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　　In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won't carry disease．They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal, you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it．

　　People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．

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　　After years of experience, Brenda was faced with a challenge in Sunday School．However, she just didn't know how to 　　1　　 it in a good way．She had never been asked to teach a child quite like Cindy!

　　Cindy, you see, was different．She came from a broken home．And although she was really 　　2　　 , she thought she was so bad that she could not be successful．In fact, Cindy needed care, and most of all, Cindy needed love! There just had to be a way of 　　3　　 her．Day after day, Brenda would pray for Cindy, yet Sunday would come and go and she saw little, if any change．

　　Then one day Brenda asked Cindy if she could 　　4　　 a role in a Christmas programme the children were planning to do．Cindy's answer was, “Don't you think you can find someone better than me? ”

　　“Better than you? ” came Brenda's 　　5　　．“What makes you think there is 　　6　　 better than you? ”

　　“Well, I’ve 　　7　　 been asked to do anything before because I'm not good．I won't get the part 　　8　　 and then everyone will be mad at me for messing up(弄糟)their 　　9　　 , ” came Cindy's answer．

　　“Oh, Cindy, ” said Brenda in a 　　10　　 voice．“I am so 　　11　　 that you think that, but you are so wrong．Don't you realize how clever you are? ”

　　“No, ” Cindy replied in a low voice because she was now in 　　12　　．

　　“But Cindy, in my eyes, you are special and you can also do something well like others, ” Brenda said．

　　Cindy was very happy, and she decided to have a try．

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Dear Editor,

　　I’m a Senior 1 student in a middle school．This term, my favourite teacher, Miss Mao, no longer teaches us．I want to see her, but I’m afraid that she no longer likes me and I don’t want to trouble her．I really miss her．What should I do?

Tian Yan

Dear Tian Yan,

　　It’s bad luck that you have lost your favourite teacher．But, if she is still in your school, nothing can stop you going to see her．When she isn’t busy, ask her if she minds having a quick chat．You can then tell her she was your favourite teacher?everyone is happy to know they are liked!

　　If she has left the school, it will be more difficult to meet her．It will be hard, but remember people always come and go in our lives．We can’t rely on them being with us all the time．

　　You may be sad to say goodbye to her, but we can remember and learn from her．Think of her best qualities．

　　You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers．Study hard and give your new teacher a chance．In time, you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from．

　　Finally, you can not completely rely on other people getting you through your studies, or even your life．

Editor

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