There was a man named Ben. He made caps to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} money. One day he went to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his caps. It was very hot. When he went {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a forest, he wanted to have a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
    “Where are my caps?” Ben {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees. Each monkey had a cap on its {#blank#}7{#/blank#} .
    “Give back my caps!” Ben {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at the monkeys. But the monkeys couldn't understand him. Ben got very angry. He took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”
    What {#blank#}9{#/blank#} then? The monkeys did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it on the ground. Ben was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

    Today many trees in forests are cut down. A lot of land has become desert (沙漠). If you read  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you'll learn that the forests on the .earth are getting smaller all the time. Some scientists {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that there will not be any great forests in 20 or 30 years.

    What will {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  if all forests disappear? A 10t of plants will die and animals will {#blank#}4{#/blank#} their home. Farmland will soon {#blank#}5{#/blank#} into desert. There won't enough rain and the weather will be  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and dry. The life will be {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for everyone. Our living {#blank#}8{#/blank#} will become worse and worse. It is our duty to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the forests. Everyone should try {#blank#}10{#/blank#} best to take care of forests. Stop cutting down trees and make the world greener!

    Nick went straight to work after leaving high school at the age of 18. He got a job in a big business. But he thought it was a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} because there weren't any chances for him. He thought graduates (大学毕业生){#blank#}2{#/blank#} got more interesting jobs, so he decided to go to university to have a better future.

    Studying in a college was one of the best {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in his life. And now he's looking for a new job—better paid and more interesting {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his last one.

    Alice {#blank#}5{#/blank#} school at sixteen and started working in a market. Now she's just opened her first shop. Some of her friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} went on to university can't find work. They had good time at college for a few years, but she really don't know why they still stayed in college. Working for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is the best education.

    Saran was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}when she got her first job after graduating from university, because the boss was her classmate in the high school! He went straight to work at 18 and now he's making more money than her! Actually, he {#blank#}9{#/blank#}to go to university now. I think you'll get more from university if you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} some time working first.

    One day, an 11-year-old boy, Robby, came into my classroom for his first piano lesson. Over the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, he tried very hard to learn the pieces, while I listened and encouraged him. However, he was not good at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the piano.

    At the end of each week, he would always say ,"My mom is going to hear me play on the stage some day, "Then one day Robby {#blank#}3{#/blank#} coming to my lessons. I thought he gave up learning the piano.

    Several weeks {#blank#}4{#/blank#} our school planned to hold a concert. To my surprise, Robby came and asked {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he could be in it. He said his mother had been sick and unable to afford his piano lessons, but he was still practicing. I agreed to let {#blank#}6{#/blank#} play.

    Robby was the last to play at the concert. He chose a Mozart's piece. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} six and a half minutes, he ended. In tears, I ran up to hug Robby. " I've {#blank#}8{#/blank#} heard you play like that, Robby! {#blank#}9{#/blank#} did you do it? Robby explained, "Well, in fact my mother had cancer, but she comes here today. So tonight is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} time that she has ever heard me play on the stage. I wanted to make it special".

—No, never.