Jack had a very strange dream yesterday evening. He dreamed that he lived in a jungle (丛林) in Africa with many 1. He made friends with monkeys, snakes and giraffes. Every day he woke up early in the morning and went 2 for food. He ate fruit and insects. After breakfast, he had a meeting with the monkeys. They spoke to him in a (n) 3 language but he was able to understand them. Then he met the snakes for lunchtime. During lunchtime, they discussed 4 to do about the tiger. The tiger was their enemy (敌人).It wanted to eat 5 of them and they were afraid of it. Finally, they thought of a plan. The monkeys and the snakes' 6 was that Jack should try to catch the tiger while it was sleeping. So, when the tiger was taking its afternoon nap (打盹), Jack took his 7 and quietly walked towards the tiger. Jack was very quiet, but the tiger was sleeping very 8.The tiger opened its eyes, looked at him and gave a loud roar (咆哮). Jack was so afraid that he forgot to run away. The tiger jumped on him and 9 as it opened its mouth to eat him, he woke up. When he opened his 10, Jack found that his pet cat was licking (舔) his face. He was so relieved (宽慰的).

    Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I 1a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and the chocolate on the 2 and then went to get a cup of coffee.

    When I came back with the coffee, there was someone 3 in the next seat. He was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and colored bright red hair at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!

    Naturally, I was uneasy about him, but I didn't want to have any 4. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in anger. Then he took a 5 piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't say 6 to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more 7 than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got it.

    The boy gave me a strange look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "There's something wrong with that woman!" Everyone 8 me, but I didn't want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to 9. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the 10!

    My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan 1 had to accept money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me2 He was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

    However, a few years ago, he won the lottery and got a huge5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to8He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money 9.

    When we got together for a10 at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill. He11me the money made him feel very happy.

    But, Alan soon 12 out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money13.

    I admit I do feel 14 for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king.15 he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

    How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries? This 1bothered（使烦恼）British inventor Trevor Baylis. Then he made a wind-up（装有发条的）radio. It doesn't need2or batteries. You wind it up3 hand. It plays for about an hour. Then, you wind it up again. Today it's 4 in South Africa.

    Then in 1999, Baylis invented a mobile phone that is powered by5. The shoes contain（含有）a small battery that is powered when you 6. This battery is7 to a mobile phone. These two simple inventions can bring modern communication to all parts of the world.

    Baylis didn't have a university degree in engineering. In 8he left high school before graduating（毕业）. He just loved9 things to help people. He never knew10 ideas would come to him. The idea for the telephone came to him in a dream.

    Sam is a very busy man. He is 60 and he has a lot of 1 . He is a postman (邮递员), a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, a cook and a milkman. Also he and his wife, Margaret, 2 a shop and a small hotel.

    Sam lives and works on an island (岛) 3 London. Only 120 people are on the island, 4 in summer 150 tourists (旅游者) come on Sam's boat every day. So Sam gets up at six and makes breakfast for the people in the hotel. At eight, he drives the island's 5 to school. At nine, he sends (送) 6 to all the houses on the island. He also sends milk to 7. Then he helps in the shop. He says, "Margaret likes to be 8, too. We are busy and we don't like watching TV in the shop." He says, "I cook the dinner and Margaret 9. At ten, we have some milk and then we go to bed. Perhaps (可能) our life 10 very interesting, but we like it."