My name is Nick. I have four new good friends. They are Dick, Helen, Jack and Amy. Now, they're in the garden. Dick and Jack are boys. Dick is tall and strong. Jack is tall but he's not strong. He is thin. Helen and Amy are girls. They're twins. They are short and slim. Dick is thirteen. Helen is thirteen too. They're in the same class. Jack is in Class4. His shoes are black and his T-shirt is white.

    Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn't think so. They told him," When you begin to think about helping others, you'll be a young man. "

    One morning, his parents gave Erik some money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The man looked very sick. Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn't had anything for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for himself. Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to bring the man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so hungry that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the man told Erik that he would never forget his kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard what the old man said," You are a very good young man. "

    To their surprise, the food was a present because that day was the birthday of the boss.

    My name is Jack. My home is about 3 miles1school. I leave2school at about 6：20. I usually go to school3. It takes me 30 minutes. But sometimes I go there 4. It takes5 only ten minutes.

    My friend Bob6Kaishandao. He usually goes to school by boat. He7at 5：30 every day. Then he has a quick breakfast and goes to school at six. First, he8to the river bank（岸）. Then the boat takes9 to school. It usually takes him forty minutes to get to school.

    There're different10to get to school. But I think walking is the best.

There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine(松树) saw a red rose and said, "What a beautiful flower! I1 I could be that lovely."

The rose proudly(骄傲地) said, "It seems that I am the most beautiful2 in this forest," Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌)3 her and said, "Look at the ugly plant!"

"What a 4 flower!" thought the other trees.

As the days passed, the red rose often looked at the cactus and said5 words about him, like "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be6 neighbor!"

The cactus7 got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, "There isn't any form of life without a(n)8 in the nature."

Spring 9 , and the weather became very hot. 10 there was no rain, the plants and animals needed water badly.

One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙)into the11 and then fly away. She asked the pine12 the birds were doing. The pine said that the birds were getting water from the cactus.

"The cactus has water?" asked the rose13 .

"Yes, you can also drink some from him. The birds can 14 water to you if you ask the cactus for help."

The red rose was too ashamed to15 water from the cactus. But finally she did. The cactus kindly agreed. The rose learnt a lesson and never judged(评价) anyone by their appearance again.

It's 8：00 am. A new term(学期)begins. This is the first class. 

Betty's new teacher comes into the classroom. She is a nice girl. "Good morning, boys and girls. Welcome to Class 3, Grade 7. I'm your English teacher—Helen Miller. You can call me Ms Miller or Helen. I'm from London and my phone number is 8336 001. I hope you like me. " 

"I like you, Helen，"one girl says. "My name's Kate King. I'm from Oxford. My phone number is 8975 002. " Then Kate gives a red flower to Ms Miller. 

"Helen, I love you，"one boy says. "I'm Dave Black from Cambridge. My phone number is 8790 041. "And Dave gives a red flower to Ms Miller, too. 

After that, two girls stand up and say, "We like you, too, Ms Miller. " Helen is surprised (惊讶的) to see them. They look the same. "We're twins from Liverpool，"one girl says. "I'm Lucy Brown and she is Lily Brown. Our phone number is 8790 032. " Then Ms Miller gets two red flowers again…

When it rains, we often use an umbrella. When the sun shines brightly in summer, we often use an umbrella. But do you know 1  the umbrella was invented? It is said that the umbrella was made by Lu Ban and his wife over two thousand 2  ago. 

Lu Ban was a famous carpenter(木匠). He 3  went out to work. One morning, when Lu Ban's wife was 4  her way to take the lunch to her husband, it was raining harder and harder, and she had to enter a small 5  nearby. She thought, " How wonderful it will be if the small temple(寺院) can move with me!"

As soon as it stopped 6 , she left the temple and walked on. After a while, it began to rain again. She 7 , but there was no house nearby. She had to lift her 8  to stop the rain from dropping to her head and her clothes. She held the handle(把手) of the basket and walked in the rain. She found the basket looked like a light small moving 9 . 

Suddenly she had an idea, "I'll 10  a small, light, moveable house, then I can take it with me when I am away from my house. "

As soon as she 11  home, she began to make"a moveable house" with bamboo. She worked hard for the whole 12 , but she failed. In the evening, Lu Ban came home. His wife told him her idea. Lu Ban was very 13  to hear that. 

As a carpenter, Lu Ban was very good at his job. He quickly set to work. He and his wife worked on it until midnight. 14 , a small, light, moveable" house" was successfully invented! It was made of wood, bamboo and silk. Lu Ban and his wife 15  it" umbrella", And today there are all kinds of beautiful umbrellas all over the world.