There was a little boy. He got angry1. His father gave him some nails(钉子) and told him, “2 you get angry, put a nail into the wall.

    3the first day, the boy put 37nails into the wall. The next day, he put in4 nails. A few days later, he found it5 easier not to get angry. Before long, the boy was happy every day.

    Then, his father asked him to6 a nail each day when he wasn't angry. After some time, 7the nails were gone.

    Then the father took the boy to the wall and said,” Well done, son. But, look, the wall is8of holes(洞). When you say things angily, they leave a scar(疤痕) in people's9. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars are10 there just as the holes in the wall. Please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to your friends.

Who Is Cleverer, the Son or the Father?

    Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often1some books from the library. He enjoys2to the radio every morning and reading3after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His4worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke's little son, is only nine. He5likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too6to understand him and chooses（挑选） the easiest ones7. Of course the boy is not happy with it.

    One day Mike reads8about the electric lights (电灯) and is9in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him10questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks11a while (一会儿) and says,“12!”

    “Oh? Why?”

    Mike doesn't answer13asks instead (反而), “Who invents（发明） the electric lights?”

    “14”answers Mr Clarke.

    “Why doesn't his father invent them, then?”

    Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn't know15to answer!

    Joey O'Leary, a ten-year-old boy, lived in a small town, in the USA. He had a pair of green pants that he 1 most, but the pants were already short for him. One day, his father thought of a(n) 2. He said to Joey, "Let's put your green pants into a big bottle(瓶子), and then float it 3 the river. We can put a note with your name and 4. So whoever finds the pants will know that they are your favourite pants." Joey thought that it was a5 idea, so they just did that.

      The bottle floated for weeks. Finally, it got to the Gulf of Mexico. It was caught by a 6 Mexican boy Pablo and his father. They were so poor that they sometimes had nothing to eat. When they caught the bottle and saw the pants and note in it, Pablo was so 7. The pants were just what he had wanted. He later tried them on and was surprised to find that they were 8 for him.

      When Pablo got home, he wrote a 9 to Joey. After that, Pablo and Joey wrote letters to each other every week. They became lifelong 10. It was all because of a pair of green pants.

    No visitor was left in the museum now, and John was walking around to check if everything was all right.1 he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John2 and gave it to the curator (馆长). The curator called several museums to check if it was a stolen painting3no one claimed(认领) it. So the curator decided to hang it.4said it was beautiful and had a very deep meaning. The curator was5to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery. Some weeks later a woman and her 6came to the museum. While they were looking at that painting, the little boy began to7. The curator went over and asked what was making him so sad. The child pointed to 8and said, "That's my painting and I want it back."

    "Yes," said his mother. "He 9it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see the name on the painting. " The curator 10believe his ears when he heard the truth.

    Two men were1in a very wild and lonely part of America.   2days they had not even seen a house，only a few huts made3wood. Then one day they met an old Indian. They found that he knew their language. One of them asked him if he could tell them4the weather would be like5the next few days.

    "Oh, yes, "he said."6is coming, and wind. Then there will be snow for two days, but after that there will be bright sunshine. "

    "7that wonderful?" said one man to his friend. These old Indians know8about the secrets of nature than we do with all our science. Then he turned9the old Indian.

    "Tell me," he said, "how do you know all that?" The Indian replied, "I heard it 10the radio."

    "I can't believe what I'm hearing!" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Students' Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, "I'm 1, Mike. I really thought you should be 2."

    Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite " 3" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

    "I'm, er-I'm just wondering 4 you would…consider coming to work on my team," he said 5. "You are really smart, and you would be a great manager."

    "I don't think so," I replied, feeling 6.

    "Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow," he said before moving to 7 table.

    All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process (选举过程) would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 8 to join them.

    My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

    My next step was to 11 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 12 to add these activities to our school program.

    With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

    An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president."

    Hearing these words made my heart filled with 13. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14. The fact that it has made a(n) 15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!