One day, Pierre, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} worked in a government office, received an {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (invite) to a palace ball. His wife, Mathilde, had no money {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (buy) jewellery, so she borrowed a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (beauty) necklace(项链) from {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (she) friend, Jeanne. She looked very beautiful. And they had {#blank#}6{#/blank#} wonderful time that evening.

    But after the ball, she {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) the necklace missing. They had to borrow a lot of money to buy a new one for Jeanne. In order to pay back the money, they worked day and night {#blank#}8{#/blank#} 10 years. Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didn't recognize her when they met in a park 10 years {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (late). From this story, we know a person shouldn't be affected by vanity(虚荣心), {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it will cost him a lot.

—Fine, thanks.

    Helen is in Grade Eight. She smiles at everyone and she's always glad to help others. But do you know she had a sad story?

    Helen's parents died in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}fire when she was nine years old. After that, her aunt and uncle adopted(收养) her. They sent her to a new school. In that school, Helen{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(know) nothing about her new classmates. She didn't talk too much and she was{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(shy)and quieter than most kids. That made{#blank#}4{#/blank#}difficult for her to make friends, so she had few friends at school. Her aunt and uncle worried about her.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(lucky), Helen met a funny girl named Sandy. After making friends{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Sandy, Helen became more outgoing{#blank#}7{#/blank#}before. Sandy usually tells jokes to make her laugh and Helen often helps Sandy with her studies. Now they are good friends.

    Helen is really hard-working and she always{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(get) A's in her subjects. Sandy says, "Helen studies very hard. She often helps me with my homework. Now I'm getting better{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(grade) with her help{#blank#}10{#/blank#}she is different from me, I like her very much.