Once a man and his wife worked for an old man.  There was a big box in the man's living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, "There's only one thing you 1 do. Don't open the box. " 2 saying this, he left his home.

    The woman said to her husband, "There must be 3 expensive in the box.  Let's open it, shall we?" Her husband said 4 to her, but the woman didn't give 5 her idea.  One day, she decided to find out 6 was in it.  Her husband didn't stop her.  She opened the box and looked inside. 7 her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she 8.

    That evening the old man came home and found the box was 9. He was very angry and asked them to leave his home.

    "But there was nothing in the box." the woman said.  “We haven't taken anything at all." The old man 10 them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That's important! "

    Many cultures in the world tell stories about dragons. In some cultures they are good and in some they are bad. No matter good or bad, in the stories they are always 1 and have supernatural power. Some people say that there used to be real dragons, but most agree that they were imaginary creatures (生物).

    Dragons in China and other Asian countries are usually said to be 2. People say that they bring strength, good luck, and health. In ancient China, the dragon was a 3 of the Chinese emperors. Some Chinese people believe that dragons live under water most of the time. Unlike European dragons, they do not have wings, and they 4 using magic. The Chinese dragon looks like a long snake with four claws. In the Chinese lunar calendar, people born in the “Year of the Dragon” are 5 to be lucky, brave, healthy, energetic and excitable. The Dragon person can't make great achievements in life 6 he or she knows how to make the best use of his or her energy, intelligence, and talent.

    In European legends, dragons are usually seen 7 greedy (贪婪的) and cruel winged devils (恶魔). The European dragon is also described to be a strong and smart creature. Any knight (骑士) who killed a dragon was able to get not only its treasure but also its 8. In Christianity (基督教), the devil is sometimes shown as a dragon. It has become popular for the 9 of popular stories to fight angry dragons. Dragons continue to live in storybooks. Modern fantasy writers 10 write books about heroes fighting dragons. Although dragons appear in many legends around the world, different cultures have different stories about them.

    The best body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and pull down walls among1. My experience really puts it well.

    I have organized and reorganized a meeting with the doctor for months. I also called the day before to2 all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.

    Then I arrived. It wasn't3 at all. The lady there4 didn't know what I was talking about. I felt my blood hot at once. I was getting so 5. Though I didn't shout at her, the way I was talking to her was not nice. The whole time she smiled and was 6 to me.

    When everything was finally done; I felt much better. I thought about the whole thing7 can I make it better? I could gift her a chocolate bar I had on me,8this needed more than that. I needed to say sorry .And that is exactly what I did.

    I was sorry for the way I spoke to her and told her it was wrong of me. She 9   again  with a smile. God helps me be that woman who smiles and forgives so 10. It's true that smile changed my anger and opened a door to understanding.

    It was the last lesson before1 holiday. The students 2 very happy. Their English teacher was very3, too. The teacher 4 played nice games with them. He sang some nice songs, and then he went to the blackboard and wrote "SMILE"5 it. "This is one of the 6 words in English", he said to the class. 7 the students laughed, and then one girl 8 and said, "Why is it one of the longest words in English?" The teacher said 9 for a while. Then he smiled and said," Because there is a mile between the 10letter and the last.

    I had a very unusual experience(经历) on Sunday. At ten in the morning, I was 1 down the street when a UFO landed right 2 of me. You can imagine(想象)3 strange it was！An alien 4 and walked down Center Street. I followed it to see 5 it was going, and I was very surprised when it went 6 a souvenir shop. While it was 7 at the souvenirs(纪念品), the shop assistant called the 8. Before the police arrived, the alien left the 9 and then visited the Museum of Flight. 10 the alien was in the museum, I called the TV station. Isn't that amazing!

    My name is John. I was a quiet boy at school. I wanted to do well in my study, 1it was not easy. I was trying to make high grades. However, I just could not find a 2 to do as well as the very smart kids. I became 3 and lost hope. I just started not to care about the grades and4 I would graduate(毕业) or not.

    Then one day I suddenly realized there were not5days of school left.  It scared me. I was6 an F in my English class all because of nay attitude(态度). I tried to blame(责备) it on nay7 , but the fact was that the only person stopped me from8 the exam was myself. So, I wanted to change. From that day on, I started working really 9 . And I kept asking for 10 when I couldn't work out the problems. A few weeks later, I was glad to see my grades go 11little by little.

    At the end of the school year, my teacher 12 me in the hallways. She told me she was proud of my coming back and she was glad to see my 13 . What she said to me made me feel so good. When I graduated from school, I felt I was the 14person in the world.

    Believe in yourself and try your best. 15 good studying ways and hard work, everyone can learn better and better.