The Little Prince, a classic novel was written by the French pilot and writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It 1 a story that happened in the Desert of Sahara, about a pilot and a little prince. The pilot had an accident with his plane.2 was wrong with his engine. And he made friends with the prince who 3 from another planet.

    The main4in this book, a special little prince, lived on a5planet known as Asteroid B-612. It 6 only three volcanoes(火山) and a rose with surprising beauty. The flower was rarely found and charming7 words, but she was also proud and self-centred. And it made the little prince leave his planet because he was 8 to face her. During his journey, the little prince visited several planets, and had conversations with their9 including a king, a conceited(自负的) man, a tippler（酒鬼）, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. From them, he found how meaningless the world of grown-ups was.10he arrived on the Earth, where he was shocked by a heart-breaking fact that his flower was not the only one in the world. At that moment a11 appeared , asking the little prince to “tame” (驯服)him, then he did so.12 the little prince left, the fox made him believe that the rose was special to him and the meaning of love and responsibility . At the end of the story, the little prince 13to go back home. The pilot walked14with his friend to the place where he landed. He saw a yellow poisonous snake bite the little prince.

    The next morning, the pilot was unable to find the prince's body. He finally 15to repair his plane and leave the desert.

    The pilot wrote this story to remember everything between himself and the prince.

    My mum is in her seventies. She has 1 a lot. She has faced challenges and seen both successes and failures.

    Recently I asked her to give me three pieces of 2. After several minutes, she said that she needed some time to think about it. This 3 me because she'd always been ready with advice.

    The next day, she gave me a piece of paper with three pieces of advice. She said that these were the 4 that she could come up with. She didn't tell me to save 5 for a better life or work hard. What she told me gave me another 6. Here's the advice my mother 7 wrote for me.

◆Make each day meaningful by 8 someone, or just making that person smile.

◆Don't 9 about life's troubles but remember the good times.

◆Don't worry about things you can't do anything about.

    Everyone 10 someone to give a hand to. My mum is that person in my life. The advice she gave me has made me the person who I'm today.

    It was a very foggy morning in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were stopped along the roadside, unable to move because the drivers couldn't 1. People were trying to walk to their destinations, but most were losing their 2 in the fog.

    Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons, but he was not familiar with the area and 3 could take him there in such heavy fog. So he was a little 4. He was trying to find his way in the fog. Soon, however, he realized that he was lost. 5he bumped into a stranger. Mr. Smith said sorry to the stranger and then asked him whether he 6 help him find his way. The stranger said it was a piece of cake and 7to take Mr. Smith to the meeting place. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk. The fog was getting thicker and thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. They went along one street, turned down another, 8a square and at last, after about half an hour, they arrived at the meeting place.

    Mr. Smith couldn't understand how the stranger found his way. "It is wonderful," he said. "But 9 do you find the way in the thick fog?"

    "It is no trouble at all 10 me," said the stranger. "I am blind."

    David is a middle school student. He lived in a small 1 for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he 2 a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His 3 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had a few 4 here. At first he often played by 5.

    His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David 6 to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.

    One afternoon, Cathy told David. "It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow, I'll have a birthday party. Will you come please?

    "Certainly. I'm glad to," the boy said 7.

    David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 9 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn't 10 her because he didn't know her telephone number. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?"

    "What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?"

    "Nothing, "the woman said, "I just wish I were 16.