Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had 1 ideas about money. They were quarrelling about what would happen if a poor fellow could 2 a million pound note(钞票). One thought that anyone with such a note would have whatever he wanted; the other thought that it would be 3 for him to get anything with the note. They couldn't agree with each other. So they 4 to make a bet(打赌).

    It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street that day, who had come to Britain only by chance. Without home and job, he looked 5 and hungry. Suddenly he saw an apple 6 away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of 7 it up to eat. Just as he was reaching out his hand, he heard a 8 calling him. He looked up and saw the two 9. They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it until two o'clock. They said. ‘'Nothing but 10 in it.” Then they left.

    One day, Jim was driving a taxi through a busy street. 1, a young man stopped his car and 2 his taxi. "To the station, hurry up!" he said. Jim did his 3, but at every crossing there was a red light. The young man shouted, "Be 4! I don't want to miss the train." Jim shouted back, "I don't want to die here!"

    At that time he turned back and noticed the young man's face. "Oh, he is 5 thief," He thought, "I saw his face in the newspaper."  6, Jim had an idea. He drove 7 the red light, and found a police car running 8 him. "Stop!" The young man said and jumped 9. Jim caught hold of him and cried, "Give me the money!" Just then, two policemen came on. "He is the 10," Jim said. They caught the young man at once.

    "You did a good job. Thank you!" the policemen said to Jim.

    Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with her uncle, aunt and a little black1called Toto. Sometimes there was a cyclone（飕风）in Kansas. It could, blow everything away. 2usually there were cellars（地窖）under all the houses. People went into their cellars when a cyclone came.

    One day, a cyclone was coming. So they3went into the cellar, but the dog Toto was so4that he ran under the bed. Dorothy had to pick5up. But6she got to the cellar door with Toto, the cyclone arrived and the house was moving！It went slowly up into the sky. Dorothy was afraid. “But we7do anything about it, ”she said to Toto, “So let's wait and see. "Soon, they went to sleep.

    When Dorothy8, the house was on the ground. She opened the door and found she was in a new place. Then, she saw three short men and a little old woman9a white dress. The woman walked up to Dorothy and said, "Thank you！You killed the Witch（巫婆）of the East, and you10us. "

    Dorothy was really surprised.

    The Spring Festival is very important in China. People 1 it to welcome the coming of a new lunar(农历)year.

    It's the day before Spring Festival. Everyone 2 very happy. It's a happy time for Li Hai's family. Look! Li Hai's mother is 3 the yard. She wants to sweep away(扫除; 清除)4luck. Li Hai's father doesn't like white or green, and he thinks black isn't lucky, so he is painting(涂)the doors 5. Li Hai's sister is decorating the house with paper cutting(剪纸). Li Hai's brother is sitting in front of the television 6he is waiting for Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan is his favourite star.7is the boy? He is Li Hai's friend, Jack. He is helping Li Hai's grandmother 8 dumplings. Oh, where's Li Hai? I can't see 9. Wow, he's sending greetings to his 10teacher by e-mail. He likes English very much.

    Most kids have dogs or cats or fish as pets, but Betty has a1. The mouse's name is Augustus. She likes mice 2 they are small, easy to take care of and 3. When her friends come over to her 4, they don't like her mouse. They think a mouse is5.

    It was time to feed Augustus one day, but it was difficult to6 him. He wasn't in his little room. How did he get7? After hours of8Augustus around the house, Betty put up notices (告示) on the road. Her9 took them off. "Hey! Why did you do that? "Betty 10. "I lost my dog so I'm going to put my notice up. And11cares about a mouse," her neighbour said.

    Betty didn't let her neighbour's words discourage (使泄气) her. She kept 12"Lost Mouse" notice. Betty then heard ashout. "Oh, it's a mouse!" someone cried out13. Betty followed the shout and it led her to the14shop. She found Augustus eating in the15. She got him and held him happily.