—Yes. It's one of _____________ parks in the city.

My Mother's Loving Hands

    Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.

    I don't remember1it first started making me a little angry- my mum's hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they2rough (粗糙的) against my young skin. Finally, one night, I3her, "Don't do that any more. Your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything, but she never did it again.

    Years later, I missed my mother's4and her goodnight kiss on my face. I'm not a little girl any more. My mum is5her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.

    Now my own children have grown up. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my6to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow (额头).

    Taking my mum's hand, I told her how7I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mum didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it.

    That night, I8with new appreciation (感激) for my mother's caring hands. And the guilt( 内疚) that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

— _____________, Maria. You can do it.

Jack is a student. He lives with his uncle because his parents work in another city. He does really well in his subjects. (但是他过去是一名“问题学生”)。He was always late for school. What was worse, he didn't use to listen to the teachers carefully in class and (他从来不按时完成他的家庭作业). (用一句话表达老师和父母对他的担心). John, a top student in the class, decided to do something to help him. He talked with Jack every afternoon after school. He did his homework at Jack's home so that he could help him with his lessons. (用so as to改写画线句子) At the end of the school year, Jack did better in the exams. He made great progress. Now, with the help of John, Jack is more careful about his lessons. John is Jack's best friend now. I think Jack is lucky. He gets two things (总结Jack的收获).