I always think my daughter Kendall is the best—that’s just what parents do. When she was only three, she ___________ for the people, like a little angel.

When Kendall was five, we noticed that she________had a tic(面部抽搐).When the problem got worse, we took her from doctor to doctor. __________ the treatment, Kendall continued to sing. Surprisingly, her tics disappeared when she sang.

When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she would be cured soon. However,a(n) _________ thing happened.

At a party, Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped _________ than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and ________ on the floor — on her neck. She was rushed to hospital, paralyzed(瘫痪）from the neck down. She couldn’t __________. But her biggest ________ wasn’t whether she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol.

As the days went on, feeling on her left side ________, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We weren’t sure how much of her ________ would come back. A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up . It was more ________ for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork.

Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain. We all cried because of the ________ we witnessed. But on the day—only three months after her _________—we cried full of joy when she sang, _________ she didn’t enter the Top 24 of American Idol.

When she was a little girl, she asked me _________ it was she that had tics. My heart hurt, but I told her,“Kendall, you have a pure heart, a fantastic voice, a strong mind. And you are a beautiful presence.”

Here are some questions and answers on Yangzhou from a website.

Questions & Answers

That morning, we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and Dr.Mortimer in London. But who?

We went to Sir Henry's hotel. Holmes asked Dr. Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall.

“Yes," said Dr.Mortimer,“Barrymore. "

“We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall," said Holmes.

Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall.

“OK”, said Holmes. “But you mustn't go alone. Watson can go with you. "

Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10:30 train on Saturday.

Holmes thought deeply on the way home: the story of the Hound, Sir Charles's death, the strange letter, the missing boot and the black-bearded man. He sat in his room all afternoon, smoking and thinking.

Just before dinner, a telegram arrived. It said,“Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall. "

“That becomes a dead end, Watson. We will have to look for another way to go forward.

Just then the door bell rang. It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard. “I got a message that you are asking for me", he said. “I've never had a complaint. I came here to ask you what you had against me! ”

“No, no, ”said Holmes.“ Instead, I'll give you money if you tell me about the man in your cab this morning. He watched this house at 10:00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen. "

The driver looked surprised and then answered,“The man said he was a detective and that I shouldn't tell anyone about him. "

“It's serious, my friend, and you may be in trouble if you refuse to answer.”

“His name,” said the driver, “was Sherlock Holmes. "

I'd never seen Holmes more surprised. Then he laughed. “He scored against me that time, Watson. "

The driver told us everything he knew. Holmes gave him the money and sent him away. “This is a dangerous enemy, Watson.”

—Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles

My father was a cemetery（公墓）keeper. When I was a child, he often took me there. Before we left each time, he would lay some stones on some graves（坟墓）.I never asked why. I just thought that was his work.

Yesterday, I visited my sick father. He asked me to go to the cemetery and lay some stones. For some reason, it had to be done that day. I agreed. I hadn't been there for a long time.

When I got there, I found a woman in front of one of the graves I would lay a stone on.As I bent to lay it, I heard her whisper“ Thank you”. It was then that I noticed the date of death on the grave was that same day. The grave was that of a child, only five when he died fifteen years ago.

“ He's my son,” she said. “But, where’s your father? He was always the one to leave the stone.”

I told her that my father was ill but he asked me to do this. It seemed important to him. “Your father’s kindness means more to me than anything else. When my child died, I came often to see him. It is our custom to leave a stone. It tells the one who is here that he is thought of. But, then we moved away from here. so many painful memories…. I was so afraid that he would be alone. But your father marked the grave every time he came. Each time I returned here, I saw that stone and it always comforted me. Your father is the kind of man who would ease the pain of a mother’s heart though we are strangers. Just tell him you saw me today, won’t you?” She said.

It took me a minute to find my voice. That small stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother.

Trees in cities "live fast but die young" compared to forests in the countryside, warns a new study.It’s time for us to understand city trees from a new way.

Researchers found that trees in cities die younger than ones in the countryside because of the higher levels of CO₂. City-living trees suffer(遭受) a loss of carbon storage(碳储量). That means trees produce less energy from the air.

Now researchers say more must be done to deal with the situation. Ian Smith, a PhD student of Boston University in the United States, said, “Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO₂.”. “We find that tree planting alone may not be enough to keep and increase city canopy cover(树冠覆盖率). Because of the age and size of the present canopy, efforts to improve and protect tree health are badly needed for increasing city tree cover and canopy cover.”

The research team used a model to watch changes among street trees for several planting and management methods. Researchers also used the model to watch tree growth, death and planting rates(率)both among trees in Boston city and forests in the countryside in Massachusetts.

It was discovered that rates of carbon cycling and growth rates among city trees were nearly four times faster than those in the countryside. However, loss of carbon storage and death rates are also higher, especially death rates are more than double higher than those in countryside forests.

The study, published in PLOS ONE, has reminded scientists to encourage communities to do more to plant and protect trees. It is important to increase city canopy cover and carbon storage.

Researchers say planting and protecting will be needed to make sure cities can develop healthily, but more needs to be done to have a better understanding of city trees ---which may be different from countryside forests.

Nowadays, many people in China and Japan are racing against time. They put a lot of value in “being on time”. However, in some countries of the world, people have different opinions on “being on time”.

Germany

Thanks to its industrial past, in Germany you are expected to arrive at least ten minutes earlier for any planned meeting.

In Germany, being on time is risky enough because your hosts will probably already be there waiting, wondering how on earth you could be so stupid. What will you do if anything unexpected happens, like heavy traffic or a sudden rain? So remember to arrive early in Germany.

Saudi Arabia

Some countries care little about time and Saudi Arabia is one of them. It’s because of their long history of desert living where time is not the first thing to think about. It could be that it’s too hot to do anything on time. So don’t expect them to be on time. Moreover, looking at your watch during an event is even considered as bad manners. So don’t get angry with them, either.

Ghana

Most meeting times can be changed, even if an exact time is given, Ghanaians are very relaxed and easygoing. They think that if everyone is late, then no one is late. After all, what can’t be done today can get done tomorrow. If you find it difficult to deal with, prepare to be unhappy. Otherwise, sit back enjoy the ride.

Russia

Patience is considered a very important quality in Russian culture but being on time is not. When doing business in Russia, do be on time. Otherwise, it will be considered disrespectful. But Russians won’t hold themselves to the same standard. So, again, patience can be key.

We confirmed that Jim was locked in the hut.We spent two nights d    66     a hole under the hut.We came up under Jim’s bed.He was very surprised to see us.We p    67     Jim to free him when we were ready.Then we climbed t    68     the hole back to our bedroom and talked about a plan.

Tom wanted to make an adventure.He wrote a letter to Uncle Silas telling him somebody was planning to steal Jim.I put the letter under the front door.We waited for the c    69     to free Jim.

The next night,some men were in Uncle Silas’s sitting room--all with guns!We jumped out of the bedroom window and climbed into the hut. “Come on,Jim!”Tom whispered. “Huck, you go first.Then you, Jim.I’ll go l    70     .”

We heard somebody shouting, “The thieves have s    71    Jim!” We quickly climbed out and ran towards the fence.

We kept running like our f    72     were on fire.We made it to the fence.I jumped over the fence and Jim followed me.Tom was right behind us.U    73     ,he caught his trousers on a nail. He pulled t    74     free but the men heard the noise.They started shooting. We ran to the river and jumped into the canoe. We lay down,out of breath.

“Jim!You’re a free man!” I said.We were all happy and Tom was the h    75     .

“It was a great adventure,”Tom said. “And look!I got a bullet in my leg!”

It was true.His leg was bleeding badly but he considered it as part of the adventure.

Taken from The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn

My neighbourhood

My name is Li Lei. I live in Garden Neighbourhood. ________________________________