Bruce's favorite food is chocolate(巧克力). His parents and teachers often say that it's bad for his 1to eat too much chocolate. But he doesn't 2 it. He often puts some chocolate in the milk 3 breakfast, the juice for lunch, even the soup for supper. His mother has to put4chocolate in his bag before he goes to school. Sometimes when she goes5with him. 6doesn't leave the shop until his mother buys some chocolate for him.

    The little boy7back from school with a painful(令人疼痛的)look yesterday afternoon. One of his teeth hurt and he couldn't eat anything for supper. His mother8 some soup for him. He wanted to put some chocolate in it, or he refused(拒绝)to drink it. His father bought some9for him, but it was no use. So this morning his mother took him to see a10. The dentist found that there was a cavity(洞)in his bad tooth. So he had to fill(填充)it with something.

    "Now, kid," said the dentist, "What kind of filling(填充物)would you like for that tooth?"

    "Chocolate, please." answered Bruce.

    My family has had a cat for years, and we all love her. But one day, a 1 came to my house as a new pet. The little dog was 2 and everyone in my family wanted to play with him. 3, the cat didn't like him, because she didn't want to live with4pet in the house. But the dog loved her and followed her all the time, 5to play with her.

    One day, a lynx(猞猁)6 the cat, and the lynx planned to have the cat for lunch. When the little dog saw this, he ran towards the lynx

quickly,7 any hesitation(犹豫). The dog was much 8than the dangerous animal. He did everything he could9 his friend. The children happened to see him, so, after that they gave the dog a new name: "Hero Dog".

    From then on, the cat began to be friendly to the dog. 10 followed the hero dog everywhere and even let the dog eat from her bowl. It was clear that the cat considered(认为) the little dog as a hero dog.

    Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person, but I have a hard time learning when to stop saying things to others.

    My mum has told 1 again and again, "Robert, you bad words are hurting me. 2 you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."

    It has been a problem at school several times too. One day, in English class, I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate 3behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that as usual.

    I thought of what my mother had said to me and 4 nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"

    However, Nathaniel kept saying something to the boy next to him loud. I5shouted, "Nathaniel, shut up!"

    6the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words at each other.

    "At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I cried out.

    I knew this would make him 7 and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

    What I said filled him anger. He ran to my 8 and tried to catch me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!"

    Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. I had9seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to the teachers' office. There, Mr. Black. Our English teacher, told us to 10the problem between us. Only then I finally found that 11I hurt someone physically(身上), he can finally get healthy again. But when I hurt someone with my 12, sometimes the pain never goes away.

    At the end of the discussion, I said 13to Nathaniel.

    When I went back to my room, I began to14 how often what I said hurt others. I'll remember what my mom said to me and learn when to keep my 15closed.

    Long long ago in a village, a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers 1 him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were afraid of the terrible storms 2often hit and destroyed buildings and plants.

    Finally, a short man came to the farmer. "Are you 3 good worker?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although 4 by this answer, the farmer gave him the job, 5 he really needed help. The little man worked very 6 on the farm, and the farmer felt pleased 7 his work.

    Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer 8 to the short man's room. The farmer shouted, "Get up! A storm is coming! 9things down before they are blown away!" But the little man10 in bed lazily and said, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

    When 11 the words, the farmer hurried outside to prepare for the storm on his own. 12 his surprise, he found that 13 was tied down and nothing could 14 away. The farmer then understood 15 the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.

    When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

Run for Class President

    Two months ago, when our class election (选举) started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was 1 that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

    I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't 2 but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was 3 prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

    However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response (反应) wasn't what I had 4. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent's (对手的) turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer.

    It was obvious who would 5. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.

    My 6 was right: I didn't win.

    The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended (假装) not to hear. But later, things got better. People 7 about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

    I don't regret putting time and energy into the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build 8—since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.