John works in a big city. He likes traveling. When he is 1 vacation, he usually spends much time traveling here and there.

    Last summer, the young man traveled in the countryside and he thought it was a 2 place. The air was fresh and the 3 were green. He liked the quiet country life, but he didn't like to 4 there. One afternoon, he was walking when it rained suddenly. He had to stay in a small hotel. The room was dark and the bed was 5. He could not fall asleep. So he sat on a chair. 6, he found a dead bedbug(臭虫) on the bed, so he called the owner in.

    "Look at this," said John.

    The owner had a look at it and said," But it 7 several days ago, you know."

    John wouldn't quarrel(争吵) with him. He was so sleepy that he had to lie down, but soon he 8 He found a lot of bedbugs. The next morning he said to the owner, "I want to 9 you about the bedbugs."

    "I know, sir," said the owner, "It was dead!"

    "Perhaps you're 10. But his friends had a memorial meeting (追悼会) for him and after that they had supper here!"

    "It's over! Thank goodness!" school was 1and I was tired. I2at the front of the school bus.

    Janie, the driver, tries to3the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 4.

    "My father's ill ," she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 5. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 6a smile.

    With a sudden change of interest, I asked," What's wrong with him?"

    With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already7my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.

    I sat on the8thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want to anyone to go through that.

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus9, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 10.

    I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

    I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered. Understanding people is an art.

Chinese schools often have parents' meetings. They help1 know about their children's school work. 

In our school，the parents' meeting is on the first 2 afternoon of a new school year. The next day is weekend， 3 teachers and parents have enough time to have a good talk. The meeting starts at 6：00 p. m. and most parents can come to school after 4 . 

On parents' evenings，teachers talk 5 parents. Teachers meet one or two of the parents at a time（一次）. These meetings are very short，maybe five or ten6 . These face﹣to﹣face talks are very7 for teachers，parents and students. In our school，students can listen to the talks. They can sit near their parents.  8 do you feel when you hear your teachers and parents talk about you？I really feel 9 ，because I am good at all my 10 . 

What about parents' meeting in your schools？

Miss Dinsmore lived in a little house. She bought it two years {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. She wished it looked happier, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she decided to paint it a bright(鲜艳的) color.

Miss Dinmore went to a paint store. She saw many {#blank#}3{#/blank#} there—yellow, red, blue, green... It was hard to choose.

"I know what to do,"said Miss Dinmore at last. "I'll draw pictures of my house {#blank#}4{#/blank#} all of these colors. Then I'll choose the best one."

 Then Miss Dinmore started to draw a lot of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of her own house. "All of the pictures of my house are beautiful," said Miss Dinmore. "But I still can't decide which color will {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my house happier."

One day, a neighbor saw Miss Dinmore's pictures. She liked {#blank#}7{#/blank#} very much. "I'll tell others,"she said. "Everyone will want to see your pictures.

It was true. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the neighbor told others about it, and a number of people came to see the pictures. "What a nice little house you have,"everyone said.

"It is a nice little house,"said Miss Dinsmore quietly. "But I wish it looks..."

She stopped and looked around. Her little house was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of people looking at pictures, drinking tea, talking and laughing. They all {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a good time. "It's a nice little house," she said again. "And it's a happy little house, too—when good friends come to visit me."

A man walked into a store with a gun (枪) and asked for all of the money from the cashier (收银员).{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Suddenly, the robber (强盗) saw a bottle of wine (酒) on the shelf. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} But the man said, "No, because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the young man still didn't give it to him because he didn't believe him.

At that moment, the robber took his driver's license (驾照) out of his wallet and gave it to the cashier. The man looked it over and agreed that the guy was in fact over 21.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} The robber then ran from the store with the bag. 

The man called the police and gave the name and the address of the robber that he got from the license. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

What do you think of the cashier? (不多于5个单词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Look at the photo. It's my family photo. The old man and the old woman are my grandparents. This is my father. He is next to his 1 ， Mike. I call him Uncle Mike. You can see three 2 in the photo. The two girls are my sisters. We often play volleyball together because it's relaxing and 3 for us. My father always tells us that doing sports is good for us. We usually finish our homework 4 ， so we have much time to play sports. Do you know who the boy is? It's me. I like5 .

I often read some interesting storybooks before going to bed. At weekends, I6 early in the morning, and then I read English or Chinese.

I7 Beijing with my parents now. My father is a 8 in Beijing No.2 Middle School. He teaches Chinese. My mother is an English teacher. She 9 in Beijing No.2 Middle School too. She doesn't want to become 10 . She thinks it is good to keep thin. These are all my family. I love them very much.