Sophie was a ten-year-old girl. She loved 1. She drew before breakfast. She drew after breakfast. Sometimes she even drew on her way to 2.

    One day Sophie arrived 3 at school. "Why are you late, Sophie?" asked her teacher. "I'm sorry, Miss. I was drawing a big house on the way to school. I forgot about the class.

    "Oh, Sophie," said her teacher. "You must think 4 about your drawing and more about school. Can you give me your 5 now please?"

    "I'm sorry, Miss, I don't have it finished."

    "6 , Sophie?"

    "Yesterday I was in town. I saw a 7 running down the road. He had a handsome face so I drew him." The teacher gave Sophie a strange look. "But Sophie, there was a 8 robbery (抢劫案) in town yesterday..."

    "Maybe that was the man I 9," said Sophie. "Maybe I have drawn a picture of the robber!"

    After school, Sophie went to the police station. She 10 her picture to a policeman. "Where did you 11 this picture?" asked the policeman.

    "I drew it," said Sophie. "I drew it yesterday in 12."

    "This is a picture of Ronnie, the Robber," said the policeman. "So Ronnie robbed the bank! Thank you, Sophie. Now we can 13 him."

    A week later, the policeman 14 a letter to Sophie's school. "Sophie's drawing helped us catch Ronnie the Robber," he said. "She is a very clever girl."

    Now her teachers were very 15 of Sophie, the girl who loves to draw

    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!

    A man was walking along the beach when he suddenly noticed some children dancing far away from him. "What on earth are they 1 on the beach?" he thought and quickly 2 towards them.

    He was surprised that a boy and a girl were not dancing but picking up the 3 on sands and throwing them back into the sea.

    "Excuse me, why are you 4 the starfishes back into the sea?" he asked.

    The children didn't 5 but continued picking up the starfishes and kept throwing them back into the sea.

    Don't you think it is a waste of your 6? There are hundreds of starfishes still lying around. 7 you can't keep this act all day long." the man talked to the two children with a smile.

    At last the elder boy replied, "Sir, you see it is very hot and the Sun will soon rise. Though my sister and I can't throw all the starfishes back into the 8, we are sure it is important to the ones we 9 in throwing. Would you like to join us? It would make a difference." The man 10 and said, "It certainly would," so he also picked up the starfishes and threw them into the sea.

    David and Tim are brothers and they are in the same school.

    One afternoon, 1they finished their lessons, they stayed in the school to help their teacher work. They2for an hour. Then the teacher said, "Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. It's getting dark. Now you3go home." When the boys got home, it was seven o'clock. The lights were on in their house and the door was4.They saw a man in the house.

     "Who can it be?" David thought." Dad and Mum are5now. They won't be back until(直到) eight o'clock."

    6the man saw David, he smiled and said, " Come in! You don't know me. But I am your 7 friend. He asked me to fetch(取) something for him." However, the man didn't see Tim.

    David went into the house and talked with the man. Tim quickly went to8the police. Soon Tim and a policeman came back. When the man saw the policeman, he tried to run out of the door, but the policeman9 him.

    Just then Mr and Mrs Baker, the boys'10came back home from work. The policeman asked Mr Baker, "Do you know the man?"

    "No," said Mr Baker, "I don't know him. He must be a thief."