1 . Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you.

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t try to talk about something with your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t listen to you if you are shouting at them. Go somewhere else to cool off. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you think you can’t speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter to them.

Try to understand your parents. Your parents may think differently from you. Tell your parents what you think, what you care about and why. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. Put yourself in their shoes and you may find a better way out.

Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to an agreement. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

It is also important to show your love to your parents. Try to do some small things at home, like making them a cup of tea, helping do some chores, and so on. It helps to keep your relationship closer. A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try.

People often talk about the “walls” that some individuals build around themselves. I was one of those individuals. Long after I divorced and became a single parent, I still wore my wedding ring. Maybe it was because I didn’t want anyone to know that I had failed at something in my life. Wearing that ring helped me pretend that everything was okay.

You think that people can’t see through those kinds of walls. But they do. They just know enough not to let you know that they see you are pretending. One day at work, however, pretending didn’t come that easily. I was on my coffee break with colleagues. Then my cell phone rang and the garage boss told me loudly the car repairs would come to $850. I looked worried. I needed that car to hold down my present job. Without it, I would have to walk fourteen miles to and from work in North Bay. I felt sick. I didn’t have a credit card, and I certainly couldn’t call the $28 in my bank account “savings”. But every problem has a solution, and in my case that meant I had to ask someone else for something—even if it was only a lift downtown after work. Luckily, my colleague Jane volunteered to give me a ride to the garage after work.

I spent the rest of the afternoon trying to come up with bright ideas about how to pay my garage bill. I figured I could borrow $200 from my mom and pay her back at a rate of $2.50 a week. I thought of what I had at home that I could live without and therefore sell. I finally decided the best I could do was to offer to type up invoices (发票) for the garage.

When Jane dropped me at the garage that evening, the owner asked me to step into his office.

Before I could say anything, he added, “People who you work with have been coming in here all afternoon.”

6 . True friendship lasts a lifetime. Years can pass, but the love always stays the same.

For many years Tony Parker from the city garbage collection would arrive in front of the Wierenicz home and there would always be three cute faces_______ for him. However, over time, his route was_______ , and Olivia, Emma and Axel Wierenicz really missed him.

Just for fun, the children’s mother, Carla Wierenicz, posted an old video of Tony _______ over and hugging her 3-year-old kids on Instagram. City officials saw the video and arranged for a(n) _______ stop for Parker at Carla’s house so he could see his young friends again.

Just like old _______, the three kids did all the things they used to do when they saw Tony. From_______ up into the truck to honking the horn (按喇叭), it was amazing for the now-7-year-olds. They even continued their _______ to the end of the street.

For the special meeting they _______exchanged gifts. Tony brought them toy dump trucks and T-shirts. The three kids gave Tony a_______ they spent the night making for him. “I love it. I’m going to hang it on my wall,” Tony said of their drawing.

Carla said Tony was ________ for the love of her kids and loved to play with them. “He loved those kids so much, and the kids love him, he was the kid’s hero,” she said.

9 . When Randy Smalls found out that his daughter, ReOnna, was in a group of students who bullied(霸凌) a girl at school, he couldn’t bear to sit back.

As someone all-too-familiar with being bullied, he felt they should say sorry to Ryan Reese, the girl who was getting picked on. And in doing so, he also found a way to teach his own daughter a lesson. He decided to help Ryan buy brand new clothes. ReOnna was upset, especially because she is into fashion. So Randy asked her to come with them and help pick out Ryan’s new clothes. Randy also took Ryan to get her hair done at asalon (美发厅). Randy’s generosity became inspiration. Several local salons also offered to help keep her looking beautiful in the months that followed.

Upset as Re’Onna was at first, the more time she spent with Ryanthe more she began to truly understand the importance of not bullying. Not only because it’s not okay to hurt others but because you never know what someone else is going through. For Ryan, that included losing her dad, grandpa, and aunt in a short period of time. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Ryan said. “I just started to cry. It really took me deeper down in my depression.”

“As parents, we have to take responsibility for what our children do,” Randy said. “We can teach our children, but when they go and are around other children, something terrible may happen. When situations like this happen we have to take action and be the parent and not the friend.”

One person I admire is Judith, a    1    (help) girl who lives on my street. She’s in my sister’s class and they’re in     2    same swimming club as well. They are both good    3    swimming. Judith loves many kinds of     4     (pet). She keeps a dog so she often    5     (take) it for walks by the river at the back of     6    (we) house.

Last winter a small boy fell into the river. He couldn’t swim and kept     7     (cry). Hearing the cry, Judith didn’t stop to think. Although the water     8    (be) very cold, she jumped into the river    9     (immediate). The boy disappeared under the water, but Judith stayed calm    10     pulled him out. They were both fine.

I admire Judith because she saved the boy’s life. I think she is a real hero.