11． When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I (1)       my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could (2)        have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my (3)        outside in the back yard. At once I (4)        out to the yard. There was my bike, (5)       it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so (6)       ! I thought I (7)        my parents' feelings because I could see the disappointment(失望) (8)        their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I (9)        the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents (10)       this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn't (11)       .
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me (12)        much more than just a rusty (生锈的) old bike. They gave me a life lesson about (13)       . When you give something out of love, it doesn't matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this (14)        because giving a gift is not about money. It's about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that (15)       two dollars isn't any less valuable(有价值的) than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

12． Jiangmen Opera Booking Office
Time: Begin at 7:30 every evening(last(延续) 2 hours)
Place: Dadi Theatre, 175 Yingbin Road
Tele: 15910740785
E﹣mail: bookjiangmenopera. com
The prices include snacks and tea.
To buy tickets contact(联系) our office by e﹣mail or calling at 15910740785 during office hours in English or Chinese. You can book tickets by credit(信用) card through paypal(支付宝) or through banks. You must pay for the tickets in Bank of China as late as the day before the show.

13． Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted(抵抗)going to bed, and Helen was always complaining about this﹣and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.
Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed. it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.
He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered(悄声说) to his younger sister. "If you pretend that you're asleep, he stops. "

14． Once there was an apple tree which a little boy always played around. When the little boy grew up, he no longer played around the tree.
One day the tree said, "Come and play with me." The boy answered, "I need money." "Sorry, you can sell the apples for some money." The boy did that and left happily.
After a few years, the boy came back. The tree said, "Come and play with me." The boy said, "I don't have time. I need a house." "You can cut off my branches (树枝) and trunk (树干) for a house," answered the tree. The boy did so.
Twenty years later, the boy came back again. "My boy, the only thing left is my dying roots (根)," said the tree. "I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am too tired," answered the boy. The tree then smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. No matter what we need, parents will always be there and give everything they have to make us happy.

15．
This is a story about a monkey.       The old man liked the monkey very much. The monkey was very clever. When birds came to the garden, he drove(驱赶) them away. He also helped the old man in many other ways.       A fly(苍蝇) came and sat on the end of the old man's nose. The monkey drove it away. Soon the fly came back again and sat on the old man's nose again.       Again and again, the monkey became very angry. He jumped up, ran to pick up a large stone. When he came back, the fly was on the old man's nose again.       The fly fell off, but the old man's nose was broken.
      They do things too quickly but they don't think much before they do. Maybe they sometimes bring us trouble, though they mean to do something good.

21． Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging        a group. However, country music brings us        to the "good old days" when people were kind to each other and trusted on another. It reminds us that        best things in life are free﹣﹣﹣ laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Sarah hasn't been to Nashville yet, but it is her       /dri:m / to go there one day. She has already read a lot        the place and done some research on it. She       (know)that there is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and       (singer), like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already       (listen) to most of his songs. "Garth is one of the most       (success) musicians in American history. He's sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!"