The winter solstice(冬至) fell on Dec 21 this year. _________ this day, students from Qinhuangdao No. 1 Middle school learned how to make colorful dumplings. With the help of their teacher, _________ used “cups” to make round dumpling wrappers(饺子皮) in their hands. Then they put a mixture into the wrappers and _________ the edges(边缘) together to make a dumpling with a half-moon shape. Their _________ few tries didn’t work out too well—the dumplings wouldn’t stand up! _________ they quickly learned how to do it the right way.

This tradition _________ a famous doctor named Zhang Zhongjing. He lived _________ the Eastern Han Dynasty. On a _________ winter day, many people got hurt on their ears because of the cold weather. Zhang wanted to help them, so he _________ some dumplings with mutton(羊肉), to warm them up. From then on, people started to eat _________ on winter solstice.

Monty was a high school boy from a poor family. One day his teacher asked the students to write a paper about what they wanted to be when they _______. That night Monty wrote a seven-page paper describing his dream _______ having a horse ranch （马场）.

Two days later, he got his paper back. There was an “E” on it. After class, the boy went to the teacher’s office and asked, “_______ did I get an ‘E’?” The teacher said, “This dream is too unrealistic（不切实际的）_______ you need lots of money to buy land （土地）, pay for horses and many other things. But you have no _______. There is no way you can ever do it. Write another paper and I will give you another grade.”

That day Monty _______ a lot about it. Then he had a talk with his father. After listening to the boy’s _______, his father said, “Dear son, it’s your decision. You have to make up your mind about it, as it’s important for you.”

After a week, Monty handed in the _______ paper. He just wrote one more sentence at the end of it: You can keep the “E” and I will keep my _______.

Years later, the teacher went on a school trip with 30 kids to camp on a big horse ranch. One evening she met the owner（主人）of the horse ranch. She got a big ________ because the owner was Monty, the boy who got an “E” for the paper about his dream.

Bill and Josh are brothers. This ________, Bill says, “Josh, it’s 4:30. Let’s go on a picnic.” “That ________ great to me,” says Josh. “I want to eat some bread and drink (喝) some ________, but we must (必须) ________ Mom about it.”

Bill goes to his mom for it. Mom says, “I’m sorry, Bill. I’m busy cooking (做饭) dinner ________ our family.” Bill says, “That’s OK, Mom.” Then he goes into ________ room and says to his ________, “Josh, we can’t go on a picnic. Mom is busy.”

Then Mom comes to the brothers’ ________. “Bill and Josh, how about ________ a picnic on a blanket (毯子) by a sunny window?” she asks. “Great! Mom!” say the brothers. “Let’s make some ________ picnic food,” says Mom.