Amy didn’t know what was wrong with Grandma. She used to have a good memory, but she always _______ things recently. Amy felt upset. Mom told Amy that Grandma was just getting old and she needed more love.

_______ knowing Grandma had Alzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆症), Amy’s parents decided to put her in a nursing home(疗养院) to get the proper _______ she needed. But Amy didn’t like the idea at all. “We can often go to see her at the weekend. We can take her a present,” Mom said. “Like ice cream? Grandma loves strawberry ice cream!” Amy smiled.

On a Saturday morning _______ visited Grandma there for the first time. Grandma sat by herself in a corner of the room. “Look,” Amy said to Grandma. “We brought you a present—your favourite strawberry ice cream!” Grandma began to eat _______ saying a word. Amy wanted to cry. The next time they visited Grandma, the same thing _______. “Grandma, do you know who I am?” Amy asked. “You’re the girl who _______ me ice cream,” Grandma said. “Yes, but I’m Amy, too, your granddaughter. Don’t you remember me?” she asked _______. “Remember. Sure, I remember. You’re the girl who brings me ice cream.” Suddenly Amy realized that Grandma would never remember her. Grandma was living in her own lonely _______.

“Oh, how I love you, Grandma!” Amy said. Just then she found there were tears(眼泪) in Grandma’s eyes.

“Love,” Grandma said, “I remember love.”

“You see, dear, that’s what she wants,” Mom said to Amy. “Love.”

“I’ll bring her ice cream every ________ even if she doesn’t remember me,” Amy said.

After all, that was more important to remember love rather than someone’s name.

I’d like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help ________ people. As you know, you have helped make ________ possible for me to have “Lucky”, who ________ my life with pleasure. Let me tell you my story.

Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily ________ something that most people can’t imagine (想象). But there are many people who face these challenges (挑战), and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs ________, normal (正常的) things like answering the phone, opening and shutting doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of ________ said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see if it would be possible for me ________ a specially trained dog. She also thought a dog might ________ as I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.

After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to ________ him home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” —a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only bale to have a “dog-helper” ________ your kind donation!

________ does Lucky help me, you might ask? Well, he ________ to understand different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch (取来) my book, ” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, ________ some difficult ones like “downstairs”.

Lucky is an amazing dog. I’ll send you a photo of ________ if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. And so I thank you again for ________ “Animal Helpers”.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about how to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child’s first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed(允许) phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We’ve made a rule in our family that it’s 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a result his child often returned home from school complaining, “All the other kids have it. I’m the only one without it. It’s so embarrassing(困窘).”       

Asked of the keeps passwords(密码) to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts(账号), Mr. Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”.

Besides their wealth(除财富外) Mr. and Mrs. Gates, who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren’t given much pocket money.

And in 2010 Mr. Gates said that he wanted to give most of his ＄61 billion(十亿) away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

Mr. Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today Show interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software(软件).

“What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that’s exciting,” he explained.

Donna Ashlock, a 14-year-old girl from California, was very sick. She had a bad heart. “Donna needs a new heart,” her doctor said, “she must have a new heart, or she will die soon.”

Felipe Carza, 15, was worried about Donna. Felipe was Donna’s friend. He liked Donna very much. He liked her freckles, and he liked her smile. Felipe didn’t want Donna to die.

Felipe talked to his mother about Donna. “I am going to die,” Felipe told his mother, “and I am going to give my heat to Donna.”

Felipe’s mother didn’t pay much attention to Felipe. “Felipe is just kidding,” she thought, “Felipe is not going to die. He’s strong and healthy.”

But Felipe was not healthy. He had terrible headaches sometimes. “my head hurts,” he often told his friends. Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.

One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head. He was dizzy (眩晕的), and he couldn’t breathe. His parents rushed Felipe to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital had terrible news for them. “Felipe’ s brain is dead,” the doctors said, “we can’t save him.”

The parents were very sad. But they remembered Felipe’s words. “Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna,” they told the doctors.

The doctors did several tests. Then they told the parents, “we can give Felipe’s heart to Donna.”

The doctors took out Felipe’s heart and rushed the heart to Donna. Other doctors took out Donna’s heart and put Felipe’s heart in her chest. In a short time the heart began to beat.

The operation was a success. Felipe’s heart was beating in Donna’s chest, but Donna didn’t know it. Her parents and doctors didn’t tell her. They waited until she was stronger; then they told her about Felipe. “I feel very sad,” Donna said, “but I am thankful to Felipe.”

Three months later the operation Donna went back to school. She has to have regular checkups, and she has to take medicine every day. But she is living a normal life.

Felipe’s brother John says, “Every time we see Donna, we think of Felipe. She has Felipe‘s heart in her. That gives us great peace.”

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.

Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.

Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.

Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

It’s said that eyes are the windows of our soul. Beautiful and bright eyes not only show good health but also make you look attractive. However, to have healthy eyes, you have to look after them properly. Your eyes need everyday attention.

Pay more attention to your diet. First, eat food that is good for your eyes. They are fresh fruit and vegetables as well as fish, eggs and milk. Besides, a regular amount of vitamin A and B2 should also be taken.

A regular and sound sleep is a must. It relaxes the eye muscles（肌肉）and gives them the rest. Sleep not only helps the body to repair its tired tissues（组织）. Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eyes.

You must exercise your eyes every day. Blink（眨眼）your eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs watery and gives them a good wash.

We use our eyes in many unnoticeable and wrong ways. For example, if a small thing goes into our eyes, we start rubbing（揉）them, which is wrong. Rubbing can cause damage to your eyes. Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight. Always use sunglasses as sunlight can cause eye tiredness. Light should not shine directly in your eyes. Too much reading, writing, watching TV or working on the computer can also cause eye tiredness.

The Cinderella story is a famous one Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father remarried. Cinderella’s new stepmother and two stepsisters t    76     her poorly. She had to wear old clothes and work hard w    77    the sisters wore beautiful clothes and had fun.

You know the r    78     of the story. A good fairy turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful dress. Cinderella went to a party and a prince f    79     in love with her. Cinderella left the party in such a h    80     that she left a glass slipper and the Prince used that to find her. F    81     Cinderella and the Prince married and lived happily ever after.

That’s one telling of the story, but the Cinderella fairy tale is found in many different countries. And Cinderella is not always a young l    82    . In an Irish story, a young gentleman, Becan, marries a princess and lives happily ever since.

Why is the Cinderella story so p    83     and found in so many cultures? There are several r    84    . First of all, it’s a romantic story. Also, Cinderella is a kind girl with a hard life. And m    85     the most important is that in the Cinderella story, a person faces many difficulties but overcomes them in the end.

86. 小红、小明和小刚是第一中学的三个学生。他们根据自己的兴趣和爱好，每周花几个小时的时间参加不同的志愿者工作。根据以下要点，以“Being a Volunteer is Great”为题，写出他们的志愿者工作及他们的感受。80词左右，短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Being a volunteer is great

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