We had Sports Day at school on Saturday. I entered the 100 meters, 400 meters and high jump for older boys.

I didn't win the 100 meters but I came in1.My friend Peter came in first.I really thought I was going to beat him.But he managed to run just a little bit2than me over the last 20 meters and broke the tape a fraction of a second before me.Next year,I'll beat him!

I won the 400 meters.I think I am probably a better3at the longer distance.Next year,I might enter the 1,000 meters. To win the short distance races,you need to get a very good start.With the longer distance races,however,you have time to4if you get off to slow start.

Although I won the  5,it was a slow race compared with last year.I was 2 seconds behind my personal best.I know6I haven't been doing enough training. Next year, I must get into training at least a month7Sports Day. I will run for half an hour every morning.

I thought I was going to win the high jump but I8the bar in my third jump. My left foot touched the bar just enough to knock it down. I need to9more if I am going to win this event next year.

    People once went hungry．A rich man who made bread and cakes sent for twenty of the1. children in the town，and told them to take a loaf（条）of bread from a 2every day till the hard days passed．

    The hungry children came together3 ， and argued for the bread，because each wished to have the largest one．Finally they went away without even thanking the good gentleman．

    But Gretchen，a poorly﹣dressed little girl，did not argue or 4with the rest，but remained standing quietly far away from them．5the bad﹣mannered girls left，she took the smallest bread，which alone was left in the basket，kissed the gentleman's hand，and went home．

    The next day the children were as bad﹣mannered as before，and poor，shy Gretchen 6loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the loaf open．Many new shining pieces of 7fell out of it．

    Her mother was very surprised and worried，and said，"Take the money back to the good gentleman at once，for it must have got into the dough（生面团）8mistake．Be quick，Gretchen!Be quick!"

    But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 9 ， he said，"No，no，my child，it was no mistake．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you．Always be as satisfied，quiet，and 10as you now are．Go home now，and tell your mother that money is your own．"

    “How can I learn English well?” “This is a 1 many students may ask. In my opinion, the most effective(有效的) 2 is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you will learn it pretty well. And if you can tell 3 your own words about 4 the lesson says, you are a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.

    This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you'll find it not so hard 5 you might have thought.

    Learn this way, and you will 6 fast progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on your way to 7 in English studies.

    It's equally(同样地) important to feel the language. You should laugh at English jokes and be 8 at bad news. When using English, try to 9 your mother tongue(母语). 10 helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to learn English through putting every word into Chinese.

    A college student stayed up all night studying for his zoology(动物学) test the next day. The following morning, 1 he entered the classroom, he saw ten birds on the desks. Each bird was 2 with a sack(麻布袋) and only the legs were outside.

    The teacher told the students that the test would be to watch each pair of bird legs and write down the name and the living habits of each bird.

    The student looked at each pair of bird legs. 3 of them looked the same to him. He began to get upset. He stayed up all night studying, but now he had to name birds by their legs. The more he 4 about it, the sadder he got.

    He 5 not think of any answers after a long time. He went to the teacher's desk and said, "What a strange test! 6 could anyone tell differences among birds by their legs? I'm afraid I have to take the exam later. "7 these words, the student put his test paper on the desk and walked to the door.

    The teacher was 8.The class was so big that he didn't know every student's 9, so when the student reached the door, the teacher 10 out, "One moment, boy, what's your name?"

    The student pulled up his trouser legs and said, "My dear teacher, can you guess my name by my legs?"

    It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. John's parents were not in. John decided to go to the Happy Theater to watch a talent show, so he 1 home. Only Barky, John's pet 2 stayed at home. Just after John left, a bad man 3 the window, and then he came into the house 4 it. He began looking for expensive things in the rooms. He found some 5 in the box. He took out the money, 6 as he was leaving, he heard a dog's barking(叫声). He looked around and found Barky looking at him angrily. He was very scared. Barky was going to bite him when John came home. John let Barky sit down and told the bad man 7," Come with me to the 8, or Barky will bite you!" So the bad man had to 9 John with Barky close behind. A policeman cuffed(铐) the bad man after John told him the thing. Barky had a 10 for watching the house. But the bad man didn't know.