When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my bag and some sandwiches, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I'm 1.”

  “If you want to 2, that's all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.” I 3 my bag and sandwiches on the floor heavily and started for the door again.

  “Wait a 4,” Mom said. “I want your 5 back. You didn't wear anything when you 6.” This really angered me. I took my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear and all—and 7, “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but when you close that door, don't hope to come back!”

    I was so 8 that I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out of it. 9 I found that I was outside with 10 on. Then I noticed that two neighbor girls were walking to my house. I ran to 11 behind a big tree in our yard at once. After a while, I was    12 that the girls went away. I rushed to the front door and knocked on it loudly.

  “Who's there?” I heard.

  “It's Billy! Let me in!”

    The voice behind the 13 answered, “Billy doesn't live here any more. He ran away from home.” Glancing(瞥) behind me to see if anyone else was coming. I begged(乞求), “Aw, come on, Mom! I'm still your son. Let me 14!”

    The door opened and Mom's 15 face appeared(出现). “Did you change your decision about running away?” she asked.

  “What's for supper?” I answered.

    One thorn(刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.

    Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would 1for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not 2 it, he would also cry.

    One day, he went with his mother into the 3. The sun shone. The grass was cut. The flowers were starting to come out.

    Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A 4 was on his face. He wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.

    “Now you must be tired and 5,” said his mother. “Have a good rest here and eat some cookies. I will get a beautiful red rose for you.” So his mother brought the red flower to him. When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph 6 it.

    “No, my dear.” said his mother. “See how many thorns it has. You must not touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your 7.” When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and 8 took it away. But he was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so 9 that he could not use it for some time.

    Ralph would never 10 this. From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He at last learned to do as he was told.

    Do right things at the proper time，or it's too late to regret for what has passed.

    A grasshopper （蚱蜢）was playing the violin when he saw some ants busy1 food."Why are you working on such a beautiful day？"he asked.

    "We must collect food now，"said the queen of the ants."If we don't，what will we do when 2comes？"

    "Oh，winter is a long way off，"said the grasshopper."You take life much too 3."

    "But you must 4today if you want to eat tomorrow，"said the little ant."You can play your violin after you've finished your work."

    The grasshopper didn't want to follow her 5.He went away，singing.

    Spring soon passed and the warm summer came.All day long the grasshopper played the 6.Soon summer was over.And then autumn passed，too.One morning，the grasshopper woke up and was 7to find that snow had fallen during the night."Why？Had the long winter come？"he said to himself.

    The grasshopper wandered around looking for a place to keep 8but there was no such place."How9I was not to listen to the ants.While I am dying of cold and 10they are sitting in their warm nest with plenty to eat."

    The grasshopper was soon frozen stiff （冻僵的）.The ants picked him up and carried him to their nest.The grasshopper learned a lesson he would never forget.

    John was so lazy that he stayed at home and watched television all day instead of working. One day his 1saw a" Help wanted" advertisement in the supermarket window. The supermarket needed2to put things on the shelves. She told the manager that her husband didn't have a job but he was very 3. She told him that John would come to apply for(申请)the job.

    When she got home and told John about the job, he was just watching television attentively. It made her so angry that she4 the TV and ordered him to go and see the manager of the supermarket. John didn't want his wife to be angry, so he went there.

    On the way, John thought if the manager5  him the job, he wouldn't be able to stay at home and watch television all day long. He would have to work in the supermarket every day.

    Then he had an idea he decided to tell the manager that something was wrong with his shoulder so he could not raise his arm above his head. He was6  the manager wouldn't give him the job. When he arrived at the supermarket, he told the manager that he needed the job." Are you strong?" the manager asked.

    John explained that he couldn't raise his arm above his head. John told him that he7 an accident at home while digging in the garden.

"How 8 can you raise your arm?" the manager asked. John lifted his arm 9"Only this high "he said." And how high could you raise it10 the accident?" asked the manager." This high" said John. And he lifted his arm above his head.