Jane had two children to raise. She had to pay for the housing and1clothes. She had a lot of bills. She worked in a 2every day and got $600 a week. Even when she was 3, she went to work.

    Jane worked hard and did a great job. She depended on tips (小费) to help her get enough money to pay the bills. 

    One night, afterJane had served dinner to a family, 4 left a big tip on the table. Itwas5. Jane was taking care of another family at their table. When she turned back, she found the money had been 6. 

    Jane saw a woman at another table staring at her when she7the restaurant. Jane went to ask her what foodshe wanted. She8 just a sandwich. She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane heard that she paid with a $20 bill. Jane was sure the woman had stolen her9, but she couldn't prove (证明) it. 

    The next night, the 10woman came into the restaurant. She gave Jane $50. She said, “I was so sorry I took your money last11. I had a bad day. Someone stole my wallet. So I was angry. So I took your money.12 that was not right. People should 13good things. Not bad things. So I want you to take the money.”

    “I'll take the $20 but you keep the14. I know you need it,” said Jane.

    “You should have called the police,” the manager said to Jane.

     Jane said, “No. We should forgive (原谅) when someone says 15and wants to make it right. We should try to help each other.”

    Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour.

    He thought to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a 1!" So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.

    Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were 2 old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back wide eyed and pale faced.

    The driver, who knew 3 about what happened, said to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the 4?"

    "Ma'am," the officer replied, "you weren't speeding, but you should know that driving 5 than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder."

    "No, sir. I was doing the speed limit—exactly twenty-two miles an hour!'' The old woman said in a 6 voice. The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle, explained to her that "22" was the route 7, not the speed limit.

    A bit embarrassed, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for 8 her misunderstanding.

    "But 9 I let you go, ma'am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be 10 badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time," the officer asked.

    "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 119."

    A small "shop" by the road in Japan has a dog "shopkeeper". It's selling roasted(烤的)Sweet 1there.

    The friendly dog is 2 Kenkun. Because the shop is a self—service one, what the dog should do is just to be cute for customers and he does well3that. The roasted sweet potatoes are kept in a heated "box" outside the shop. So customers can help4directly They need to5100 yen(日元)into the money box for each potato they take. It seems to be working fine now. 6, who would steal a dog? Actually, the three-year-old dog is a good "shopkeeper. It's 7cute and lovely that some of the customers come to see him and of course, they will leave with 8 one or two potatoes.

    People online have different opinions about this. Some of them think that's interesting and they say the dog is the 9 one they've ever seen. But others think it's crazy to keep a dog 10 near a "box" for several hours a day. In their opinion, dogs should run and play hers and there in the sun.

    Ellen is a famous hostess(女主持人)of a talk show. She looks much 1 than people of her age. Some people ask her why she looks so young. She says it is because of her healthy 2.

    She practices yoga every day.

    Yoga gives her a fresh and peaceful feeling. Ellen is busy 3 her work every day, but she still practices yoga. She usually 4 an hour practicing it every day.

    She dances before shows when she is nervous.

    Before every show. Ellen always 5 she is relaxed. 6 she feels nervous, she will dance. Dancing is not only good for her body, but also good for her mind.

    She is always laughing. Ellen is always laughing and she also makes people around 7laugh. She thinks laughter is certainly the best 8. She says it feels good to laugh her worries away and keep in good health.

    She almost never eats sugar.

She 9 eats sugar. She also 10 her friends to stay away from too much sugar. She often says sugar is bad for health.

My name is Maisie Hall and I have five brothers and sisters! Life in our house is fun, but it's difficult, too.

On school days I get up very early at 6:30 a.m. I have my breakfast first. After breakfast I take a shower and get dressed.

At 8:00 a.m. we go to school by bus. School starts at 8:30 a.m. and we go home at 3:00 p.m. After school I don't watch TV. I clean the house for my mom and play with my brothers and sisters.

We have dinner together at 7:00 p.m. My baby brother goes to bed at 8:00 p.m. and my other brothers and sisters go to bed at 9:00 p.m. Then I can study!

From 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. I do my homework and read a book. After that I brush my teeth and go to bed.