I've got some information for everyone who is going to Britain next month. As you know, you are  1  with a family for two weeks. Now the most important thing is  2  . You should take about ￡30 in cash(现金) and about ￡200 in traveler's cheques(支票). Then when you  3  at the airport you'll meet your host family. You must remember to wear a red shirt so the family will find you  4  . I've told them to look for the red shirt. You'll also  5  to take with you four photos of yourself.  6 is very important for you to take the school letter. While you are there,  7  you have any problems, you can call our agent(代理人). I'll give you her office  8 now. It's 580-4436 and the person to ask for is Mrs. Belcher. She's in the office  9  9 am to 5 pm every day. OK! That's everything. Enjoy 10  during the stay in England.

    Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They1each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning 2night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

    One late autumn evening, after their work in the3was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will4take it.”

    So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found5strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,6 I still have the same number of bags in my barn.7 did that happen?”

    Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the8number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he9again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another10coming down the road. He was carrying something on his11 too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was12you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is13 than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly14that they had been taking rice to each other. They15what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

    When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom(盛开) on the windows of my home. Of course, these are not1flowers. But in the cold of2, these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my3, who is now aged 70, with a few cuts, she   4a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.

    When my grandma was considered clumsy(笨拙的) in the 5. But on a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper6 on her new neighbor's windows. She was so interested in it and decided to 7from her neighbor. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she8practicing. It took 10 years9my grandma could make paper art skillfully(娴熟地). The red flowers, blooming like hurning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village10her.

    My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream.

    Do you have a great friend? Someone who is there for you in good times and in bad times? The story of Hoshi and Zen 1 the power (力量) of friendship.

    Hoshi is an American Eskimo dog. He had his 2 removed (移除) because of a disease when he was 11 years old. 3 he is now blind.

    It is 4 for Hoshi, a few months before his operation (手术), his owner got Zen. She was a small dog 5 a local rescue shelter (救护所) who could see just fine!

    When Zen started to realize that Hoshi was going blind, she did what a good friend would do. Zen began to lead the 6 for Hoshi. She 7 a seeing eye to another dog!

    Zen now leads Hoshi around in the great outdoors, so he doesn't hurt 8 They are now best friends and 9 all of their time together going hiking, swimming and going on other adventures (冒险).

    As Helen Keller once said, "Walking with a friend in the dark is 10 than walking alone in the light."