Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both of the vegetables and the tree made the garden look wonderful.

    One day, the vegetables and the tree couldn't get on well with 1. The vegetables disliked the tree because they thought the tree didn't leave them enough 2 by covering them with its thick leaves while the tree thought that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could reach him.

    The situation became worse and worse. One day the vegetables decided to 3 all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to offer the vegetables shade(树荫). Soon they both began to dry up under the hot sun.

    Neither of them expected that the gardener would stop 4 his vegetable field because he thought it was 5 to save the vegetables. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how 6 they were. There seemed to be no way to solve the problem. Then a small pumpkin decided to do something to change the situation. The small pumpkin did all he could to grow 7 there was little water and it was too hot.

    Finally, the gardener 8 the growing pumpkin among the dying vegetables. 9, he started to water the field again because he still wanted to make a(n) 10 to win the beautiful pumpkin. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables were saved. Since then, they realized that it was better to help each other than to fight, and they lived in harmony with other plants.

    Everyone has dreams. Lily dreamed of being a dancer. She took 1  lessons and all her teachers thought she was an excellent student.

    One day she saw a notice. It said that a famous dancing group would be performing in her town. 2 though, “I must show the leader my dancing skills.” She waited for the group leader in the dressing room. 3 the leader appeared, she came up and hander him the flowers she prepared. The thorns (刺) hurt her fingers and blood came out. But she was too  4 to care about the pain. She expressed her strong wish to be a dancer and begged (乞求) to show her dance.

    “All right, you dance.” The leader agreed. But half way through the dance, he stopped her, “I'm sorry, in my mind you're not good enough!” On hearing this, Lily  5 out as fast as her legs could carry her. It was so hard for her to accept this. She lost heart and 6 her dream.

    Several years later, the dancing group came to her town again. She decided to find out 7the leader had told her she was not good enough.

    This was his reply, “I tell this  8 every student.”

    “You've ruined (毁掉) my life!” she shouted angrily.

    The leader went on, “I remember your present of  9and how the thorns had hurt your fingers but you carried on bravely. It was a pity that you didn't take dancing like that and stopped trying so  10 . So you are still not good enough for dancing!”

    When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom(盛开)on the windows of my home, of course, these are not 1flowers. But in the cold of 2, these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my 3, who is now aged 70. With a few cuts, she 4 a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art

    When my grandma was considered clumsy(笨拙的)in the 5. But on a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper 6on her new neighbor's windows. She was so interested in it and decided to 7 from her neighbor. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she 8 practicing. It took 10 years 9 my grandma could make paper art skillfully(娴熟地).The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village 10 her.

    My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream.

    When I was 14, I went to a boarding school (寄宿学校). At first I 1 my family a lot. I often called them on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I 2 being with my classmates at school.

    I had many friends and they were all 3. I often played and studied with them. I thought of them as my best friends. I never thought my friendships with boys would become a 4.

    One day, one of my friends told me that some girls said I was 5 with boys all day long to get attention (注意) from them. A few weeks after that, Mr. Wang asked the class to 6 some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could be chosen 7 I was doing well in school. I was the top student in class. A week later, the result surprised me: I wasn't chosen. I was 8.

    Mr. Wang came to me after class and said, "Don't be sad. I know you're an excellent student! Maybe you should be a little closer 9 the girls in our class. They don't know much about 10. Try your best to get to know everyone and I think you'll get chosen next time. "

    I thought Mr. Wang might be right. "I will try to be friends with everyone," I said to myself.

Mr. Green has a fruit shop in the town. He is friendly to the people, so people like to buy fruit in his shop. 

One day, Mr. Green brings some grapes home for his grandson Steven because he knows his grandson likes eating grapes best. He puts these grapes in the kitchen. After lunch, he goes back to his shop. That afternoon Steven comes back from school. He looks around for something to eat and finds the fruit. "Great!I am so lucky today!Grapes are the best things in the world!"

Mr. Green gets home after he closed his shop in the evening. When he sees Steven, he asks, "Do you have the grapes?" His grandson answers, "Yes. And I eat all of them. "

"Do you wash them?"

"Oh, I forget. I am too hungry. What should I do?"

A few minutes later, Mr. Green finds that Steven is drinking water. 

"Are you thirsty? Why are you drinking so much water?" asks Mr. Green. 

Steven says, "I want to wash the grapes in my stomach(胃) with the water. "

Martin is my youngest son. He likes staying alone and he seldom laughs. As the boy's mother,I was 1 about him. I took him to see the doctors in many 2 , but it didn't work well.Nothing could make him happy but the recycling truck(垃圾回收车) passing by my house. Every afternoon, he raced to the front of the house, 3 for the truck.

When we were late and 4 the truck, Martin would be very disappointed. One day, I stopped the truck and 5 myself.

"Nice to meet you, too. I'm Vince."The driver greeted me in a happy voice.

"Your coming is the most 6 moment for my son,"I smiled.

After knowing our story, he said,"Can you give me your phone number? Maybe I can send you a 7 before I arrive."I exchanged my number with him at once.

Then began our 8 with Vince.

Recently, I said to him,"It's my little boy's birthday tomorrow. Could you please do 9 special for him?"

The next day, as I was standing 10 the road with Martin, we saw the green truck running down the street with a loud beep(嘟嘟声). Like a superman in a movie, Vince stopped and walked towards us with a box in his hand.

"Today is your birthday, Martin, and here's a 11 ."

He handed the box to my son. Inside, there was a green model truck like 12 . My son,surprised, looked up happily and 13 him.

After chatting for several minutes, he was about to leave for work. I tried to give him some money for his help. He kept 14 his head and refused my money, saying"Today you,tomorrow me."

I was deeply 15 by these simple words. And I have been ready to help others whenever I can. You will never know when you're going to be the one that needs help.