An officer(军官) is at a bus stop．He wants to take a1to see his girlfriend. He wants to tell her the2of his bus's arrive(到达)，so she can meet3at the stop on time. He wants to4her on a pay phone,5 he doesn't have a coin (硬币) for the phone．He wants someone to6him．

    A soldier(士兵) is near the stop. The omcer7over to the soldier and asks, "Do you have any coins8the phone?"

    "Let me have a look." says the soldier. "I'll see if(是否) I can help you."

    "Don't you know9 to speak to an officer?''says the officer. "Now let's start again．Do you have any coins…?"

    "No, sir."says the soldier10.

    More than 700 years ago，Scotland （苏格兰） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to 1 Scotland．He had a strong army so it was2for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

    One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so3that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He 4when he saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

    "How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not 5enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

    "Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider 6again and again．King Robert watched while it 7climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

    "You are such a great 8 ， "he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His 9grew strong and they 10the English army．Scotland was free．

    Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because they want them to keep trying．

    Mr. James1at the school Lost and Found. He works very2. Every day when3gets a lost thing, he takes notes(记录)4it. There5pens, books, school uniforms(校服), keys and many6 things in the Lost and Found. Most of them are the7. If you lose your things, it's easy for you8the Lost and Found for help. But you must tell Mr. James what it is, its colour and the day 9you can't find it. I think Mr. Janes is very helpful(乐于助人的), and you will be10when you find your lost things there.

A lesson from Dad

    When he was 11 years old, he loved fishing by the lake near his family's house in New Hampshire.

    On the day before the bass(鲈鱼)season began, he and his father1in the evening. When his fishing pole bent over(弯曲), he knew something2was on the other end. The boy skillfully lifted it from the water. It was the largest fish he had ever3, but it was a bass.

    The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish. The father looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.-two hours4the bass season began. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

    "You'll have to5, Son," he said.

    "Dad!" cried the boy.

    "There will be other fish," said his father.

    "Not as big as this one," cried the boy.

    He looked around the lake.6other fishermen or boats were anywhere around. He looked again at his father's stern(坚决的)face. He knew that it was7to change his decision. He slowly lowered the fish back into the water.

    That was thirty-four8ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect(建筑师)in New York City. He has never caught such a large fish again, 9he does see that same fish again and again-every time he faces a question of right or wrong. His father taught him the practice of doing right is10.

    Do we do right when no one is watching？

    It was the golden season. I could see the 1 leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a season to achieve something, but for me, it is a(n) 2 season. I was 3 for the mid-term exam, and so many unhappy things made me so tired. So I decided to have a walk along the road in the park.

    "Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always get me4 ", I thought when the sound of a guitar came into my ears, like a bird singing beautifully. A young girl, sitting on the grass, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl, 5 when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so wonderful that I listened quietly.

    Lost in the music, I did not 6 that I had listened to it for so long. But I did not seem to trouble her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the grassland, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only 7 and I was the only listener. During the rest of the days in the season, life became 8 and I could go over the lessons carefully.

    Autumn was 9 over. One day, when I was listening, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.

    "You 10 like the music," she said.

    "Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.

    Suddenly, a 11 expression appeared on her face.

    "I came here just to have a rest because I 12 in an important exam. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day that 13me," she said, "and I have to go tomorrow."

    "In fact, it was your playing that gave me a 14 autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass my exams." I answered, "I think it was God who gave us the 15 to know each other and we should be good friends."

    She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn.