Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked  6   till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well.  7   the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me   8 you want."

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat." I've already got the  9  present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted  10    to know."His father was quite pleased to hear that.

    I'm a cook in a restaurant. One day, I went for a walk when suddenly I saw smoke. I went closer to 1 what was happening. It came from a house. At that time I saw the firemen rushing into the 2 and I ran to 3 to one of them. I asked him if there was someone inside.He replied that there was a whole family. My heart missed a beat(跳动) because I realized(意识到) that the family was4 . And it was5for them to run away from the inside.

    I asked if there was an extra (多余的) uniform for firemen. He said “6”，and I quickly wore it and went in with three more 7. As I went inside, it was so hot that I felt as if I was melting (熔化).I passed by the living room and saw the curtains (窗帘) 8. When the firemen tried to 9 the fire, I found the people. They 10themselves behind the curtains. One of them was unlucky 11he was seriously burnt. I helped them out of the burning house 12. Finally we were safe from the danger and the firemen put out the fire 13. The officer of the firemen 14e for my courage(勇气) to help those people.

    That night I 15not sleep because of all the excitement. Even now I am still proud that I saved the people who were in danger. I'll never regret(后悔) what I did.

The Shirt of a Happy Man

    Once upon a time, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He slept 1and didn't feel like eating. The queen and his people worried about him very much. One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he couldn't find 2 with his body. It was all in his mind. He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear. Then the prime minister, the king's banker and the palace singer were called to the palace. But they all had3worries. They weren't happy, either. The prime minister thought many people were trying to 4, then he would lose his power. The banker was afraid 5 his money. The singer said he couldn't get freedom because he always worried about being followed by 6.

    7, the king's top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days' time.

    Two days passed, the general still couldn't find a happy man. Everyone had their own problems, Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man8happily on the street. The general didn't understand why the poor man was so happy, though he seemed to have 9 power, money or fame. So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason. The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted, and he didn't want to have what he couldn't have. Hearing this, the general was excited. The poor man was the Happy Man. So he asked the poor man to give his shirt10the king. "Shirt?" said the poor man in surprise, “I don't own any shirts!”

    A fox is1food. He is very hungry. Now he stands near a wall. He sees2fine grapes on the wall. He smiles and says, "3 nice they are! I want to eat them. The fox is jumping. He jumps and jumps, 4 the wall is too high. He5 get the grapes. The fox says "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not good to eat.”

    One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even though they are different in colour?"

    It was a serious question. I1for a while, and then said, "I'll explain it sooner. Let's go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you."

 At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different 2—red, green and yellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, "It's time to 3your question now." I put one apple of each kind colour on the table. Adam 4them carefully. He had a 5look on his face.

    "People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the 6, some of the apples may not even look as delicious as7." While I was talking, Adam was8each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮) them, placing them back on the9, but in a different place.

    "Okay, Adam, tell me which is which."

    He said, "I10tell. They all look the same now."

    "Take a11of each one. See if that helps you decide12one is which."

    He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are13like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they're pretty much the14on the inside."

    He totally15it. I didn't need to say or do anything else.