Li Qinmei lives in Zhucheng, Shandong Province. She lost her 1 at three. Four years later, her father couldn't 2 after an accident. After the death of her grandmother, 12-year-old Li Qinmei had to support her broken family.

    Qinmei learnt to 3 and live a life with 24 yuan per month from the government. The most 4 things she had to deal with were to 5 her father wash, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

    During most of her junior school years, she went to classes 6 once a month as her father was seriously ill at that time. “I taught 7 at home and asked teachers for help on my school days,” she said.

    Though she had a hard life, the difficulties taught her to be 8. “My classmates have both Mum and Dad to 9 them. How happy they are! However, I don't feel 10 as I still have my dear dad and many kind people with me. I believe I will go to college,” she said.

    Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life. As for me, my 1 is just that man. My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a 2.

    One autumn, most of the farmers in the village were 3 so he promised to help his neighbor harvest（收割）the corn as he often did.4 after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa's little corn machine broke. What was 5 the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work. He had to 6the farm early and didn't get back until very late. It now seemed 7 to help out his neighbor because he really had no free time.

    One night, Grandpa 8 that he wouldn't let his neighbor's harvest rot（腐烂）in the field. Without a9 he'd harvest it by hand.

    “I don't think you'd have time to do it,” said my grandma. “10 it would be too dark to do anything at night.”

    “I know of one night that I could do it!” he 11 “There's still one more full moon in October. If the12 is clear, I think I can do it.”

    A few days later, after a long shift（轮班）at the factory, my grandpa went to the 13The weather was cold but clear. He cut all the corn through the night to 14 his word.

    Sometimes, when I want to put off responsibilities, I'd see my grandfather 15 corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks（玉米秸秆）stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word.

    A teacher was giving a speech to his students on stress management. He held a glass of water and asked, "How 1 do you think this glass of water is?"

    The students' answers were from 20g to 500g.

    "It 2 how long you hold it. If you hold it for a minute, it is OK. If you hold it for an hour, you will 3 an ache in your arm. If you hold it for a day, your arm will become paralyzed (麻痹的). It is the same 4, but the longer you hold it, the heavier it will become," the teacher said. "What you should do is to put the glass down to 5 for a while before picking it up again."

    The students became silent, lost in thought.

    After a moment, the teacher 6, "The stresses and worries in life are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit 7 and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel "paralyzed" and you 8 do anything."

    It's important to let go of your 9. You should put them down before going to sleep and wake up every day with a(n) 10 start.

    Peter and Mike are very good friends. They are in the same class at school. They often go to school and play t{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, and they often visit each other's home at weekends, too.

    Now they are b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} eight years old. Peter's mother has got a new baby. Peter is very glad to have a little brother, so he is always talking about his younger brother to Mike.

    At first Mike is very interested in the new baby because he doesn't have any sisters or brothers. But after some time he begins to get tired of Peter's endless talking about it. He also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of his friend.

    One morning before class, when the two boys m{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at the school gate, Peter says to Mike cheerfully, "Do you know, Mike, my little brother, has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week."

    "That's not much at all," answers Mike. "I know a baby who can put on more than ten pounds a day."

    "Oh, that can't be t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}," answers Peter. "W{#blank#}5{#/blank#} baby is it?"

    "An elephant's," says Mike.

Tom was a shy student. He never put his hand up to answer {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (question) in class. He was afraid of making mistakes. Nothing changed until {#blank#}2{#/blank#} excellent teacher, Mary, came to our class. 

One morning, Tom {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ask) to answer a question, but he gave a wrong answer. After class, he cried {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (sad). Mary saw that and decided {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(help) him. She took out a box which was filled {#blank#}6{#/blank#} erasers from the desk. 

"Look, Tom, " she said, standing beside {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(he), "I have something to show you. " She took out the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk. 

"See these erasers, Tom," she continued. "Do you know why they become {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(small) day by day than they used to be? That's{#blank#}9{#/blank#} we make mistakes. But we can erase(擦掉) them by erasers and try again. " Tom looked at Mary and smiled. Since then, he{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) that everyone may make mistakes. He should learn from them and try again.