When my family got a second dog, I made sure to spend a lot of time playing with our first dog. I didn’t want him to feel like the new pet had pushed him out of his place in our lives.

In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, George is so unhappy that he thinks everyone would be better off if he’d never been born. But, when an angel comes to show him what the world would be like without him, George realizes the positive influence he’s had on everyone around him.

Vicky loves to travel and has been to 23 different countries. However, there’s nothing she enjoys more than coming home to her city, Shanghai., where she has lived since she was born.

Mark is going through a tough time right now. His parents are splitting up and it’s really stressing him out. Things seem to upset him more than usual; it’s like he’s a little more sensitive and easier to hurt.

Behind our house is a steep hill down to a parking lot. After a big storm, you can see a pile of dirt in the parking lot that was washed out of our yard by the stormwater.

We just got the very exciting news that we made it to the second round of the choir contest! We only have one week to send in a video of our choir singing, so let’s get started rehearsing our best song!

It’s exciting to have a new soccer stadium, but I worry about the families who were ___ when the city knocked down houses to build it.

The oddly shaped rock formations along the edge of the ocean were formed by ___ over thousands of years

Scott’s parents believe in ___ punishments: one time they took his phone away for six months!

Emma couldn’t believe how long they made her wait at the emergency room — couldn’t they see her situation was ___ ?

It would be good for the environment if we shut down those pollution-causing factories, but we also have to consider the ___ on the people who work in them.

Our country has many special laws to protect children because they are more ___ than adults.

In order to register at a city school, you have to show proof of ___, such as an apartment lease or electricity bill.