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Time flies! This is ＿＿ third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school __(organize) many activities. What impressed me ____ (much) was an activity ___ (call) “Learning to Farm”. On an autumn afternoon, we _(send) to a farm ____ we learnt to plant potatoes. _____ (be) in the city for such a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After ___ (divide) into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes __ pieces, some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the holes, put the earth back and pushed __down hard.

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Christmas is no fun when you're poor. Twenty years ago I was a young, （struggle）, substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit up and jumped up and down．My daughter（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys_ hours, and thanked God for the （great） happiness I had ever been given．Till today I still treasure gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

Keeping a diary in English is one of the most ______(eff ect) ways to improve our English writing ability. ________ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes _______(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ______ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. I n keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many _________. （difficult）In the first place, _______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. As far as I ________ (concern), my _______ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach . Whenever something g beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ______great use to keep a diary in English for _______ development of our writing skills.

Long ago, in a far-away place, an old tribal chief found himself terminally ill. So he called three most promising young villagers to his bedside and said, “As I(leave)you soon, I hope you can do one more thing for me. Young men, you three are all(usual)strong and resourceful, so I’d like you to strive to climb that high mountain we have always been worshippinga sacred place. Try to reach the top and then turn back to tell me about your findings.
Three days later, the first young man returned smartly dressed and said(smile), “Lord, I’ve been to the mountaintopI saw flowers of all sorts, spring water and singing birds. That’s a real nice place. ”
The old tribal chief replied with a smile, “Son, I’ve been there before. It’s not the mountaintopthe foot of the mountain. You can leave now. ”
A week later, the second young man also returned. “Lord, I’ve been to the mountaintopa forest of tall pine trees and vultures circling in the air. That’s a really nice place. ”
“What a pity! ”said the chief. “Son, you’ve been halfway up the mountain rather than to the summit. Now you can leave. ”
A month later, the third young man showed up in rags, his hair off-colored but his eyes clear and bright.
“Lord, I succeeded in reaching the summit. There was nothing there but the highland wind and the blue sky(hang)over the land. ”
“So you saw nothing at all? Not evenbutterfly? ”
“No, Lord, nothing. All you can see is yourself. You just feel how insignificant you are in this infinite universestanding at the top! ”
“Son, you’ve reached the real mountaintop. Congratulations! You will be undoubtedly made our new tribal chief! ”

I have found that spreading kindness is not always aboutyou do for someone, but it can also be what you say. One day I was standing in line at the gas station. Ahead of me were other people. of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry .After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day. I wanted to cheer them up, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t knowone of you ordered this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciateand thank you .”After that, the five of us smiledwe started talking to each other. What I had said madebig difference to everyone’s day. You can see that it is much easier to spread kindnesswords.