A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, "I am very 2. Could you please 3 me some water from the lake?"

    The follower walked to the lake4 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 5, the water became very muddy(泥泞的).

    Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6 to drink.

    After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake again. This time he found that all the mud had settled(沉淀) to the 8. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

    The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. "See what you did to make the 11 clean?" he said. "You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed(被搅乱的) by something. If you just let it be and give it a little 13, it will most likely settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort(努力) at all to 15 it."

    There was once a lonely girl 1 wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two 2 birds. She took them home and put them in a small 3. She was happy to have two "friends". She 4 them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl 5 to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the 6 of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it 7away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn't 8 a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her 9 killed the bird! Then she noticed 10 bird jumping up and down 11 the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 12.So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl 13 as the bird flew. She didn't care about 14 the bird any more, She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 15 song she had ever heard.

    The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

    At the beginning of this term, my 1 teacher suggested I take part in the marathon race(马拉松赛跑). I was very surprised(惊讶的) 2 I was never a good runner. He said that if I took part in it, I would get a 3mark(分数) for the term's PE class. So I decided to have a4because I had nothing to lose.

    I prepared for the marathon very 5. I ran every day in the morning6school. And after school, I practised7with many other runners on the sports ground.

    When the day of the marathon arrived, I 8in the morning as usual. I had my breakfast and listened to some music. Then my father drove 9 to the sports ground. The marathon was going to take place there in an hour. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how10this race was for me and how hard I trained for it.

    All the other runners looked 11 than me. I was afraid that I would be last. 12, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I cared about the 13 itself, I did not remember when I passed the other runners. Suddenly I found that I came 14. I was very happy when I won the race. 15 the race, I learn that nothing is impossible if you work hard.

    "I can't find my glove," Father says.

    Kate and Alan want to help 1 father. Kate asks, "Dad, what 2 is your glove?"

    Father says, "3 brown."

    Alan asks, "4 did you lose it and when did you last 5 it?"

    Father says, "In my 6, but I can't remember (记起) the time."

    "I see some clothes (衣服) on the sofa," Kate says. "Let's have a 7."

    "OK," Alan gets a 8 from the sofa. A hat sticks to (粘) it.

    "Static can stick two objects together," Kate says.

    Then she peels apart (拨开) more clothes. Then she smiles. "I think I 9 your glove," she says. "Look! Your 10 glove is sticking to the shorts."

    "My glove!" Father takes it. "Thank you, dear!"

    My name is John. I was a quiet boy at school. I wanted to do well in my study, 1it was not easy. I was trying to make high grades. However, I just could not find a 2 to do as well as the very smart kids. I became 3 and lost hope. I just started not to care about the grades and4 I would graduate(毕业) or not.

    Then one day I suddenly realized there were not5days of school left.  It scared me. I was6 an F in my English class all because of nay attitude(态度). I tried to blame(责备) it on nay7 , but the fact was that the only person stopped me from8 the exam was myself. So, I wanted to change. From that day on, I started working really 9 . And I kept asking for 10 when I couldn't work out the problems. A few weeks later, I was glad to see my grades go 11little by little.

    At the end of the school year, my teacher 12 me in the hallways. She told me she was proud of my coming back and she was glad to see my 13 . What she said to me made me feel so good. When I graduated from school, I felt I was the 14person in the world.

    Believe in yourself and try your best. 15 good studying ways and hard work, everyone can learn better and better.