A man got off the bus and Sam, the bus driver, drove on. Soon the bus1to the next stop.2old man got on it. “This boy 3you his seat." Sam said to the old man. But the boy in the front seat did not move4the old man went up to him, Sam looked at him. Then he said again to the old man in a 5voice,“This boy will be glad to give you his seat.” This time the boy6it. His face 7red. He got up at once. Then the old man sat down 8 said to the boy, “Thank you, my boy."“Most people want 9nice,” Sam told the old man. “They just forget that. Sometimes they need a little10. I am glad to give them such a push sometimes, too.”

    Marco Polo was born in Italy．Here is the story about him．

    In 1271，at 17，Marco went on a1to China．Today,people can go to different places around the world2 ． But it was very3 people to travel then．He,travelled through Europe and Asia4his father and uncle on the Silk Road.The Polos5to China in 1275.

    Marco Polo stayed in China for 17 years.During those years,he6about coal(煤)and paper.These things were7to him,because he didn't see them in Italy before．Marco and his family finally went back to Italy in 1295．They brought(带)some coal and paper back to Italy with8 ． At home．Marco finished a 9about his trip．The Travels of Marco Polo．The book10people his fantastic experiences(经历)in China．

    Benjamin is the unluckiest boy in the world. He 1 falls ill(生病), but if he falls ill, it is on the weekend. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen 2 . His bird sings very well, but when he asks 3 to listen to it, the bird becomes silent(沉默的).

    But Benjamin thinks he is 4 boy in the world. He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister. He has a singing bird. His classmates are friendly to 5 . Benjamin is always happy and he is kind.

    One day his mother 6 him some money to buy an ice-cream. When he 7 the ice-cream shop, he saw an old man outside it. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked 8 . Benjamin thought he was poor. He decided 9 the ice-cream and gave the money to the man.

    "Thank you. You are a kind boy. But I' m not poor. Keep your money, I'm the richest man in town and sometimes I wear old clothes to see 10 people do," the man said and gave the money 11 to him.

    The man took Benjamin to the biggest 12 in town and said, "Choose 13 you like. I can buy you the most expensive one." Benjamin asked, "Can I choose 14 ? "Of course," answered the man.

    Benjamin chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent, he can at least listen to it with his friends. He then bought a new pair of glasses 15 the man.

    Jennie sat at her window as usual， looking out upon the street， with a look of sadness on her face， “what a long day this is going to be!”

    Then she saw a little boy running down the street， swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window， he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright， pleasant smile.

    “What a nice 2 ， ” said Jennie to herself， as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.

    George， the little boy， told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home， “she looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

    “Why not give her some 5?”said his mother. George agreed.

    The next morning， as Jennie 6 at the window again， she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window， smiling pleasantly， and said， “can I come in?” Jennie told him 7 to get into the house. Opening the door to Jennie's gentle “come in”， George said， “I've brought you some flowers.”

    “Are they for me?”said Jennie 8. “How kind you are，” she continued， as George put the flowers on her lap. I've 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George， 10 the old， small and empty room.“Yes，” said Jennie.

    Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However， she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later， her father died， and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house， and moved here to get work to do.

    George told his parents 13. They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up. A few months later， Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop， having a lovely smile on face.

    Once upon a time, there were three brothers named Sam, Tim and Andy. They lived in a small house in the forest. Every day, they cut down trees and sold 1 in the market. Though they lived a good life, they were 2. They all wished for something and felt sad for not having it.

    One day, they saw an old woman bent low with a heavy bag on her back. They 3 to carry the bag to her home. The old woman was in fact a witch (女巫) with magical powers. Pleased with their 4, she decided to help them and asked what they wanted.

    "I want a big house with lots of servants." said Sam.

    "I would like a big farm with good harvest." said Tim.

    "A beautiful 5 would make me happy." said Andy. The old woman promised to make their dreams come true. The three brothers thought she was just joking. However, when reaching home, they were 6 by what they saw: a big house with a doorman and other servants, a yellow farmland with 7 growing well and a beautiful woman who claimed to be Andy's wife. The three brothers' hearts were filled with joy. They thought they were the 8 men in the world.

    However, they soon got tired of what they had and became unhappy again. So they visited the old woman and asked her the secret of 9.

    "Well," said the old woman. "It's all in your own hands. You should learn to be satisfied with what you have. Otherwise you can never really be happy."

    The three brothers 10 the old woman's advice and learnt to appreciate what they had. As a result, they lived happily ever after.

    Once upon a time, a beautiful bird and a tortoise became good friends. The bird lived in a tree by the banks of the river. The tortoise had his1 there too. They are neighbours. Every day, after the bird flew down and had a drink of water, he would dance near the river to make the tortoise friend 2.

    One day, a bird-catcher caught the bird and wanted to take him away to the market. The unhappy bird asked the catcher to allow him to say 3 to his friend, tortoise. The bird-catcher 4 and took him to the tortoise. The tortoise was5 to see his friend a captive(俘虏).

    The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the bird go. And the tortoise said if the catcher6, he would give the bird-catcher an expensive 7. The bird-catcher agreed. To his surprise, The tortoise then dived into the water and in a few seconds 8with a nice pearl(珍珠). The bird-catcher was very happy to see it and he let the bird go at once.

    A short time later, the man came back and told the tortoise that a pearl was not enough and planned to catch the bird again if the tortoise doesn't 9 him another bigger and nicer pearl. The tortoise, who had already helped his friend, the bird, to leave the place to a forest far away after being set free, was greatly 10 with this man.

    "Well," said the tortoise, "if you still want to 11 another pearl, give the first one to me and I will fish another one for you." 12 his greed(贪婪), the bird-catcher gave the pearl to the tortoise, who 13 away with it saying, "I am no fool to take one and give two!" The tortoise then dived into the water 14, leaving the bird-catcher without a single pearl.

    We should learn from the short story that greed leads you to have 15.