What do you think a hero is? In this story, a brother and a sister have different ideas.　　

It was on Apri1 10. Kwan was excited. The newspaper was 1 a writing contest(比赛). The winner's story would be printed in the newspaper!“It says to write about someone2 you think is a hero,” Kwan said. “I will write about my favorite soccer player. He's 3 hero.”

 Kwan's sister, Cho, asked,“Can I enter the contest?”

“No. You're too little,” Kwan said.“You won't win." He4his soccer ball and went outside.

 Cho knew what to do.5 , she took the newspaper. Next, she read the contest rules. Then, she began to write. “I believe that I can win,” she said to herself.

 When Cho had finished, she found her mother. She told her mother6  the contest. “Who did you write about?”asked Mother.

“I chose Rosa Parks,” said Cho. “She was a true 7. She believed everyone was equa1 (平等的). She wanted all people to be treated the same.”

On tht morning of June 3, Kwan ran outside to get the newspaper.“The contest winner's story 8 in today's newspaper!” he shouted

Two minutes 9 , Kwan came back inside.“I guess I need to reconsider(重新考虑) what I said to you, Cho. You are not too10  . You won the contest!”

“Your story taught me a lot,”Kwan said, "Rosa Parks was a true hero."

No More Time Out

Shawn and Thomas had always been good friends. They lived near each other, and they both loved 1.They played baseball, touch football, and kickball. They also liked to play soccer, shoot baskets, and skateboard.When they were in the fourth grade, though, Thomas broke his 2 in a soccer game. He had to be on crutches for six weeks.
Shawn 3 Thomas, but what was there to do? Shawn didn't like television or computer games. Thomas didn't like to sit and talk. After trying three times to start a conversation, Shawn 4 up. He said, “I'm out of here.”
For days, Shawn 5at home, feeling guilty for not visiting Thomas again. Thomas stayed home, too, feeling 6because Shawn wasn't visiting him. After a week, Shawn's mom spoke up. “It's time for you and Thomas to get back into action! That's why I spoke to Ms McNulty at the library. She has the perfect volunteer job for you both,” she said.
Shawn said 7. His mom continued, “The library sells used books to raise money. People are always 8off books in bags and boxes. Someone has to carry the books to the storage room. Someone has to sort them into fiction (小说) and nonfiction. You and Thomas can be a team 9.”“No, we can't!” said Shawn. “He and I don't want a job.” However, Shawn's mom wouldn't 10 no for an answer.
Sure enough,11the boys began, things changed. Shawn felt strong as he carried bags and boxes through the library. Sorting books in the storage room, Thomas felt useful again. In fact, one day Thomas said, “Between you and me, Shawn, this isn't so 12.” Shawn smiled and agreed. They were a good team.

    An old man was in a bank. He was arguing    1 how much money he had in the bank.   2 he was arguing, a young man came into the bank and said to the old man, "I've just come from your son. He gave me a letter and this piece of silver for you."

    He then gave the silver to the old man. Because the old man had weak eyes-he asked the banker to read him his son's letter.

    The banker read," I have  3  you a piece of silver that weighs 4 kilos."

    The old man was very 4 and asked the banker to give him some dollars for his silver. But when the banker weighed the silver, he  5 that it weighed 5 kilos.

    "The old man will never know," he thought. So he only gave him dollars for 4 kilos of silver.

  Later the banker examined the silver  6  and discovered that it was not silver. It was tin(锡).   7 he ran after the old man and shouted, "You have  8  me. You gave me tin,   9  silver."

  The old man then asked the banker to weigh the piece of tin. It weighed 5 kilos.

  "I am not robbing you, "said the old man. "You are trying to rob me! The piece of silver I gave you 10 weighed 4 kilos!"

    In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte, the ruler of France, had a problem. He'd 1 his sugar-growing islands in the Caribbean. He couldn't buy 2 from his enemies (敌人). So where was he going to get sugar to keep his people happy?

    Napoleon knew that years before, a German scientist had 3 that all plants have sugar. And he had even found one almost as 4 as sugarcane (甘蔗)—the white beet (甜菜)!

    Napoleon ordered his science team to 5 how to get the sugar out of the beets. They soon did. This 6 everything! Sugar beets could 7 in the cold north, instead of on tropical (热带的) islands. And because beets (unlike sugarcane) could be stored for a long time, they could be shipped far away. So sugar factories didn't have to be near the 8.

    Soon, sugar beet farms spread all over Europe and Russia, and later in the United States. Even Napoleon's enemies 9 cheap beet sugar.

    During WW Ⅱ, farmers in both America and Germany were asked to grow sugar beets so that their countries would have 10 sugar.

    Today, about half the table sugar in the world comes from beets, and half from sugarcane.

    Justin Bieber is a very famous singer. He is famous all over the world. He was born in Canada 1 March 1st, 1994. He is about 1.75 metres 2. What's his favourite 3? It is purple. He has many hobbies. He likes 4 a car and playing basketball very much.

    Justin Bieber likes music very much. And he is 5 at singing and dancing. He is 6 good at playing the instruments, such as the piano, the guitar and the 7. Justin has three albums (专辑) and each of them is 8.

    Now Justin has a new haircut (发型). He cuts his hair and 9 his hair online. One of his fans buys his hair for $40，000. Justin wants to use the 10 to help the wild animals. His idea is great!

    A rich father took his son on a trip to a village. He wanted to show his son what are the differences1 their life and the villagers', so that his son could cherish (珍爱) what he had. They spent 2 a few days with a family there.

    On their way back home, the father 3 about his son's ideas about the trip. So he asked, "4 was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad!"

    "What did you learn from the trip?" the father couldn't 5 to ask.

    The son answered, "We have one dog but they have four. We have a swimming pool, but they have a big river with many 6 swimming in it. We have very expensive lights, but they have 7 stars at night. We buy food in the supermarket, but they 8 food in their garden for themselves. We have walls around the house to protect us, 9 they have friends to protect them. Dad, thank you for 10 me how poor we are."

    The father couldn't say anything, and he just stood there quietly.