One upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day, they went to a lake to1 . One of them 2 fishing alone by himself 3the other was an outgoing person who loved to 4 friends with different people.

    When the second fisherman found that some tourists at the lake couldn't catch any fish. He said to them“I will teach you how to do that. If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don't get 10,you 5 give me anything.”

    They felt like old friends at the first sight. Both sides come to a(n)6 immediately. After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 7 taught them some fishing skills.He asked one for every 10 fish the tourists 8 .

    At the 9 of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a(n)10 basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected（尊重）as a(n)11 .

    However,12 fisherman didn't have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more 13 . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the 14 basket,and found he had far fewer fish than his friend.

    If we 15 others succeed, we get both success and friends.

    Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis(滑雪板). His family didn't know that he had a problem. They 1 skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no 2of Jake.

    Jake couldn't find his ski 3 In the end, he decided to 4 his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

    It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the5 temperatures. But Jake kept 6 At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the 7 from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed(指向) it up the hill 8 the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature 9to a dangerous -15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

    But he had to get down the mountain. The 10 always said,“ If you are lost, you should find someone else' s tracks(足迹) through the snow and 11them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake. “So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours 12he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe!

    His mum was very happy when she heard the news.13 Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience 14any injuries(损伤).

    So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can 15 your life!

Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. "I don't know what to1," he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had2finding words he had to write.

    By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a3asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday.4he had not written a single word of his story.

    On Wednesday, Mrs Scott, Kevin's English teacher, asked the class to5the first draft() of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the6, and the note.

Kevin wasn't7when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what8said to him. "Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the9. I can't wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see10a story comes to you."

That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: "One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the11. It looked as if it might rain, so Tom12his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind13like Tom's dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt14because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down."

    Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name15at the top of the page.

    My name is Paul. I was a1boy. One morning, I woke up and realized I was not2. I decided to do something to put my name in the Guinness Book of World Records.

    3 my dream, I thought of something I could do. First, I tied my arm around my back and wanted to be "the person who4the farthest with one arm". But as soon as I got in the water, I sank(下沉).

    Then, I stuffed 165in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth". However, when cookie went in, I got sick.

    Finally,6a Friday evening, I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub(浴盆) with water.

    I decided to be "the person who took the world's longest bath". It was a perfect idea7all that I had to do was to sit there. The first three hours was great. I drank soda and ate potato chips,8in the water so long made me look like I was 80. But I was determined.

    An hour later, my brother shouted outside the bathroom that the record for the longest bath in the world was9than a month! Feeling10, I got out.

    Maybe I will never be in the Guinness Book of World Records. But that's OK. I am still special.

    Rose didn't see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn't 1 it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose's desk. So Rose got very 2. When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose 3, "You have stolen(偷) my card! "Hearing this, Kate began to cry, "No, no, I didn't steal it! I only took it by4." But Rose didn't think so and they began to fight.

    Just then a teacher came up and 5 what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said her pen pal came to see her in the morning. She was so 6 that she took the card carelessly. Then they went for lunch happily. "I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn't know it was Rose's 7 she asked. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the 8 back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose." Kate said in a low 9.

    "It's just a misunderstanding(误会) !" said the teacher. Tears(泪水) came into Rose's eyes. Then she said, "I was 10 sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends."