Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People 1 coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that2his unhappy life.  One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for 3about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you 4.”  The poor man looked at the vase 5 . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn't want to 6 such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table.  “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be7.”the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.  8he was still not satisfied ."It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.”At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls.  His house turned into 9place immediately. The poor man 10 . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

    Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both of the vegetables and the tree made the garden look wonderful.

    One day, the vegetables and the tree couldn't get on well with 1. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn't leave them enough 2 by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.

    The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to 3 all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(树荫). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.

    Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop 4 his vegetable field because he thought it was 5 to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how 6 they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow 7 there was little water and it was too hot.

    Finally, the gardener 8 the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. 9, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make a(n) 10 to win the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was better to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony with other plants.

    Fred is a bus driver. He always drives the number 14 bus. Fred's bus goes 1the shopping mall on High Street to the park on Queen Street, then 2to the shopping mall. Fred3work at six o' clock every morning.4 bus leaves the shopping mall at ten past six. Fred is sometimes5 to work. When he is early, he sits in his bus and6the newspaper until it's time to go. Fred always stops for 7on the bus because he has to finish work at three o'clock in the afternoon. He doesn't go home by bus. He 8 ! He thinks it's really good for his health. Fred loved his 9 because he can meet different people every day. And he is very10. So the people who travel on Fred's bus like Fred very much.

    Bruce's favorite food is chocolate(巧克力). His parents and teachers often say that it's bad for his 1to eat too much chocolate. But he doesn't 2 it. He often puts some chocolate in the milk 3 breakfast, the juice for lunch, even the soup for supper. His mother has to put4chocolate in his bag before he goes to school. Sometimes when she goes5with him. 6doesn't leave the shop until his mother buys some chocolate for him.

    The little boy7back from school with a painful(令人疼痛的)look yesterday afternoon. One of his teeth hurt and he couldn't eat anything for supper. His mother8 some soup for him. He wanted to put some chocolate in it, or he refused(拒绝)to drink it. His father bought some9for him, but it was no use. So this morning his mother took him to see a10. The dentist found that there was a cavity(洞)in his bad tooth. So he had to fill(填充)it with something.

    "Now, kid," said the dentist, "What kind of filling(填充物)would you like for that tooth?"

    "Chocolate, please." answered Bruce.

    Becky had never been to the theater to see a movie before. She tried to 1 what it would be like. Mum said it was a really big screen. Dad said there were lots of speakers all around. She 2 what else she would, see and hear there.

    It was a long ride to the theater. Once inside, they stopped at the snack bar for a big bag of popcorn they could 3 and a large soda with three straws (吸管) in it. Then they went up to an entrance. A man checked their 4. Becky could hardly breathe. She was so 5!

    They went down a hallway with lots of cool posters and big cardboard advertisements for the newest 6. They found their theater and entered the dark room, going down another short walkway until they saw all of the seats. It was so big inside! "There must be hundreds of chairs," she thought.

    People came in, sitting in rows, eating popcorn and talking 7 the movie started. The lights were turned off soon after, and the screen came on. Wow, Mum sure was-right. Then the movie 8. Dad was right, too! Becky could feel the seats vibrate (振动) with the loud sound. It was an amazing experience.

    Over an hour later with popcorn gone, soda 9, and the movie over, Becky and her parents left the dark room. It was so bright outside. "Well? Did you like it?" Her parents asked as they got back in the car. "That was interesting. Let's come here 10 sometime!" Becky said happily.

    Many years ago in a village, Harlem, Holland, there lived a young boy. His name was Hans and he was eight years old. One 1 day, Hans went across the reservoir(水库) to visit an old blind man. He gave the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while, Then, Hans decided to 2 his home.

    "The water in the reservoir usually gets 3 in autumn," said the old man. "Be 4, Hans." On his way home, Hans sang a song, watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother, 5, the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall. Hans felt afraid and started to 6 . Just then, he heard the sound of water running away. He looked around carefully, and then 7 a very small hole in the dam(水坝).

    Hans felt scared 8 he knew what could happen. The 9 could get bigger and bigger. Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water. Hans knew what to do. He put his finger into the hole, 10 no more water could come through it. "Please, someone, help me!" Hans 11 , But there was no one to help him. After some time, he began to feel very cold and tired, but he could not 12 the dam. All night long, Hans waited and waited...

    The next morning, a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries. I am trying to stop the 13 ,"the boy said. "Can you help me?" The farmer called some other people and they quickly 14 the hole. Then, they took Hans home. Everyone was very proud of that 15 boy.