— Oh, it's October 2nd.

—No. We have practiced __________ it several times.

— Maybe it has meaning _____ him. 

A few days ago, I ran into (撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn't even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

    Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around (转身), I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.

    That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you'll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself ¾ pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”

    When I heard this, I thought deeply: “While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not patient (耐心的). I felt sad and tears began to fall.

    I quietly went to Betty's bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that's okay ¾ I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”

    That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn't realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.

    Venezia is always crowded with visitors from other countries．And in summer it is       full．

    My husband and I traveled to Venezia by train．I was so excited that I couldn't

      the night before arriving there．

    The train arrived in Venezia at 8：00 a．m．For one second(秒)I thought I was dreaming, because I couldn't believe that I was really in one of the oldest cities in the world．But it was the       ．

    When we left the train station，       I found that l was in a different world．I was        ．Around us，there were no cars or buses．I only found gondolas(威尼斯小划船)in the canals(运河)．I stood outside the train station in       ，looking at the city．

My husband and I       to enjoy a wonderful panorama(全景)of Venezia by gondola after breakfast．Just at that time I      that there was no other place in the world like Venezia．It was really wonderful!