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!"

    Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They1each other very much, and always took care of each other. Every day they worked from morning until night, getting as much grain as possible from their fields.

    One late autumn evening, after their work in the fields was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills to pay. I think I should put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓)." "Oh, that's a good idea!" said his wife." But please don't tell him, "said Simon." If he knows I put the rice there, he will2take it."

    So late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found3 strange." I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, 4I still have the same number of bags in my barn.5 did that happen?"

    Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the6number of bags in his barn again! "This is very strange," he thought.

    That night he 7 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder, and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another person coming down the road. He was carrying something on his shoulder, too.

    "Younger brother!" Simon cried. "What are you doing?"

    "I was 8you," said Victor. "Your family is larger than mine. I thought you need more rice." The two brothers quickly 9 that they had been taking rice to each other. They 10what had happened. "It is good to have a brother like you," they both said.

    I like 1. Every Sunday I get up 2 and go to a 3 by bike three kilometers away from my home. This morning, my wife 4 to go with me. We go by car and then walk to the 5. We begin to fish.6 two hours I catch nothing. "Why don't you let me 7?" my wife asks. "All right." I 8. She 9 six big fish in half an hour. "I 10 go home first and I will cook them for lunch. You can 11 the bus home," she says. I stay by the river 12 catch only an old shoe. I 13 a little angry with myself.14 is the fish man in the family? My wife 15 I?

    Paul is from America. He is a 13-year-old boy. He likes1on weekends. There are many TV shows every day. What2TV shows does Paul like and what does he3them? Well, Paul's favorite TV shows are sports news and Animal World. He often watches them 4he goes to bed. Paul's favorite5is P.E. at school. He likes playing basketball very much. Paul loves sports news. He thinks it is very6because he can see a lot of famous players. Paul also likes Animal World. He thinks the show is very interesting, and he can7a lot about animals from it. Pandas and koalas are Paula's favorite animals. Paul hopes 8to Australia to see koalas one day.