How are you? I     1    (not, see)you for a few months, so I thought I should write you a letter and say, "Hi!"

        I have been pretty good lately. I     2    (finish)junior high school soon, and I can't wait to go to senior high! Last week, I     3    (get)a perfect score on my biology test, so my parents took me out to eat ice cream and watch a movie!

        Summer will be here soon, and I am very     4    (excite)for summer vacation. I hope to join a baseball team. I want to be a pitcher（投手）, but I know that I need to practice right now     5     I am not good enough. Maybe you can come to watch me     6    (play)sometime! That would be great!

          Well, that's all for now. And I hope you are well. If you have time, please write me back!

Love,

Brian

The story took place some time ago. For some     1    （原因）, a man’s family became very poor. So when he saw his 3-year-old daughter try to cover the box completely in the paper, he became very     2    （生气）at her. In fact, she wanted to put the box under the Christmas tree.     3    （然而）, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

The man felt shy about what he did to his daughter. But when he found out the box was empty, he still could not     4    （控制）himself. He shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes, she kept     5    （寂静）for a few seconds and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I put all my kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

The father was sad. He put his arms around his little girl, and he     6    （道歉）to his daughter, “I am very sorry. Your gift really makes     7    （意义）to me.” And the father made a     8    （决定）to do something kind to her.

Unluckily, an accident took away the life of the child which made her father feel     9    （无望）. But the gold box and love from his daughter gave him energy and hope.

In fact, each one of us has got a gold box that is     10    （充满）of love and kisses from the people who care for us. There is exactly nothing, anyone could hold, more expensive than this.

【推荐3】Today I want to say     1     (某事) about my dear uncle.

My uncle is     2     (特别的) to me because we’re like friends. It’s he who cheers me up when I am in trouble. For     3     (例子), when I feel stressed, I will always tell him what I have met. For me, he is so     4     (令人相信的). There are no     5     (秘密) between us.

When I am     6     (和) my uncle, we often spend much happy time     7     (闲聊) together. In my heart, my uncle is a knowledgeable man. He likes reading. He can tell me what I want to know because he seems to know everything. My uncle also likes fishing on     8     (周末). We often go fishing by the lake. He always tells me that it can help me keep     9     (冷静). We enjoy     10     (我们自己).

I do think I am lucky because I have such a loving uncle.

Life is not easy, so we should always believe in ourselves! When I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk with other people. My classmates often laughed     1     me. I was sad     2     I could do nothing.     3     (luck), something happened and changed my life. It was     4     English speech competition. My teacher asked me     5     (take) part in it. “Come on! boy! Believe in yourself! You are really     6     (talent)!” She said. Then we talked about the competition and     7     (choose) the topic. I tried my best to remember the speech and practiced it over 100     8     (time). With my teacher’s help, I did well in the competition. I could hardly believe my ears when I knew that I was the winner.

Now, I am     9     (good) speaker in my class. I     10     (be) a reporter in the future. I believe I can make my dream come true.

Road-side business has become a hot topic recently as it reflects common people’s life lively.

Last weekend, 5 college students     1     to taste the trade pattern and difficulties of life outside school     2     selling vegetables on the side of the road together.

In the morning, they had to get up at 3o’clock. First, they went to the farm near the city to buy different     3     of vegetables. To lower the cost, they learn to bargain (讲价) with the farmers. Then they went back to the city as soon as     4     to take up a street stall (摊位). At about 6: 30 a. m. after putting vegetables in order and nicer ones on top, they began to sell vegetables. They peddled (吆喝) loudly     5     actively to attract customers. When the vegetables were not sold out, they gave them to homeless people for free. Two days     6    , they earned (挣得) about 300 yuan.

After this unusual experience, they shared their feelings with each     7    . “We were tired, but we gained     8     lot. Compared with hanging out, such social practice makes us learn     9     difficult it is to make money.” said Wang Wen, who     10     up with this idea.