Thank you for your letter. Do you want to know about my life here? I am not very happy. I have a lot of _______in school and at home. For school rules, I _______wear my uniform. I can’t be late for school. I can’t eat in the classroom. I can’t run in the hallways, either. And teachers tell us not to _______with others. For home rules, my parents are very strict with me. I can’t get up late. I can play computer games only _______ thirty minutes every day. I can’t spend(度过) weekends outside with my friends. I have to clean my bedroom every day. When it is time to go to bed, I have to stop _______ TV. Sometimes I can’t stand(忍受) them. What can I do?

Write to me soon.

Best wishes,

Dave

One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room when he threw the ball at a vase sitting on the shelf _______. The vase dropped and a large piece broke off. What made Ben more _______ was that the vase was his mother’s favorite. To _______ his terrible action, the boy glued the pieces together hurriedly and put the vase back to its place.

As the mother herself cleaned the vase every day, she _______ noticed the cracks (裂纹) that evening. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing _______, the boy said that it was done by a neighbor’s cat. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying. _______, in the face of her son’s nervous eyes, she realized she shouldn’t just simply punish him for lying. She came up with _______ idea.

Before going to bed, the boy found a note, asking him to go to the study at once. In the study, his mother’s face showed no sign of _______. Instead, she took a chocolate box and gave him one.

The mother said, “This chocolate is a reward (奖励) for your _______: a window-opening cat!” She praised her son’s creativity. The son was __________. But before __________ could say anything, the mother continued, “This chocolate is a reward for your ability to __________ the vase. A good effort!” The mother didn’t mention her son’s __________, offering only encouragement and praise, along with chocolates.

Now with two chocolates in hand, the boy tried to say something but his mother __________ him. After that, life at the home was the same as before. The only __________ was that the boy never lied again.

Mr. Smith has a happy family. He works in a factory. His son and daughter are students from No. 8 Middle School. One day, Mr. Smith is going to work.

“I can’t find my glove(手套),” Father says.

Kate and Alan want to help ______ father. Kate asks, “Dad, what ______ is your glove?” Father says, “______ brown.”

Alan asks, “ ______ did you lose it and when did you last ______ it?” Father says, “In my ______ , but I can’t remember (记起) the time.”

“I see some clothes ______ the sofa,” Kate says. “Let’s have a look.” “OK,” Alan gets a ______ from the sofa. A hat sticks to (粘) it.

“Static (静电) can stick two objects together,” Kate says.

Then she peels apart (拨开) more clothes. Then she smiles. “I think I ______ your glove,” she says. “Look! Your ______ glove is sticking to the shorts.”

“My glove!” Father takes it. “Thank you, dear!”