— Sounds ____. I think we'll have a good time.

    A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbours would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his woods. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

    "Yes, "said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed(毁掉) a good apple tree!"

—Great! We certainly had a good time.

    The People's Bank of China will come out the fifth edition(版本)of the renminbi (RMB) from August 30, 2019. These banknotes(纸币)will have brighter colors and new security features(防伪特征).

    We've been using banknotes for around 1,000 years. Back in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chinese people made the worlds earliest paper money to replace(代替) metal coins. These banknotes were called jiaozi.

    Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry. These advantages made it more popular than other forms of money. But now, in the digital (数码的)age, paper money seems to be disappearing for the same reason.

    China seems to be heading towards becoming a cashless(不用现金的) society. From supermarkets to street stores, people pay by using the We Chat Wallet and Alipay apps on their mobile phones. Sweden is even closer to a future without paper money. Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand.

    But there are worries about creating cashless societies. Some say it is unfair to the poor and people without much education. It's not easy for them to open bank accounts( 账户)or deal with mobile phones. And if all of your money is" digital, it may not be safe enough.

    Is paper money going away? Although paper money is used less than electronic payment (电子支付) in some countries, it won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world.

    Have you ever read Tom Sawyer? It's about a boy called Tom Sawyer. He lives {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his aunt Polly. He often gets into trouble with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

    Tom loves to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} risks. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really hurts anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps out of his bedroom window at night to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} his friends.

    Tom's best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In the book, Tom, Huck, and another boy decide to leave the town{#blank#}4{#/blank#} they think that living there is too boring. They run away to an island in the middle of a river. They make fires, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to travel up and down the river. Without seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} have died. One day, when Tom comes back to his aunt's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to leave a letter saying that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral (葬礼). Then Tom has {#blank#}9{#/blank#} idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into the town and attend their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive. Isn't it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}? Do you want to read it?