A rich man had only one son. His son made friends with some bad boys. What is worse, he 1 a lot of bad habits.

    The man was very 2 about the bad habits of his son. He tried different ways to make his son 3 the bad habits. However, he4succeeded. One day, he thought of an idea to teach his son a lesson. He went to the 5 and bought some fresh apples and a rotten（腐烂的）one. He went back home and asked his son to put all the apples in one 6.The son did as he was told.

    After a few days, the father 7 his son to fetch（取来） an apple for him. When the son opened the bag, he was 8 to see that all the apples had become rotten.

    After that moment, his father told him to see 9 one rotten apple had spoiled（使变质）all the rest. In the10way, one bad man could spoil his friends and one bad habit could destroy one person. Hearing this, the son decided to give up his bad habits and leave his bad friends.

Celebrate the Good Days

    It was in April of what seemed to be a great year. I was in fourth grade with the greatest teacher, Miss De Rosear -- the coolest teacher. I had just come home from school to find Mum at home. That was1because she never arrived home before me. Mum was sitting on the sofa with Dad. A thousand terrible things started flashing through my mind. What if Grandma had passed away? I did not have the 2to say goodbye. What if my brother was hurt? As I crawled(爬) up on the sofa next to Mum, she gave me a kiss and a huge smile, so I3and went on with my normal after-school activities. During the TV show that I always watched after school, Mum started getting phone calls. The calls continued for the rest of the night. Each time the4 rang, Mum rushed to her room.  I then knew that something bad had happened.

    When Mum came back, I asked, "Mum, why do you keep on5the room every time you get a phone call?

    She turned to my sister and me and said, "Girls, I have something to tell you. I have cancer(癌症). "

    As she said that I felt a sharp pain in my heart. I was thinking, "Why is God taking my mum from me so soon? What have I done?" I didn't know that we were just beginning a very long, 6 journey.

    The next day on the bus I turned to my friend, Kate. "My mum... "That was all I could say before I started crying. Kate gave me a big hug and said 7, "I know, and I'm here for you." I knew that Kate would support me.

    During the summer, Mum stayed home. On the good days, sister and I talked about what we were going to do next day, week, month, or year with 8. We never talked about losing her.

    We got9from many different people. When school started again, Mum had to have surgery(手术). I stayed with one of my teachers, Mrs. Stephens. Mrs Stephens made me rainbow French toast. She was always there for me with a smile, a hug, or --it will be okay advice.

    On April 5, my morn became a five-year survivor (幸存者). When that day came, we had a big party. Friends came from far and wide to celebrate how10Mum is and her success against cancer!

    There will be good days and bad days--some more bad than good. But as I have learned from my mother, celebrate the good days!

A poor farmer had a friend. He was famous (有名的) for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was happy with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, someone would steal (偷) the fruit. If he planted he tree in one of his fields, his neighbours (邻居) would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. At last, he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil (土壤), the tree died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place. "What is the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now no one can enjoy the fruit. And the apple tree is dead.

As 1 experienced dog trainer, Du Linjia, 30, doesn't only "teach" dogs— he 2 lessons to dog owners, too. He has 10 years of experience, 3 he invites owners to train their dogs together with him to change dogs' behavior. 

How does a trainer change a dog's behavior? "One common angry behavior of a dog is growling（低吼） at its owner to protect 4 food, " Du said, "In such cases, we need to know why. It may think that the owner is there to take its food, which we aim to change. "

By giving the dog more food while the owner is 5 getting closer, the dog begins to believe that it can be rewarded for letting humans come 6 . Problem can 7 .

Du believes that a dog trainer should be responsible. The trainer must never give up on 8 dog. 

Understanding is important, too—a dog's worst behavior is usually 9 misleading actions by its owner. One needs to think 10 the dog's point of view. Du said a dog trainer needs to notice small changes in the dog's behavior 11 they can do what's needed in time. 

"The future for dog trainers is promising, " Du said, adding that many customers are now learning how 12 their dogs' behaviors. Dog trainers need to have patience to help dogs overcome their 13 behaviors. 

Du Linjia's method of training dogs involves both the dog and its owner, making it a more 14 method. The key to changing a dog's behavior is understanding 15 makes it to act in a certain way. 

On Sunday, Leo and his friends go to the West Hill Farm. It's far from their school, so they go there on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} school bus. They take some food and drinks with them. When they get to the farm, the farmers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} very glad to see them.

 On the farm, they see many kinds of animals like cows, rabbits and chickens. Look {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the rabbits. They are so cute! The girls help the farmers feed the geese and the boys get some water for the farmers. In the afternoon, the students go to play on the hill. Bob {#blank#}4{#/blank#} David fly a kite with their dog. Kate and Lucy sing some songs with Jenny. Leo {#blank#}5{#/blank#} games with Alan near the hill. They all have a happy Sunday.

Kate Sessions was interested in trees when she was a child. While other girls didn't want to get their hands dirty, little Kate enjoyed picking up branches(树枝) and fruits in the forest. Kate also danced and sang songs happily there. She felt the trees were her friends. She loved the way they grew toward the sky and how their branches stretched(延伸) to get the light. Kate thought the trees were like big umbrellas that protected her and the animals, birds and plants that lived in the forest. Kate smiled as she walked among the trees, enjoying the sounds of birds. Not everyone felt at home in the forest,but Kate did.

Kate learned well in school. She learned how to read and write. She remembered the stories she read. But best of all, she liked studying wind and rain, plants and trees, especially trees. At that time, very few girls chose to study science, but Kate chose to learn ecology(生态学) because of her love for it. She still tried to make her dream come true as a person who knew much about trees. 

After leaving school, Kate came to San Diego, a city with few green plants and bad air. Kate made a decision to better the air of the city, so she brought different kinds of trees to San Diego and called on her friends to plant trees with her. With hard work, they made Balboa Park in San Diego a beautiful and fantastic garden. Kate is also known as the" Mother of Balboa Park".