It's November 6th today. Ben and Lisa want to buy a birthday 1. It's their 2 birthday.

 “What does she 3?” Ben asks Lisa. “I don't know. ” Lisa says, “We bought（买）her some chocolates last time. ”

 “Yes, ” Ben says, “and we ate (吃) them! We mustn't do that 4. ”

 “Let's buy her a book. She likes 5. ” Lisa says.

 “What kind of books would she like?” Ben asks.

 “I don't know.” Lisa says, “Let's go 6 ask her. ”

   The children go into the living room. Mrs. Wilson is watching TV.

 “We want to buy a book 7 you, Mom. ” Lisa says. “What book do you want?”

 “8 money do you have?” Their mother asks them.

 “We have twenty-five yuan. ” Ben says.

 “Good. That's enough（足够的）for the book I want. It is Quick and Easy Cooking. ”

    The children buy their mother the book for her birthday. They 9 her present this time, but they often eat the food she cooks   10 it. They are very happy.

    Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He1returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at night .

    One night as usual, Rakesh found everyone asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green's room 2 and saw her3 . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He took out the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall.4at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.

    She got up and took away the ladder5the wall. A few hours 6, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 7 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very8to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least9a warm coat with you when you go out at night."

    Mrs. Green's10made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again.

    Walt Disney came from America. When he was very young, his family moved from the city to a farm. 1 Disney was busy most of the time, he could still find 2to do interesting things. He spent much of his free time 3 pictures of the animals on the farm. He then. Began 4 stories about them. Later he even began taking artclasses on Saturdays.

    As he grew older, Disney's art5also grew. He began using a new way to tell his stories. To do this, he drew the same picture many times, changing each one a little. Using the camera, he took a photo of each drawing. Next, he put the film through a movie projector(放映机).

    As the pictures ran6 through the projector, the characters looked 7 Disney soon began to make his drawings into cartoons in this way. And the cartoons were just like 8.Walt Disney was9after many years of hard work. He became one of the world's greatest 10His cartoons still make lots of people happy every day.

    When I was a boy, I used to love walking in the 1 around my house. My mom warned me several times2 to travel so far or I would lose the way. Being a naughty(淘气的)boy, however, I soon found 3 walking further and further away, testing4 I could go into the woods without getting lost. But once after losing my way for two hours, I decided to leave a mark the next time I went for a walk.

    The next day I decided to try it. I walked into the woods5 the house couldn't be seen. Then I broke a small branch(树枝)to mark my place. I walked further and broke many branches. After a while I got tired and decided to return. When I turned around, I6 found my way home, but I felt7 rather than being proud. I could see the mark of destruction(破坏)that I left in the woods. I promised never to do that again. Instead, I started to value my time alone in the woods. I'd sit by the streams(小溪)and 8 their beautiful singing. I'd bend down(弯下腰)to 9 the flowers.

    I've tried to leave marks of kindness and goodness since then. I've tried to show others 10 they can do the same. May you always leave marks of joy in your life.

Rock climbing（攀岩） did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing，most people just climb low mountains for fun. 

If you have ever done rock climbing，you will know that it is not a very easy sport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice. What most people don't know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind（意志）. 

To climb successfully，one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up，the closer you are to the rock face，the easier it is to climb. 

Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb，you'll find more fun. People who like games such as chess playing or problem—solving may love rock climbing，because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape，rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby.