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Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life without her is hopeless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing nothing. His family try to encourage (鼓励) him to do new things and enjoy life, but they’re not successful.

Henry’s neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come closer to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.

“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.

Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs help right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of rude (无礼的). But she is too old to fix the fence herself, so he agrees.

Henry works on the fence for days. Lisa brings him orange juice while he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.

“What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa says to him.

Henry cannot believe she is asking for more help. Doesn’t she know how sad he is? But because he respects her, he agrees. He works hard and paints the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa’s orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job he has done. Henry feels very happy.

Henry no longer feels that life is hopeless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn’t being rude. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.

Birthday means party, dress, cakes, sweets, gifts and so on. A birthday party is a time 1． (have) a lot of fun and relax yourself. My birthday falls on O2． 18th.

On the morning of my birthday, I got all my family members’3． (wish). At school, I gave sweets to my classmates and teachers. All my classmates sang the birthday song for me. My friends gave me birthday gifts.

On the evening of my birthday, my parents 4． (hold) a birthday party which was fully decorated with flowers, colorful balloons, lamps and ribbons (丝带). Seeing all the things, I was surprised and excited.

I took off my school uniform and put 5． a new dress. I cut the cake while all others around me sang the birthday song. All the guests (客人) greeted 6． (I) with beautiful gifts. My parents bought me a computer as a gift.

We all enjoyed the party 7． celebrated my growth. We played many 8． (interest) games. The guests were served coffee and snacks. Then my friends and I sang songs and danced together 9． (happy). Everyone had dinner at around 10:00 p. m. and then the party was over. It was a wonderful party.

Now I’m looking forward to 10． (go) to my friends’ birthday parties. I believe they will be wonderful, too.

“What’s wrong, dear?” said Mrs. Smith to the little boy, Tom Blair, who had tears in his eyes.

“We have all got a ________ called Little Jim to learn,” said Tom, “and the one who says it best will get a ________ from the teacher. But I don’t think I can learn it.”

“Why not?” said Mrs. Smith.

“It is so long and hard for me. And other boys always ________ me, and call me ‘Slow Tom’,” said Tom in a ________ voice.

“Well, dear, don’t mind ________ others say,” said Mrs. Smith kindly. “Look at that snail (蜗牛) on the wall, how ________ it is! But if you watch it, you will see it will get to the top at last. When you feel like losing heart, ________ the snail on the wall.”

At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to repeat (复述) the poem. When five or six boys had tried, it came to Tom’s turn. ________ Tom got up, there was a laugh because most of the boys thought he would fail. But he did not ________ a word. And his heart was full of ________ when the teacher said, “Well done, Tom Blair!” After the ________ of the class had tried, the teacher said Tom had done ________, and he gave him the prize. “And now tell me,” said the teacher, “how you learned the poem so well?”

“Please, sir, it was the snail on the wall that ________ me how to do it,” said Tom. “I saw it crawl up (爬行) the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, nor turn back, but went on and on. And I thought I would do the same with my task. So I ________ learned it bit by bit, and did not give up.”

“Now, boys, let us give a good ________ for Tom Blair and the snail on the wall,” said the teacher. And the old house rang with a loud, long cheer. For all were glad that “Slow Tom” had got a prize at last.