A long time ago, there was a seed(种子). Because he was only a seed,1 noticed him. So the seed thought he was not important in the world.

One day,a wind2 and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later, another day he saw a traveller3  by his side.

“Thank you God for this, I can have a rest under the tree.”the traveller said.

“what are you talking about?”the seed4asked. He thought the man was5him. No one ever spoke to him like that.

“Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked.

“It's me. A seed.”

The man looked at the6. “Are you joking? You're not a seed. You are a big tree!”

“Really?"

“Yes! People often sit here. 7do you think people come here for? To fee1 your shade (树荫)! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time.”  

The traveller's words brought him pride. The seed thought and 8 for the first time in his life. The years of tortune (折磨)9 the sun and the rain finally helped him10 “Oh! That means I'm not a little seed any more! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That's great.”

    I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her money had been stolen(偷). She asked if he could1her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to worry about paying it back. I was2. How could my father be so silly? Anyone could see that she was telling a lie(谎言), staying at the station all day long3for money.

    "She was lying!" I said."4did you give her the money?"

    My father looked at me. He was a bit angry. "And what would you like me to do?" he said.

    "Should I tell her that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(骗局）？" I did not5his meaning at all, and then he told me something that I have6forgotten. "First, she would not do this7she didn't need the money. Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she's8than me. It is more important to9than the money. but I don't mind this."

    A week later, we were at the same station, and the same woman came to my father with the same story. "Not this time," my father told her. "In your business, you should learn to recognize(认出) people. Try another10on me next week."

    Joe Brown had a shop where he 1 meat. One day a woman 2 into the shop at five to one. “I' m sorry. I' m late,” she said. “I 3 some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one 4 of meat in his shop. He took it 5 the fridge and said, “This is $6.50.”

    “That piece is too 6, ”the woman said. “Haven't you got anything bigger?” Joe 7 into the room behind his shop, put the meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door 8 a lot of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and 9 expensive. It' s $8.75.”

    “Good,” the woman said with a smile.

    “Give me 10 of them, please.”

    A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a big hole. All of the other frogs gathered around the 1  to see what could be done to help their friends.

    When they saw how 2  the hole was, the rest of the group agreed that itwas 3 for the two frogs to get out of the hole. In the beginning, the two frogs 4  with all their strength. Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that is was hopeless, just prepare for the fate(命运), others  5shouted that they two should save their energy and give up. But the two frogs continued jumping as 6as they could, and after several hours of hopeless jump they were quite tired.

    At that moment, one of the frogs gave up. He lay down at the7of the hole, and died as the others looked on his helpless sadness. However, the other frog8to jump with every bit of energy he has, even though he was completely worn out. His friends began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, waiting to die. But the frog jumped harder and harder. Finally he jumped so 9that he got out of the hole.

    The other frogs asked him surprisingly, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?” Reading their lips(嘴唇), the amazed frog explained to them that he was10and when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him up, so he tried harder and finally succeeded.

    Once a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument.（One day. a magic man1the king a harp(竖琴).

    The king took it to the palace, but2he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many3people tried it. They agreed that the harp was4and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

    A poor little girl5found the harp, and even though she didn't know how6it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect,7each time it sounded a little better.

    Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact8magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.

    The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing the harp, he was filled9joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private10, giving her and her family lots of money.

    One day, a Chinese student 1 Sun Huangqiang went to study English in England. His 2  name was the same as the English word “sun”

    England is a country with 3 weather. It is often cloudy or misty(雾), and it rains very often, so the people there don't get much 4 in the whole year.

    When the Chinese student 5 London, a tall English policeman 6 a long face opened his passport (护照)to check it. The policeman was7 in the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced(发音)just like the English word “sun”, so he said to the Chinese student,'' I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here,” The Chinese student was quite 8. But the policeman began to smile 9 a moment,” Mr Sun, you're bringing sunshine to England, so we don't want you 10 away. ”