The Solway Fitness Club

    It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb(炸弹). "There is no Father Christmas."

    I ran to my grandmother's house, for she always told the truth.

    Grandmother was at home. I told1everything. "No Father Christmas?" she was a little 2 "Don't believe it. Put on your coat, and let's go. "

    "Go? Where, Grandma?" I asked.

    "Kerby's Store."

    As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me the dollars and said, "Take the 3and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby's.

    For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering 4to buy, and who to buy it for.

    I thought of 5I knew, my family, my friends, my neighbours... I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar, a 6with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me7 Mrs. Polack's class.

     Bobbie 8 went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, 9 we all knew that he didn't have a cough, and he didn't have a coat. I decided to buy Bobble a red warm coat10 he would like.

     That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and 11"To Bobbie, from Father Christmas" on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he 12them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie's home, telling that I was helping Father Christmas 13 the presents.

     Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie's home. Then Grandma said to me, "All right, Father Christmas get going."

     I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down14 the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the 15 and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.

     That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

    The word, "photography", was first used in 1839. It comes from the Greek words that mean "to write with light". But photography could only give people static pictures. So scientists were trying hard to find ways to make pictures that can move. They made lots of experiments, but failed again and again. It was Eadweard Muybridge who finally succeeded. He was the first photographer to try this successfully. But how did he make it? It was an interesting story.

    Back in 1872, people didn't know exactly(确切地) whether all four of a horse's hooves(蹄) left the ground at the same time when it was running. A gentleman called Leland Stanford made a bet with his friend about it. Most people believed that a horse always had one hoof on the ground, or it would fall over. But Stanford didn't think so.

    At that time, it was hard to know who could win the bet, because a horse's legs move so fast that it is impossible to tell just by looking. So they needed a way to record the movement of a running horse. Then Stanford offered $ 25,000 to the famous photographer, Muybridge, to help find the answer. In the beginning, Muybridge failed to get clear images, but he didn't give up. He continued to improve his cameras. In 1878, after many experiments, he managed to get a sequence(连续) of 12 photos. One of them clearly showed that all four of the horse's hooves were off the ground at the same time. And when the photos moved fast, people could see a horse running.

    Though Edison is usually considered as the person who created the first movie in 1889, it was the work of Eadweard Muybridge and the bet that led to Edison's invention.

    Good food photography(摄影) makes the food look fresh, so many dishes have stand-ins(替身), just as movie stars do. "When I get my lights and camera set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing," explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements. "Sometimes I have to brush the food with its juices because it may have dried out a bit. And when I'm shooting(拍摄)  something like tomatoes, I always carry an atomizer(喷雾器) of water to spray(喷洒) them with dew(水珠) just before I shoot."

    Shooting food outdoors has special problems. "I'm always worrying about flies or worms(虫) coming up the glass," Webber explains. "I am also worried that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food." Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to add to its colour. Finally he found a plant with lovely blue flowers. When the photo appeared, several people were horrified (惊骇的), because the plant was Deadly NightShade(颠茄，有毒).

    Danny lived with his mother in a small town. They were poor and got by only with what his mother earned  a washerwoman. Although they were poor, they were always  (help) to those in need.

    One day, Danny was walking in town when he  (see) an old man carrying a huge bag. The man looked tired and hungry. He was walking around asking people to help him carry the bag.  Nobody agreed to help him. Danny offered to give him a hand. The old man told Danny that he had no money to pay him.

    With  laugh, Danny said that he was just trying to help. He took the bag and put it onto his shoulder. It was heavy! Danny asked the old man where he wanted  (go). He told Danny to follow him. As they walked, Danny  (realise) that they were heading towards his house.

    The old man stopped right in front of it. "This is my house!" cried Danny. The old man did not say a word. He just  (turn) around and told Danny, "This bag is for you. Use it well." Then he went off.

    Danny opened the bag and he was  (surprise) to find a lot of money inside. A note inside it said "Help comes to those who help." From then on, Danny and his mother lived happily. They  (continue) to help those in need.

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