The chicken and the duck are friends. They live on a 1They often walk around together and talk about many things. One morning, they play and 2near the pool together. The chicken and the duck 3talk about the cat. They think the cat is not 4 because he always looks at them with eyes wide open. “The cat is dangerous, so we must always keep our eyes 5when he is around.”

    Then they talk about the 6The dog is very friendly. The dog has lots of 7 It barks（狗吠） a lot and always runs 8What's more, the dog never runs after them. They both 9the dog.

    At last, they 10the farmer, a fifty-year-old old man. If they don't have the farmer, they have11to eat. He also feeds the cow, the pig, the sheep and many other12 on the farm. They like the farmer because he takes good care of everyone. “He is a 13 man and it's lucky of us to have such a farmer,” the chicken says to the duck 14 “We need the farmer and look forward to living with him forever 15 he can take good care of us all” says the duck. “I hope so” Answers the chicken.

    The Little Prince, a classic novel was written by the French pilot and writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It 1 a story that happened in the Desert of Sahara, about a pilot and a little prince. The pilot had an accident with his plane.2 was wrong with his engine. And he made friends with the prince who 3 from another planet.

    The main4in this book, a special little prince, lived on a5planet known as Asteroid B-612. It 6 only three volcanoes(火山) and a rose with surprising beauty. The flower was rarely found and charming7 words, but she was also proud and self-centred. And it made the little prince leave his planet because he was 8 to face her. During his journey, the little prince visited several planets, and had conversations with their9 including a king, a conceited(自负的) man, a tippler（酒鬼）, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. From them, he found how meaningless the world of grown-ups was.10he arrived on the Earth, where he was shocked by a heart-breaking fact that his flower was not the only one in the world. At that moment a11 appeared , asking the little prince to “tame” (驯服)him, then he did so.12 the little prince left, the fox made him believe that the rose was special to him and the meaning of love and responsibility . At the end of the story, the little prince 13to go back home. The pilot walked14with his friend to the place where he landed. He saw a yellow poisonous snake bite the little prince.

    The next morning, the pilot was unable to find the prince's body. He finally 15to repair his plane and leave the desert.

    The pilot wrote this story to remember everything between himself and the prince.

    One morning thirty years ago, I walked into the Track Kitchen, a 1where almost everyone came for breakfast. I saw an2chair next to an old short man. He was3a pair of old glasses and a wrinkled (皱巴巴) black hat. "He must be from a poor family." I thought to 4 I asked him, "Could I join you, sir?" He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my5.

    We began a conversation and talked a lot. But we 6 asked each other's name. I guessed that he might have no money and couldn't7something to eat. When I went to the counter and buy a8 cup of coffee.

    "May I get you something?" I asked.

    "A coffee would be nice."

    Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and I got him another cup of coffee. 9, I got up to leave, wished him well, and walked to the door. At the door, I met one of my friends. He asked.

    "How did you know Mr. Carpenter?"

    " 10?"

    "The man you were sitting with. He is the CEO of the Channel."

    I could11believe it. I was buying a free breakfast12one of the richest men in town! My few13with Mr. Carpenter changed my life. Now I try to treat(对待) 14with respect(尊重), no matter(无论)what he wears. Don't judge(判断) a man by his15.

    One night in November, Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theatre. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that becoming a violinist is not a small 1 for him. He had to walk 2 the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child. People sat 3 while he made his way to his chair and began his play. But this time, something went 4 Just as he finished the first few parts of the music, one of the strings(弦) on his violin 5 . We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn't. Instead , he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then 6 the conductor (指挥) to begin again. The orchestra(管弦乐队) began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had never heard before.

    Of course, everyone knows that it is 7 for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman didn't want to accept that.

    When he finished, there was a terrible 8 in the room. And then people rose and cheered from every corner of the theatre.

    Perlman was excited. He smiled and said, "You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to 9 how much music you can still make with what you have left."

    So, suppose our task in this fast-changing world is to make music. At first we should try our best with all that we have. And then, 10 it is no longer possible, try to play it with what we have left.

    There was once a bad king. All the people hated him. One day in a summer he was swimming alone in a1. The king was good at2, but he suddenly (突然) fell ill when he was in the middle of the river. He cried out, "Help! Help!" At that moment two3_were nearby. They4ran there and jumped into the river and saved him. They didn't know that he was the king before saving him.

    The king was5, so he said to the farmers, "You saved my life. Now you may6anything, and I'll give it to you." The younger farmer said, "My daughter is ill. Please send her to a good7" The king promised to do so. Then he asked the older farmer."8can I do for you, old man?" The older farmer9for some time and then answered, "You can do a very important thing for me. Don't tell10we saved you."