An old man was in a bank. He was arguing    1 how much money he had in the bank.   2 he was arguing, a young man came into the bank and said to the old man, "I've just come from your son. He gave me a letter and this piece of silver for you."

    He then gave the silver to the old man. Because the old man had weak eyes-he asked the banker to read him his son's letter.

    The banker read," I have  3  you a piece of silver that weighs 4 kilos."

    The old man was very 4 and asked the banker to give him some dollars for his silver. But when the banker weighed the silver, he  5 that it weighed 5 kilos.

    "The old man will never know," he thought. So he only gave him dollars for 4 kilos of silver.

  Later the banker examined the silver  6  and discovered that it was not silver. It was tin(锡).   7 he ran after the old man and shouted, "You have  8  me. You gave me tin,   9  silver."

  The old man then asked the banker to weigh the piece of tin. It weighed 5 kilos.

  "I am not robbing you, "said the old man. "You are trying to rob me! The piece of silver I gave you 10 weighed 4 kilos!"

    Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died．His mother found it 1to support the large family．However，she tried her best to do so．Also，she 2Henry，the eldest son，to school．

    At one time，Henry needed a grammar book for his study．His family was so 3that his mother could not afford one．

    One morning，Henry found that a deep snow had fallen，and the 4wind was blowing．"Ah，"he said，"it is an ill wind that blows nobody good．"With these words，he ran to the house of a neighbor，and offered his 5to move away the snow around it．The offer was accepted．When he finished the work，he received his 6 ． Then he went to another place for the

7purpose，and then to anther，8he had earned （挣得） enough to buy a grammar book．

    From that time，Henry was 9the first in all his classes．He knew no such word as"10"，and he succeeded in all he tried to do．Having the will，he always found the way．

    When I was a small boy, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage.

    We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbird would come and1 I decided to catch a young 2and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician. Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was3so it fluttered (扑腾) in the cage. But finally it was used to living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and4 some beautiful singing.

    On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with5 in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything. I was6to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.

    The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it 7on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised and sad! What had happened?

    Arthur Wayne, a famous biologist, happened to8 my father at that time. After she knew my story, she explained to me, “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will9 bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose10”.

    Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.

She is a young girl. She has sweet and bright smiles like 1angel's. She has short hair and a beautiful face. She is Stephanie. What makes her different from 2 singers? It's her special voice. No one else can sing3 her.

    She was born in Singapore. When she was young, her father told her 4 people should be good at something in their lives, 5they could have something to do as a hobby. She chose 6 to play the piano. She worked hard to play it7.

    She has made eleven albums and 8 many awards 9 she got into the music world. Then she felt 10 because she worked too 11. She stopped 12 for a year. She thought 13 necessary for her to have a good rest and hoped she could make better music when she 14 back. Now she has returned with better music than ever. Today, she is one of the 15singers in Asia.

    In an interview with media, Stephen Hawking's three children 1 their father as follows: He was curious. He encouraged questions because they are the start of exploration (探索). He was aggressive (进取的). He 2 stopped searching for subjects that he liked. He was 3. From his mouth, difficult physics turned easy and interesting.

From the school reports in Hawking's childhood, we know that he was just a(n) 4 boy, or even worse. Once, his mother asked him, "Are you really weak in your studies?" He answered, "Em… the others are the same." He was not from a rich family. However, his parents, who graduated from Oxford, 5 books a great teacher to their children. For the reason, 6 was common in Hawking's family.

    In his early days in Oxford, Hawking wasn't so excellent. It is said that he liked to bet (打赌) with others on strange topics and ended up losing every time. When he was going to graduate soon, his body went wrong. 7 his mind and spirit were free. He 8 became more interested in scientific research than before.

    There are many great scientists in the world. However, few of 9 are like Hawking, who never got tired of playing roles in films and TV plays and travelling around the world to 10 lectures. Now, the great man has gone, but we will remember him forever.

Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is very special（特别的）. You can enjoy its culture（文化）when you are in this city.

Look, you can see many people listening to music with their headsets（耳机）on the subway. When they are on the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand, too.

The subway station in Paris is not big. However, each of them has its special things. Some stations look like ships. Some have clothes, hats and shoes. And every station has a big ad picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics（化妆品）.

You can meet some beggars（乞丐）on the subway. But the beggar s on the Paris subway are also very special. They enjoy playing the violin or guitar. After playing, it is natural（自然的）for them to go around the train and ask you for some money. They think they should get the money because of their show.

If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.