Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's very 1 and always gets to the office on time. The 2 is satisfied with (对……满意) him and pays him more. One evening he was very tired, and as soon as he had 3, he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mable, one of his daughters, came in and 4 something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and 5quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6 newspapers. When he got to his office, it was half past eight. He was 7 for the first time! At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to 8 it.     This morning Mr. Read was going to take a train to London. But he 9  it because his watch was slow again. He was very surprised and said, "It was all right yesterday, but why is it 10 now?"     "Last night I found it was dirty," said Little Mable. "I had to wash it for you!"

    1 English traveller found that he had only 2 to buy the ticket to go back home. As he knew that it would 3 him only two days to 4to England, he decided that he could easily do 5. So he bought a ticket and 6 the ship. It was time 7 lunch. He didn't go to have it. In the evening, he said that he didn't feel 8 and went to bed 9, the next day he was 10 hungry that he couldn't stand(忍受) it 11.

    “I'm going to eat,” he said. “Even if they throw me 12 the sea.” After he 13 everything the waiter(侍者) put in front of him and he was ready for the coming trouble. “ 14 me the bill(账单)，” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter. “There isn't any bill.” Was the answer. “On the ship 15 are included (包括) in the money for the ticket.”

    Elephants are big，but Teensy was the smallest of them.Teensy tried everything she could think of to help herself grow.She put her legs out straight.She ate a lot.However，nothing seemed to 1.

    One day Teensy went with the elephants to have lunch.They stopped in front of some trees and found their favourite green leaves.Teensy raised her nose and tried again and again.but  she couldn't 2the branches.Not even the low ones!

    At the end of the day，Teensy was with the rest of the elephants watching the 3.But Teensy couldn't see very much."Excuse me，"said Teensy politely，"I'd like to see more than your knees，if you please."But the elephants didn't hear little Teensy.They were too 4 enjoying the sunset.Teensy sat down and waited 5for them to finish admiring the sunset.She knew she was too little to walk away by herself，so she sat and6 what the sunset must look like."Oh，I guess it is too pretty for words!"she sighed.Teensy was very sad."Oh，woe is me."she said.Suddenly，Teensy heard a tiny voice."What is woe？"the voice said.Teensy looked down and saw a mouse."Woe means 7"said Teensy.She told the mouse about seeing only elephant 8 instead of the sunset.

    "I'm too little，"she said.

    "Why？You're not little at all，"said the mouse.

    "Do you think so？"replied Teensy，"I'm sorry you're so small.I know how it feels.""Don't be sorry，"said the mouse."I like being small!I can always fit into corners.

    "Wow，"said Teensy，"so being9CAN be good."

    "You're right.Little or big，you should always be10 of who you are."said the mouse.

    Have you ever been a volunteer? Every year, thousands of young people in Britain take a year1before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other2like France and Australia to work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people3, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with environment.

    Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Britain. Next year, she wants to go to4to study French, 5now she's living in Queensland, Australia. Pauline says, "I'm6with other people here to help with the coral reefs(珊瑚)in the7near Queensland. The reefs here are very beautiful, but if the sea water is very 8, the coral will die. I'm helping to do the9on the coral and the fish that living around the coral reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are10. We need to do something about the11before it's too late. "

    I'm staying with a family here and I help with the cooking and the cleaning I don't get12, but it's OK. I love my job here. And I'm learning a lot about people of Queensland-and13! When I14my work, I want to stay here for another three15, I want to travel around Australia. "

    Travelling not only opens my eyes to the world but also makes me strong. I love travelling. I love hiking (徒步旅行) best. Last week, I 1 with my friends. It was a very famous place for its beautiful sightseeing, and all of us were very 2. It was a good trip at the beginning, 3 something unexpected (意想不到的) happened on the half way. 4 of my friends suddenly felt a terrible pain in his stomach and he couldn't 5 any further. We were worried, but nobody knew 6 to do. One girl tried to call her mum with her mobile phone, but there was no signal (信号) in the mountain area. Luckily, we brought a 7 with us. We put it up quickly and let him 8 in it. He took some medicine. Then he drank some water and ate some food. After a while, he felt much 9 and then we walked on. When we got a bird's—eye view of the beauty, we all enjoyed ourselves 10 the mountain.