Once there was a small hotel whose keeper was always caring about money.

    One day, a businessman arrived. The keeper looked at the man's thick wallet and thought, "Oh, I wish that all the money could be mine!" The businessman didn't notice that, so he ordered the most expensive room and went to his room to dress for dinner.

    Around the hotel, there were some beautiful ginger(姜) plants. Many people said that eating the buds(芽) of ginger would make a person forgetful.

    The keeper thought, "If I serve some buds of ginger to the businessman, he may be forgetful to take his wallet!" Then she went to the kitchen.

    Soon, businessman came downstairs and asked for dinner. The keeper was very excited as she served the dish to him. "Delicious!" said the rich man. When dinner was finished, he went to bed happily.

    In the next morning, the keeper saw the businessman leaving from the front door. As soon as he was out of sight, she ran up to his room. She looked all over the room for the wallet, but she couldn't find it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. It was the businessman's bill(账单). He had forgotten to pay it! She ran down the stairs, out of the front door, and across the road until she was out of breath, but the businessman was already far, far away. "I'm so silly!”" cried the keeper.

    Britain is f{#blank#}1{#/blank#}as a country of animal lovers, and a many families have at least one pet. Americans also like animals, and about 60% of American families have a pet. People from other countries say that Americans think so much about animals and take them as well as people.

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    Xie Wanying (October 5, 1900-Febrary 28.1999), better known by her pen name Bing Xin, was oneof the most well-known Chinese writers of the 20^th century. Many ofher works were written for young readers. Her pen nameBing Xin carries the meaning of a pure heart, and is taken from a line in aTang Dynasty poem by Wang Changling.

    Bing Xin was born in Fuzhou, Fujian, but moved toShanghai with her family when she was seven months old, and later moved yetagain to the coastal port city of Yantai, Shandong, when she was four.Such a move had akey influence on Bing Xin's personality and philosophy (哲学)of love and beauty, as the hugeness and beauty of the sea greatly opened youngBing Xin's mind and heart. It was also in Yantai, Bing Xin first began to readthe classics of Chinese literature, such asRomance of the Three KingdomsandWater Margin, when she was just seven.

    In 1913, Bing Xin moved to Beijing. She started herwriting career as she wrote for a school newspaper at Yanjing University whereshe was a student and published her first novel. Bing Xin graduated fromYanjing University in 1923 with a bachelor's degree, and went to the UnitedStates to study at Wellesley College, earning a master's degree at Wellesley inliterature in 1926. She then returned to Yanjing University to teach until1936.

    In 1929, she married Wu Wenzao, her good friend whenthey were studying in the United States. In literature, Bing Xin founded the"Bing Xin Style" as a new literary style. Shecontributed a lot to children's literature in China such asA Myriad ofStars (1923),Spring Water (1923),Six-one sister(1924),ToYoung Readers (1926),Homeward South (1931),The Collected Worksof Bing Xin(1932-1933). Bing Xin's literary career was productive. Shewrote a lot of works — prose, poetry, novels, reflections and so on. There is aBing Xin Literature Museum in Changle in Fujian Province. The Bing XinChildren's Literature Award is named in her honour.

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On a hot September afternoon, a fire started in a neighborhood in a city. A woman and her little son were sleeping when the fire broke out. So they became trapped (困在) in their apartment on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} floor. People called 119 and a team of firefighters soon arrived. Two firefighters {#blank#}3{#/blank#} into the room and helped the mother and the son get out through the window. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, the mother and the son were saved and the fire was put out.

After they finished their work, this team of brave firefighters went to a nearby {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for dinner. But when the firefighters wanted to pay for their meals, they were surprised to find out that four young people had quietly paid for them.

In fact, such warm-hearted people can be found in many places in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Giving and receiving always work both ways. Offering help is a(n) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} part of Chinese culture. "When they were fighting against the fire, they didn't think of themselves," said one of the young people. In life, this kind of people, like policemen, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} and nurses, firefighters and others, who protect people from danger are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} as "unsung heroes". They deserve the acts of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, thanks and respect for their contribution (贡献) to society.

I spent ten days on vacation with my parents and it was great.

My parents take part in "Euro bike" activities every day. They often ask me to1 , but I always say no. This year I wanted to make a2 . I was tired of my job and my life. I3 to change my life. So when my parents asked this year, my 4 was " Yes!" Then I went to Paris a week before my 5 arrived, just to visit my favorite city by myself, and then I 6 them in Versailles to start the activity. It was wonderful to7 about a week with my parents.

First of all, they 8 thought I was a little girl. Every night before I left their hotel room and walked to9 , my mom said "good night" and "be careful"10 me, I felt like I was still their little11 .

Second, the vacation was12 .We talked about13 in our lives like music, sports, jobs and so on. They were14 because I took a vacation with them. 

If you have time, I hope you can have a15 with your parents, too. I'm sure it will be very different.