Sometimes, a small action can touch people’s hearts. This was true for Natalie. She is a blind (失明的) girl from London.

That day was Natalie’s birthday, so she decided     1     a good meal with her friend Sara. They     2     the Gino D’ Acampo restaurant, because they thought the food there was     3     and the service there was better than others. After they took     4     seats, Sara told the waiters it was Natalie’s birthday. Then they ordered some food.

A few     5     later, Natalie got a plate (盘子) from the restaurant’s waiter. There were some chocolate dots (巧克力小圆点) on it. Natalie     6     them, and she shouted, “Wow! It is ‘Happy Birthday’ in Braille (盲文),” the idea wasn’t from Sara, but from the waiters.

“I was so surprised at the     7    . It is difficult to write with chocolate in Braille, but they made it. Though I got many gifts on my birthday, this was the     8     one,” Natalie said.

Their story was so     9     that it got popular on the Internet     10    . Showing love can really warm people.

Jill is in the bathroom. She is washing     1     face. The tap is on.

“Turn that tap off,” says an angry voice. “You’re wasting water.”

Jill looks around, but there     2     no one there.

“Who are you?”

“I’m a drop of water. Do you know where I come from?”

“From the tap?” asks Jill.

“A few     3     ago, I lived in the sea. The sun shone and I got hot. Then I went up to the sky. I was in a cloud,” says the drop of water. “I flew over rivers and     4    . Finally, I     5     into a river and people carried me to the water factory     6     me.”

“Clean you?” Jill asks.

“Yes. I was dirty. They cleaned me     7    . Then I travelled through the pipes. And now I’m here.”

Jill asks. “So is this the end of your journey?”

“No. People will make     8     clean again. I     9     into a river and then into the sea again.”

“Again?”

“Yes. My journey starts there. Remember not to waste or pollute me. I’m valuable (珍贵的).”

The journey of a drop of water isn’t easy! So she     10     the tap off and decides to save water from now on.

Hello! My name is Mary Smith. Smith     1     my last name. I’m 12 years old. I am     2     Beijing No. 4 Middle School. I like red very much. I have a red schoolbag. I have three good     3    . Wang Xue is at Beijing No.4 Middle School     4    . She is 11 years old.     5     English name is Linda. She likes white. She has a white jacket     6     a white ruler. Cindy Brown is an     7     girl. She is 13 years old. Her favourite colour is purple. She     8     in Shanghai with her family now. Frank Green is 14. He is at Kunming No.6 Middle School. He     9     a black jacket. It’s cool. He has a pet parrot. It     10     speaks some English. Frank likes it very much.

Last summer, my family went on a trip. It was very     1     . My father, my mother and I     2     to the mountain. We got to the foot of the mountain     3     bus. There was a     4     . The water was clean. I washed my face with the water. It was warm. There     5     many fish in the river. There were different     6     of flowers by the river. They were very beautiful. At noon, my parents and I had     7     under a big tree. The food was     8     and we liked it very much. After lunch, we went on our trip. At about 2:00 in the     9     we got to the top of the mountain. We were very     10     . It was really fun.

I spent my summer vacation at my grandparents’ home. It     1     to be the best time for me. There was a little     2     in my grandparents’ home. I fed it every morning. After a few days, it followed me     3     I went. My cousins and I rode     4     every afternoon. It was really interesting. I heard some     5     stories from my grandpa. When he finished telling a story, he always taught me to learn something from it. I really had a great vacation.

Ben was one of the members of the school kung fu team. He loved kung fu and     1     of winning a big prize. However, he was worried about the competition next week and planned to ask his grandpa for some     2    .

After school, Ben went to visit his grandpa and told him his worries. After hearing Ben’s     3    , Grandpa went into his room. A few minutes later, he came back with a silver trophy (奖杯). It     4     by Grandpa in a kung fu competition. Then he gave it to Ben and told Ben, “I hope it can bring you good luck. And you must believe in yourself. I’m sure you’ll do     5     than me.” Ben thanked Grandpa.

When the big day arrived, Ben felt really nervous. So he decided     6     the silver trophy on a chair. During the competition, Ben did so well that he reached the final. But as the final round was about to start, he noticed the trophy had disappeared. Just when his mind was in a mess, he heard Grandpa shouting     7    , “Come on, Ben!You can do it!”

He said to     8    , “I can do this!” Suddenly he felt strong again. He looked at his opponent (对手) straight in the eye and kicked his leg high. Finally, Ben won the     9     prize. Grandpa and Ben’s friends couldn’t help jumping and cheering.

After the competition, Ben found the trophy under the chair. He thought maybe he had only won the match because of Grandpa’s     10     trophy. He ran over and asked Grandpa. Grandpa laughed, “You did it, Ben! You won because you have confidence.”