The computer at the airport yesterday is an IBM laptop.(lose)

    When I was a child, my grandma always told me that half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others. It is so 1.Friends allow us to 2 our success and our joys as well as comfort us when faced with 3 . Most importantly, they provide a 4 for us to learn more about ourselves. I've always 5 friends as the family we choose. They 6our lives. As an old saying goes, a friend is a 7 which you give yourself.

    It's 8 to be a good listener so as to be a good friend. Hear what your friend has to say first rather than 9 to conclusions or interrupting. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror- 10  when they hear their words 11back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not12what they meant to say.

    Besides, patience and13are also important qualities to be a good friend. You know the old golden 14 , "treat others the way you would like them to treat you. The support of a friend during a tough time could 15the difference between success and failure.

    Last but not least, encouragement and confidence are 16 gifts that can help change a person's life. Take care, 17 ,when you choose to have close relationship with someone, for they can have a tremendous（巨大的）impact 18your self-respect and life path. As someone once put it, the  19of your friends are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either 20you up or down.

    Working at the station, I had whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I wasout my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an animal. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead me.

    the distance we could see that something was happening. As we near, I could see a whale by a of about six sharks. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the sharks down into the of the sea.

Grandparents' Day is a warm holiday that allows children and adults an opportunity to show their appreciation for their Grandparents. Grandparents' Day and the weeks just before it are the time when children all over the country start thinking about what to get their Grandmothers and Grandfathers as presents for Grandparents' Day. Of course, giving presents is just one way of celebrating Grandparents' Day, but how to give gifts requires planning.

Choosing presents for Grandparents' Day can be a very difficult task. Because Grandparents' Day and holidays of its kind are meant to honor some of the most important people in our lives, the task of choosing presents that will be appropriate can be challenging. It can be very difficult to even consider the question of what kind of gift could show a Grandparent how much we love them and care for them. Especially for those children who do not have much money, finding the right Grandparents' Day present at the right price is a very difficult task.

One solution to the difficulty of what to buy as a present for Grandparents' Day is not to buy anything at all. Rather than buying a material item that is almost sure to be short of expressing the depth and sincerity(诚心诚意) of your feelings for your Grandmother or Grandfather, consider another kind of choice entirely. One way that you can show a Grandparent that you really care is to make them something. A handmade gift can go a long way towards expressing your love on Grandparents' Day. Of course, there are also a lot more other ways to celebrate Grandparents' Day than by just giving presents to your parents.