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My name is Emily Brown. I am a middle school student. We have some1 at school and at home. We can't get to2 late. We have to finish our homework. We can't stay out3 school nights. Some students think these rules are4 , and they don't like them. But I can't5 them. I think these rules can help6 a lot. If we don't follow them,7 can we do well in our studies? For example, our teachers ask us to clean our classroom every day. If we8 , the classroom will be very dirty. It is bad for our health, too. If your parents ask you9 in bed early and you don't listen to them, you can't10 on time next morning. Everyone needs some rules. Do you think so?

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—That's OK. We seldom eat at home, right?

An old woman is going shopping with a basket. She is going by boat. The boat is going across(穿过)the river. Her basket is empty now. Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the water. "Help! My basket is in the river!"the woman says.

A boy sees the basket. He says, "Don't worry! I can swim. I can get it for you!"He takes off his shirt and shoes. "Look after them for me, please!"he says, and gets into the river.

A duck sees the basket. It says, "I can go by boat. "It thinks the basket is a boat. It gets into the basket.

The boy is swimming in the river. "Where's the basket?"he asks. "It's over there!"says the woman. "It's under that duck!"The boy gets to the basket. "Go away!"he says to the duck. The duck comes out of the basket and swims away.

The boy takes the basket back to the woman. "Oh, thank you very much, "says the woman. "Not at all!"says the boy. "Do you have my shirt and shoes, please?""Yes, here you are. Oh! What's this in the basket?""It's the duck's egg!"