Do you know Mickey Mouse? You can see1 in many cartoons(动画片). He has two big black2. He always wears red shorts and white gloves. He was born 3November 18^th, 1928. His father is Walt Disney. His4is Lilian Disney. At first, they call the small mouse Mortimer Mouse.5 Walt Disney's wife, Lilian Disney, doesn't like it. So it's lucky for him to get a6name Mickey Mouse.

    Steamboat Willie is his first cartoon with 7and music. You may ask 8so many people like Mickey. There are9reasons(原因). The first one is that Mickey is10a man. He always faces some dangers(危险) by himself. The second one is that Mickey 11so much fun. People like to see the 12man win(赢). Most of them13to be like Mickey.

    Now Mickey lives in Disneyland with his14, Minnie. They think meeting a lot of people in the park is a(an)15 thing. They feel happy every day.

    Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. And one day they decided 1 their holiday in Australia. Their plane 2 Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they 3 a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun 4 in the sky and there were no shade trees beside. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop 5 around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car 6.

    there. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy 7 under a big tree. He asked, "Are there any sharks in the river, boy?" "No, there aren't." answered the boy. So they began 8 in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit 9 his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked 10, "Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?"

    "Yes, sir," said the boy, "There're a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. All the sharks（鲨鱼） have swum away!"

    Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and 1 but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅).

    The soldiers built a small cooking fire, 2 their pot on it, and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to 3 what was going on when they heard about it.

    "Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said, 4 some children ran to fetch salt and pepper. "Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would 5 it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why, I think I have a tomato or two! "She ran to get the tomatoes.

    "Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! "said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and she ran 6.

    "If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's 7." The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like 8!

    The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king!" And so other villagers 9 to get some milk.

    "The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and all will 10 it, but first we need to set the tables." Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better 11 some bread and cakes," so they brought the 12 two things and the meal was 13 by all. Never had there been such a 14 meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

    In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall 15 go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."

    Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school. They couldn't1a real soccer ball, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Mike was not a good player, yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale 2.

    One afternoon, the home­made ball was spinning across the grass when it was 3 stopped by someone. It was Steven, a strong soccer player.

    "Look at you two with your 4 ball and old trainers," Steven laughed and said.

    The next day was Kevin's birthday, and his uncle bought him a new pair of trainers and a new soccer ball.

    That afternoon, Steven 5 Kevin to play soccer. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike's trainers were old and he had little 6 for soccer. When the game was over, Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look 7.

    One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something 8 under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home­made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to 9, he kicked his new soccer ball into the air. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot(点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home­made ball.

    Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and 10.