Fishing with Grandpa

    One day, my grandfather went fishing, and let me go with him. He handed the rod (钓竿) to me, held my 1 and taught me how to throw my line into the water. Our bobbers floated (浮标漂浮着) together as we sat there, hoping for a bite. The sun 2 us. We sat and talked, “I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish 3 in the water,” he said. “Sometimes, they'd jump out and 4beside me. I didn't need a rod and bait (饵) at that moment.” “We have to be 5,” he continued, “The fish may come or they may not. It doesn't matter. We're out in the 6. It's a beautiful day. We're lucky to have the warmth of the sun. If it had rained, we wouldn't be here. ” He sat against a tree. “Yes, it's a 7 day,” he said. I watched our dobbers. 8 fish pulled them under that day. It didn't matter. I was with Grandpa. I felt grown up. Just being with him was special. He was well loved by everyone and I wanted to 9 him when I grew up. He'd worked hard all his life for what little he had, but he could still find time to laugh. He was a relaxing man. In the short time we had together, he 10 me many things: how to hold a rod, the value of a good time, the value of a good friend, respect for my elders, and the importance of working hard and living harder. The list is long.

    Do right things at the proper time，or it's too late to regret for what has passed.

    A grasshopper （蚱蜢）was playing the violin when he saw some ants busy1 food."Why are you working on such a beautiful day？"he asked.

    "We must collect food now，"said the queen of the ants."If we don't，what will we do when 2comes？"

    "Oh，winter is a long way off，"said the grasshopper."You take life much too 3."

    "But you must 4today if you want to eat tomorrow，"said the little ant."You can play your violin after you've finished your work."

    The grasshopper didn't want to follow her 5.He went away，singing.

    Spring soon passed and the warm summer came.All day long the grasshopper played the 6.Soon summer was over.And then autumn passed，too.One morning，the grasshopper woke up and was 7to find that snow had fallen during the night."Why？Had the long winter come？"he said to himself.

    The grasshopper wandered around looking for a place to keep 8but there was no such place."How9I was not to listen to the ants.While I am dying of cold and 10they are sitting in their warm nest with plenty to eat."

    The grasshopper was soon frozen stiff （冻僵的）.The ants picked him up and carried him to their nest.The grasshopper learned a lesson he would never forget.

    Iron Man (钢铁侠）is one of the most popular movies among the young people. It is 1 American boy named Tonny Stark. Stark's father had a very big 2. His family was very rich, 3 little Tonny still studied hard, unlike other rich kids. He was very clever. When he was 4, he went to a famous university (大学). Two years 5, he got a good result and left the university as a good student. But unluckily, his parents died in a plane 6. He had to be the boss of his father's factory.

    Tony's cleverness (聪明) and knowledge brought his company more money. But his success (成功) took him in 7. He 8 when he was fighting with the enemy (敌人). A piece of iron was in his body. 9 the help of a great scientist, he was saved, and became Iron Man. Then he began to use his invention to keep on 10 with the bad men. Finally, he won and became a hero.

    One day, there was an earthquake in a small mountain village. Nothing was destroyed and 1 was hurt. But a big rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

    When the earthquake2many people came to the road and saw the rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock off the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but3.They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.

    “Well,” they all agreed, “There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the road.” At this time a boy of 12 years old said, “I think I can help you to move the rock.”

    “You?” they shouted, “What are you talking about?” The men all4 at the boy.

    The next morning some people came into the street.One of them shouted, “The rock 5!” More people ran out to see. It was right. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't even near the road.

    “This is6,” they said, “Where did it go?”

    The boy stood in the street,7, “I told you I could move it last night. and I buried(埋) it.”

    The boy said.

    The people looked 8.“You see,” he said, “I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline(斜坡) up to the rock and the rock9down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth.”

    The people shouted,“What a10 boy!” And some of them said, “Why haven't we thought of this good way?”

    Today pets are very common in many families, especially the rich have the time and money to look after them. Many people like to keep a kind of animal 1 a pet, such as dogs, cats, 2 and so on. And the pets are very important in some families. They think of the pets as their family members. In many 3 pets can bring love and happiness, and sometimes they also feel 4. They show their thanks in a special way. Especially the dogs, they have been humans' friends for quite a long time. A few weeks ago, a fireman saved a dog named Dobeman 5 a fire in her house. She was a mother of six babies. Then he went on 6 in the fire. The tired man sat down to rest when he 7 the fire. He saw the mother dog that he saved walking straight to him and he wanted to know 8 she was going to do. 9, she came up to him and kissed him. At first he was too surprised to do anything. But then he hugged (拥抱) her 10 at once.