Patty got home after school as usual． She walked in， went to the sofa and sat down， looking at the ____.

"What′s wrong with you? " asked Kathy, her elder sister.

"___．"

Kathy was a thoughtful high school girl. She wouldn't leave things like that. "You ___be in trouble．You're usually happy when you get home from school."

Patty kept sitting with her head down. "I hate school! I hate my class! I hate that new___．

"I know what you mean, Patty. You don' t hate anyone."

"Well! Jerry told my best friend Betty, that she would make friends with her if Betty___being my friend. And now Betty doesn't play with me after class."

"That’s not very ___, Kathy said, How about your other friends？ You have other friends，don't you？"

"Yes, "Patty answered, trying not to cry.   "___ Jerry made me lose my best friend．

"Patty, you didn't lose your friend."

"I just told you，I did!"

"Listen, my little sister. You don't lose friends. You just ___ your real friends. Your real friends will ____ leave you when they meet new friends．

"The next day, Patty walked in, went to the sofa and sat down as yesterday. But the difference was that the ____look came back to her face. It was clear that she had got out of the trouble.

Do you use memes（表情包）to talk with your friends online？ Memes are sometimes more fun to use than words．Here are some popular ones．

In this meme，a duck is looking at something，Actress Zhou Dongyu's face is a bit similar to the little duck's face．Many Internet users find it funny to compare their faces．

In this meme，Nick Young is smiling with a confused expression（疑惑的表情）with question marks around his head，Young plays in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors，He made this expression on a TV show after his mother called him a clown（小丑）．

In this meme，Mo Gutou is pointing to himself and saying "Are you talking to me?" The cartoon characters expression is from a human face． Now many people like making their own special expressions online and those expressions online and those expressions become popular memes．

In this meme，Yue Yunpeng is covering his mouth with his left hand．He looks surprised． Many Internet users think this meme is lively．

Do you know when and where ice cream was created? It has a long and interesting history.

The earliest ice cream was eaten in China many centuries ago． People at that time would put orange juice on the ice or get something cool to drink． Later， this idea traveled to Italy． Around 1660， it was popular to serve ice cream in coffee shops in Paris． Most of the shops were owned by Italians．Among them， the first successful one belonged to（ 属于）a man named Francesco Procopio.

Ice cream was brought to America in the early 1700s, and it quickly became the favorite of Americans． President George Washington had ice cream pots（罐）and machines in his kitchen．Dolly Madison， the wife of President Madison， was the first one to serve it in the White House．She made her guests very happy when she served such desserts（甜品）.

Before ice cream was sold in stores． it was made and kept at a very low temperature first． It took a lot of work to mix cream， eggs， fruit and ice． Nancy Johnson，an American woman who was good at machines， invented the ice cream freezer in 1846． Five years later． Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream factory in Baltimore，Maryland．Her business quickly came to other states．

Today in the United States， ice cream is not only a kind of food，but also a way of life．

At sharing time, Logan waved（挥）his hand wildly. Ms. Lewis called on him. "I lost my   tooth, " said Logan．

"I remember, " said Ms Lewis， " It was yesterday．

"You showed us the hole． " said Zach.

"Ms． Lewis took your picture for the board， and she gave you the tooth in a little box to take home， "said Sammy．

"Yes， but then I really can't find that box anywhere! "said Logan．

"Oh， no! "said Emma． " Only when the Tooth Fairy buys the lost tooth from us， can we grow a new tooth．"

Logan nodded． "What should I do？"

"Maybe you could leave something that looks like a tooth， "said Sammy．

"It's worth a try， "said Logan．

The first night， Logan left a round white eraser under his pillow（枕头 ） But it didn't work.

Logan reported back to the class． Zach advised to use a puppy tooth instead while Emma suggested white corn．

That night， he put a kernel（谷粒）of white corn． Still nothing happened．

The third night． Logan left a note under his pillow． It said：

In the morning． Logan found a note from the Tooth Fairy under his pillow． He shared thenote with his class at school．

"If you sleep with your mouth open， she will be able to see the tooth hole， "said Sammy． The class laughed． Come on! But that just gave me a great idea! "said Logan．

The next day， at sharing time， Logan showed the kids a shiny half-dollar．

"How did you get the Tooth Fairy to leave the money？"asked Zach．

Logan said proudly． "The photo! I took it home to put under my pillow．"

We usually go to see a doctor when we are ill．Doctors may give us some medicine， and the medicine often makes us feel better．

But sometimes the doctor's medicine doesn't work．This happened to one man， Thomas Smith． He was ill in hospital， but he wasn't getting well． Then he found a new "doctor" inside himself．He saw funny films．He read funny books．And something wonderful happened．Laughing took away his pain after half a year． He could have a good night's rest． His own happy feeling helped him get well again． He wrote his story in his book． He said laughing was very useful． It was the best "medicine"．

Another man， Simon Beck，was also ill，and he had a serious pain in his back． The doctor couldn't stop it，so the man Began to "picture" his pain．In his head he "drew a picture of a dog．

He imagined it to be a real dog． And it was hurting him． Then the man talked softly to the dog．He put his hand on the dogs head and made friends with it．One year later， his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you，but more and more people are getting well in this way． So call on the "doctor" inside your mind，and keep happy and well!

An artist saw a beggar（ 乞丐）at the train station one day． He gave his last few     61     to the beggar． Then he saw another one， and forgot that he had no money in his pockets． He asked the man    62      if he would like to have lunch with him． The beggar agreed without    63    ，So they had a good meal together．

In the end，he said to the beggar "Come home with     64     in a taxi， my friend． And I'll give you the money back"．

"No way!" the beggar    65     at once．"I've paid for your lunch． I' m not going to pay for your taxi home!"

Saving Our Eyesight

In a word, let’s take care of our eyes so that we can see our bright future.