It was nearly dark. The sun was dropping down the mountains far away. Little Tom came back home with tears in his eyes.

  “What's the matter, Tom? How's your trip?” his mother asked with a big smile. “I failed. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way. I still go ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back.” Tom cried. “It doesn't matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance(机会).” his mother said. “But, standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said. His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?” “Sure, and there are a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road.” Tom replied. “Did you hear the birds singing?” his father asked. “There are many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet.” Tom said. “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” his father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture.” Tom answered. “That's enough!” his father smiled and said, “Please remember, son. For often, achieving(获得) what you expect is not the most important thing. Although you didn't reach the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.”

    It is true that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery(风景) is on the way.

    If you like reading fairy tales(童话故事), do not miss the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane(《爱德华的奇妙之旅》).It is a famous story by an American writer Kate Dicamilo in 2006．People, the young and the old, love this book. And it's so popular that it is one of the " “Top100Books for Children” in the US.

    The story is about a journey of a china rabbit (瓷兔子) called Edward. He lives with his

    ten-year-old owner (主人) named Abilene. Abilene loves him very much but Edward doesn't love her. During a holiday on a ship, Edward is lost. After spending 297 days in the sea, he reaches abeach and a man takes him home .Then Edward travels from one place to another, meeting manypeople. His name keeps changing, such as Susie and Maloney. Soon he begins to miss Abilene andwait for her. One day Edward falls into pieces. Someone repairs (修理)it and sells it in the market.

    Many years later, Abilene and her daughter come to the market and take Edward home. Finally

    Edward is with his owner again.

    There are many pictures in the book, so we can follow Edward's journey easily.

    You can learn that Edward learns love and never stops waiting for Abilene .This is why theymeet each other at the end of the story. The warm and sweet story will make you know more aboutlove．

I still remember my first day at school. My sister, Sandy, studied there too. Dad and I waited for her at the school gate after school. Every day, she ran out of the school ha ppily with her 1 . I wanted to paint too. 

I was five years old when I 2 school. Most children started school in September, but I started school in January because I was born in December. Three other children started school on the same day as me. I was really 3 about my first day. I had my new uniform* ready: a black skirt, a white T-shirt and a new red bag! When we got to school that day, a teachermet 4 at the school gate. 

Dad said 5 to me and went home. I stayed there with the other children. I didn't talk to anyone 6 I was afraid. Then Mr Wilson took us to our classroom. All the other children were there. Everyone looked 7 us when we walked into the room, I was a bit sad and really wanted to 8 . 

But soon, I began to play with children on the playground and our teacher read us some stories. Later we drew pictures with 9 . At lunch time, I made a new friend called Megan. At the end of the day, I happily 10 to the school gate just like Sandy always did. 

There was a bell (铃铛) on the door of Pappy's shop. It could play pleasant music. Pappy loved it very much.

One day, a little girl walked into his shop." Hello, sir," she greeted him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}."I'd like to buy a present for my grandpa, but I don't know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I can choose."

" How about a watch?" Pappy suggested.

The little girl didn't answer. She pointed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that bell and said," I'd like to buy it."

"I'm {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. That's not for sale," Pappy replied." Maybe your grandpa would like this {#blank#}5{#/blank#} radio."

The girl looked at the radio and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} her head. She then begged (祈求道)," Please."

Suddenly Pappy thought of his daughter Mary. He hadn't seen {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for years since she moved abroad. The little girl looked just like Mary, who used to make polite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} like that.

Though Pappy felt a bit sad, he finally agreed.

Later that evening, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Pappy closed up the shop, he heard a familiar(熟悉的) sound. There in the doorway stood the little girl, ringing the bell. Beside her was his own {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, with the biggest smile he had ever seen.

" Mom says the present is for you," the little girl said.

A small boy was trying to move a heavy wooden box out of his room. The box was much bigger than the boy. He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all. After resting for a short time, the boy tried to move it again. He pushed it with every muscle (肌肉) in his body, but he couldn't even move the box a little. He was very tired and upset (不安). 

The boy's father was coming home from work around this time. He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts (徒劳的努力). The father didn't help him, but instead (相反) asked, "Son, have you tried your best and are you doing everything you can?"

"Yes, I am!" the boy cried. "No, " his father said calmly (平静地), "you're not. You have not asked me to help you. "

Asking for help is not a weakness (弱点). At some point, even the best of us need help. It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask other's for help when you're in trouble.