Mr. Brown, a teacher in a primary school, often fell asleep in class, but he didn't want his1 to know and do that. One day he again fell asleep2 .When he woke up, one of the3 , Tom, asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?”

    Mr. Brown's face turned4 . “I…I…The Sungod (太阳神) asked me to visit him in my dream.” he said.

    Tom wanted to say something,5 he said nothing. The next day, Tom also6 in class. When the teacher saw him, he7 Tom up and asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class and not8 me, Tom?”

    Tom answered with a smile on his9 ,“The Sungod asked me to visit him, too. ” The teacher became10 when he heard this and asked, “What did he say to you, then?” “He told me he didn't see you yesterday.” Tom said.

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    When people say “culture”, we 1art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse

2two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first 3in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon4in New York 5November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. the man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful.

    Yu Boya lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was 1 in playing the qin. One day 2 a boat trip, Yu Boya saw green mountains and clear water. 3 wonderful they were! Boya began to play with his qin. A young woodsman stood on the riverbank enjoying the 4. His name was Zhong Ziqi.

    Yu Boya 5 Zhong Ziqi to the boat and played the qin for him. He played music that described the mountains. Ziqi said, "How good it is! I seem to6the high Mount Tai." He played music that described the7. Ziqi said, "How good it is! I seem to see the running river. Boya was8. "You really understand my music!" he said to Ziqi9.So they became best friends. And they made 10to meet again in the same place the next year.

    The following year, Boya arrived on time. 11 he found that Ziqi had died of an illness. This 12Boya very sad. He said, "My best friend is dead.13can understand my music now." He 14the qin and played the music of High Mountains and Running water. Then he 15 the qin and never played it again. So we have Gao Shan and Liu Shui (High Mountains, Running Water).

    Boya and Ziqi shared the same interest and they understood each other well. How good it is to have a friend like this!

    I used to hunt and have killed quite a few deer. There was great 1 in waiting and shooting.

    One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun and three thick sandwiches. I found a natural hiding place. It was pretty cold, but I had 2 clothing on. I sat there waiting for one hour. Nothing showed. The place was really 3.

    Suddenly, a beautiful buck(雄鹿) appeared. Surely I couldn't 4 it. I must wait for him to realize I was there. I waited for him to 5 with a start (惊吓).

    To my surprise, he came towards me! He was curious(好奇), I suppose. He must have known about men and their 6which would kill him. But he walked right up where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me! I was getting a bit 7 now. A big buck can do a lot of damage.

    What happened next was hard to believe. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched(抚摸) his head. And he 8 it. That big, wild, beautiful buck bent(弯下) his head.

    I scratched his body and fed him my last sandwich. Then he went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go--a strong buck carrying a proud head.

    I picked up my gun and started walking back. 9, I heard the shots—two of them. If you've hunted enough you know two shots mean a(n) 10. I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.

I decided to give up hunting from that day on.

    Thanksgiving Day was near. The first-grade teacher asked1students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for. People celebrated the holiday2turkey( 火鸡) and other traditional food of the season. So, most of her students' pictures were about them.

    3, Peter drew a different kind of picture. Peter was a different kind of boy. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew ay4. Other students were all very interested in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed5. Another thought it was the hand of a policeman, because the police (山)6 and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God(上帝) ... The discussion went on until the teacher almost7the young artist.

    During the break, all children ran out of the classroom except Peter.  The teacher came to Peter's 8 , bent(弯腰) down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy9and said in a low voice, "It's yours, teacher.

    She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here and there. She10said, "Take my hand, Peter. Let's go outside. Let me show you how to use your pencil. "Peter was very grateful to his teacher.