we can do to make sure children have the best start in life,” UK Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement.

The ban would apply to (应用于) drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter. Under the ban, shops in England that sell the drinks to children would face fines (处罚) of up to $2500.

Adam bought a train ticket from Liverpool to London. When he reached the railway station, the train had already been filled with passengers. There were no free seats in the carriage (车厢). Then, Adam saw a man selling toys. He suddenly had a plan.

Adam bought a rubber snake and threw it into the carriage. All the passengers were very scared when they saw the “snake”. They all shouted for help. People ran out of the carriage as quickly as possible. Adam saw several empty berths (铺位) and lay down on one of them. He soon fell asleep.

After a while, Adam woke up. He found the train was not moving and thought it had stopped at a station. He asked a railway man, “Which station is it?” the other carriages have left for London.” The railway man replied, “It is Liverpool. In fact, there was a snake in this carriage. So it was separated and left behind here, the other carriages have left for London.”

66. 假如你是李明，你的美国笔友Steve想要在中国结交更多的朋友，写了封邮件想认识你最好的朋友，请依据Steve的邮件内容给他进行回复。

How are you? I’m writing to introduce my best friend ________ to you. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you can be good friends.

Best wishes,

Li Ming