Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's very 1 and always gets to the office on time. The 2 is satisfied with (对……满意) him and pays him more. One evening he was very tired, and as soon as he had 3, he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mable, one of his daughters, came in and 4 something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and 5quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6 newspapers. When he got to his office, it was half past eight. He was 7 for the first time! At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to 8 it.     This morning Mr. Read was going to take a train to London. But he 9  it because his watch was slow again. He was very surprised and said, "It was all right yesterday, but why is it 10 now?"     "Last night I found it was dirty," said Little Mable. "I had to wash it for you!"

    “I'm really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study  1and learn the skills. Then I can help with my family difficulties and do good to other people,” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 2.

    The learner's grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 3 in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main 4 for the family. The family is 5 The learner finished high school. The job training program helps him learn skills that he'll 6 in the work place.

    The story makes me think of another 7 It goes like this: Long ago there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was  8 to catch lots of fish every day. The man was kind, so he always 9 his fish with his neighbors, who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be 10  if he told them how to fish. So he called his neighbors together and showed them  11 to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could 12 the fish they themselves caught.

    At present, there are still a lot of poor people in the world. But it's not good if we give only 13 to them. 14, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. So, training is very important to people in need, because they will learn the ability to 15 money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

    My father was sick badly,so he needed a lot of help to do the everyday things.

    Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived.He 1and smiled.

    “What's new,Jim?”he said,2 I sat down on the sofa.

    I wanted to tell him all about my problems at work,3I couldn't seem to find the works.4 he think that I was a failure,out of work at 58?”Nothing much,”I said,finally.He told me lots of family news.He was in 5 spirits.Then it was time for Dad to 6 his medicine.

    “I'll get it,”I said.I went into the kitchen and7a glass of water from the fridge.I found a red apple in the kitchen.I cut it into small slices,put them on a plate.He was very 8 and looked as if he were going to cry.

    “Dad?What's the matter?”I asked.

    “9 has cut me an apple like that since your mother died,”he said.”it's just like what she used to do.”I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring 10 the tears.I couldn't let myself cry in front of him.

    A businessman, who was very fond of music, was asked by a poor woman to give her some help. Her husband, a great1, who was talented in music, had died, and left her very poor indeed.

    The businessman saw that the woman and her2, who was with her, were in great sadness. He looked with pity into their pale faces, and3that their sad story was true.

    "How much do you want, my good woman?" said the businessman.

    "4dollars will save us, " said the poor woman. With some hesitation（迟疑）. The businessman sat down at his desk, took a piece of paper, wrote a few lines on5, and gave it to the woman with the words," Take it to the6you see on the other side of the street."

    The grateful woman and her daughter, without stopping to read the note, ran to the bank 7. The banker at once counted out8 dollars instead of five. And then he passed them to the woman.

    She was9 when she saw so much money. "Sir, there is a mistake here," she said. "You have given me fifty dollars,10I asked for only five."

    The banker11the note once more, and said, "The check calls for fifty dollars."

    "It is a mistake-indeed it is," said the woman.

    The banker then asked her to wait for a few12, while he went to see the businessman who gave her the13.

    "Yes," said the businessman, since he had heard the banker's story," I did make a14.I wrote fifty instead of five hundred. Give the poor woman five hundred dollars, because she is such a(an)15woman that she should get even more." At that time, the banker understood why the woman could get much more than she asked for.

    Jack was a hard-working student when he was young, but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had 1 friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar with him and got on well with him 2 Jack.

    One day, some boys put some money into Jack's bag and another boy pretended to have 3 his money. Of course, they found the money in 4 bag at last.

    Jack felt shameful (可耻的) 5 he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and 6 him in the school. His teachers also 7 that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything 8.

    From that day, Jack and Bob 9 good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him 10 it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.

    One day Einstein1 in the street in New York. His friend 2 him and says to him," Einstein, you should buy a coat. Look, how 3 your coat is!”

    But Einstein answers, "It doesn't 4. Nobody 5 me here."

    After a 6 years Einstein becomes a famous scientist. But he still 7 the old coat.

    His friend meets him again and asks him to buy a 8 one.

    But Einstein says,” I needn't buy a new one. 9 knows 10 here.”