YES! It was his room. Now he could put things right! Scrooge ________ out of his bed. “Oh Jacob Marley, thank you!”

“They are still here,” cried Scrooge, holding one of his bed curtains in his arms. “They are here. Now, I can change the future. I know I can.”

Scrooge hurried to get dressed. And in his ________, he put on his vest inside out. He put on his trousers upside down. He tore his shirt. And he couldn’t find his socks.

“A Merry Christmas to everybody!” shouted Scrooge.” A Happy New Year to all the world.”

He stopped when he heard the church bells ringing. He ran and ________ the window. No fog. It was a clear, ________ day. Golden sunlight! Sweet fresh air! Happy bells! What a wonderful, wonderful day!

“What day is it today?” cried Scrooge, calling ________ to a boy in his Sunday clothes.

“EH?” replied the boy.

“What day is it today?” ________ Scrooge.

“Today?” replied the boy. “It’s CHRISTMAS DAY.”

“Do you know the butcher’s, on the corner? Go and buy the big prize turkey in the window, I will send it to Bob Cratchit’s. I will give you a shilling.” said Scrooge.

After that, he put on his ________ suit and then go out. He smiled at everybody and greeted the kind old ________ who he saw yesterday.

“Please forgive me for my behavior yesterday. And you will...” Scrooge whispered ________ in his ear.

“Good heavens!” cried the gentleman. “My dear Mr. Scrooge, are you ________? That’s very kind of you.”

That afternoon, he walked to his nephew’s house. He was very ________. He walked past the door several times before he finally knocked on it. His nephew was very happy to see him and everything was the same. It was a(n) ________ party.

The next morning, he went to his office early and Bob was ________, but he wasn’t angry with him.

“Now, listen to me,” said Scrooge. “I’m going to give you a pay rise! And I’m going to help your family. A Merry Christmas, Bob.” He ________ his words and became as good a friend, as good a boss, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, ________ any other good old city or town, or country, in the good old city. He never saw the Ghost again. God bless us all!

If you want to travel to Singapore, here are two famous places of interest.

As Peter was flying towards the ship, he passed the crocodile(鳄鱼). It had swallowed(吞) a clock that goes “tick, tick” inside it before. However, the clock wasn’t ticking then. Peter realized it must have stopped. He began ticking himself so that the other animals would think he was the crocodile and leave him alone. The crocodile, thinking that Peter had taken the clock, followed him. But when Peter reached the ship, Captain(船长) Hook believed the crocodile was coming to get him.

Peter climbed over the side of the ship and went inside a room. He barked like a dog, and all the pirates(海盗) were very afraid. Hook sent two pirates in to find out what the noise was, but they didn’t come back. Then he sent in the children. Inside, Peter set them free, and they prepared to fight.

Peter ran out to meet Hook. “It is I, Peter Pan!” he cried.

“Get him!” cried Hook.

The pirates ran at Peter, and the lost boys ran forward to fight them. The pirates were stronger, but they were so afraid of the ticking and the noise of the dog that they didn’t fight well. Finally only Hook was ready to fight. Peter came to fight him. For a long time, the two enemies stood face to face.

They began to fight. At last Peter hit Hook with his sword(剑). Hook began to bleed. Hook continued to fight, but he was not strong any more. He knew he was going to die. He ran to the side of the ship and jumped into the sea. He did not know the crocodile was waiting for him, as it no longer ticked. The crocodile swallowed him in one bite.

If you happen to be hungry, what will you do? Will you have some of your favorite foods? Well, just like your stomach, your mind can also become hungry. But it never lets you know this because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So while it silently satisfies your needs, you may, without even knowing it, not let it grow. When the mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity will come to a full stop. This may be the reason why we all sometimes think, “What happens next?” or “Why can’t I think?”

Having hunger of the mind is something which can easily be solved by reading widely. Why is reading better than watching TV? This is because reading has always been, going all the way back to our earliest days of childhood through to the person we are today, the greatest tool we have for developing our minds. Since it can also help to develop many other aspects of our lives, reading should be the first thing to help our minds grow. Once you start reading a book and your eyes begin running through its lines, your mind busily tries its best to explain the book’s meanings to you. The interesting parts of the book are stored in your mind like a seed (种子). Now this seed is used by you to develop your own new ideas. This seed, if it is planted many times, can help your ideas branch (发出新枝) out. This is what we call creativity. Also, reading widely can work to increase your vocabulary. In only a few weeks after you have started reading widely, you will be surprised to find that you are able to talk with your friends in English or any other language.

So guys, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and then, more reading. What are you waiting for? Go and get a book!