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, but2 he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many3people tried it. They agreed that the harp was 4　and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

A poor little girl 5　found the harp, and even though she didn't know how6 it, 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, 7　 each time it sounded a little better.

  Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact 8magic 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 his old harp, he was filled 9　 joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private 10　 , giving her and her family many riches.

    Bob is six years old. He is old enough to go to school. On the first day, his teacher teaches him three words, “I, you, he”. Then the teacher says, “I am your teacher. You are my student. He is your classmate.” When school is over, Bob goes home. His mother asks him, “What does your teacher teach you today?” Bob says with a smile, “Listen, Mum and Dad, I am your teacher. You are my student. He is your classmate. His mother says, “No, dear. You're wrong.” Then she says, I am your mother. You're my son. He's your father. ” The next day, Bob's teacher asks Bob to make sentences with(用……造句）“I, you and he”.

     Bob stands up and says, “I'm your mother. You're my son. He is your father.” All the students in Bob's class laugh (笑).

    Stephen, a young worker, got serious heart disease unluckily. And he used to work in a big computer company. But now he couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something, he decided to be a 1at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Every time he 2 one of his children in hospital, he felt sad in his room alone. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would be with their children in heaven and he would 3 them. His words seemed to help those parents.

    There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very unhappy. What was 4, the doctor said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to help her. He stared to visiting her, bringing brushes and paper. He put the brushes in his 5 and could do anything she wanted. With the help of Stephen, at last she began to 6 with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. Day by day, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital.

    One day, to Stephen's surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it sad: 'Thank you for 7 me talk. It's because of your 8.

    Love can sometimes be more 9 than doctors and medicines. Love makes world more beautiful and colourful.

    Stephen died a few days later 10 after the girl gave him the picture.

Students should like vacations. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} last week, I asked some students what they did last summer vacation. Their answers surprised me a lot. Some said they just {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stay) at home and played computer games all day. Some said they had many classes in summer school. And many students even said their vacation was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(real) boring. The summer vacation this year is coming soon. Do you want to have a better one? Here {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) some tips(小建议) for you.

First, find out what you are interested in and join some clubs. Next, it's just right {#blank#}5{#/blank#} spending some time and money on some trips. Learn to be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (friend)when you meet new friends.

If your parents take you to another country, try to learn a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (two) language.Take some photos of the beautiful places along the way. Finally, remember to finish your homework on time{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(know) more about your new lessons in Grade Eight.

I am sure if you can use {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (you) time well and have a good plan, you will have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}wonderful summer vacation.

The students in Sabrina's school ate breakfast and lunch at school. The teachers wanted students to have 1 meals. They had an idea: students could 2 food in the school's greenhouse for themselves or the neighborhood.

In Sabrina's hometown, people started to grow 3 and fish together hundreds of years ago. The fish poop (粪便) in the water help grow the plants and plants help clean the water 4 .

Sabrina and her classmates 5 to use this way to help grow food. They 6 a team. With the help of teachers, the team workers did a lot. Sam tested how much fish ate in water at different temperatures. Santiago and Amanda helped raise chickens for 7 .

Sabrina and the other two students helped keep everything in the greenhouse work well.

When the students have raised 8 food, it's time for Market Day. Vegetables are provided for the neighbors for free. Eggs and fish are sold to raise 9 for seeds (种子), fish food and chicken food.

"We put the market on the playground," John says 10 . "Each of us wears a team suit with our school's name on it." "We can plant food and have fun while we're doing something important," says Blanka.

On Wednesday evening, we went to the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(中心的，中央的)part of the town. It was the last day of the year and a large {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(人群)of people came. It was a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(传统)that people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(聚集) under the Town Hall clock to count down for the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(即将到来的)new year. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. People waited {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(耐心地). Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. Everyone paid a{#blank#}7{#/blank#}to it and we all waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone in the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(角落)shouted, "It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!" I looked at my watch. It was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(正确的). The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(表达)their best wishes to each other.