Mr. Smith stood at the bus stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta400s, 1 most of them were yellow. Mr. Smith always 2 the same clothes as other men, ate the same 3 as other people, and did the same things after work, and 4 the end of the week, Mr. Smith did not like to be 5.

    The following week, Mr. Smith bought a new, bright, yellow Beta400. He was very 6 with it, and drove to work in it 7 the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he 8 all the other Beta400s, in front, behind, and on 9 sides of it.

    Mr. Smith parked his car in a big car-park near his office, and walked the 10 of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were 11 many bright yellow Beta400s in the car-park that Mr. Smith did not know 12 car was his. He tried his 13 in some of the cars, but people passing by 14 him a look that he did not like. So he stopped.

    15 Mr. Smith had to wait for nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta400s in the car-park.

    I have a good friend. 1 name is Peter. We study in Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. We are in the same class. He sits in front of 2. He likes Music lesson best. He 3 many CDs. He likes 4 music very much. He likes playing football, too. After school we often play football in the 5. He is very helpful. We often help each 6.

    Peter is not a Chinese. He is from 7. He comes to Beijing 8 his family. His father is a doctor and his mother is a nurse. They work from Monday 9 Friday. At weekends, his mother likes shopping and his father likes fishing. Sometimes they go to the park. They all like Chinese food. They 10 very happy.

    Bill and Josh are brothers.This1Bill says，"Josh，it's 4:30.Let's go on a picnic(去野餐).""That2great to me，"says Josh? "I want to eat some bread and drink (喝) some3,but we must4Mom about it."

    Bill goes to his mom for it.Mom says，"I'm sorry.Bill.I'm busy cooking(做饭)dinner5our family."Bill says， "That's OK，Mom."Then he goes into6room and says to his7 ， "Josh， we can't go on a picnic.Mom is busy."

    Then Mom comes to the brothers'8."Bill and Josh，how about9a picnic' on a blanket by a sunny window(在暖洋洋的窗边的毯子上)'?"She asks."Great! Mom!" say the brothers. "Let's make some10picnic food，"says Mom.

    An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire(退休). He told his boss that he was leaving1 an easy life with his family. The boss was 2 to see his best worker go and asked 3he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, but it was easy4that his heart was not in his work. He used bad wood and didn't work5 before. When the carpenter 6 his work, his boss came to see the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said. "This is your house, my gift to you. The carpenter was surprised! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all7. So it is the same with us. We build our life, a day8, often putting less than our best into the9.Then, in surprise, we know that we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it again, we would do it much more differently. But you cannot go back. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself job. So, build your10 well

    Once upon a time, there was a swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a1small house the lake. They lived a difficult life. Sometimes they 2 money to buy food.

    The swan was 3 to see that. She 4 to help them. Every day she came to the woman's house and left a golden feather (羽毛) without 5 anything. The woman sold the feather 6 bought food. She was happy because her life was 7 than before.

    But the woman became greedy (贪婪的) . One day when the swan 8, the woman caught (捉住) her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers 9 common (普通的) feathers.

    The swan said, "I came to help you, but you wanted to kill 10. I will never come back. Never be greedy." With these words, the swan disappeared (消失).