—It is very clean and beautiful ____it is a bit small.

    The White family came to a new big city, but Mrs. White's son, Bob, was not happy. He didn't have anyone to play with. "Don't worry!" said his mother. "You will soon make friends here."

    One morning, there was a knock at the door. Bob's mother, Mrs. White, opened it. There stood a woman with brown hair. It was Mrs. Miller. She came to borrow two eggs. She wanted to make cakes. Mrs. White gave her two. In the afternoon there was another knock at the door. Mrs. White opened it and she saw a boy standing there. "My name is Jack Miller," he said. "My mother sends you this cake and the two eggs." "Well, thank you, Jack," said Mrs. White. "Come in and meet my son Bob." Look! Bob and Jack were having cake and milk. They were playing football. Now they are friends! Jack said, "I'm glad you live next door." Bob said, "I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs."

    Jack laughed and told Bob, "My mother didn't want the two eggs, but she wanted to make friends with your mother." Bob said, "That's a funny way to make friends. It's an easy way, too. It can work!"

    Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10－month－old sister home alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame(火苗) I'd expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then I got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out.

    But there was a huge hole left on the floor. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)  for months. Even worse though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.