How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon. We invite them to write about their school memories.
Let’s share some of them.                                                                —Ms. Rosen

Name:Brita Favourite memory:           Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends. Unpleasant memory:         Being the “new girl”. Favourite teacher:          Ms. Rosen. I like her interesting classes. Advice:  School can be fun if you do your best.

Name:Jay Favourite memory:           School trips. Singing competitions. Unpleasant memory:          Project homework. Favourite teacher:          Ms. Williams. She treats every student equally. Advice:  Work hard and fun will come.

Name:Rocky Favourite memory:           Meeting new friends. The weekends. Unpleasant memory:          Tests. Favourite teacher:          Mr. Taylor. He helps me with my lessons. Advice:  Once you fall behind, keep trying till you catch up.

Name:Angel Favourite memory:        Being with new people. Fun classes. Unpleasant memory:       The loss of a new watch. Favourite teacher:       Ms. Rosen. She helped me through hard times. Advice:  Hard work brings success.

    When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.
    For weeks my mother helped me (1) ______ my sentences. But once during a performance, every word  (2) ______ from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator(解说员). Though I didn’t tell my mother what had(3) ______ that day, she felt my (4) ______  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
    It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)coming out through the grass, just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down(弯腰) (5) ______ some flowers. “I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass,” she said. “But I like dandelions, all flowers are beautiful—even dandelions!” I said . My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in (6) ______ own way. And that is true of people, too,” she said. Sh e had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the (7) ______ . “You will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, (8) ______ me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
    Over the next few weeks, I learned to take (9) ______ in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a (10) ______ . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass.

    Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
    During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
    Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
   “I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.
    The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
    One grandson went back to the barn to search aga in. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
    He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
    Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
    Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.