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Robert likes to take a walk in the park after work. One day when he was walking in the park, he heard a woman calling his name. He stopped to look around, but didn’t see anything 22 . Shortly after Robert saw it, it was gone.

Though Robert felt a little strange, he did not think about it too much and sat down for a rest on a bench in the park. Then he noticed the snake he had just seen 23. Robert was too afraid to move away from the bench. Right at this moment, a woman behind him shouted, “Come here, Robert. You can’t stay on the bench like that. 24.”

In surprise, Robert turned around and said to the woman, “Excuse me, but that’s not a very nice thing to say, and in fact some people say I’m handsome.”

“I’m not talking to you,” said the woman. “I’m telling Robert, my pet snake, to get down from the bench, not you.”

October 31 is Halloween. It is the end of summer and the start of the long, cold winter. Two thousand years ago, people believed that the spirits of dead people would come back to the living world on this day. They also believed that these spirits could help the living people see their future.

The day after Halloween, November 1, was known as “All-hallows.” On this day people went to church to remember the great people who died for their religion. The night before “All-hallows” was called “All-hallows' Eve.” The name later became “Halloween.”

One evening, my dad asked me to buy some bread for dinner. It was dark and cold outside. I rode a bike to a store near my school. When I left the store, it got even darker, so I got on my bike right away. Then I found a woman in a white dress riding a motorcycle after me. She followed me for a long time. I rode very fast and started to cry for help, but no one was there. I was too scared and too tired to ride any faster. At last, I gave up. The woman stopped in front of me and said, "Why were you riding so fast, Ken? It's dangerous!" I looked at the woman. "Oh! It's you, Mom! You really scared me. Dad said you wouldn't be back for dinner tonight!"

Billy is one of my classmates in junior high school. Three years ago, he was very heavy, but he looks wonderful now. Here is his story about how he lost weight.

Billy 41 a lot of snacks and fast food in his elementary school days. Besides, he did not do much exercise. So he kept putting on weight. He became so heavy that one day he broke the chair he was sitting on when he was in class.

After this experience, Billy decided to lose some kilos. First, he went to see a doctor and 42 to avoid fast food. Also, the doctor said he should start exercising. Billy followed the doctor's advice: he 43 away from fast food and snacks for one year, and most important of all, he jogged every day.

That is how Billy lost 20 kilos before he entered junior high school.