We had Sports Day at school on Saturday. I entered the 100 meters, 400 meters and high jump for older boys.

I didn't win the 100 meters but I came in1.My friend Peter came in first.I really thought I was going to beat him.But he managed to run just a little bit2than me over the last 20 meters and broke the tape a fraction of a second before me.Next year,I'll beat him!

I won the 400 meters.I think I am probably a better3at the longer distance.Next year,I might enter the 1,000 meters. To win the short distance races,you need to get a very good start.With the longer distance races,however,you have time to4if you get off to slow start.

Although I won the  5,it was a slow race compared with last year.I was 2 seconds behind my personal best.I know6I haven't been doing enough training. Next year, I must get into training at least a month7Sports Day. I will run for half an hour every morning.

I thought I was going to win the high jump but I8the bar in my third jump. My left foot touched the bar just enough to knock it down. I need to9more if I am going to win this event next year.

    Walt Whitman was a famous American poet (诗人). He was born 1 Mary 31, 1819, in Long Island. There were nine2 in his family, and he was the second. 3 he was four years old, his family moved to Brooklyn because his family was too poor. His childhood was restless (不安宁的) and unhappy. 4 the age of 11, he left school. Then he began to 5 a job to help his family. As a young man, Whitman 6 a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was 7 years old when he published his first book of poetry (诗集) in 1855. He 8 itLeaves of Grass. It 9 only twelve poems. The new form of his poetry 10 many people. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in 1892.

    One day, several young people went for a picnic. They walked in the open air with 1.

    As soon as they came to a river, they 2 by the clear and calm water. They played with cool water excitedly. Suddenly, a lovely 3 passed by Tom. He tried to catch it, 4 the fish was just swimming a few feet ahead of him. He ran 5 it, hoping to catch it.

    Gradually, Tom came to the water with waist deep. He felt 6, so he wanted to jump out of the water. 7 up and down in the water, he went farther and farther away from the bank. Just at that time, Barry saw this, he offered 8 help to Tom at once. Tom saw someone 9 to him, he caught the person 10 was close to him. Unfortunately, Barry was dragged into the water. The two struggled in the water 11.  Amy, on the bank, noticed that, and she 12 others near the bank.

    Hearing their cries, two farmers near the river took a long rope there. They threw one end of the rope to 13 of them in the water. Together, all the people on the bank pulled 14 end.

    Finally, the two boys were saved!

    The experience has told us 15 we should do something to help others correctly.

    Once there was a clever man. One day he went shopping and he found a very beautiful vase. He loved it very much. It was 400 dollars. But it was too 1for him.

   "Could you sell it at 200 dollars?" He wanted to cut down the2.
    I'm sorry I can't," the shop assistant answered.

    Then he3the shop without saying any words. He went back home and4his friends about the vase. They worked out a5. The clever man hoped the plan could work.

    The next day, one of his friends went to6and wanted to buy the vase for 350 dollars. The shop assistant didn't7.

    Shortly after the first one, the second friend went there and wanted to buy it for 300 dollars.8shook his head.

    Later, the third offered 200. The fourth offered 150. The fifth offered 100. Oh! It was too9.

    At last, the clever man went to the shop and offered 100 dollars again. This time, the plan worked and the clever man10the beautiful vase at his price.

    Once upon a time, there lived a bird named Bharunda. He was strange 1he had two necks with two heads, but shared the same body.

    One day, the bird found a delicious apple. The first head said2. "Oh, what a delicious-looking apple! I am 3 to find it." Then, he started eating the apple.

    The second head wanted to share the fruit, but he was 4. The first head laughed and said, "We share the same 5. It makes no difference on who eats the 6. After all, it goes to the same stomach.

    What's more, I am the one who found it, so I have the right to eat it myself." The second head felt 7, but he kept silent.

    A few days later. the second head found a pear which was from a poisonous(有毒的)tree. He said to the first head that he was going to eat this fruit.

    The first head began to 8. He shouted loudly "Please don't eat this fruit. It is a poisonous one. We share the same stomach. If you eat it, we will both die. I'm sorry 9what I did several days ago." The first head also promised to 10 things with the second one.

    From then on, they got on well with each other.