Jenny was a five-year-old girl. One day, while she was shopping with her mother, she saw a plastic pearl necklace (塑料珍珠项链) and loved it so much. So she asked her mother to buy it for her.

    Every night, before Jenny went to bed, her dad would read stories to her. One night, when he finished the story, he asked, "Jenny, do you love me?"

    "Dad, you know I love you," Jenny answered.

    "Well, give me your necklace," Dad said.

    "No, Dad. But you can have my favorite doll."

    Several times, when her father asked her to give him the plastic necklace, Jenny would give him something else instead. One evening, after Jenny's father read her a story, Jenny said, "Here, Dad." She put her plastic pearl necklace into her father's hand.

    Her father held the necklace in one hand and opened the other hand. There was a real pearl necklace in it. He had had it for a long time, and waited for Jenny to give up the cheap one so that he could give her the real one.

    So, don't be mean. If we are generous (慷慨的), maybe we will get something better.

    The village of Hengly was going to have the Bean Olympics. It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the fastest and the tallest. Everybody was excited. They couldn't wait to show their best plants.

    Cassie knew clearly which bean she would choose for the competition, for her family had planted a special "family bean" .It was a flat bean that her great-grandparents had brought from Sicily. Her grandmother planted the beans every year and served them at many meals. Cassie was sure they would be unbeatable beans.

    However, the plan did not work out that way. Although Cassie's bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers, they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbours. These people chose beans from seed(种子)shops. Their beans had wonderful names like "Rocket "or" Top Crop". One type was even named "King's Bean". That was the bean Ivan planted, and his plants climbed almost to the top of the fence. Cassie's plants were just near the middle of the fence.

    On the day of the competition, Cassie was disappointed that her beans were in last place. Ivan laughed at her beans and said she could win a prize for the slowest, shortest bean.

    The organizer, Mr Williams, handed out medals for the fastest-growing and the tallest bean plants." Now there remains only one final test, and it is just as important: the taste test."

    Mr Williams cooked the beans from each competitor and chose five experienced villagers as judges(裁判).

    Cassie was nervous. Would her family beans lose another time？

    After the judges tasted the beans, Mr Williams counted the results.

     "We have a winner, "Mr Williams announced." The judges all agree that Cassie's beans are the winner."

    Cassie grinned at this unexpected result. Many of her neighbours, even Ivan asked for her seeds. They were all in favour of the good-tasting beans even though they didn't grow fast or very tall.

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My colourful life

……

My name is Wang Jialing. My English name is Alice. I'm a 1 in a middle school in Beijing. I have a good friend 2 school. Her full name is Mary Smith. Mary is her3 name and Smith is her family name. She is 4 English girl. She is from Lon- don, but now she is in Beijing with her mom and dad. They are English teachers in our school. Mary and I are in the same class. We often go to school together (一起). She often 5 me with my English, 6 . She wants to learn Chinese well, 7 I often help her with 8 Chinese. Now she can speak some Chinese.

Mary is a 9 girl. Mary likes China very much. Sometimes we talk with each other(互相) in English, sometimes in Chinese. Mary and I often help each other. I'm very happy to make 10 with her.

Puff and Pip lived in a burrow（地洞）. They were both pleased with 1 home. 

One morning, a deer passed by and asked them, "2 can you live in this dry, dusty place? You should go out and find a better home. "3 his words, their home didn't look as good as it was before. They started to notice all the bad things about it, 4 the two friends set off for something better. 

Soon, they came to a lush（茂盛的）field. "This is a better home, " said Pip. "Look at all that grass!" As they walked into 5 field, they heard a strange sound. A big machine 6 in their direction. "This is not a better home!" Pip shouted. They rushed out of the field. 

They continued their search. Next a sandy hill7 . "This is a better home, " Pip said. "Digging is easy for us. " Then they heard 8 strange sound. A giant sand hill crane flew down on them 9 the sky. "This is not a better home!" Pip shouted. As the crane flew off, the two left there 10 . 

Next they came to a watering hole. "This is a better home, " Pip said. "Much1111 to water and food!" Puff's eyes grew wide. "Yes!" As the friends took a drink of water, they saw some cattle 12 straight for them. "This is not a better home!"

Pip shouted. "It's hard 13 a better home, " Pip said. "Why did we ever leave the one we 14 ?"

"Maybe ours is good enough, " Pip said, "but we 15 take an adventure walk now and then, " he added. "Just to see the world a bit. " Puff nodded. 

Five years ago, my mother, gave birth to a brother for me when I was 8. I have learned a lot from getting along with him. 

After he was born, I almost became a babysitter. I had to amuse him after school. I would make faces and sing to him when he was crying. Sometimes I even carried him everywhere in our yard to refresh him while my parents were busy. What I liked to do best was to feed him when looking after him. How cute he was as he tasted his favorite food! My parents often praised me happily, " As an elder brother, you've made contributions to looking after your younger brother. "

I have got happiness from sharing. When I was young, I was the only child in my family. I could get what I wanted from my parents and get my parents' whole love. I was a "Little Emperor". 

But now, as long as I get something good, I will share it with him. I remembered the year when he was three, he was fond of Rubik's cubes(魔方). I bought one for him with my lucky money as a birthday present When he got the toy, he was so happy that he laughed, hugged me and said, "Brother, I love you!

Thanks for spending these years together, with my family. It has taught me what responsibility means, what unselfishness means and what friendship means. 

Not only should I look after myself, but also I should pay attention to my family and my friends.