When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him doing lots of housework such as carrying out the rubbish and sending newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better off than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.

This is the finding of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 children in London. It showed that the children who had worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future. "Children who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society," said Daniel Brown, the psychologist(心理学家) who made the discovery. "And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them."

Brown's study followed these children in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Brown, the researchers compared the children's mental-health scores with their childhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

    Working at any age is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence — the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.

    Yet work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, "One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work."

Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know1Benny lived.2the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the3to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman.

"It's behind the trees. But you can't get there4. You can go there by bus. It'll5you hours to get there6foot."

"What's7with her?" Tony thought." "I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the8."

Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was9.There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the10.

Here is a story about a bookshop. The bookshop was very large and it included many different books. A poor student found a very helpful book in the shop，but it was too e{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for him to buy. He couldn't get it from the library，either. So he went to the shop to read a little a time everyday. The bookshop was open for 24 hours so he could go there a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He usually took a notebook with him and c{#blank#}3{#/blank#} down some useful information from the book. One day， h{#blank#}4{#/blank#}，he couldn't find the book from its usual place. "Maybe the bookstore s{#blank#}5{#/blank#} it this morning to others，"the student thought and was leaving when he saw an assistant smiling at him. To his surprise，the assistant pointed to the book in a corner. "I put the book there so that you can find it easily，"said the assistant. The student went on with his reading after saying thanks to the assistant. 

"I am Peppa Pig. This is my little brother George! This is Mommy Pig and this is Daddy Pig! " Do you know this family? I like them very much. Peppa Pig is from England, and she is four years old. Her favorite thing is to play with her best(最好的) friend Suzy and her brother George. Who's George's best friend? Peppa? No! His best friend is his dinosaur(恐龙). He takes(带着) his dinosaur everywhere. Mommy Pig is beautiful. She cooks for the family. Daddy Pig sometimes cooks for them, too. They often jump in muddy puddles(泥坑) with Peppa and George. They are very happy.

Can you imagine a school with only one student？There is one on the Ferries Island，and Aron is the lucky dog. 

With no roads leading to the land，the only way to arrive at the Ferries Island is by1 . Aron isn't the only child on the 2 and he hasn't always been the only student at the school. There were some other students there，including two of Aron's brothers. As they got 3 ，they went to the secondary school in the nearest town. Since then，Aron has been the only student in the school. 

Aron's school is very 4 ，with only one classroom and a playground. Each week Aron studies maths，English5 . She also gives him PE lessons. This is usually a6 around the island . Aron has the school playground all to himself. But there is one problem. He has no one to7

Aron has lived on the island since he was born. He's never 8 the island so he doesn't know anything about the outside world. Aron enjoy s his life there，but his mother is worried that Aron might get 9 . She would like to see more families with10 coming to live there. She hopes her son can no longer be the loneliest schoolboy in the world. 

I remember the year when I was seven years old. I 1 a pretty hair clip from a girl in my dance class. My 2 found the shiny clip was not bought by them. So they sat me down on the floor of our study and explained 3 whatI had done was wrong. What a bad end I would come to if I became a thief—people would not trust me anymore.

More than thirty years on, the lesson has reminded me a lot. I' ve never taken anything that was not mine away. Once, I left a store wearing a pair of sunglasses I'd tried on and then I 4 gave it back. But that made me feel 5 for months.

Though my childhood memories are not 6 , such moments when my parents told me good values are always in my mind. They provided a standard of good7 : to put myself in others' shoes and to control my greed(贪欲).

The social environment in the coming age 8 each generation's value, but families have the deeper effect on children. The right values from our parents can finally lead us to 9 .

I believe in truth because my parents raise me to do so, even though sometimes my opinions are different from theirs. I believe in 10 because my parents set me good examples. They cure the sick and visit the lonely. I believe in working hard because my parents devote themselves to the society. Good values from my family have shaped me. And I will pass them on to my kids.