Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home from school!"

    On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. "I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother. "He'll punish(惩罚)you, you know."

    The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.

    "You're a good boy today", his mother said happily. "You didn't play in the water."

    "No," the boy said unhappily. "There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn't any room(空地方)for me at all!"

    Zhao Muhe is a 105-year-old man from Taiwan. Praised by many people as an ideal role model, Zhao's motto is that it's never too late to learn. He is now auditing(旁听)classes at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan as he prepares to earn a PhD.

    Zhao entered Open University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan in 1999.He went to school by bike every day, never missing a single class. He studied late into the night, and it only took Zhao four years to finish the 128 academic credits required to graduate, which he did at the age of 91.

    Several years later, Zhao decided to continue his studies. He passed the entrance examination for Nanhua University in Taiwan and got a master's degree two years later. The 98-year-old set a Guinness World Record as the oldest postgraduate in the world.

    In 2016, Zhao started classes at National Tsing Hua University. He lives alone on the fourth floor of an old apartment building. He does his own shopping, cooking and laundry, refusing other's help because he thinks it would make him feel old.

    Zhao was born in Shandong Province in 1912. Influenced by traditional Chinese culture, he studied at a private school and started to study calligraphy(书法)when he was 14.Years of practice made him a calligraphy master. Over the decades, he has donated plenty of money raised by calligraphy charities to people in need.

    Zhao held a calligraphy exhibition in Hong Kong in 2013, and also published an autobiography. As he couldn't use a computer at that time, the autobiography was written by others, based on Zhao's oral narration. After the book was written, Zhao decided that he should learn how to use the Internet. Now he can buy his own tickets online.

    Lily is unhappy but her friend Susan makes her smile.

Susan: Hi, Lily, you look sad.

Lily: Oh, Susan, I am so unhappy.

Susan: What is wrong? Please tell me.

Lily: My sister is so clever. Mum and Dad want me to be like her but I am not clever.

Susan: Oh, Lily, don't cry. Everyone loves you. You are clever and funny. I know your mum and dad are proud of you.

Lily: You are a good friend. You always say the right things.

Susan: There is a new film at the cinema. I love a good film and popcorn.

Lily: Susan, you are a genius. You are my best friend.

On a cold winter morning, Mamothy, the lead elephant, set out with her family for breakfast. The cold weather made 1 difficult to find food in the wild. So Mamothy decided to take them to the village where humans lived. When they reached the village, they were 2 .

"Wow! Look! There are so many flowers in this place! How big and colorful they are!" the baby elephants said 3 .

"They don't look like real flowers. Let me find out 4 they are before we eat them," Mamothy told everyone. Suddenly, she saw 5 cow and went to ask her.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you please tell me what 6 ? Mamothy asked when pointing to the colorful things. Is it safe7 them?"

"Oh no! Don't eat them! Humans call them plastic (塑料的) bags. They throw them in a dump nearby. But the wind spreads them all around. You may choke (窒息) to death 8 you eat them." answered the cow.

"How terrible! Thank you for 9 me this." Mamothy went back to her family and told everyone the news.

Then Mamothy said, "Humans' world is too dangerous now but it used to 10 SO safe! What a pity! Tomorrow, we shall all go to another place to look for food." All the elephants agreed and then they seldom set foot on the village.

Hi, I'm Jane. I'm fourteen years old. 1 like drawing pictures. I have three good friends. Let's have a look at their rooms.

I'm Alice. Welcome to my room. My room is small but nice. I love reading. You can see my books everywhere一in the bookcase(书架), on the desk and on the bed. I have a pet cat. She is cute. She always sleeps in my room when I read books. I like to play with her when I finish (结束) reading.

Hello, my name's Tim. This is my room. It is big but untidy(不整洁的). Look! My keys are on the sofa(沙发).My clothes are on the sofa too. My cap is on the desk. Where is my schoolbag? Oh, it is under the chair. You can see a guitar on the bed. I like playing the guitar and I'm good at it.

Hi, I'm Cindy. My room is big and tidy. What can you see in my room? My computer is on the desk My schoolbag is on the chair. My books and CDs are in the book case. What are those under the bed? It's a box. There are four ping-pong balls in it. ! like playing ping-pong with my good friends. It's interesting for me.

About three years ago, I didn't like my classmates, my parents or anyone. My classmates didn't want {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(talk) with me and my parents were always saying that other kids were {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good) than me. I thought I was the most unlucky person in the world. 

One day I got into a big fight (打架) with one of my {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(classmate). I was so angry that I hit (打) him in his face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and stopped the fight. He was the monitor (班长) of our class. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} that, he often helped me and we became good friends. When I was blue or sad, he would cheer {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(my) up. He was always there to help me when I met difficult problems. My life began to change because of such {#blank#}6{#/blank#} kind boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(interest) days together. As time goes by, I have become happier and happier with people and things. My parents don't shout at me any more and my classmates be- come {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(friend) to me. 

But now, I can't often see my best friend {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he is ill and is staying in hospital. I always remember (想起) the time when we spent together. How I miss him! I hope he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) all right and come back to school soon.