There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them

enjoyed living there.

 There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made

the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn't know what had happened.

 A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾)which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.

“Excellent!” said the king, “I'll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”

“I'm afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,” said the young man.

 The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.

    Robert wanted to do well in his exams．He spent all his free time studying．He wanted to be a scientist when he grew up．Unluckily,this meant that he was almost always serious．Although he was young，he didn't relax and enjoy himself．

    Robert's first important exam was coming soon．He had spent almost all the week preparing for it．He had got little sleep and felt very tired．However,Robert thought that he was ready for the exam．"I worked harder than anyone else．I'm▲ I will get a good mark，"he thought during the breakfast．

    After breakfast．he started to feel a little ill．He also had a little headache and found it difficult to concentrate (专心)．But he refused(拒绝)to believe that he'd fail (不及格)the exam．Robert arrived at the school hall and took his chair．He noticed how relaxed and happy his friends looked．

    "They are just under prepared(准备不充分的)，"he thought as the exam began．

    Unluckily,Robert wasn't able to finish his exam．Twenty minutes after the exam started，he felt very hot and uncomfortable．He then slumped(瘫倒)in his chair,and one of his friends called for help．His teacher took him to the school hospital at once．In the hospital，the doctor told him that he was too tired to finish the exam．

He spent the lunch break in the nurse's office．

    He spent the lunch break in the nurse's office.He looked outside and watched his friends.They were playing happily．Robert decided that from then on,he wouldn'-t take it all so seriously．

    "A balanced (平衡的)life is more important．I guess I know what to do next time，"he thought．

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    There is a little girl. Her name is May. She is eight years old. May always asks her mother, "Why is my name May?" Her mother says, "Because your birthday is in May." The little girl is very happy and she likes her name. She thinks her name is very interesting. Every year, on May's birthday, all her friends come to her house and say happy birthday to her. They watch TV, play games and eat the birthday cake together. And she can get a lot of presents(礼物).

    May has a little brother. He is five years younger than his sister. She likes him very much. He was born(出生) in April. Can you guess his name? Haha, his name is April. Oh, April will have a sister next month, the second month of a year. Can you guess what her name is?

    If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3-D animated film.

    The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly, The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.

    China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions(版本)—in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.

    Huang Lei, a famous Chinese actor, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.

    "The most touching(感人的) part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like The Little Prince, and it's a pity that this good characteristic(品质) goes away as time flies," he says.

    Look at this. What's this in English, do you know? Ah, it's a photo. Who's that in the photo? It's Li Yan. Li Yan is my good friend. She is a beautiful girl. Who's that? The boy in black? It's Jim. He is an English boy. He is very cool(酷的).He is my friend, too. We are all in the same school. I like Jim and Li Yan.

    I think that a great friend is a great artist who can change my feeling about life greatly. When I talk about the person who influenced me most, I must think of my best friend quickly.

    When I was in my university, one of my classmates sat beside me. His name is Wang Tao. He is my unforgettable friend in my life. He is good at study and handsome. Everyone knows that he is a genius (天才) of my university.

    He is kind-hearted and is always ready to help others. But he doesn't like others praising him, because he thinks what he did is common. There is an old saying: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Wang Tao sets a good example in many parts in my life. I remember that my mathematics was mediocre at that time, but he was excellent in solving mathematics problems. He often received high scores. I wished I could reach his level. We talked all day long, and he was patient and polite to answer my mathematics questions. Slowly, I made great progress in mathematics. I passed the examination finally. Then we became friends naturally. And now, I still remember his strong will to study.

    We know that we live in a society, so we all need a lot of friends. There are two kinds of friends, good ones and bad ones. Bad friends may make our life unsuccessful, while good ones make our life successful. To me, Wang Tao is a very good friend. I learned so many advantages from him, and I became more and more excellent.

    We separated three months ago. Now I miss him very much, and I hope that our friendship will continue.