One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved 1 better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy2 my father had told me I would have to ask for credit (赊账)at the store.3 is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重)but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were 4 when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,5 was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.

    At Davi's Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished 6 the things I wanted, I walked to him. "I need to put these on credit." I said to him 7.

    The farmer gave me a 8 look. But Buck's face didn't change in the slightest. " No problem." He said in a relaxing voice, " I believe your daddy will 9 them in time." Then he turned to the farmer, " This boy is Jame William's son."

    The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I 10 pride. Jame William's Son, there three 11 opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.

    That day I 12 that a good name of great importance. My father's good name had won our neighbors' respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任)that came with 13 encouraged us a lot. They made us be 14than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people.15 acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.

    One Friday morning, Chen Hua gets up late. When he gets to the door of the classroom, Mr. Gao, his math{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（teach）says, "You are late again. Now how{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（much）times are you late this week?"

    "Three times," says Chen Hua.

    "Why are you late{#blank#}3{#/blank#}class?"

    "Because I get up late."

    "Why don't you go to bed{#blank#}4{#/blank#}/'ɜ(r)li/?" asks the teacher.

    "It isn't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（I）fault（过错）, Mr. Gao. The TV show is over{#blank#}6{#/blank#}about eleven," answers Chen Hua.

    "Now, please give me your{#blank#}7{#/blank#}/'həʊmwɜ:（r）k/." says the teacher.

    "I'm sorry I don't do it," says Chen Hua.

    "Why don't you do it?" asks the teacher.

    "Because the first part of the homework{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（be）too easy. I don't think I need to do it. The second part is too{#blank#}9{#/blank#}/'dɪfɪkəlt/ for me. I can't work it out. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}I don't do it," answers Chen Hua again.

It's 8：00 am. A new term(学期)begins. This is the first class. 

Betty's new teacher comes into the classroom. She is a nice girl. "Good morning, boys and girls. Welcome to Class 3, Grade 7. I'm your English teacher—Helen Miller. You can call me Ms Miller or Helen. I'm from London and my phone number is 8336 001. I hope you like me. " 

"I like you, Helen，"one girl says. "My name's Kate King. I'm from Oxford. My phone number is 8975 002. " Then Kate gives a red flower to Ms Miller. 

"Helen, I love you，"one boy says. "I'm Dave Black from Cambridge. My phone number is 8790 041. "And Dave gives a red flower to Ms Miller, too. 

After that, two girls stand up and say, "We like you, too, Ms Miller. " Helen is surprised (惊讶的) to see them. They look the same. "We're twins from Liverpool，"one girl says. "I'm Lucy Brown and she is Lily Brown. Our phone number is 8790 032. " Then Ms Miller gets two red flowers again…

How late is too late to return a book to the library? For a library in California, the USA, the answer is never. After a historical book was checked out 96 years ago, it was returned to the library by a man this May.

According to Chris Kreiden, director of the library, the name of the book is A History of the United States and it was written by Benson Lossing.

So how did this book make its way back to the library nearly a century later? It started with a mystery: A man returned the book without leaving any information. In the book, a library worker found a library note with the date "February 21, 1927".

What places had the book been to? Who had it been with? These questions didn't stay unanswered for long. The mystery was solved after Jim Perry shared the story with the local newspaper.

"I didn't know how special it was," said Jim. He explained that he found the book while cleaning old boxes in his house. He said the book had been in his family for five generations (代) and was probably checked out by his grandfather-in-law.

Now the book is kept inside a display case (展柜) at the library, reminding people of a simple yet important message: It's never too late to return your library book.

 One day, Sam found {#blank#}1{#/blank#} old, small box under his bed. He was cleaning his room when {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he) hand touched something hard. Feeling curious (好奇的) , he picked it up and looked inside. The box {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) not empty with some dry {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(leaf) in it. 

 Sam asked his mom about it, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his mom said, "I don' t know where it came from. " Sam wanted to find out more, so he decided {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(keep) looking around the house. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the first day, he looked under the sofa, but he only found some toys. The next day, he looked in the kitchen, but he didn't find anything. 

 Finally, the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(three) day came, Sam found a small box on a shelf. It was even {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(small) than the first box. He opened it, and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) a shiny coin inside. Sam was very happy to find this little treasure (珍贵之物) .