In a small village，there lived a poor man．He was smart but1,and he never worked. The villagers were so2that they often gave him some useful things. So the man could3with those things.

    One day morning，the man begged(乞讨) from door4door again．He wanted some food．5 ， he got a large bag of flour(面粉)from an old woman．After he went home，he put the flour into a large pot(罐子)and6it near his bed．Then he went to7 ． In his dream，he sold the flour at a very good8 ． With the money，he bought a cow ,and its milk9him more money．He was so happy in his dream that he danced in his sleep．His10hit(碰撞)the pot of flour, and the flour spilt (洒出)all over the floor．The man woke and he felt so sad．

    This thing taught him a lesson：no one can live a good life without working．From then on he worked every day and had a better life．

    A groundhog (土拨鼠) is a small animal that digs and lives under the ground. It is also called the woodchuck. Groundhogs live in many parts of the US.

    They go to 1 for most of the winter like bears and some other 2. Do you know that the US has a 3 named Groundhog Day? It is celebrated on 2 February.

    A legend (传说) says a few hundred years ago Europeans introduced Groundhog Day to America. 4 the legend, the groundhog 5 from his long deep sleep on 2 February, halfway between winter and spring. If he comes up from the 6 and it is sunny, he will see his shadow (影子) and he'll be afraid. If he sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of 7 weather. But if he comes up and the sky is 8, he will not see his shadow and will not be afraid. Then spring weather will come very soon.

    Some people believe this legend and they 9 the sky on 2 February. Many people are happy if it is cloudy on that day. They think spring will come soon. But most people think it is just a 10 legend. What do you think?

    I'm a fan of pop music. Today I'd like to1a pop singer to you. His name is Mao Buyi. 2you watched the TV show The Coming One，you might know him.

    Mao Buyi has been popular since he3The Coming One. At first，Mao didn't4that he would become so popular. He just wanted to know5people would love the songs he wrote. Quickly he knew the6was yes. Lots of people say his songs are great and7stories. They also8if Mao has got lots of unusual experiences. Actually，he hasn't. He lives a9life. "Everyone has troubles and so do I. I just wrote them in my10 ， "he said.

    It could be a big11to become famous in a short time，but Mao doesn't seem to be very12. He has never bad professional training before，so he often says that he needs to practice more and13himself.

    Many people think his name Buyi means "not easy". 14 ， it means "never change" . Mao hopes he will never15his love of music and that he can be a better singer and write better songs.

       Charlotte's Web (《夏洛特的网》) is popular with readers of all ages. It is a story about two1: a little pig called Wilbur and a spider (蝴蛛) with the name of Charlotte.

       One day, the pig Wilbur is sold (卖) to a farmer. Wilbur has no 2 there, and other animals look down on (看不起) him. He is unhappy and sad. But his 3 turns around when he meets the spider Charlotte and Charlotte becomes a great friend to him.

       There is 4news for Wilbur. He is going to be killed. It seems that there is no 5 for him until Charlotte thinks of a clever plan to help him. She uses her web to write messages of praise (赞扬)about Wilbur. People in this town never 6 messages in a spider's web. So they think that the messages must come from God! Wilbur becomes 7 enough to go to a big game. He doesn't 8 the game, but the famous web makes sure that he will never be slaughtered. The sadness of the story is the spider Charlotte herself. Saving Wilbur makes her very 9. And after giving birth to her babies, she dies (死). When Wilbur thinks he will have no friends again, three young and small baby 10 come and become his new friends.

    Two boys were walking down a road. They noticed a man 1 in the field. The younger boy looked at his elder friend and said, "Let's hide his shoes 2 he won't be able to find them. It must be funny!"

    The elder boy thought for a moment and said, "The man looks3 . Have you seen his clothes? Let's do this instead: Let's hide a silver coin in each shoe and 4 how he deals with them."

    The younger boy 5. They put a silver coin in each shoe and hid nearby. Then the farmer finished his work and came out. He put on a shoe and immediately felt the money 6his foot. He held the coin in his hand, looked at it in 7 and wanted to know who had put it in his shoe. Then he 8 to see who had done it, but no one was there. He then put on the other 9and felt the second coin. The man was so 10 when he found another one in his shoe.

    He then dropped to his knees and said 11 . The boys could hear it as they were very  12 . He said that his sick wife and his boys were in need of food. He was thankful for the 13from an unknown person.

    After the farmer 14, the boys came out from their hiding place and slowly walked home. They felt happy and learned how wonderful it was to15 others.