I'm Maggie．When l was a teenager(青少年)，I wanted to leave school and have my own life．The only1I could think of doing this was to work in the brick(砖)factory in my town．I was very2when I told my father my idea．I thought he would say,"No!You are going to college．"But he3said．"OK．Let's go to the brick factory．"

    Two days later,he took4to the factory．I had a romantic(浪漫主义的)idea of working in a factory．I imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun．I5imagined that there would be music and singing．I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager．

When we6the factory gate,my father spoke to the guard(警卫)and one minute later we were inside．My father said．"Take your time．Have a close look before you decide to work here．"I walked7the factory,looking at the buildings and workers and listening to the noise．Later,I ran back to my father and said，"I want to go home．"

    He asked why,looking into my eyes.

     "It's8here."I answered.

    I went back to school the next day.From then on ,I began to9very hard.I got into a good college.After I left college,I 10a good job at a big company.Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory,I'm now living a really happy life!

    In a small town, a shopkeeper works hard every day. But one day he closed his shop in the

    1and went home. He was very tired, he didn't have supper and went to bed at once. At that time the telephone 2 . A man said, “What time do you open your 3 ，sir?” The shopkeeper was unhappy. He thought the man played a trick on him. He did not answer it and went 4 to bed. A few minutes 5 the telephone rang again. He 6 and went to pick up the phone and found that voice (声音) was the 7 man and he asked the same question. The shopkeeper 8 answered. “You needn't ask me that because I can't let you 9 my shop. It's late now.”

    “No. I want to go out.” the man said, “My wife 10 me at home for dinner now.”

    It was a very hot and dry summer. There was no1all seasons（季节）. The lakes and2dried up, so two frogs（青蛙）went to find some3. The two frogs hopped（跳）all morning, and couldn't find4water. In the afternoon, the two frogs found a deep well（井）. One frog excitedly jumped on to the well（井）5looked inside.

    "Look!" the first frog6,"7is water down there. It looks good. Let's jump in! "

The8frog didn't agree. "No," it said. "9the weather is always dry like this, then the well might dry up, too. We will be stuck（受困的）without water again and won't be able to get out. What will we do10? "

    "You're right," the first frog agreed. "It's always wise（明智的）to think twice（两次）before you jump into something. "

    Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 1 on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 2 with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have 3 homework to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise to give you the best present if you 4 finish one year's work."

    Tom thought for a while and 5.

    Starting One Saturday, the boy 6 early and worked hard until evening, just like 7 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops(庄稼) grew well. 8 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year, "said the father." Now, tell me 9 you want."

    The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). Then he said, "I've already got the best present: No pains, no gains(不劳无获). I think this is what you wanted me to know. "His father was 10 to hear that. Then he smiled, too.