A rich man began to learn painting when he was sixty years old, and he{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it very much. He painted and painted. After twenty years, there were {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of pictures in his workroom, and he thought they were very good.
One day, the old man was seriously ill in bed, but he didn't {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his pictures. He said to his grandson, Alan, “I want to give my pictures to a school, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the students will remember me. But which school do you think is the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , my child?”
“Well,” said the little boy. “You'd better give them to a school for the blind!”

    Once there was a very rich man. He had a lot of money, but he wasn't happy at all. He didn't know the purpose (目标) of his life. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(连词) the rich man asked a clever old man for help.

    The old man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (take) him to a window and asked him, " What can you see {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (介词) the glass (玻璃)?"

    The man said, "I can see people coming and going along the street And there is a poor man {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ask) for food."

    Then the old man took him to a large mirror (镜子) and said, "Now look in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(冠词) mirror and tell me what you see."

After {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) at the mirror for some time, the man said, "I can only see myself."

    The old man looked at the rich man {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (smile) and said, "Did you find that both the glass of the window and the mirror are made of the same thing? The only difference (差别) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) that there is a silver coating (银色涂层) on the mirror. So all you can See is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (you) in the mirror. It is the same with people. You will be able to see the others when you take away that silver coating. It covers (遮住) your {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (eye). When you can see the others and feel compassion (同情) and 10ve for them, you'll find the purpose of your life and feel happy."

A: What do you usually do on weekends?

B: I usually have piano {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , What about you?

A: I often go to the movies.

B: I like movies, too. How often do you go to the movies?

A: I go to the movies {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a week.

B: What's your favorite movie?

A: Kung Fu Panda 2.

B: Who do you usually go with?

A: My friend, Bill.

B: Tomorrow is Saturday. Do you want to{#blank#}3{#/blank#} to the movies this weekend?

A: Yes. Would you like to go with us?

B: Sorry, I'd love to, but I have to have piano lessons at {#blank#}4{#/blank#} twice on weekends then, and I have to help my mom with some{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.I'm afraid I have no time to go with you. Have a good time with your friend.

A: Thank you.

    Asking for information or help is very common and necessary (必要的). In English,"{#blank#}1{#/blank#} are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？?" are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} requests—both are correct English, but the first could sound {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. It's important to use correct languages, but sometimes this is not {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. We need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.

    In English, just {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in Chinese, we change the way we speak when {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with different people. The {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you use might depend on whom you are speaking to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} how well you know them. Usually in English polite questions are longer and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} extra language such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" Sometimes, we might even need to spend some time {#blank#}10{#/blank#} into a question or request.

    Bill and Cathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives（马尔代夫）. And they decided {#blank#}1{#/blank#} there for two weeks in spring，because the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there was perfect at that time. They thought they would have a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} trip. But their tip was more like a nightmare（噩梦）!

    The plane {#blank#}4{#/blank#} off twelve hours later because of the bad weather. And they couldn't fly to Maldives {#blank#}5{#/blank#} there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city instead. There they stayed in a small hotel near the airport.

    The hotel was next to the sea, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the sea was so dirty that they couldn't swim in it. The food in the hotel was awful, too. For breakfast there {#blank#}7{#/blank#} only bread and milk! Because of the bad weather, they had to stay {#blank#}8{#/blank#} another night in the small hotel. And they had {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to do. It was so boring. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} , they arrived in Maldives three days later. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!