One day Eric was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a 1. Afew minutes later, Paul came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

   “My horse is wild,” said Eric. “Please tie your horse to another tree, 2 my horse will kill yours.”

   “No way!” Paul said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!”He tied up his horse and had his 3 nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible noise. The two horses were 4. They ran up to them, but it was too 5. Paul's horse was killed. “See what your horse has done! You'll have to 6 it,”shouted Paul. And he brought Eric before Mr. Know.

    Mr. Know asked Eric some questions. But Eric said 7. At last Mr. Know said, “This man cannot speak.”

  “He can!” Paul said 8. “He talked to me when I met him.”

  “Are you 9?”asked Mr. Know. “What did he say?”

  “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

  “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he 10 you. Then can you expect to get money from him?” Paul had to leave silently.

    The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 1and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠) so it is 2 to carry them.

    However, the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

    Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7, wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

    England was 8 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful.

     Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are the important person, too.

    When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom(盛开) on the windows of my home. Of course, these are not1flowers. But in the cold of2, these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my3, who is now aged 70, with a few cuts, she   4a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.

    When my grandma was considered clumsy(笨拙的) in the 5. But on a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper6 on her new neighbor's windows. She was so interested in it and decided to 7from her neighbor. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she8practicing. It took 10 years9my grandma could make paper art skillfully(娴熟地). The red flowers, blooming like hurning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village10her.

    My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream.

    It's the first day of school. Lily can't1 her yellow eraser. She sees one on Anna's desk.

"Excuse me. 2 is my eraser," Lily says to Anna. "No, it is 3. Look! My 4 is on it—Anna Brown," Anna says.

    "I'm sorry. I have a 5 eraser, too," Lily says, "but I lost it." "Let me 6 you find it."

    They start（开始）to look for（寻找）the eraser in the 7. At last, Anna finds the eraser. "Here you are," says Anna.

    "Thanks8 helping me, Anna."

    "You're 9," Anna says. And the two 10 become good friends.

    Two girls living next door to each other have two very different life stories. Chi Zhen, an 18-year-old preparatory (预科的) student in Seville, Spain, used his 1 to tell the story of two lives. From the photos, we could learn that they had encouraged many people to 2that the future is in their own hands.

    He took a series of photos of his friends Veronica and Anna Maria. They live completely 3life styles and are getting opposite results.

    In the photos, Anna Maria, a Spanish girl, can be seen 4a TV play. "She spends most of her time on the sofa." says Chi. Anna Maria 5goes out because she thinks she's not attractive and doesn't know 6to say in social situations. She blames her fate（命运）. "I' m not as 7as Veronica," she often says.

    But Veronica, the "lucky" girl next door, has 8herself four foreign languages and traveled to many places. She goes to the 9regularly. She takes part in any conversation and becomes the center of attention because of her 10knowledge and experience.

    Looking at Veronica, it's 11that she's taking control of her fate. In order to communicate with Chi Zhen better, she's studying Chinese. Her experience has 12Chi Zhen to communicate with students from all countries, and she's getting good results. " 13I learned about so many different ideas and attitudes, I still need some time to get used to them," she says.

    The influence of the photos has gone 14beyond what Chi Zhen expected. One of the users commented on his photos on renren.com, saying: "A wall separates two worlds, and the life we have 15what we do. I'd work harder rather than complain about my fate later."