I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly, a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed(颠簸)around.

 When I looked1  the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and afraid. The future seemed terrible and many were   2   if they would make it through the storm.

 Then , I  3 saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant  4 to her. She sat on her seat reading a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again, with no  5 or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared(惊恐的) half to death, that child was completely calm and  6  . I couldn't believe my eyes.

 When the plane finally reached New York, I was not surprised to  7  that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl whom I had  8  for such a long time. I asked 9 she had not been afraid.

 The child replied, “My daddy is the  10   , and he is taking me home.”

    Gina is a new teacher in a middle school. She lives in San Diego, just fifteen minutes' walk 1 a beach. So she always walks along the beach after work.

    Gina was very happy this weekend. After a busy week, she was ready (准备好的) to 2 The weekend started when she met her friends for dinner at Sam's Chinese Restaurant on Friday night. "My friends and I all like Chinese food, so we 3eat together at Sam' s Chinese Restaurant," said Gina.

    On 4 morning, Gina helped a friend move to a new house. In the afternoon, she went to her tennis class. 5 she is new to the sport, she plays well. After dinner, Gina went to the Red Onion and 6 until (到……时) 10:00 p.m. She loves dancing and she thinks it is good for her health.

    On Sunday, Gina got up at 8:00 a.m. and went to a small 7 near her home for breakfast. She likes the food there. Then she 8 the whole (整个) morning reading books. In the afternoon, she went to swim with her cousin, and then 9 had a fast-food meal together. In the evening, she went to the San Diego Folk Festival. She thought it was wonderful.

    10 do I have such a great weekend? Oh, every weekend," said Gina.

    William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his1famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. He was born in 1564 in England.

    At school he liked2. He decided3an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. He married in 1582 and had three children.  4twenty-eight he5London and6a theatre company. He became a successful actor and started writing plays. Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ7Shakespeare's plays.

    In 1599 the company opened the Globe Theatre 8the River Thames in London. You can go to the Globe Theatre today.

    William Shakespeare died at the age of fifty-two. He was rich and9. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous10in the world.

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger. 

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life. 

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him. But went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear. 

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the" tiger". As soon as the " tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the " tiger" by the "leg" and said, " Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The " tiger" said " Yes" and took off the tiger's skin. 

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home. 

It was the last day of the school year. The classroom was filled with excitement. When our teacher, Mr. Johnson, walked in, holding a CD player, everyone's face lit up with a smile. We knew that this wasn't going to be another normal day, but a special one.

" Please calm down and sit, " said Mr. Johnson,"I'm glad everyone's here for the final reading test of the year." When everyone cried, Mr. Johnson laughed, saying it was just a joke. Then he reminded us that we still had a job to do." You need to clean out your desks and put all your things into your backpacks." he added gently.

As we began our task, Mr. Johnson turned on the CD player. The lively music made the room feel like a party. Some of us started singing along with the music, others were dancing around their desks while they were cleaning them out. Even Mr. Johnson showed us a few dance steps, making everyone laugh heartily. After we finished cleaning, someone asked," When is break time?" Mr. Johnson took out some balls and started playing with them. Suddenly, he let the balls drop and said," Break time starts… now!"

Just as we were about to rush out, our headmaster, Mrs. Miller, appeared at the door." Mr. Johnson!" she cried out. A moment of si lence fell over the room as we thought," Mr. Johnson might be in trouble." However, to our surprise, Mrs. Miller couldn't help but laugh at the sight and left us to enjoy our break.

During break time, Mr. Johnson surprised us with another treat. He went to the cafe and came back with ice creams for everyone. We all cheered for him!

As we walked back to the classroom, we passed Mrs. Miller's office. Someone joked," Don't play with the ice creams, Mr. Johnson!" We all laughed together...

A long time ago, there lived a king. Every year, he would spend a lot of   money building his palace. One day, the king had a new1 and he said to his men, " This year, I will build the best2 in the world. It should be praised within my kingdom, and by the people of neighboring states. "

After building his palace, the king 3 noblemen (贵 族 ) from his kingdom, as well as from neighboring states to come. And he asked them to give their 4 about the palace. 

" Unbelievable! It is the most beautiful palace. " the noblemen said. But one man who looked young stood in the corner. He 5 said anything. 

The king wanted to know why the man was 6 when someone else was praising his palace. He walked up to the man and asked, " Hello, young man. You keep silent. Is there anything wrong with my palace?" The man smiled and replied in a calm voice, " Your Majesty! Your palace is strong and will 7 hundreds of years or even longer. It is beautiful but not perfect. Many of your people are still leading a8 life, though your palace looks wonderful. Because of that, I am silent. "

The king listened to the young man's opinion quietly. Then he thanked the wise man for his honest words and 9 he would never try to rebuild his palace again. Instead, he used the money to 10 the people in need.