Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the srteet in front of him. Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different srteet to go home. Why did he do that?
    "It's unlucky when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,”says Ben,“I did not want to walk down that street!”
     Many people think that some things bring bad luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.
    "I never walk under a ladder(梯子),”says Ben.“And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck.”And what brings good luck?“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,”says Ben.
 “And when I find a peney on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!”

Long ago, a young man often said that he was very poor and had nothing. One day, an old man walked past. He heard the young man's words and said, "Hello, young man! What are you talking about? You have nothing? That's not true! You have the most expensive things in the world, so you are a rich person." The young man was very surprised and asked, "Why do you say that? You can see I have nothing. What are these expensive things?" Then the old man said, "If you sell your eyes to a rich blind(盲的) man, you'll make a lot of money and can get everything you want. Would you like to sell them?" The young man didn't want to be blind, so he said, "No." The old man asked again, "Then what about selling your hands for some gold(金子)?" The your and shook his head for the second time. At last, the old man said, "Now you understand. You have the most expensive things in the world." So the old man taught both the young man and us a lesson—-health is the most important for us.

Kate is both my neighbour and my best friend. I first met her five years ago. 

Kate is tall and slim(苗条的). She has long hair. She has big eyes and a small nose. I like her smiling face best. It makes her look really pretty and kind. Kate is a friendly girl. She always has a smile on her face and looks happy. She likes to help people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel bored or unhappy, I often go to her. She will talk to me and tell me interesting things. 

Kate wants to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I think she will be a great teacher. 

A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked, "Teacher, why do you dress in1 a way? Nowadays it's necessary to dress neatly(整洁地), isn't it? Or how will people know you're really a 2 and wise man?"

Zun-Nun smiled, took a ring from his finger and said, "Young friend, I'll answer your question.3 first do one thing for me. Take this ring to the market. Can you sell it for one chip of gold?"

When the young man looked at Zun-Nun's dirty ring, he thought to 4 , "How will I sell it at that price?"

He 5 the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders and others in the market. But 6 was willing to pay a chip of gold.

He returned and told this to Zun- Nun. Zun-Nun said, "Now go to the gold shop and show the ring to the owner. Don't give a(n)7 , just see how much he will pay."

One hour8 , the young man was back. "Teacher, people in the market really didn't know the value of this ring. The gold shop owner 9 me 1,000 chips of gold."

Zun- Nun smiled. "That's the answer to your question, my friend, Someone can't be valued only from his 10 . The ring was a gift from the emperor," he said.

There was once a large bottle of fresh, clean water. Every drop in the bottle felt {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (骄傲的)of being so clear and pure.

But one day, one of the drops got bored with his clean existence. He would like to see what it would be like to be a dirty drop. The other drops tried to talk him out of the idea, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (失败).

When the drop came back all dirty, all the other drops in the bottle were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (影响) and changed into dirty drops, too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (若干; 几个) months later, someone put the bottle in a pool. A lot of clean water entered the large bottle, and the drops finally made {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (它们自己) pure again.

Now the drops reach an {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (协议) that if they want to be clean, then each of them will have to stay clean. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (纠正) the mistake of even one single drop needs much hard work.

In a way, this bottle of water is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (相似的) to the situation on the Earth. If we want to live on a clean planet, it is necessary for each of us to be a"clean drop." Whenever someone or some country becomes a"dirty drop" and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(污染) the air or the ocean, the whole Earth becomes a bit dirtier. The same may also happen to you and your class. If you want your class to be excellent, then each of you will need to behave {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (好). Are you a"clean drop"?