Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father  1  him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 2with his father's idea." That isn't my job. I have3school work to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise(许诺)to give you the best present if you 4  finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and 5 .

    Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 6  till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well.  7   the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me 8     you want."     The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat." I've already got the   9present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted   10  to know." His father was quite pleased to hear that.

    My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn't know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend's house. Though I knew I wouldn't tell her about my parents' situation, I was looking forward to 1. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on. I was really 2 because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I'd stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “3.”

    “For what?” I asked.

    “To hold a private meeting, just you and I,” he said, “To hold a private meeting about what we're going to do with your mom and dad, and what we're going to do with ourselves 4we're in the situation we are in.”

    “But we can't do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.

    And that's how the most unbelievable 5 in this family started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could6talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.

    Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you'll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

    Last night, my mum and I arrived in Shanghai. It is one of the largest cities in China. In summer it is very hot here. The temperature can get up to 40℃ or even 1 In winter, however, the weather is cold—near 0℃.

    Today we 2 the Jade Buddha Temple（玉佛寺）， one of Shanghai's most famous temples. 3 we left the temple we went to the street market. There I found many thugs made of jade Jade is very 4 in China. A lot of people like it. I bought a beautful jade necklace (项链). It had a 5 carved (雕刻) on it. I got it because I was born in 1998, the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is one of the 12 6 that go with the Chinese calendar (历法). Both my mum and I laughed  when we 7 she was born in the Year of the Pig！ At the market, I 8 bought a red silk skirt. It was made in a silk factory right here in Shanghai. China is famous 9 its silk. The Chinese have quite a long history of making silk clothes.

    The clock says it's already 11:00. Time for bed. I must 10 now. Tomorrow we're going on a trip down the Yangtze River. I can't wait!

    Good evening, everyone! Today, I'm very glad1a speech2name is "My Dream". We know everyone has his or her own dream. Some people want to be basketball players because they are good3sports. Some would like to become4 because they like to stay with children. Do you know5I'm going to be when I grow up? I like cooking,6 I want to become a good cook. I think I must have great7 cooking food. I'd like to ask everyone to taste my food. I also like seeing their smiling faces after8the delicious food. However, it's not so9to be a good cook. I decided to learn 10things about cooking from now on. I will work hard for my dream. I'm sure I will succeed (成功) one day.

    A man died and was on his way to another world, either the Heaven (天堂) or the Heli (地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace invited him to stay.

    The man said, "I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any 1 " The owner of the palace said, "If so, there is nowhere else 2 than here for you. There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want. No one will 3 you. You don't need to do anything. "

    4, the man stayed in the palace. In the5, the man felt very happy, eating and sleeping without thinking about other things. But soon he felt a bit lonely and 6. So he went to the owner and said, "It is very boring to live 7 just eating and sleeping every day. Now I have no8 in this kind of life. Could you help me find a job?"

    The owner 9 , "Sorry, there is no job here at all."

    After another several months, the man could not stand(忍受) this kind of life and went to the owner again, "I really could not stand this kind of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would like to go to the Hell instead of 10 here. "

    The owner of the palace laughed loudly, "Do you think it is the Heaven here? It is actually the Hell!"

    It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. A father was taking his two little sons to a1. It is a popular place for kids as they can see many animals there. He walked up to the assistant at the ticket counter and said, "2is it to get in?"

    The young man replied, "Three dollars for you and three dollars for any kids who is3 than six. We will let them in free4they are six or younger. How old are your sons?"

    The father said," One is three and the other is seven. So I guess I need to pay   5dollars, right?"

    "Hey, sir, did you just win something? You could6yourself three dollars." said the man," I wouldn't know the7 between six and seven years old. "

    The father replied," Yes, that's may be8. But my kids would know the difference. "

    I was9moved by the father. As he taught us an important lesson that we should always be10. And as parents, we should always set a good example for our kids.