Joe was driving home on a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.

    An old lady with a car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help, but no one stopped to help her. Joe stopped in front of her and got out of the car. The old lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.

    Joe knew how she felt. He said, "I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Joe."

    The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Joe went under her car to repair it. It took him a long time to repair the car. He got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him her name was Mercedes. She asked Joe how much she should pay for his help.

    Joe never thought about getting money. This wasn't a job to him. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person help.

    There was a man who had a big garden. He planted many fruit trees. Now he wanted to pick up the fruits and sell them to make money for his family.

    One day, when he picked fruits with his son, he saw a stranger sitting in a tree and picking the fruits. He shouted," "What are you doing in my tree? For a whole year I have taken care of these trees. You have no right to take the fruits, so come down at once!"

    The stranger in the tree answered, "This is the garden of God and I am the servant(佣人) of God, so I have the right to pick these fruits. "

    The gardener was very surprised at this answer. He called his son and said," Go to bring a rope(绳子) and get this man down from the tree," His son brought the rope and the gardener asked him to tie(绑) the stranger in the tree. The stranger began to shout, "You have no right to do this."

    The gardener answered, "This is the rope of God and I am also the servant of God, so I have the right to tie you." The stranger thought for a while and then said, "I am sorry for taking the fruits. This is your garden and I shouldn't pick the fruits. Please set me free."

    The gardener smiled and said," Since you have realized your mistake, I will set you free, but remember that God has given all his servants rights and every person's right is in his own hands."

Jessica Green is a middle school student. She is a great 1  lover. She keeps a little 2  at home, and its name is Max. She likes the dog and often 3  with it in the park 

This morning, Jessica is really happy because she is going to a zoo with Max by 4 . She likes having 5  to different zoos and taking photos of different animals 

"Come on, Max! We can 6 new friends today!" Max comes to Jessica, running here and there. They 7 the bus quickly and go to the zoo. All kinds of animals are in the zoo, such as giraffes and elephants. Jessica likes pandas best (最), 8 they go to see them 9 are the pandas doing? Some pandas are sleeping, some are 10 bamboo, and some are even waving (挥手) their hands. Jessica and Max stay there for 3 hours and have a good time. What a nice day!

Georgy lived a hard life with his mother Amelia Sedley. He studied in a little local school and did well at all his lessons. Miss Dobbin, Georgy's teacher, followed his progress with interest, and was ready to be helpful and knew how poor the Sedley s were.

"Do let Georgy spend the day with me next Saturday," Miss Dobbin said to Amelia one day. "Miss Osborne, Georgy's aunt, is coming to visit, and I know she'd love to see her brother's son. And who knows, perhaps the boy's grandfather will do something for him one day."

The meeting took place and Miss Osborne liked Georgy a lot. After the meeting, while having dinner at the dinner table with her father that night, Miss Osborne could not hide here motion.

"What's the matter?" old Mr. Osborne shouted at last. Georgy's aunt burst into tears. "Oh sir," she said, "I've seen little Georgy. He's such a beautiful boy—and so like his father!"

The old man did not say a word, but his hands trembled(颤抖), and he sat staring at the table for a long time.

Soon Georgy told his mother about another visitor at the house on a day he spent with Miss Dobbin. "An old gentle nan came today," the boy said. "He watched when I had my riding son. He stared and stared at me.

Amelia knew that the boy had seen his grandfather, and she waited nervously to see what would happen next. After several days, a lawyer came with a letter from Mr. Osborne. "Mr. Osborne offers to take his grandson Georgy, who will then inherit (继承) the fortune (巨款) which would have gone to his father. He will also give Mrs. Amelia Osborne a regular allowance (补贴) to enable her and her family to live in comfort. If she marries again, as is said to be likely, this allowance will still continue. In return, the boy will live with Mr. Osborne, who will allow him to visit his mother once or twice in her own home."

Amelia was rarely angry, but today she stood up, to re this letter into a hundred pieces, and threw them on the floor.

"Marry again! Take money—to part from my child! Who dares to hurt me in this way? Tell Mr. Osborne it is a ridiculous (荒唐的) letter. I will not answer it. Good day, sir!"

About three years ago, I felt very lonely. I didn't like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn't want to talk {#blank#}1{#/blank#} me. And my parents were always saying that other kids were {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good) than me. I thought I was the unluckiest person in the world. 

One day I had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stop) the fight. He was the monitor of our class. After that, he often helped me and we became good {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(friend). Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (1) to cool down. My life began to change {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow) because of the boy, my best friend. As time goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And people around me {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) too. My parents don't shout at me any more and my classmates become kind to me. But now we go to different cities to study. I miss the days when we were together!{#blank#}10{#/blank#} beautiful days they were! And I really miss him. 

It's half past eleven now. It's time to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} lunch. I go to the school dining hall {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my classmates. We have hamburgers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a lot of vegetables today. Do you have lunch at school like us? In America, many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} have lunch at school. Some of them are from poor families. Their parents can't give healthy food to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . Some students {#blank#}6{#/blank#}far from school. They don't have {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to go home for lunch. I have lunch at school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} my parents are doctors. They are very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} with work all day. We all like to have lunch at school. The food {#blank#}10{#/blank#} nice. Where do you have lunch?