Two men were travelling together through the forest on a lonely path. Before the travelling, they said they would help each other when there was danger. They had not gone far when a bear rushed towards them from some bushes.

One man was a good climber, and quickly climbed up a nearby tree. The other man tried to climb the tree but failed. Looking at his friend in the tree, he shouted loudly for help. The man in the tree was afraid that his friend under the tree would pull him down, so he didn't give his friend a hand.

The man under the tree, seeing that he had no chance alone against the bear, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. The bear came nearer and nearer. It made his blood run cold.

The bear came to him, lowered its great head, smelled him all over and touched him with its nose. The bear thought the man was dead, so it went off into the forest again without hurting him. After the bear left, the other man came down from the tree, and smilingly asked his friend what the bear had said to him. "For I could see," he said, "that he put his mouth close to your ear."

"He told me to tell you," replied the other, "that you were a great coward(懦夫), and that it is dangerous to travel with a friend who leaves you behind when there is danger."

One day, a little boy asked his father, "What does the word "great' mean? Who are great people and 1 do they become great?"

The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them2 the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.

The father asked his son, "Which one of the two plants do you think will be3 ? The boy replied, "The plant inside the house will grow bigger 4 it is safer, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to 5 the plant. Animals may eat it. "

The father smiled and said, "Let's wait 6 We will know the answer."

Then the boy left for study and after four 7 he came back to his house. He said to his father, "Look, 8 happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe."

When the boy went outside, he was very 9 to see a big tree. The boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't10 how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the one inside. "The plant outside the house faced every 11 and many difficulties!" the father told his son why the plant outside was bigger. "The plant inside was safe. It didn't12 weather changes. And it didn't get enough 13 , so it didn't become big."

How to be great? Here's the 14 : To become a great person, one must have 15 many times, faced many difficulties and solved those difficulties. Only after that he is able to become great.

Lucy's parents were dead, and she had no brothers or sisters. She got her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(one) job in Jordan family. She looked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} two young children and the house. Mr. Jordan, the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(child) father, is often away in New York. Mrs. Jordan died 2 years ago. Lucy liked the children, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} she had no friends and felt lonely.

Dick who had very blue eyes and friendly smile, lived {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(near). Lucy and Nick knew each other as time went by. But it was not easy to be friendly with Dick because Mr. Jordan hates him. Mr. Jordan was angry when Lucy went to dinner {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Dick. Dick knew the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(die) of Mrs. Jordan. And he knew a lot of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(secret) about Jordan family. Lucy wanted to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happiness) in Jordan family and she loved Dick. How could she make {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(decide) about her life?

In a certain period of time, every family should have only one child. But nowadays many families can choose {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have)a second or third child. More children bring happiness to their parents, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they also add to the living cost. So the parents have to work even harder for a good life. 

Liu Ling, a mother of three, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} good example. She is one of the hard- working and wise Chinese {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (woman). Liu Ling was born in Jiangxi Province. When she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(grow) up, she worked in a clothes factory in Hangzhou. 

After she got married, she moved to Xi' an. Now she is working in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (she) husband's family business. She is a mother who has three children. In order to give them a good life and education, she works as hard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} she can. 

She does really {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (good) in her work. She has to carry window frames(窗框) which are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (heavy) than her. At present, Liu Ling has a window and door factory in Xi' an and enough products every year. She can make 50, 000 yuan per month, but she {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hope) she can make more money as her children grow older.