Once there was an old man who was very proud of 1 things. One was his long white beard (胡子) The other was his ability to fall asleep the moment his head 2 the pillow(枕头).

    One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him 3 he did with his beard when he slept : did it go under the quilt(被子)or above the quilt?

    The old man had never paid attention to this 4 and he didn't remember whether hisbeard remained above or went under the quilt. So he promised to 5the answer. It was very cold that night. The old man got into bed early and pulled the quilt over6Then he suddenly remembered his grandson's7.

    He knew that his beard was under the quilt. He 8it from under the quilt, and placedit above the quilt. This made him fell that something was not quite 9.So he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be 10if it was out. In and out went the beard; first under the quilt, then above it, then under once again. The old man had a sleepless night.

    The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard. It wouldn't trouble him forever.

"Spell ‘champion,'" Scott told his elder sister.

"C-h-a-m-p-i-o-n."

Unsure about it, Scott still cheered, "You'll win the spelling bee (拼写大赛)!"

Lucy thanked, happy but worried, wondering if her dog Senator would be looked after well when she was away for a week.

"Dad and I will keep him perfectly!" said Scott, dreaming of getting his own pet if he could prove himself.

It was time to leave. Dad wished Lucy good luck.

"See you in a w-e-a-k," Scott said.

"W-e-e-k," Lucy corrected him and said, "Bye!"

Each morning Scott woke up early to feed Senator, leaving a note to remind Dad. After that Scott continued to sleep.

A week later, Lucy returned and told the family she failed. Then she found her dog sick. Scott felt sorry but confused, because he'd been a strict direction-follower.

They came to the animal hospital. After the examination, Lucy was angry, "A terrible stomachache! How could Senator put on two pounds in such a short time?"

Dad said, "I only fed him two scoops of dog food every morning."

Scott shouted, "Dad! You fed him again? Didn't you read my note? It says I've fed him!"

It took Lucy a while to understand before asking Scott how to spell "fed".

"F-e-e-d? Scott! ‘Fed' is spelled f-e-d. But your note says f-e-e-d, telling Dad to feed the dog!"

"So Senator was fed twice?" Dad asked.

Scott said sorry, "I just wanted to be responsible so I could get a dog for my next birthday."

"OK. I'll teach you how to spell correctly and train myself for next year's spelling bee," Lucy said.

"You have a few months to practice before you get one for your birthday," Dad added. 

Scott burst into laughter.

"Having a little brother isn't so bad," Lucy told Senator, "if he can help f-e-e-d!"

Be a Friend

Friends are important (重要的). {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Friends are people you know and like. Do you know how to make friends with others? Here are some good ideas.

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Introduce(介绍) yourself to others. See if they want to be friends with you. Then ask questions and know each other.

Have fun together

You can play sports or games with your friends. What is your favorite thing to do? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Help each other

How do you feel today? {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. When your friend is not happy, cheer him or her up (鼓励). And ask your friends for help if you need.

Do you know this? Friends do not have to be the same as you. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} They may like different things. So what are your friends like? Tell us about them please!

Fan Zhaoyi is a hotel owner at "Snow Town". In the past，most people there {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（make） a living by cutting down trees. But it was difficult to take the wood out of the farm because the snow was too heavy. The snow season at the farm can last up to seven {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （month） a year. Many workers had to find other jobs {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（slow）. 

"At that time，these workers {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（encourage） to work in the tourism area，but many people were afraid to try. Few families were brave enough {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（provide） hotels，but I was a brave one. " Fan said. 

He turned out to be right. The high mountains，thick forest and proper temperature make snow there{#blank#}6{#/blank#} special that more and more visitors go to visit the farm. 

"I prepared four rooms in {#blank#}7{#/blank#}first year and started to make money later，" Fan said. His success also encouraged other people. The "Snow Town" has also been trying {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （it） best to provide better service for the tourists. It is going to make itself one of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（popular） places for visitors. 

Last year，the winter tourist season at the "Snow Town" began，and 100，000 tickets were pre﹣sold. The white snow and red lanterns have won the hearts {#blank#}10{#/blank#}thousands of tourists from all over the world. 

I have a good friend, Gina. Gina is from the USA and she is a student in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (年级) 7 in a middle school. She is now {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (十二) years old. And she has a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (堂妹), Alice. They are in the s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} school, but they're in different classes. Look! This is Gina's room. It's {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (整洁的). A {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (吉他) is on the bed. She likes to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (花费) lots of time playing it after school. There is a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (钥匙) and an eraser in the pencil box. Where is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (她的) schoolbag? Oh, it's in the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (寄物柜).

We often share things together.