Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a  1  about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he'd 2 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream and he 3 drew a picture of a 200-acre(英里) ranch with all the buildings.

    He put his  4  into the project and the next day he handed it in 5  his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a  6  that read, “See me after class. ”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ 7  did I receive an F? ”

    The teacher said, “That is an  8  dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of  9  . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no  10  you could ever do it. ” Then the teacher added, “  11  you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal(更现实的目标), I will make your grade better. ”

    The boy went home and thought about  12  long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important  13  for you. ”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 14paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my 15 . ”

    My aunt, Jenny Lee lives in a town in Canada. She has a 1 face like the sun. Her favorite 2 is Hu Xinger. Now she's in the  3 Wonderful Friends (《奇妙的朋友》) with five other stars. They live and play with many kinds of 4 in the zoo in Guangzhou. These animals are very cute.

    My aunt often tells stories about animals to her son. Today she wants to take him to the 5 to see animals. In the morning, Jenny gets up early and helps her son get dressed. They can 6 the subway to the zoo easily. Her son is only five years old, so he doesn't need to pay for the ticket(票). It's 7. At the zoo, they watch the monkeys 8 the trees. After lunch they enjoy drinking 9in the park. They like to spend time in the park. In the evening, they have dinner in a 10 and go home. The restaurant is near their house.

   Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there.Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always 2 food and clothes.And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 3 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was 4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was so 5 that she nearly took her own life.

    Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she 6 .

    It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't 7 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God(神), asking for 8 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she 9 writing it, she found she had no 10 . She had to put the 11 at a crossing. 12 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades.They were all so 13 that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.

    At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she 14 the money, she became 15 and said, "I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!"

    Mr. James1at the school Lost and Found. He works very2. Every day when3gets a lost thing, he takes notes(记录)4it. There5pens, books, school uniforms(校服), keys and many6 things in the Lost and Found. Most of them are the7. If you lose your things, it's easy for you8the Lost and Found for help. But you must tell Mr. James what it is, its colour and the day 9you can't find it. I think Mr. Janes is very helpful(乐于助人的), and you will be10when you find your lost things there.

    "It's over! Thank goodness!" school was 1and I was tired. I2at the front of the school bus.

    Janie, the driver, tries to3the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 4.

    "My father's ill ," she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 5. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 6a smile.

    With a sudden change of interest, I asked," What's wrong with him?"

    With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already7my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.

    I sat on the8thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want to anyone to go through that.

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus9, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 10.

    I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

    I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered. Understanding people is an art.

    When Levi Strauss arrived in the United States from Bavaria, he was only seven teen, poor and knew very1English. Like most immigrants(移民) , he was looking for a better life. So, he went to California to2gold in 1849.3he planned to open a shop in San Francisco, he took many goods with him, included a large4of canvas(大量帆布), He hoped to sell it, However, business was not5he had expected. One day, when he sat in cafe in a small town, he had an idea He saw a man with a hole in the leg of his trousers and suddenly realized what Californians needed for the hard and rough work they were doing-good, 6trousers.