A little boy selling magazines（杂志）walked up to an old man's house. The old man seldom（很少）came out and never said hello to neighbors. The boy knocked on the door and waited. Slowly, the door opened. "What do you want?" the old man said. "Uh. sir. I am selling _____________ and, uh, would you like to_____________one?

The old man just looked at the boy, saying nothing. The boy could see inside the house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）above the fireplace. "Do you collect____________? " the little boy asked. "Yes, they are my family here. "The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said, "No, boy, I don't need any magazines."

The little boy felt _____________ for the old man because he was alone. Then he thought_____________ a little dog figurine that he had. The boy returned to the old man's house with it. He knocked on the door again and the old man came right to the door. "Boy, I thought I told you no magazine.

"No, sir, I know that, I wanted to____________ you a gift. "The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face lit up. The old man was _____________and said. "Boy, you have a big heart, Why are you doing this?" The boy smiled at the old man and said, "_____________ you like dogs. "

From that story on, the old man started coming out and greeting people. He and the_____________became friends. This simple nice gesture（举动）changed_____________their lives forever（永远）.

Ren Kexin is preparing a New Year gift for her best friend. It is a cross stitch（十字绣）. Making the gift takes up a lot of her free time. “I’m interested in making gifts myself,” said the girl in Grade 10, “and I believe my friend will like it very much.”

Many Chinese students make gifts instead of buying them. Ren is one of the students. A DIY gift is not only cheaper but also interesting to make and it has a special meaning.

Teenagers also make other gifts like bracelets（手链）and Chinese knots. “Gift shops may sell many of them, but any gift you make yourself is special.” Zheng Ruobing, a 16-year-old girl said. She once made a gift for an American teacher. Her teacher was excited with the cross stitch.

However, not all students are DIY fans. Luo Dinghan thinks making gifts is a waste of time. “I often buy gifts for my friends, as time is more important than money,” he said. “And some gifts you get from shops are much more beautiful.”

We have just come back from our summer holiday. We had a great time! We went camping because Dad said it was time we left the city.     34    . It took all day to drive there. The car was very full. First, we packed the tent, the sleeping bags, food and all the things we needed for cooking and eating.     35    . Finally, we had to get ourselves in—me, mum, dad and my sister Sally!

We stayed at Lodgepole campsite. It is just two miles from the famous camping giant redwood trees. It is a beautiful place.     36    . But in summer it is hot—it is about 34°C. There are lots of black bears in the park. There are big metal lockers that you have to put all of your food in.     37    . We saw some bears but never close. The first thing we did on our first day was to go to see the giant redwood trees. They are very big and have an amazing colour. My mum was so happy to see them at last!     38    . My legs were very tired.