Dawson was an angry old man, and everyone knew it. He had the best apples in town, but kids knew for sure they _______ go into his yard to pick apples.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got close, Janet saw Dawson sitting in front of his door. So she _______ that they should cross over to the other side of the street. Like most children, Janet was afraid of him.

However, Amy said Dawson wouldn’t _______ them and then they kept walking. As they got _______, Dawson looked up angrily. But when he saw Amy, he _______ and said, “Hello, Amy. I see you’ve got a _______ with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded _______. To Janet’s surprise, Dawson even _______ them each a fresh apple from his apple trees.

Then Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s not friendly, _______ he was so nice to us?”

Amy said, “When I first walked past his house, he wasn’t friendly and I was afraid of him. But I pretended(假装) he was wearing an invisible(看不见的) smile and so I smiled back at him. It took a while, ________ one day he finally smiled back at me.”

“An invisible smile?” asked Janet.

“Yes,” answered Amy, “my grandma told me that if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, then sooner or later he would really smile.”

Do you want to know some sports at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022? Here are some interesting ones.

	It’s a team sport played on ice, which combines ice sports and ball games. There were two Ice Hockey events at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The competition took place from 3 February~20 February 2022.
	It’s a sport of racing on ice skates that started in the Netherlands. Organized international competition developed in the late 19th century. It was included as a men’s event in the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Women’s speed-skating events were added in 1960. The competition took place from 5 February~19 February 2022.
	It originated in Norway. It is a sport that combines(结合) speed, power and skills. It is challenging and joyful to watch Five Ski Jumping events will be held at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The competition took place from 5 February~14 February 2022.