【推荐2】Now pets play an important part in our life. More and more people keep pets in their houses. I have a dog called Huanhuan. She is really cute and friendly. She always brings happiness to my family. We all love her very much and we take her as our family member (成员). When we have breakfast, she likes to jump onto my mother’s legs to ask for the food she likes. When we watch TV at night, she likes to sit on the sofa with us. When I am sad, she can do some funny things to make me laugh. When I make fun of her, she plays with me happily. Every morning, she always goes to do morning exercises with us. It is great to keep a pet.

We get lots of pleasure (快乐) from Huanhuan, but keeping pets needs time and money. So if you want to have a pet, you must spend time looking after it and you should be patient with it!

【推荐3】Juan loves playing sports. His bedroom is covered with sports objects. He has posters, team flags, and caps on the walls. A small basketball hoop （篮框）hangs in one corner. A box for all his sports equipment （装备）is in the other corner. Juan spends a lot of time in his room practicing. He wants to be first at whatever he does.

One morning, Juan’s mother found there was something wrong with Juan. So she hurried upstairs to Juan’s room. Juan sat in his bedroom sadly. His eyes were red.

“Are you sick?” his mother asked.

Juan just shook his head. Then he handed his mother a letter. Mother took the letter and began to read.

Juan’s mother thought for while and then said, “You have been given a chance to join a great team. Every member of the team is important. There is no ‘I’ in the word ‘teamwork’. To be truly great you have to learn to play each role you are given. Without a backup quarterback, the whole team is in trouble. What if the starting quarterback is unable to play? Everybody on the team was depending on you to do your job. The choice is yours. I don’t think all that practice you do has been for nothing.”

Juan thought it over. He looked around his room. He saw all his favorite sports stars. They made everything look so easy. He thought about what his mother had said. He knew what he would do. “I’m going to be the best backup quarterback the Little Rams have ever seen!” he said. “I won’t let anybody down!” Juan gave his mom a big hug. “Thanks, Mom!” he smiled.

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【推荐1】I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.

The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I hadcheatedon the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith move to a big city with their son, Tim, because Mr. Smith finds a good job here. But Tim is not happy.     1     There is a knock at the door (一阵敲门声). Mrs. Smith opens it and sees a woman standing there. It is Mrs. Green.     2     So Mrs. Smith gives her three eggs. In the afternoon, there is another knock at the door.     3     “My name is David Green,” he says. “My mother sends you a cake and three eggs.”

“Thank you, David,” says Mrs. Smith. “Come in and meet my son Tim.”     4     Tim says, “It’s so glad to meet you and be your friend. I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs.” David laughs and tells Tim, “My mother doesn’t want the three eggs.     5    ” Tim says, “That’s an interesting way to make friends!”

【推荐1】Silent and calm, 25-year-old Linda looks out of the window. She may be smiling now, but it’s been a long, hard road to happiness. Today, she is an author of a best seller and also a famous artist. Her story is about overcoming difficulties and encouraging others to do the same.

Linda did not begin talking until she was two and a half years old. Unluckily, it was found that she had autism (自闭症) and had difficulty in social communication. Linda’s mother taught her the meaning of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things on her own.

Growing up, she was seriously bullied (欺凌). She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks. She tried changing schools, but she never seemed to be welcomed. The bullying continued. She also had trouble with tests. But she didn’t let them stop her. With the help of her parents, Linda received speech and communication treatment.

After a long period of treating, doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies. But she proved (证明) them wrong. Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability—creating beautiful paintings. And at 18, Linda went to art college to study painting and was later invited by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could share her story.

Now she has gone through the dark times. And she has come to realize that she is not useless. At 25, Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family. By sharing her experience, Linda is not only influencing others, but also changing their lives.

【推荐2】It’s the Chinese New Year today. Grace gets a red packet from her grandma. That’s her favorite part of the festival. She gets four dollars and goes shopping in Chinatown (唐人街).

There are lots of interesting things in the streets—lion dances and nice food. Then Grace sees an old man. The man sleeps in the street. He doesn’t wear shoes. “He doesn’t have a home. What a poor man!” she thinks.

At a toy (玩具) store, Grace wants to buy a toy Monkey King. But it’s six dollars. Grace wants to go back home and get more money. On the way, she sees the old man again. “Why not give (给) the four dollars to him? He can use the lucky money to buy some hot food and drinks,” she thinks.

She gives the money to the old man and goes back home. Her grandma knows her story and gives her a big hug (拥抱). What a nice girl!