When I am reading a newspaper at home ， my friends call me， “Will you 1 here and give us some help?” I throw the 2 away and run to them.

    My friends are playing a basketball game 3 And the ball goes right into Mrs White's 4 They know I live next to her ， 5 they want me to get the ball for them.

    I 6 my neighbour Mrs White. She looks unfriendly. Everyone says that she doesn't like the children.And 7 knows Mrs White well because she seldom comes out of her house or speaks.

    I walk into Mrs White's garden 8 I am nervous（紧张的）.Suddenly I see a tall 9 walking to me. It is Mrs White. I feel 10 when I see her.

    “Is this your 11 ?" she asks.

    I say yes and we'll 12 do it again.

    To my surprise， Mrs White says， "Why don't you kids 13 here? This hoop（篮球架）here is better than yours."

    Wow! We are so glad to hear that !Mrs White is 14 us to play in her garden! We all learn a(n)15lesson: what many people say isn't always true.

    Once upon a time, a little fish lived in a pond. But she wanted to go to the forest. The pond was deep, and high banks keep it from the view of the forest. Wanting to see the forest, the fish would jump out of water now and then, reaching 1 over the pond with the strength of her tail. It seemed to her that, with a little more effort, she could fly, but unfortunately each time she would fall right back into the 2.

    The fish's mother—a big fish with kind eyes would 3, “What would you want the forest for? We fish must live in water, and that is the way it is.”

    The fish would answer, “I want to go to the forest and that is my 4. And it must come true.”

    So she went to the little fairy(仙子) who had been friends with her for her whole life and pleaded(恳求), “Oh little fairy! I have been living in the water all the time. Now I am 5 my small world. I want to see those big trees covered with beautiful flowers, leaves and fruits. I want to meet 6 and animals.”

    To make her friend happy, the little fairy swung her little wand(魔杖). The rain started falling on the earth, and a few days later, the forest around the pond was covered with water,

    7 the small pond into a lake. The fish swam to the forest. How 8 it was! The fish was very excited because her dream would come true soon.

    “Hello,” the fish said to the flowers and the trees. She 9 on and saw animals sitting on fallen trees which were sticking out of the water. But as soon as she swam closer to the trees, she saw that all the animals were very sad. “We are without 10. The water has flooded the whole forest,” the animals told the fish 11. All this made the fish very unhappy.

    “I am 12 with this rain but my friends—trees and animals are quite unhappy. Oh little fairy! Please 13 the rain. I will go back to my pond. I will be more pleased when trees, animals and birds are happy,” pleaded the fish. The water began to 14 , and the animals were very glad and ran off, and the fish 15 to the pond and she was happier than ever before.

    The art of happiness is to serve all. To be really happy, we must think not only of how we can help ourselves, but how we can help others.

    If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking. On March 14, 2018, the world-famous British scientist died at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

    Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 in England. When he was a boy, he 1 to study how things worked. His father wanted him to 2 a doctor, but he didn't want to. He had great 3 in science.

    Hawking got a very serious 4 called ALS at the age of 21. He couldn't walk or speak. Only three of his fingers could move. He could only communicate with others by computer. At first, Hawking was very sad. Later he 5 to see his life in a different way. He worked 6 and went on with his studies. Then he made some great 7 in science. He wrote many great books. The most 8 one is A Brief History of Time. In the book, he explains the 9 and end of the universe. He also wrote books for 10, like George and the Bing Bang(《乔治的宇宙大爆炸》). They help kids learn about space. And he gave speeches at universities. His unusual life encourages many young people.

    Hawking has left us. But just as his children said after his death, Hawking's works and spirits will live on for many years.

    J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of 1 sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked 2 to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story3the age of six.

    On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began4 the first Harry Potter book for young5. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is6with people of all ages and about sixty7books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's8the Harry Potter series has been so popular. J.K. Rowling is very9with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on 10 children's books.

    Mr. King is a very old man. He likes1dumplings very much. Every Sunday, he goes to a Chinese2near his home and eats dumplings for dinner. Ann works there as a waitress. She often3with the old man when he is there. The old man likes sharing his stories with people and soon they become good 4. Every time after Mr. King5his dinner, he always puts some coins on the table. The 6 is for Ann It's her tip (小费).

    One day, Mr. King asked Ann," Do you want some coins or half my lottery prize (乐透奖)as a tip?" Ann thought that he was making fun of her7she laughed and said, Half of8prize.”

    The next day, Mr. King won (赢得))the lottery prize and 9six million dollars. Then he went to the restaurant10and gave Ann the tip-half of his lottery prize！

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