Ralph and Edward were in Grandma's house in the countryside. It was snowing outside. So they 1stay in the house all day.

    When they 2  , it was still snowing. Every time they woke up during the night, they could 3  the wind whistling around the house. 4  the next morning it was a sunny day. "Oh, grandma! Please do quick breakfast. We are going5 to build a fort（城堡）, " cried the boys. They were soon out in the snow, and what6 good time they had! When grandma called them in to dinner they didn't know why the time flew so fast. After dinner, Ralph was looking out of the window, when he saw two little7 sitting on a tree.

    "Oh, Edward! Come here," he called. "See those poor little birds. They look so  8. "

    "Poor little things," 9 Edward. "The snow really brought 10  a happy time this morning, but you see it covered everything up so that these poor birds can't get their food. Don't you feel11 for them?"

    "Let us get some food  12grandma and throw it out to them," said Ralph, "  13they can find it." Then they did so.

    The little birds were soon flying 14. It sounded like they were saying, " 15."

    When I was about twelve years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list became 1： I was very short, and I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand（忍受）all of these as long as I could. 2, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears(眼泪) in my eyes.

    He listened to me quietly, and then asked, "Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 3 what you're really like? Now you have that girl's ideas. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 4. Pay no attention to(别在意) the other things that she said."

    I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't 5, like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the 6 time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

    I brought the list back to my father. He refused to take it. "That's just for you," he said, "You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself, but sometimes others' opinions are also important, so you 7 learn how to listen, and not just 8 your ears in anger and feel hurt（受伤害）. When something that is said about you is true, you'll find that it will be 9to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to all of them, 10the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do." I have remembered my father's advice at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

    When we talk about the universe, we mean not only the sun, the earth, the starts, but also the moon. Do you know1 about the moon? The moon is smaller than the earth, but the sun is much bigger than the earth. The moon is2 from the earth. It's 380,000 kilometers away. On the earth we see that the moon3 like a cake. It is round. There is4 air or water on the moon, so there is no living5 there. The side of the moon towards (朝，向)the sun is very hot, while the other side is very6. People can jump7 on the moon than on the earth and we can walk very8 there. It takes more than three days to get to the moon9spaceship (宇宙飞船). Now some countries including10 can fly to the moon. I'm sure we can go to the moon in the future one day.

    Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 1 .The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose2them.

    One picture was of a3lake. The lake was like a perfect mirror with peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All people who saw this picture4it was a perfect picture of peace.

    The other picture had5too. But these were rugged(崎岖的)and bare(光秃秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful6. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall, there was a bush(灌木)7 in the crack(裂缝)of the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

    After the king compared the two pictures8, he chose the second picture9explained, "Peace does not mean being in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your10. That is the real meaning of peace."

    Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.

    One day Stuart was playing basketball 1 he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn't be able to play for six months. Steve went 2 him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn't going to read them. Then he began to read them and 3 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren't 4.

    When Stuart's leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 5 Stuart's doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss(投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.

    Then Stuart was ready to 6 the basketball games. Steve went to watch the games and enjoyed himself. They then 7 practiced basketball and read books together.

    So you can see, when 8 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also 9 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 10 you can find new things to do.

    My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.

    Last year, I couldn't believe the1that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn't seem as2as I was.  He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn't help3.

    I knew very well what my family was4. My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years.  We lived a hard life and I couldn't continue my schooling.  I felt so upset but I could say5to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work6my family.

    To my surprise, things completely changed7the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been8by my schoolmates. He encouraged me," Always have a dream. " With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.

    I have been studying hard since I entered the high school.  Whenever I meet difficulties, I always9my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter10hard life is. Just as a great man says, "When one door shuts, another opens in life."