Students in high schools can be cruel and we certainly refer to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We laughed at him about his1. He was at least fifty pounds overweight.

    One day he sat near me in a2. Someone pushed him and he3on me and hurt my foot quite badly. With the whole class 4, I had to choose either5 it off or have a fight with him. I chose to fight in order to keep my 6.

I shouted, “ Come on, Matt, let's fight.” He said he didn't want to. But peer pressure(同伴的压力)7 him into the fight whether he liked it or not. He came toward me with his fists(拳头) in the air. With one8I bloodied(弄出血) his nose and the classroom became9. No one dared to say a word. Just then the teacher walked into the classroom, He saw that we were 10 and sent us out to the playground.

    He followed us with a11on his face and said, “I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile holding each other's hands.” The room broke into laughter. The two of us were12, but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our mile 13.

During the course of our run, I looked at him, with blood still flowing from his nose and his14slowing him down. It hurt me that here was a person, not all that different from myself. I no longer saw Matt as fat. It was amazing what I learned I was forced to go hand-in-hand with someone for only one mile.

    For the rest of my life I have never15 a hand against another person. I know it is wrong to do so.

    Jim Davis is an American cartoonist. He is1as the creator of the successful comic strip Garfield.

    Jim David was born on July 28, 1945. He grew up on a small farm with his parents, his brother and 25 cats. As a2child. David spent lots of time in bed. With his pencil, paper and imagination，he3pictures. Then he discovered that the pictures were more interesting with words. After college, David4his cartoon career. He noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs, but few about5. though the .world was full of cat lovers. He combined his knowledge with his6of the 25 cats he grew up with , then Garfield was created. The fat lazy cat soon became7as soon as the comic strip were published. It8in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide now.

While devoting his life to taking care of the cat, David took part in many activities for public. He9environmental protection and wild life protection. He also-has lots of10, such as golf, fishing，chess，sandwiches，and spending time with his son, James.

Respecting teachers has always been a tradition in China. Once there was a man who wanted to learn from a famous philosopher(哲学家). One day, he and his schoolmates had different opinions on a question. To get a 1 answer, he went to visit the philosopher. In front of the door of the philosopher's house, 2 , the guarding kid told him that the philosopher was meditating(冥想) in his room and asked the man to go back. He 3 to leave, so the little boy left him alone and went in.

After a while, it began to snow 4 . The little boy came out again and reminded the man that the philosopher might spend the whole afternoon meditating. He invited the man to 5 himself in the house to avoid the wind and snow. But the man kept standing in the snow and waiting outside in order that he could ask the philosopher's 6 on the question.

As soon as the philosopher finished meditating, the boy reported that the man was waiting outside. When 7 this, the philosopher came out to see the man. When the door was opened, everyone was 8 . The snow was more than a foot deep, but the man stood still. 9 moving his feet." Young man, why are you so silly? You could have come again someday!" The philosopher took the man to the room at once.

" As a student … if I want to learn from the teacher... I should ... of course ... respectfully wait outside..." said the man, shaking with cold.

The philosopher was very happy and accepted the man as his student because of his politeness and effort to learn. He taught the man all his philosophical thoughts. That made a big 10 to the man's life. Later, the man really learned a lot and made great contributions(贡献) to his country.

Reading can broaden(拓宽)my mind and improve my language skills. Of course, it can also help me to get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more?

Here are some tips for you. 

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you. 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}You may have chosen the books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose(目的). But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date(到期日)! I don't need to return those books. Having a reading goal(目标) helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. 

The passage mainly gives some advice on how to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. 

A. choose good books    B. have a good eating habit    C. read and learn more    D. make good relationships