10. —Mom, would you allow me to swim in the lake?

—________. It’s too dangerous.

Five years ago, my father and I had a serious disagreement. We didn’t ________ it. We avoided seeing each other ________ we had to at some important family gatherings(聚会). But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.

So last Tuesday, when I got home, I told ________ I was going to tell my father I loved him. It was strange, but just making that ________ seemed to take a load(沉重感) off my mind.

I was so ________ that I could hardly sleep during the night. The next morning, I went to ________ early. At 9:00 in the morning, I called my dad to ask ________ I could come over after work. He ________.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, I was at my parents’ house ringing the ________, expecting that Dad would ________ the door. I was afraid that if Mom answered, I would ________ and tell her instead. Luckily, Dad did answer the door.

I didn’t ________ any time—I took one step in the door and said, “Dad, I just come over to tell you that I love you.”

Believe it or not, it seemed like ________. Before my eyes, my father’s face softened, the wrinkles(皱纹) seemed to ________ and he began to cry. He hugged me and said excitedly, “I love you, too, my dear son, but I’ve ________ been able to say it.” Seeing this unforgettable sight, Mom walked by with tears in her eyes.

So my message to all of you is this：Don’t wait to do the things that you know need to be done. What if I had waited to tell my dad?

“Keep your eyes on your own paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It is a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.

This morning, I had an experience with a “rule breaker” during an English exam. I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice, “I hope you studied for this test!” I gave him a smile, not sure whether he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I leaned a little more closely towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said.

“What am I going to do?” I thought to myself. Cheating went against my beliefs. I curled my arm around my answers.

“He’s your friend and what are friends for?”

“You know it’s wrong.”

I tapped(轻敲) the top of my desk, hoping for an easy way out of this matter. No easy answer came. I just knew I had to do what I felt was right, even if it made James mad. So I guarded my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers.

When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, searching for the right words to say to James. “Sorry, James, but you know me well enough to understand how I feel about cheating.” I said slowly and softly. “But maybe I could help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled. “It might not be easy, but I’ll give it a try.”

I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn’t been destroyed. Mrs. Archer would be proud.

①I gave him a smile.

②I leaned a little more closely towards my paper.

③I curled my arm around my answers.

④I tapped the top of my desk.

⑤I guarded my paper so that he couldn’t see my answers.

When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. As we were walking to my car one cold night, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman carrying a small child. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t buttoned up(扣上). The man began to tell us he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel. He had a job but no place to live in and was waiting for the first paycheck. He said he could get our mailing address and mail the money back.

The guy I was with reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the man was reaching his hand out to take the money, I put my hand on my new friend’s hand and said, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”

I told him that every day people asked my mother for money on her way to work. She said they made more money than she did, simply begging for money. These people were cheating those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child, they would have at least buttoned his jacket or covered him with his blanket.

My new friend looked at me with disappointment and said, “Michelle, I know there are people out there that take advantage of(利用)others. I also know there are people out there that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give $20 to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is worth it.”

I am now 37 years old and I have never forgotten what he said to me. I don’t even remember his name, but I do remember that the experience changes the way I look at different situations.

Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world’s greatest wonders.

“As far as I’m concerned,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest ones.     51     they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. Remember those people who     52     (build) them had only very simple tools. They did not have so many kinds of machinery that     53     (engineer) and builders have today.”

“I agree that the pyramids are wonderful,”     54     second man said, “but I don’t support the idea that they are the     55     (great) ones. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. With computers, people manage     56     (know) about the world, just by surfing the Internet.” He turned to the third man and asked about his view.

The third man thought     57     a long time, and then he said, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful and that computers are wonderful, too. However, in     58     (I) opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the Thermos(保温瓶).”

With these words, he pulled a Thermos out of his bag,     59     (lift) it up and said, “In winter, you pour in a hot drink and it     60     (stay) hot. In summer, you pour in a cold drink and it keeps cold. How does the Thermos know whether it’s summer or winter?”

61. 每个家庭都有自己的家规，好的家规有利于孩子的成长和家庭的和睦。请根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇文章。

要点：1. 你不同意你家的家规中的哪一条；2. 为什么不同意；3. 你认为这条家规应该如何修改。

要求：1. 语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；3. 90词左右。