Washington was the first president of the United States. He was very1even when he was still a 12-year-old boy.

    Once a thief 2 some money from Uncle Post, Washington's neighbor. The door of the house was not broken, and things in the room were in good order. Washington 3 that the thief must have been one of the villagers.

    That evening at the villagers' meeting he said, “We don't know who stole the money 4.

    God does. God sends his wasp（黄蜂）to tell good from 5 Every night the wasp flies 6 us but few people notice it.” Then, all of a sudden Washington waved his band and cried out, “Look! The wasp has landed on the thief's7 It is going to sting（叮咬）!”

    Everybody turned to 8 the thief. But soon the noise died down. All eyes were 9 on a man who was trying hard to drive the “Wasp” off his hat.

    “Now we know10 stole the money,” Washington said with a smile.

    There was once a lonely（孤独的） girl 1 wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two 2birds. She took them home and put them in a small3. She was happy to have two "friends". She4them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl5to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the 6of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it 7 away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn't8 a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her9 killed the bird! Then she noticed 10bird jumping up and down11 the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom（自由）. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue12. 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 about14the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the15 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.

    David is a middle school student. He lived in a small 1 for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he 2 a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His 3 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had a few 4 here. At first he often played by 5.

    His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David 6 to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.

    One afternoon, Cathy told David. "It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow, I'll have a birthday party. Will you come please?

    "Certainly. I'm glad to," the boy said 7.

    David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 9 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn't 10 her because he didn't know her telephone number. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?"

    "What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?"

    "Nothing, "the woman said, "I just wish I were 16.

    My cousin Amy likes shopping. She often buys 1 for her family. One day, she goes to a 2. It's on sale. She buys a 3 skirt for her mother Cindy. Blue is her mother's favorite color. Amy buys a white shirt for her father Henry and a sweater for her sister Linda. The sweater is green and 4 very nice. She buys a pair of sports shoes for her 5 Jack. He likes playing sports, so he 6 them. Amy loves her grandma. And 7 does Amy buy for her? She buys her a 8 bag. She can put her radio, keys and many other things 9 it. Her family like the things very much. They 10 Amy is a good girl.