Once a gentleman was traveling in a train. He felt 1 and got down at a station to look for some water. But when he got to the water tap, the train had started. He ran back but 2 the train.

    It was getting late and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked about the next 3. He came to know that the next train was on the other day. So he decided to find a place for a day's stay. It was getting 4 and he could not find a place near the station.

    At last he reached a small village. He asked a villager 5 he could stay in his house for a night. The villager agreed. The villager cooked him food and 6 him a room to stay. But he did not ask for anything in return.

    At seven in the evening, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. The villager opened the door. It was a7 man in black. He asked the man to pay his debts (债务).

    The next morning, the gentleman 8 some money on the bed. When the villager found the money, he also found a note. It said: "You 9 me but didn't want any pay from me.

    Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the rich man. I knew that you were in need of 7  10. This is what you need."

    Charlotte's Web (《夏洛特的网》) is popular with readers of all ages. It is a story about two 1 : a little pig called Wilbur and a spider (蝴蛛) with the name of Charlotte.

    One day, the pig Wilbur is sold (卖) to a farmer. Wilbur has no 2 there, and other animals look down on (看不起) him. He is unhappy and sad. But his 3 turns around when he meets the spider Charlotte and Charlotte becomes a great friend to him.

    There is 4news for Wilbur. He is going to be slaughtered (屠杀). It seems that there is no5for him until Charlotte thinks of a clever plan to help him. She uses her web to write messages of praise (赞扬) about Wilbur. People in this town never 6messages in a spider's web. So they think that the messages must come from God! Wilbur becomes 7enough to go to a big game. He doesn't 8 the game, but the famous web makes sure that he will never be slaughtered. The sadness of the story is the spider Charlotte herself. Saving Wilbur makes her very9. And after giving birth to her babies, she dies (死). When Wilbur thinks he will have no friends again, three young and small baby 10come and become his new friends.

    Two weeks before Christmas last year, I went to London with my1. I shall never forget the day. The streets were full of people. The shop windows were very bright. My mother held my hand and we both went into a 2shop. The shop was full of 3. There were nice toys4. Then I saw Father Christmas himself! I pulled(拉)my mother by 5. "Please6me to Father Christmas." I said. There were a lot of children near 7. They were all very happy. They 8in a line. Father Christmas9 to every one of them. At last it was my turn. "Hello, little Tom, "he said to me. As soon as(一……就)I10 his voice, I found out he was my uncle John Smith.

    It was more than 80 years ago, when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. They were the Chinese Central Red Army. They decided to start a 1 and hard march. It was 2 known as the Long March. This year is the 83"' year of the victory of the famous march. Let's learn something about it.

    During the Long March, the Chinese Central Red Army passed many places. They 3from Jiangxi, passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi. It is said that they 4 about 25,000 li (about 12,500 kilometers) during the Long March.

    At school, you may have learned in books that soldiers 5 many difficulties. They lived a 6 life and fought against the enemies. They crossed Chishuihe for four times, 7 many kinds of difficulties. In Sichuan, soldiers spent a hard time creeping(匍匐)across Luding Chain Bridge, which was 8 13 iron chains(铁链), in the middle of gun fire. They also climbed 9 the snowy Jiajin Mountain, which was 4,930 meters high. They didn't have enough food to eat, so they often went 10 for days. And they didn't have enough 11 to stay away from the cold. Many soldiers 12. About 86,000 people took part in the march, 13 only about 7,000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi.

    Today, we can visit the places that they once passed through. This way, we may truly understand the 14 of the Long March：Never be 15 of difficulties and never give up hope.

    One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to a town. Suddenly the bag1off his cart onto the road. He didn't know2 he could do with it because it was too3for him to lift alone. He hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand.

    Just at that moment, a man riding a 4came up to him. But the farmer felt5when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man6help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But the man got 7his horse right away and said, "I think you need help." Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took 8. They lifted it together and put it on the cart.

    "Sir," asked the farmer, "how much should I 9you?"

    "Don't mention it," the great man answered. "When you see10else in trouble, do the same for him."

    A Chinese student went to England to study by 1. His name was Sun. It is spelt S-U-N just as the word "sun" is spelt.

    England is a country with 2 weather. It is often cloudy and rainy, so the people there don't get 3 sunlight in the year. When the Chinese student arrived at 4 Airport, a tall policeman opened his passport (护照) to 5 the visa (签证). The policeman was 6 to find the Chinese name "Sun" in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just 7 the English word "sun". So he said to the student, "I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here!" 

    The Chinese student felt surprised. So he 8 the policeman, "Is there anything wrong with my passport9 visa? Do I have to 10to my country?" "What?" shouted the policeman, "No, we'll 11 let you go away."

    The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested (逮捕). He was sure that he had been 12. But he wondered 13 he had broken the British law. So he asked the policeman again, "What happened? What have I done?"

    Then the policeman began to answer his question with a 14on his face. He said, "Welcome to England! You don't know what you have done, Mr. Sun? You 15 sunlight to England already! So we don't want you to go away."