One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe on the ground. The father said to his son, "Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and1the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son." But Thomas said, "If I do so, it will waste my time." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they2a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and3some strawberries with the money.

    The father and the son went on walking. The sun was high up in the4. They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt5thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave him a strawberry and he6ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

    And so they7walking. The old farmer gave strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you picked up that8, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember the9: if you don't worry about the little things, you will find it difficult to do the10things. "

    Mary was ill yesterday. She went to see a doctor.

    "Doctor, I'm not feeling 1 at the moment," she said. "Every time I do my homework at night, I feel 2. If I walk to school, I have to sit down and 3  for ten minutes."

    The doctor looked 4 Mary carefully. At last he said, "5 serious, but I'm afraid you are 6 too much."

    "I don't understand. What do you mean?" asked Mary. "I mean you eat too much 7 ,"said the doctor.

    "Oh! You mean I'm too 8. That's a problem," said Mary. "What should I do if I don't want to be heavy?"

    "The answer is easy," said the doctor. "If you want to be thinner and healthier, you 9 eat a lot of food and you also should take more 10."

Hello! I'm Nancy Green. I'm 12. Here are two nice photos. My parents and I are in the first photo. My mother is Kate. She is in a blue jacket. My father is Tim. He's in a black jacket. They're good doctors. They're kind. I'm in the middle of them. I'm in a yellow jacket. What are those in the next photo? They're a dog,a phone and a clock. The dog is brown and white. It's nice. The clock is white and yellow. It's mine. The phone is green. It's mine, too. My phone number is 568-0359.

An old woman has an old cat. The cat can't run quickly or bite（咬）. The old woman doesn't take the old cat out for a walk or give it good food. The old cat always lies under the chair and doesn't want to move. 

Suddenly the cat sees a mouse（老鼠）in the house. So it jumps and catches the mouse. But it can't kill（杀死）the mouse because its teeth are bad. So the mouse runs away quickly. The old woman sees that and becomes angry. She begins to hit the cat and shouts，"Get out!Get out!"The cat doesn't go away but says to the old woman"Don't hit me. I have worked for you for many years. Now I still work for you. But I'm old and can't kill the mouse like before. Don't be rude（粗鲁的）to the old. Think about how much I did for you when I was young. "

A daughter graduated from college. Her father planned to teach her a 1 . He said to her, "My darling, you have grown up. Now I'm considering 2 .my car, and can you help me get a good price for it?", The daughter agreed. Then the father asked her to take the car to 3 .places and then choose the best 4 .

The daughter knew that her father's car was a good one. She was 5 .that the car was worth a good price although it looked pretty old. She went to the first place—a used car market, and they offered her $1, 000. Then in a pawn (典当) shop, she was told the car was worth just $200, which really 6 .the daughter. Finally, she went to a car club. The workers there told the daughter 7 .that the car was very hard to 8 .in the market because it had been no longer in production and that they wanted to buy the car any time at $50, 000 and even more. 

The daughter told these 9 .to her father. The father said, "Don't be surprised. The value (价值) of the car is different in different places. Only the right place can give you the right value. Therefore, if you are not appreciated (赏识) by someone, do not be angry. It just means you are in the 10 .place. You should move on and go to a better place where you can certainly go far."

Riding bikes is becoming more and more popular all over the world. Many people like riding in their daily lives. The following are some students' ideas about it:

◆ Lily: Having a night bike riding in a big city is really good for us. When we're riding around the city, we open our eyes. Many people travel by bike. They say travelling by bike gives them a chance to see the world differently. 

◆ Tom: If you live in a city full of cars, a bike can help to save your time. You don't need to pay different kinds of vehicle taxes (车税). It helps you save money. 

◆ Peter: It's good for the environment. You should just start from yourself, do something to reduce air pollution and keep the air clean. Then try to ride a bike to school or to work. 

◆ Mark: Now, we are so busy that we often don't have time to exercise. Riding can give us the chance. It is good for our mind and body. 

Do you think it's your turn to live a safe, happy and healthy life now?