There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (谜语) to the people in the town.

    In his house, he had a very large room. "If anyone of you can fill my room in one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars." Everyone in the town wanted to try.

    The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.

    The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. "That room is too big," he said. "No one can do this."

    The third man said, "I can do it. It's easy." Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, "Why are you playing? You should be working." The man said, "I can do it. Don't worry." At 8 o'clock at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, "Haha……that bag is too small. It doesn't fill the room." The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit (点亮) the candle and said, "You see, the whole room is filled with light!"

    The Chinese are very generous with money when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless(不管) of how much this costs.  Many also want their children to take after-school activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a great deal of money on education. Even poor parents buy a computer for their son or daughter.

    However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents should know their children's different skills.  They will usually be good in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack(缺乏) confidence.

    The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well. They are not teaching them the most important skills that can be helpful to their growth. These skills can also build their confidence.

    Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.

    Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.

    An old machine, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious. If he spends hours looking at it, and trying to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. It is better to do such than teach a child to read a book. These activities can teach them  to think, and to use their minds.

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    Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer (职业冲浪手) in America. Her parents are both surfing lovers. As a baby; Bethany liked to play in the water. She started surfing at the age of five. By thirteen, she had been one of the best teenage (青少年) surfers in the world shark attack（鲨鱼袭击） happened.

    On the morning of 31st October 2003, Bethany and some friends decided to go suing. The sky was clear, and the weather was free. The 13-year-old surfing star was lying on her surfboard (冲浪板) with her left arm in the clear, blue water Suddenly a five-metre shark appeared and attacked her. Bethany saw the water around her turn red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away — but it took her left arm with it. Luckily, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even shout.

    Bethany thought, "Get to the beach. Get to the beach." She stared to swim with one arm. She shouted for help. Her friends didn't know about the shark attack — they thought at first that she was joking (开玩笑)然后他们看到了红色的水并迅速过来帮忙。 It took her about fifteen minutes toreach the beach. They called 911 and Bethany got tohospital at last. Surprisingly (惊奇的是), she wassurfing again in a competition only ten weeks later.And less than a year after the shark attack, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii.

    A poor (贫穷的) man goes to a rich (富有的) man's house. On the way, he sees a box under a tree. He opens it and sees some apples in it.

    The man thinks, "I will have dinner in the rich man's house. He will give me nice food to eat. It will be very delicious." So he doesn't eat the apples. He throws them away (扔掉).

    The man walks on and comes to a river. He can't go across it. He waits for some time, but there is no boat coming. "What a bad day! I can't go to the rich man's house today," he thinks.

    The man has to go back home. He doesn't have any food at home. He is very hungry. He thinks of the apples. He goes back to the tree. He is very happy to see them near the tree, and he eats them quickly.

    The story tells us: Do not throw away good things; you may need them some other time.

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    I have a lovely dog named Bobby. He looks pretty with short legs, big ears and short tail. He is my good friend and he is also easy to take care of. I walk him at least twice a day, feed him and spend time with him. He also gives his love to me in return.

    He is always there to lick me and lie on me. I like playing with him. I think he can tell when I am happy, sad, angry or troubled. Sometimes he can be noisy and run around the room. In a word, he is not only my dog, but also my friend.

    I love him. He can roll on the floor. He can play balls with me. He can look after my house when I am out. Bobby is very clever. But sometimes he isn't.

    One day Bobby runs away. He is out for three days. After he comes back, I tie him to a tree and give him some food. Bobby begins to eat. But then he stops. He sees a fox. The fox is looking at his food. Bobby barks and barks. He wants to catch the fox. But he can't. The fox runs round the tree. Bobby runs after the fox. So the rope goes ground the tree. Of course Bobby can't run. Quickly he eats up the food and runs away.

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    One day Lila's mum took her to see an eye doctor.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} When Lila put on her glasses, she could not believe all the things were so clear! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} She could ride her bike around the neighborhood.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} And she could see the words on the blackboard at school. She wanted to wear her glasses every day.